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CoCo in the Movies
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Home / Special Projects - CoCo in the Movies
The Color Computer has been seen, and in some cases, featured, in many movies made in the 1980s. Help us compile a list. A discussion is taking place over at CoCo3.com:
Movies
- Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter - a CoCo 1 is shown playing Zaxxon.
- Party Camp - Details needed. Reported by Thanatos on CoCo3.com.
- Revenge of the Nerds - During the finale, the nerds have a band that featured one member "playing" a CoCo 2. Screen shots from Audio Spectrum Analyzer are shown. YouTube clip
- This is Spinal Tap - During a scene on the band's tour bus, a character actually talks about the computer, and we are then shown a CoCo 1 playing Polaris. YouTube clip
Television
- Silver Spoons - A CoCo 1 is shown in use in an episode.
Commercials
- Radio Shack Color Computer commercial.
See Also
- Starring the Computer - a nifty web site listing computer appearances in TV and movies, with screen shots. Thanks to CoCo3.com member, DarrenA, for showing us this link.