Ceiling fans in media?

[Louis]

Has anyone seen the new movie "W"? This is the movie about the life of President Bush.

Well, it was being shown in the student center at my college, and quite a ways into the movie there is a brown 52" 4-blade blenderfan that can be seen clearly. It is during the scene where George W. is still in college, and is being chastised by George senior. The setting appears to be in George senior's home office. The blenderfan is outside under a roof, and can clearly be seen right above George senior's head.

[Cole S.]

Feb 8, 2009 0:32:17 GMT -5 John "Rockin" Reed said:

I remember seeing that fan and it didn't have the typical stenciling nor the GE-vents found on a WF. It's vents were more reminisicent of the Palm-Air top-mount's.

I don't think I've ever seen a WF with stencil, only cane. Do you have a pic? I think the one in the movie had the cane down, but you may be right about the vents, I don't really remember, it was a while ago. I just said Moss WF because it's easy to recognize.

That sounds very cool Louis, I've only seen one or two Blenderfans in movies, don't remember which movies though.

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Feb 7, 2009 4:55:27 GMT -5 Jean Lemieux said:

Apocalypse Now (1979):
Brown 3 metal curved blades industrial in the intro. Can be seen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU0DxJVWhGw&feature=related

There's a 4 blade fan in this clip too.

Go ahead and post the screenshots.

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Feb 7, 2009 23:29:49 GMT -5 Cole S. said:

Great list Jean! I want to see some of those still.

Today I went to the new movie Hotel for Dogs. There were a TON of antique desk and stand fans inside of the hotel. Also, more than halfway through the movie, the guy who helps with the foster kids goes into the hotel. There is one last dog, that runs into another room, the guy follows, and pulls a rope that hangs from the ceiling. Immediately the lights come on, and a Hunter 1886 Limited (two blades) starts to turn. It's mounted sideways, and two "clouds" are attached to the blades to make a really fake effect of moving clouds.

I'd LOVE to see this, sounds really cool.

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Feb 8, 2009 0:24:27 GMT -5 jeremy said:

pretty woman(1990) 52" hunter originals in the clothing store(same store that those women said "please leave" and julia roberts went back in that same store & said "big mistake,big huge,i got to go shopping now"...(dan spiffy neuman like to be in there with those hunter originals)..

What about them made you think of me?

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Feb 8, 2009 13:25:58 GMT -5 Cole S. said:

I don't think I've ever seen a WF with stencil, only cane. Do you have a pic? I think the one in the movie had the cane down, but you may be right about the vents, I don't really remember, it was a while ago. I just said Moss WF because it's easy to recognize.

There's a stencil WF on ToViewFans.

[Cole S.]

Okay, thanks, I'll go look at it.

[jeremy]

Feb 11, 2009 19:29:48 GMT -5 @spiffy said:

Feb 8, 2009 0:24:27 GMT -5 jeremy said:

pretty woman(1990) 52" hunter originals in the clothing store(same store that those women said "please leave" and julia roberts went back in that same store & said "big mistake,big huge,i got to go shopping now"...(dan spiffy neuman like to be in there with those hunter originals)..

What about them made you think of me?

women and hunter originals (both are in that movie,i got it on video and saw it lot of times)

[Jean Lemieux]

Here The Beach (2000) with Leonardo.

This is the brown industrial in Richard (Leo) room at the On On Hotel. It was filmed in 1999 in Thailand. Looks like a 48'' to me.






This is the one in Daffy's room. Same fan but dirty. Because Daffy's room was a mess. (for those who have seen the movie)


This is the control for that fan. Its something common in Thailand to have some 4-speed push button wall controls instead of the rotary knob. I've already seen that on Flickr.


Theses most of peoples would have never seen them because the time that we see them in the movie last about 2 sec. Its the part when they go to Ko Pang Nang. They looks like some PB 52'' Mercury with lower canopies. Pretty much brand new for the late 90s in Thailand.




I know some of them are really blurry but taking a picture of a movie being paused already makes blurry and don't forget that to get that I took a pic of my screen while the movie was paused on it. Kinda of weird.

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I like fans with lower canopies.

[Jean Lemieux]

Feb 12, 2009 23:18:19 GMT -5 @spiffy said:

I like fans with lower canopies.

Nothing to say about the push button wall control?
Here another picture of one in Thailand from Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/21982470@N06/2350996176/
Damm the link does not work!

Have you ever seen the movie?

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Can see it better in that picture. VERY cool. Has to be more expensive to make than the 5 speed dial.

[Jean Lemieux]

Here some more
Lolita(1997)
Brown 5 blades Hunter Original on the hotel porch.





And an older 4 blades one in a cheap hotel bedroom. It looks like they added some dust one it. The fan is spinning really slowly and makes a sound like it needs some oil. We don't see a complete shot in the movie. Only a very close shot of the bottom of the fan and one of the top.



The Skeleton Key (2005) takes place in Louisiana BTW.



For a long time I did not know what they were but now I realize that they looks like some more Hampton Bay Quick Connect. Obviously some newer fans.

Exorcist The Beginning (2004)
1910-1920s Marelli Maestralino 56'' 3 curved wood blades


1960s Brown Marelli 56''



And this one appears to be more like 48''. There another 48'' one in the movie but I forgot to take a pic of it. There even at some point a 36'' but its almost impossible to see it.


1930s Marelli 36'' in the kitchen (might be a 1960s model according to the Marelli catalog)




1930s 10'' San Giorgio Desk Fan

56'' Xplaire (very dirty and beat up)





They are so MANY shots of the fans in that movie its amazing but I did not get pics of all of them because they are so many. About half of the scenes of the movie have a fan spinning in it. I only got the best ones. Actually in the Behind The Scenes the director of the movie even talks about the fans at some point.
This is probably one of he movie where you will the biggest amount of Marelli at the same time.

[Jean Lemieux]

Whoa the pics are so blurry! On my computer and on my camera they did not looked that blurry.
Its because when they gets so large they get so blurry.

[airmaster87]

Here is once again the video for Ah-Ha's "Take on Me"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AXNBR2smPY

Here is a video for Toni Braxton's song "You Mean The World To Me". A ceiling fan appears towards the end of the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAMooQFXRzw

And for those of us who used the Apple IIgs computers back in the early 80s, Broderbund Software came up with a little program called "Where In The U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego?". On the very front of the package is a picture of Carmen in a hotel room and there's a ceiling fan in her room. Check it out!
www.coverbrowser.com/image/apple-ii-games/159-1.jpg

Off the subject - Take a look at the video listed below for Gloria Estsfan's "Here We Are". Lots of vintage table fans in a few scenes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wESu1uWW69M