Highways / Signs in Movies, TV Shows, and Videos

[PHLBOS]

Since somebody mentioned signs in commercial advertisements; when Ford launched its then-newly-downsized LTD (which would later become the Crown Victoria) for the 1979 model year; it used an Interstate shield to promote the Panther-platformed coupe/sedan/wagon as a New American Road Car in its still advertisements and brochures.

1979 Ford LTD brochure page 7

[gibranalnn]

^ I dunno

But from Disney's BOLT movie...

^^ This one uses Lucida Grande (?), but that generic SR shield is correct with FHWA.

And please redesign.

[SteveG1988]

The Love Bug 1968









And then the bad guys modify this sign to point the opposite directions

[SteveG1988]

What highways are featured in this video? It is filmed in Maryland

[gibranalnn]

The Love Bug 1968

3 lane arrows on a 2-lane slip road??? Wow!

[theline]

I recently treated Mrs. theline to a movie night, and we saw the Golden Globe winner, Big Eyes. We enjoyed it thoroughly and, as an unrepentant road geek, I especially enjoyed checking out the roads from the '50s and '60s. I appreciated the lane markings in the early scenes, noticing that the center line on two-lane California roads was the proper (for the time) white, which changed from skipped to solid at the curves. Was it proper at that time that the center line on curves be a single, solid white line, rather than yellow or double-yellow?

I was appreciating that they actually went to the trouble to paint the lines the proper 1950s color, when it occurred to me that they may have actually just drawn the lines the right color in post-production. I'm not sure what the economics are for physically painting the lines vs. CGI. Any thoughts on that?

[vtk]

The Love Bug 1968

3 lane arrows on a 2-lane slip road??? Wow!

That looks like the 1968 equivalent of photoshopped.

[gibranalnn]

Total Recall 2012
I saw some British-ey road signs (cos some do not comply to The TSRGD).

And at the same movie I saw the road system at the UFB (present time UK) was different than what we know now: Primary A roads, non primary A and B roads still original but no motorways.

The UK (the UFB on this movie) even uses Interstate highways in the future, replacing motorways???

And

[PHLBOS]

What's McGarrett's car doing on the mainland lol.   

[KG909]

Some music video:

[Brandon]

^^ That sign looks authentic.  I wonder where in NW Indiana or Chicago it is.

[roadman]

Was it proper at that time that the center line on curves be a single, solid white line, rather than yellow or double-yellow?

Yes.  The first mention of yellow solid center lines for no-passing zones was in the 1961 MUTCD.  However, depending on the part of the country, actual 'in the field' transition from white to yellow often took several years to accomplish.  As an example, consider 1963's It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.  Most of the rural scenes, which were shot in Northern California, had white solid and/or dashed center lines.  Most of the urban scenes, which were shot in LA and San Diego, had double yellow solid center lines.

Even after adoption of the 1971 MUTCD, which called for yellow for solid and dashed center lines, it was not uncommon to see white center lines in movies and TV shows.  Many of the exterior "going to the gig" shots of the Partridge Family bus in the first season episodes show single solid white center lines.

[OCGuy81]

Not sure if it's been mentioned on here yet, but there is a scene in Wayne's World where Russell swerves off the freeway and knocks over an Interstate 88 reassurance sign (en route to Aurora, which would make it accurate).

Sadly, I couldn't find a picture of that scene.

[freebrickproductions]

I've merged gibranalnn's topic with this one, while updating the title to be a broader topic (with Alex's permission, of course). Also, the Road Related Illustrations board is primarily for hand-drawn or computer-generated images of roads, signs, etc.

We should merge this thread into this thread as well then.

I remembered another topic like this, but my searches were coming up empty. Merged!

This thread could probably be merged in with this thread as well.

[roadman65]

Was it proper at that time that the center line on curves be a single, solid white line, rather than yellow or double-yellow?

Yes.  The first mention of yellow solid center lines for no-passing zones was in the 1961 MUTCD.  However, depending on the part of the country, actual 'in the field' transition from white to yellow often took several years to accomplish.  As an example, consider 1963's It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.  Most of the rural scenes, which were shot in Northern California, had white solid and/or dashed center lines.  Most of the urban scenes, which were shot in LA and San Diego, had double yellow solid center lines.

Even after adoption of the 1971 MUTCD, which called for yellow for solid and dashed center lines, it was not uncommon to see white center lines in movies and TV shows.  Many of the exterior "going to the gig" shots of the Partridge Family bus in the first season episodes show single solid white center lines.

Weren't park roads allowed to continued use of the white center line after the MUTCD changed the ruling as I remember Skyline Drive in Virginia using a white center line back in the 70's?  Also Union County, NJ was using it to stripe some roads inside the Watchung Reservation as late as 1974.  Watchung Reservation is a park despite its name.  Remember that was the holdup of I-78 getting completed from Berkley Heights, NJ to Springfield, NJ was that very same county park.

[KG909]

Family Guy: Season 11 I think Ep 22:

[KG909]

Road Trip: Beer Pong

[capt.ron]

Track of the Moon Beast, a b-movie made in the early-mid 1970's in New Mexico, features a cameo appearance by US 66! (fast forward to 8:27)
The particular section of 66 has a raised yellow curb down the stretch shown.

[ce929wax]

I saw an episode of Emergency today that had a white on black speed limit sign.

[DevalDragon]

I have seen that sign; it is in Gary. I believe off Broadway, but I'll have to check my notes to be sure.

^^ That sign looks authentic.  I wonder where in NW Indiana or Chicago it is.

[vtk]

I saw an episode of Emergency today that had a white on black speed limit sign.

Emergency and CHiPs have a lot of great old signs. Especially CHiPs.

Just randomly turned on HGTV and found an episode of House Hunters with a Cincinnati couple who have a 36 inch OH state route 50 shield hanging in their basement.  Apparently this episode was new "today" (19 Feb 2015).  Sorry I don't tell like taking a picture of my TV set at the moment.

[thenetwork]

Don't forget Adam-12 and Dragnet, when they are doing shots on the streets of LA.

[KEK Inc.]

There is a road scene filmed in a scene of Harold & Maude when they chat with a police officer. I wondered it was filmed on which road?

Necroquote, and I don't care if you were sarcastic with that question, but for those who don't know, it's the former Dumbarton Bridge (CA-84).  Much of that movie was filmed (and set) in the Bay Area, and there's a few more highway scenes. 

[texaskdog]

I didn't read back through all of the pages but when Sally Field was taking off her wedding dress in Smokey and the Bandit you can see the Georgia state highway sign (when they are supposed to be in Arkansas)

21 Jump Street was filmed in New Orleans.  Funny in the big chase scene they filmed it on the LEFT bridge so you couldn't see the highway signs but it's very obvious they are on the bridge going the wrong way (along with the rest of the traffic).

[HistoricTeacher]

There are roadsigns in Sonic Adventure 2, and Sonic Generations.