My Car is in a movie !
You've heard me right! My beautiful AMC Pacer will be featured in a major Christmas blockbuster called :

"The finishing Rod" .

And the studio is paying me a full $100 for it. But the best part is: I get to meet my favorite actor of all times,

Mr. Ernest Borgnine.

Although he must be in his sixties by now, the man looks great! And what a nice guy!

As you can see, I had my car completely detailed before the shoot.

Mr.Borgnine deserves the best. So I went to "Schlomsky Auto " in Van Nuys for the full treatment.

It cost me almost $80, but was well worth it.
The stunt guys on the set explained me they had to make "a few modifications" to my car. That's the price of glory, I guess.

They started by taking the interior apart. Then, they let it sit outside for 3 days while they were working on the exterior.

Later, some guy spray painted the seats and the dash red. Go figure...
You're right, that's the guy who used to be in all these westerns and action films a while ago.

In "The finishing rod" he just has a small part. Mr.Borgnine has the main part.

That cowboy guy looked pretty tough on the hood of my "modified" Pacer. He would rehearse that scene all day, jumping on the car over and over. I thought of saying something, but he told me his gun was loaded.
That's a picture I took of my roommate Phil Schwartzetti with that cowboy guy.

We did it quickly because the guy was in a bad mood. The day before, he had slipped and fell off the hood of my car. He was pretty pissed.

Besides, I don't think he was too happy about his very small part. Mr.Borgnine gets to do all the action sequences himself, and this guy is killed off in the first 3 minutes.
This is the last shot where they used my car. I don't think Mr.Borgnine was driving in this one.

Phil said they asked him to do it, but they would only give him $30 for the stunt. He said no, and then, walked over to the director and started spitting on his left shoe. Later, the cowboy guy got involved and it became a whole mess...

Phil Schwartzetti does not bend.
The next day, I had my car towed to "Schlomsky Auto" for repairs and an oil change.

They told me it would be a while before I could drive it to work again. And they wouldn't be able to get rid of that red paint on the seats.

That's OK, because I got to meet my idol...
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