Welcome to the beginning stages of a list dedicated to the appearances of Lotus cars in film and television. The following list has been compiled by Pete Bartusek (pbweb@mindspring.com), a Lotus owner, through the support of many other Lotus enthusiasts. With the Lotus being quite an unusual car to see on the road due to its limited production numbers, I have always found it exciting when the cars make it into various films, commercials, and television shows. The purpose of the list is to serve as a source for these appearances so others can see these scenes and hopefully send in new additions that are not currently included in the list.
In the meantime, enjoy!
| Title | Date | Model | Source |
| Brothers In Law | 1950's | Mark 2 | Film |
| Checkpoint | 1956 | 1955 Lotus Mark X Ex Cliff Davis Goodwood car | Film |
| On The Beach | 1958 | Nardi Powered Lotus 11 | Film |
| Modesty Blaise/U.K. | 1960's | LightBlue Lotus Elan DHC | Film | <
| Grand Prix | 1966 | Lotus 20 and 22 FJ, type 31 F3 cars. | Film |
| Nine Days of Summer | 1967? | Lotus 49 (F1 Season) | Film |
| Doom Watch | - | Elan +2 | Film |
| Casino Royale | 1967 | Lotus 18 | Film |
| The Prisoner | - | Seven | Film |
| The Avengers Series... | 1961-1969 | Elan/Europa Renault | TV |
| ....Driven by "Emma" B&W Series (Season 1-4) Color Series (Season 5) |
1961-1968 1961-1966 1967-1968 |
Elan (Powder Blue) '?? S2 Lic. # HNK 99C '66? S3 Lic. # SJH 4999D |
TV |
| ...Driven by "Tara" Episodes 6-11,14 to 23 (Season 6) |
1969 | Europa S1 Renault (Red) Lic. #PPW99F |
TV |
| 11 Harrow House | 1974 | Europa TC (Black) | Film |
| Me and My Girl | - | Elite (Blue) | TV |
| Minder | - | - | TV |
| For Your Eyes Only | - | Turbo Esprit S3 (White & Maroon) | Film |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | - | Esprit S1 (White) | Film |
| Hawaii Five-O... ...Europa Appearnce #1 |
1970's | Europa (Red, Twice), Esprit Season 5, "Pig in Blanket" |
TV |
| Rockford Files | 1970s | Esprit S1 | TV |
| Bonzai Runner | - | Esprit (Gray) | Film |
| Emergency! | - | Europa (In Wreck) | TV |
| Knight Rider | ? | Red Esprit Turbo | TV |
| Claudia | 1985? | Esprit? (White) | Movie |
| Wall Street | 1987? | Red Esprit? | Movie |
| Rainman | 1988 | Eclat (Red) | Film |
| Crocodile Dundee II | 1989 | Esprit Turbo (White) | Film |
| Pretty Woman | 1989? | Esprit SE (Silver) | Film |
| Taking Care of Business | 1990 | Esprit Turbo (Red) | Film |
| The Rookie | 1990 | 1988 Esprit Turbo(Lime Green) | Film |
| Madhouse | - | Esprit Turbo | Film |
| If Looks Could Kill | 1991 | Esprit Turbo(Red) | Film |
| Honey, I Blew Up The Kid | 1992 | M100 Elan | Film |
| Basic Instinct | 1992 | Esprit Turbo (Black & White) | Film |
| Mann and Machine | 1992 | Elan M100 | TV |
| Live Nude Girls | 1995 | Europa (Purple) | Film |
| The Elise Story | 1996? | Lotus Elise...others? | TV |
| "Free As a Bird"-Beatles Video | 1996 | Pink Elan S2 | TV |
| VIP | ? | Esprit | TV |
| Rhodes around Britain | ? | Elise | TV |
| Robbie Williams Video | ? | ? | TV |
| Boots | 2000 | Elise | TV Commercial |
| The New Professionals | 2001 | Esprit V8 | TV |
| The Royal Liver | 2001 | Elise | TV Commercial |
Just added, a collection of Lotus TV/Film Pictures
Something missing or look inaccurate? Let me know: pete.bartusek@gmail.com
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Last updated: June 9, 2001