Walking Tall - Rock totals a $100,000 Porsche

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Headline News
The Rock Involved In Car Accident; & More

By Ryan Clark
WrestlingInc.com Staff
March 31, 2004

The following is from FOX23 in Albany, NY:
The Rock wrecked a $100,000 Porsche car in new movie Walking Tall when he went too far in a scene.

The former wrestler, real name Dwayne Johnson, didn't realize he was only supposed to make it look like he was whacking the luxury sports car with a plank of wood - and set about destroying the vehicle.

He says, "When I smashed the Porsche it was one of those things where the director yelled, "I don't think you're supposed to smash the Porsche."

I was looking at it and the Porsche was just wrecked. I said "Did we just buy this?" and he was like, "That's affirmative."

At least the $100,000 didn't come out of my salary.

Credit to wrestlinginc.com

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Former wrestler? That's a stretch for someone who just wrestled on March 14.

But Rock- Porsche incident = :D

[Rock Bottom]

LOL, what a dumbass. Funny though.

[Hired Hitman]

I guess he was too caught-up in the character... :shifty:

[Goldbird]

*makes the movie more realistic*

[CanAmConnection]

That is a sweet car. Movie wasn't bad. As long as you don't expect a ton and only pay for a matinee, it's definately an enjoyable 1.5 hous.

[Kane Knight]

I guess he was too caught-up in the character... :shifty:
Or he just likes breaking stuff. :D

[SeanMC]

I found the former wrestler thing odd also. lol@the incident though.

[CBright7831]

When The Rock smashes out the taillight on the Porsche, it was a mistake - he wasn't actually supposed to do that to the real car which was on loan to the set. After smashing it in, the director and crew were completely silent. The Rock said, "I wasn't supposed to do that, was I?"...silence..."Did we just buy this car?" There was a slight pause as the director checked with someone on the set... "Yes."

http://imdb.com/title/tt0351977/trivia

[Kane Knight]

You just essentialy repeated the initial post.:|

[Joe Kerr]

I heard about this a few weeks ago...He was on some talk show and they showed that clip...The Rock didnt "total" the car He broke a tail light out.

[Kane Knight]

Bet the insurance company listed it as totalled anyways.

[Mr. JL]

If you've seen one Rock movie, you've seen them all.

[The Ravishing One]

Rock is the man!

*reps rockbottom just for having a cool name*

[Shaggy]

It looked good in the movie. Probably would of looked like crap if he didnt do it realistic.

[Corkscrewed]

LMAO! That's hilarious.

He did it... for the Rock. Wait... no no... he was avenging Austin... or something.

:lol: at the Rock.

[Rock Bottom]

If you've seen one Rock movie, you've seen them all.

:mad:

Are you the bald fat guy that gave The Rock the finger!?

[TazroK]

Btw, Walking Tall got 2 thumbs down.

[Mr. JL]

:mad:

Are you the bald fat guy that gave The Rock the finger!?
No, I'm the long haired skinny guy that gave The Rock the finger.

[CBright7831]

Walking Tall jobbed to Hellboy.

[samichna]

lol

[MVP]

Walking Tall jobbed to Hellboy.No it definitely didn't.

[MVP]

I love how The Rock is always refferred to as a "former wrestler" by the media.

I think the term "part-time wrestler" is more appropriate.

[CBright7831]

No it definitely didn't.
Box Office wise, YES IT FUCKING DID!

1 Hellboy (2004) 23.5m
2 Walking Tall (2004) 15.3m
3 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) 15.0m 50.0m
4 Home on the Range (2004) 14.0m
5 Prince & Me, The (2004) 10.0m
6 Passion of the Christ, The (2004) 9.9m 330.0m
7 Ladykillers, The (2004) 7.0m 23.4m
8 Jersey Girl (2004) 5.1m 15.8m
9 Dawn of the Dead (2004) 4.3m 51.5m
10 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 3.5m 22.0m

http://imdb.com/Charts/

http://sohh.com/forums/images/smilies/f_you.gif

[Kane Knight]

pwnd

[rottednation]

Works for me...

[Batsu]

Box Office wise, YES IT FUCKING DID!

1 Hellboy (2004) 23.5m
2 Walking Tall (2004) 15.3m
3 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) 15.0m 50.0m
4 Home on the Range (2004) 14.0m
5 Prince & Me, The (2004) 10.0m
6 Passion of the Christ, The (2004) 9.9m 330.0m
7 Ladykillers, The (2004) 7.0m 23.4m
8 Jersey Girl (2004) 5.1m 15.8m
9 Dawn of the Dead (2004) 4.3m 51.5m
10 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 3.5m 22.0m

http://imdb.com/Charts/

http://sohh.com/forums/images/smilies/f_you.gif

In that case, The Passion Of The Christ is the HHH of movies.

[Kane Knight]

Well, that's only because it's been out (i believe) the longest out of those movies.

It "only" did about 10 Million this last weekend, as opposed to 23.5 mil by Hellboy.

However, it's also been running for several weeks, so we'll have to see how Hellboy and Walking Tall draw over the next couple.

Personally, I don't think it's the Triple H of movies...More like the Hogan...You know, only on the list because it's been there for a while. ;)

[CANADIAN]

Walking Tall was excellent.. But short.

[The CyNick]

All the media people were saying Hellboy was going to be #1 and it was. Hellboy had a better trailer and its a movie kids/teens are going to drawn to, plus I think ti was based on a comic book, which seems to do well these days.

Nobody expected Walking Tall to do huge business. This is all a set up for Spy Hunter. I think if that fails Rock might lose some of his shine, but thats not till next year, so.

[Savio]

If you've seen one Rock movie, you've seen them all.
Scorpin was differnt.