Next Friday, when Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson resurrect Starsky & Hutch as the title detectives in a film to be released that day, the only star reprising an original role will be the famous flashy red Gran Torino with the white swoosh stripe. The 70's retro chic, 180-degree-spinning, rubber-burning mean machine will make its movie debut, 25 years after retiring from television."What's funny is that it was an undercover car but it was bright red with a white stripe," the movie's director, Todd Phillips, 33, said recently from his office in Los Angeles. "It stood out more than an actual cop car."
That's funny all right, Todd. Funny "ha ha" or funny "peculiar," though? The cinetrix has a sneaking suspicion she may find out firsthand, if the 'Fesser has any say in the matter. [He's still sad about missing Torque.]
