pixelmischief Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I saw the most recent film in the Bourne series, "Jason Bourne" earlier this evening and I was thrilled that our beloved Atari ST was prominently featured on a desktop in a high-tech facility. It looks like a long-button 1040 STf to me. Atari lives!!! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian1 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Whoa! I never thought I would see that in 2016. I wonder why the movie props people chose it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Because creative people have enough class to honor the venerable! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Love this, but I'm still sad they killed off Nicky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLund1 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Pretty cool to see that! But wrong monitor, or at least displaying any GEM type programs. No mouse. Buy still good to see it in a major film in 2016!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Love this, but I'm still sad they killed off Nicky! Whoaaa spoler! lol Yeah I saw it too, it seems to just be on the desk she is using not actually connecting to it but you probably could still use one as a terminal to a network the same way CITRIX did for IBM But hey it would never be an Amiga 500 which is one of the ugliest computer case designs ever haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Ooops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidLittleMan Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 The best so far The Librarians S03E01 . 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Awesomeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Because creative people have enough class to honor the venerable! Good art directors and props masters love to sneak in cool stuff whenever possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I was just watching the Rifftrax for the movie, "Martial Law." I was shocked to see a familiar site in the background of the police station. The movie is from 1990 so it would be appropriate for the time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrentropy Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Not a movie, but I could have sworn a Mega ST made it's way onto Married... With Children near the end of the run (I remember it being on the desk behind the couch, between the stairs and back sliding door). Anyways, for more fun there's: http://www.starringthecomputer.com/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Lol at the mouse! I guess the person who set it up was Computer illiterate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 11:29 PM, tjlazer said: Lol at the mouse! I guess the person who set it up was Computer illiterate Looks like it was moved aside for all those papers... Anyways, the ST also showed up in a deleted scene from Reservoir Dogs ("Background Check") where a policewoman used it to look up Mr. White's record....well, it used as a terminal so no mouse or GEM. https://youtu.be/TjXhaXbT9cc?t=1m20s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 9:34 AM, mrentropy said: Not a movie, but I could have sworn a Mega ST made it's way onto Married... With Children near the end of the run (I remember it being on the desk behind the couch, between the stairs and back sliding door). Anyways, for more fun there's: http://www.starringthecomputer.com/ If I recall correctly, it was a Mega STe. Buck had previously had an XE Game System and a 5200. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrentropy Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 On 12/26/2019 at 11:29 PM, Lynxpro said: If I recall correctly, it was a Mega STe. Buck had previously had an XE Game System and a 5200. That's pretty good, for a dog. ? I don't remember seeing the XEGS or 5200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 hour ago, mrentropy said: That's pretty good, for a dog. ? I don't remember seeing the XEGS or 5200. Sorry... I meant Bud Bundy. The 5200 was shown being in his room. And an XEGS in a box was shown I believe as a Christmas present in one episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 There is a 5200 somewhere in this picture. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Atomic Blonde had an Atari ST in an East German underground base. http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Wow. Was just browsing through Youtube this morning and found this. Check out what the girl is wearing in the first part of the video. Good STuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KayBee Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I used my ST to enhance a visual effect in the 1999 movie, "The Mummy." In the movie the stunt person mummy used a foam knife to stab at Eve. When the stab happens, the tip of the foam knife folded over. My job was to digitally paint out the folded bit, which I did using an SGI workstation. It was a Friday and I finished late at night. Over the weekend I though it would add to the effect if I put a spark in there. I used Neochrome to test that I could draw a realistic spark. Yellow in the center, outer layers orange. Monday came and I tried to re-draw the spark on the SGI, in the Matador paint software. For some reason I could not get the organic spark look. Sort of "writers block." No matter what I tried I was getting a symmetrical, or too fake looking spark. Monday I brought in my spark on disc, we had a Mac or IBM with software to read disks of any format and I used the "Debabelizer" format conversion utility to make a .tiff if I recall. I copied the spark to the SGI file server and used Kodak Cineon software to composite the spark into the shot. Unfortunately, the organic looking spark I drew was not large on the ST screen, I sort of drew it with a few flicks of the wrist. It may have been 2 inches tall on the SC1224. When compositing it I had to blow it up several hundred percent to match the correct size of the 2048x1556 film scan. If you have the movie you can freeze-frame on the sparks and see the jaggies. In dailies everyone was surprised to see the animated spark and the editor for the movie loved it and appreciated the extra mile. Maybe the only time an ST was used to do a visual effect for a big budget movie... 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Now that is some seriously cool stuff! Bah, who needs an Amiga and Babylon 5 season one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidLittleMan Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 16 hours ago, KayBee said: .... Maybe the only time an ST was used to do a visual effect for a big budget movie... And that was when Hollywood started with it's downfall ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Found a Mega ST and an SC1224 in the movie "If Looks Could Kill" at about 48:50 into the movie. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I was watching an old Top of The Pops and spotted two ST's on stage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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