Appearances in Pop Culture

Movies

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• A 1979 Camaro is owned by Jefferson in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Spicoli takes it on a joyride with Jefferson's little brother, but loses control in the process and crashes.
• In 2 Fast 2 Furious, Brian Paul Walker races (and defeats) a 1969 Yenko Camaro on the street in a race "for pink slips".
• In the movie At Close Range, a 1969 Camaro is one of the cars that Brad Whitewood, Sr. Christopher Walken drives.
• In the movie A Walk to Remember, Landon Carter (played by Shane West) runs from the police and crashes a 1967 SS in the beginning of the movie. Several scenes later in the movie show Carter working to repair the car.
• The vehicle mode of the character Bumblebee in Transformers with its "custom -faded paint",offers itself at the used car lot where Sam buys it.Later in the movie,the '77 copies a 5th Gen and continues the story as the "New" Bumblebee
• The movie "Heat",with Robert DeNiro,Al Pacino and Val Kilmer got a true Camaro-lover to supply 4 different Camaros. Seen in the movie include: A yellow 71-74,black 3rd Gen and two 4th Gens,one white and one teal.
• A fourth generation Camaro police interceptor was driven by John Cena in the movie The Marine
• In the movie Pretty Woman, when Julia Roberts and Richard Gere are driving the Lotus, a 1968 Camaro convertible can be seen cruising alongside.
• In the movie Better Off Dead, John Cusack's character Lane Meyer restores and drives a black 1967 Camaro.
• Brad Pitt "borrows" a convertible 4th Gen ,parked at the airport,in Fight Club
• The super-funny movie "Super Troopers" features a hugger orange 3rd Gen
• Enjoy the Pro-Street Black 69 that rips as the criminals escape from Jimmy Fallon in the opening scenes of "Taxi" (with Queen Latifah)...and the black 4th Gen that later dies as Jimmy demands traffic stop for his Police Emergency
• "Demolition Man" has a small cameo from the Red Camaro Prototype (aka The California Camaro)
• "Kuffs",a great movie with Christian Slater,shows a black 91-92 Z,driven by the bad guy
• Richard Gere rents a 4th gen vert in the movie "Runaway Bride"
• Filmed in the scene when Sandman hides in a truckload of sand,a burgandy 3rd Gen sustains impact damage during Spiderman3
• After the Sunset 2004 staring Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson 1969 dark gray w/black strips SS convertible camaro does a cameo
• Fantastic Four 2005 1st gen camaro get the tires burned off at the light from the Human Torch
• Any Which Way You Can 1980 staring CLINT EASTWOOD actor gets thrown thru the windshield of a 2nd gen camaro
• Remember the Titans 2000 staring Denzel Washington 1967 camaro gets T boned
• Gung Ho 1986 staring Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe it is a plastic toy model of a 3rd gen that the wheel falls off "American Car"
• 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story 2004 actors playing SR and JR are look at a dirt track Camaro
• Apollo 13 1995 staring Tom Hanks 1967 Camaro driving on the streets
• Domino 2005 2nd gen camaro driving away*Dickie Roberts Former Child Star, Movie, 4th gen, Black
• Bad Boys Movie,1st gen, primer gray
• Lakeuden kutsu Movie, 4th gen, Gold
• Return to Sender Movie, 4th gen , Tan
• Runaway Bride Movie,4th gen convertible , Tan
• License to Wed Movie, 4th gen , Tan
• Torque Movie, 4th gen Red
• Kamen Raidâ: The First Movie, 4th gen convertible, Red
• The Nutty Professor, Movie,4th gen, Red
• Dong jing gong lüe Movie, 4th gen convertible, Red
• 10 Things I Hate About You Movie, 4th gen , Red
• Clueless Movie, 4th gen convertible, 4th gen, Blue
• Déjà Vu, Movie, 4th gen, Black
• Citizen Ruth Movie, 4th gen, Red
• In the Valley of Elah Movie, 4th gen, Black, (Background) vehicle
• Death Sentence Movie,4th gen , black, (Background) vehicle
• Wirus Movie made for TV, 4th gen, burgundy
• Once a Thief Movie made for TV, 4th gen convertible, Red
• Khottabych, Movie, two 3rd gen, one 4th gen, White Red and Red
• Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane Movie, 4th gen, Black
• Fair Game Movie, one 3rd gen one 4th gen, sliver and black
• Grilled Movie made for TV, 4th gen, black
• The Stickup Movie, 4th, black
• Recoil Movie made for TV, 2nd and 4th gen, both white
• Accepted Movie, 4th gen, Green
• Phobias Movie, 4th gen, Burgundy
• Muzhskoy sezon. Barkhatnaya revolutsiya Movie, 2nd and 4th gen, Black and Red
• The Watcher Movie, 4th gen, Black
• Get Carter, Movie,4th gen, Black
• Heat ,movie,4th gen, White
• Wake of Death ,movie, 4th gen, White
• Taxi ,movie, 1st gen and 4th gen , Green and Black
• 8 Mile ,movie, 3rd gen and 4th gen, yellow and Black (background )
• Cougar Club ,movie, 3rd gen, convertible Red
• Hard Target ,movie, 3rd gen , Blue
• 10 Items or Less ,movie, 3rd gen ,Green
• Earth Minus Zero ,movie, 3rd gen , Green
• Assault on Precinct 13 ,movie, 3rd gen, Black
• Shaft ,movie, 3rd gen, Black
• Bitter Vengeance ,made for TV movie, 3rd gen, Black
• Southern Belles ,movie, 3rd gen, Blue
• New Jersey Drive ,movie, 3rd gen , Blue
• Wild at Heart ,movie, 3rd gen, Red
• IT ,movie, 3rd gen, Red
• Black Dog ,movie, 3rd gen , Blue
• Ride or Die ,movie,3rd gen, White
• The Silencers ,movie, 3rd gen , Brown
• Caught Up ,movie, 2nd gen and 3rd gen, both Red
• Jesse Stone: Night Passage ,made for TV movie, 3rd gen, silver
• Armed and Dangerous ,movie, 3rd gen , Blue
• Big Trouble ,movie,3rd gen, Red
• Adventures in Babysitting, ,movie, 3rd gen, Red
• Death Wish 4: The Crackdown ,movie, 3rd gen, white
• The Assignment ,movie, 3rd gen, Black
• Gloria ,movie,3rd gen , silver
• Roxanne ,movie, 3rd gen, black
• Beverly Hills Cop II ,movie, 2nd gen , Black
• 11:14 ,movie, 3rd gen , Red
• Out for Justice ,movie, 2nd gen, Red
• Walking Tall ,movie, 2nd gen , White convertible
• Hysterical Blindness ,movie, 2nd gen, blue
• I Am Legend ,movie, 2nd gen , Black
• The Business ,movie, 2nd gen, Blue (background)
• Treasure Raiders ,movie, 3rd gen, Black
• Murphy's Law ,movie, 3rd gen, Yellow
• Mercenary for Justice , made for TV movie, 3rd gen black
• Harsh Times moive, 3rd gen , Black
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off 3rd gen, Black

