Sunday, March 18, 2007

Adam Sandler Rides A Scooter in "Reign Over Me"


It was inevitable that a post 9/!! widow/er, 3 hanky flick, was gonna come out, whodathunkit was gonna be an Adam Sandler vehicle?

I'm going to leave off any discussion of the film's relative merits on this site, since the focus is on technology, maybe I'll post about it elswhere, but I do want to mention that in the trailer that's making the rounds we see both Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle tooling around Manhattan's streets on the kind of scooter we champion here on Digital Components.

Yes, I know it's a gas model, but at least it's a step in the right direction.

I don't have a lot of hope that it will spark the revolution in the general public mind that this is the future of urban transport, but maybe it will break through and convince a few folk that are tired of paying $2 a ride on the NYC subway system that this is not only a viable alternative, but an economic one since it costs all of 2 cents a day to use an electric scooter in Manhattan.

At around $300 for a scooter like Adam Sandler rides in "Reign Over Me" the thing pays for itself in all of 3 months, or less.

Go see this movie, if you like, there was talk about releasing it last December for Oscar season, so the performances may be worthwhile.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

what is the type of the moped gas..he use.. i would like to buy one..

Anonymous said...

I would like to know too!

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Anonymous said...

GOPED :)

Anonymous said...

A great movie, Adam deserves Oscar attention. I, too, would like to know the company that makes the gas powered scooter he rides in the movie.

Roy said...

http://www.goped.com/products/GSRCruiser/default.asp

They also have electric versions of this. Not 300 though..

Anonymous said...

ive been looking forever for this damn scooter all i've found are electric and offroad versions WHERES THE ORIGINAL FOR 300?!?!

David said...

I liked the concept but he did not mention the gas scooter name and he told that it will spark the revolution in the general public mind that this is the future of urban transport

youritch said...

took a while to find a good price though...


http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/118208766/2011_GoPed_GTR46i_Trail_Ripper_Interceptor.html