The interesting thing about the use of cars in film is that they often seem to be the character itself. Of course, this applies to many films that show certain vehicles throughout Runtime, but it is very fun to “drive.” The 2011 film was directed by Nicholas Winding and starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, and Oscar Isaac. The film is centered around the character of Gosling, a movie stuntman who is double as a driver of a vacation car at night (through Rotten Tomatoes). Throughout the film, Ryan’s character is known as a driver.
Another star of this film is the 1973 Chevy Malibu Coupe, which happens to be a car owned by the driver. Most of the cars used in films do not have a very unique background – maybe they are rented by the production crew for shooting, and in other cases, the film set uses a replica. However, there is a fantastic story behind how this special Chevy Malibu is part of the film Ryan Gosling.
How production chooses this Malibu
Usually during film production that features cars, the actors do not have a sound where driving their characters will use on the screen. This lack of creative control is because the script often requires certain vehicles. However, this did not happen here, because Ryan Gosling himself was allowed to choose his character car to “drive.” The actor bases his decision on an admired vehicle and what he thinks is most suitable for the driver. After some people thought, he found Chevy Malibu in 1973 who was lucky at the junky goods in Los Angeles, and production bought it for the film.
Ryan’s involvement with Chevy Malibu did not stop there. The actor really recovering the car itself rather than the production that employs a car mechanical team to do it, according to the film writer and Damon Wise editor, even though he did not work on the transmission and vice versa handed it to the professionals at that time. This film has become a modern classic, and this car is often misinterpreted as another chevy – many believers are Chevy Impala, but, in reality, Malibu who has differences was restored by the main actor of the film.
In explaining whether he should rebuild Junker himself, Gosling said during the interview with Empire Magazine in 2011, “My character never had to talk about a car or do anything under the car, so it wasn’t too important. But it felt important for me And with every character you play, you have to find an entrance. Sometimes it is difficult, sometimes you can’t find the things you need. But it’s important to me. ”