External links

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Chevrolet&model=Camaro&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on

Television

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• A Camaro is featured in the opening scene of the very first episode of The OC, in which Trey and Ryan are trying to steal one.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. proudly shows us his Intimidator SS during an episode of MTV Cribs (also owns an orange 2nd gen,and TBC,his sister,a 69 Pacecar)
• During many episodes of Seinfeld,a two-tone 3rd Gen is seen parked in front of Jerry's building
• In one of the last seasons of The X-Files,a 4th Gen convertible is driven away by the alien as Garbage's "I'm only happy when it rains" plays at the end
• Forza Challenge,aired on Speed,pitted a 69 against 5 other cars.
• Seen rotting away in the tall grass on jackstands,was a 3rd Gen depicted in front of Nelson's house in The Simpsons (with props to Apu,who once owned a flaming chicken on-the-hood too)
• In the Canadian "Teen" Show, "Degrassi-The Next Generation", Paige borrows her brothers two-tone 3rd gen 'vert in the episode titled "I Want Candy"
• The Sopranos (Season 2,episode 11,55 mins in) has a slightly-wrecked 86 IROC blocking the intersection due to his fast,but bad,driving
• Monster Garage had camaro's twice both all girls teams built a Dirt Track race cars one FAILED destroyed and sent to a steel smelter the other was successful
• Overhaulin Season 1, Episode 5: Beverly Hills Camaro Ian Ziering , 1968 Camaro
• Overhaulin Season 4, Episode 5: Number 1 Camaro, 1967 Camaro

Music

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• The 1985 Dead Milkmen song "Bitchin' Camaro" playfully discusses the car as a metaphor for freedom from responsibility.
• The Camaro is featured in the music video of the song "Shoulder Lean" by Young Dro.
• A '67 Camaro was used for Metallica's "I Disappear" video.
• Tragically,a 2nd gen Camaro dies in the video from Madonna, "What it feels like for a girl"
• EPMD's album cover for "Unfinished Business" boasts' a cool black IROC
• T.I. has a yellow 1st Gen in the video for "Top Back",but the real cameo comes from the silver Concept Camaro,seen probably for the first time as product placement in the media
• A classic song,written by Luc Plamondon and sung by Steve Fiset,hits the airwaves of Quebec radios,in the 70"s. "Les Chemins D'Ete" (The roads of Summertime) also known as "Dans ma Camaro" (In my Camaro) hears Steve sing "When summertime comes back,we both will take off in my blue Camaro,with the open sky"
• The Ramones did a song called "Go Lil' Camaro" with the last lines of the lyrics being "Girls cars sun fun, Good times for everyone"
• Kings of Leon had the song "Camaro" "She look so cool in her new Camaro..."
• Weezer put out the song "Yellow Camaro" - "...Right on, Yellow Camaro, Yellow Camaro..."
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication video Anthony drives a 1968 convertible on the Golden Gate Bridge and thru downtown San Francisco