TurboExpress In The Movies (originally posted 2.25.2000)

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Interestingly enough, in the 1998 movie "Enemy Of The State," the TurboExpress was used as a video/playback device for video captured onto a PCMCIA card. Though not shown working, the TurboExpress was shown in several scenes throughout the movie, and we have all of the scenes here for you to see.

VIDEO CLIPS
Click on any of the Windows Media clips below to see each scene where the TE was featured.
Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3, Clip 4, Clip 5

STILL SHOTS

The main title of the movie.


1st scene where the TE was shown. One of the characters is about to pick up the unit. Notice the NEC logo at the top left of the unit, and the wavy, almost whale-like symbol at the middle of the unit.


1st scene where the TE was shown. The character is about to slide out the card that is currently in the TurboExpress. Upon close examination of the original video, you can see the TurboGrafx logo on the game that is shown here, with a dark blue background. The title on the card is only in focus for a few frames, but I have determined that the game shown here is none other than the first TG-16 game released - Keith Courage.


1st scene where the TE was shown. Now with the game out. Notice the large "NEC Home Electronics" logo sicker on the backside.


1st scene where the TE was shown. Now the actor has placed a PCMCIA card in the HuCard slot of the TE. This card in the movie holds a murder video.


One of the last scenes the TE was shown. The 2 kids in the film pull the unit out of a bag and give it to the actor Will Smith.


One of the last scenes the TE was shown. Will Smith examines the TurboExpress.


One of the last scenes the TE was shown. Will Smith is examining the TurboExpress. Notice clearly the NEC and TurboExpress logo to the front of the unit, and part of the "whale" logo right below the speaker.


One of the last scenes the TE was shown. Will Smith is examining the TurboExpress. Notice the left side of the unit - where it is indented, it seems more pronounced than on the "production" units..


One of the last scenes the TE was shown. Will Smith is examining the TurboExpress. Notice clearly the NEC Technologies logo, and the "whale" graphic above it.


One of the last scenes the TE was shown. Will Smith pulls out the unit to show Gene Hackman. Notice in particularly the center of the unit, where the "whale" logo as replaced the original "TurboGrafx-16" logo (given away by the black mark clearly visible behind the whale logo).


One of the last scenes the TE was shown. Will Smith pulls out the unit to show Gene Hackman. This is the left side of the unit.


One of the last scenes the TE was shown. Will Smith pulls out the unit to show Gene Hackman. This is an almost complete view of the entire front of the unit.