Isuzus on Video
MotorWeek episodes are available on home video from Full
Perspective Video Services, Inc. at MotorWeek Home
Videos, P.O. Box 55742, Indianapolis, IN 46205. They cost $29.95 +
$4.00 Shipping and Handling (+5% sales tax for Maryland and Indiana
residents).
Isuzu vehicle reviews can be found in the following episodes:
1990-1991
#1006 1991 Isuzu Stylus in Motor News
#1011 Isuzu Rodeo Road Test
#1023 Lotus Elan Road Test
#1027 Geo Storm Hatchback Road Test
#1043 Geo Storm Hatchback Road Test (likely same as 1027)
1991-1992
#1132 Isuzu Trooper Road Test
1992-1993
#1241 Isuzu Rodeo Road Test
1993-1994
#1324 Honda Passport in Motor News
#1329 Honda Passport Road Test
#1343 Honda Passport in Motor News (likely same as 1324)
#1347 Honda Passport Road Test (likely same as 1329)
FPVS has been unable or unwilling to produce a listing of the nine years
of their broadcast prior to 1990.
Motorweek did do road tests on the Impulse JR, Impulse JI, I-Mark JT,
Stylus JS, and the pickups in those seasons.
Anyone with further information on this subject please notify me
immediately.
Isuzus in Movies
Isuzus in movies and motion pictures.
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill and Ted park next to a maroon 1986 Isuzu Impulse at the "Builder's
Corner" hardware store.
Death Wish 5
This film made in Toronto includes a scene with a white 1993 Asuna Sunfire
(Impulse JI) in a scene asbout halfway through.
A mobster roughs up a female character/victim alongside and on the car in
the Garment District. The scene is close engough that the word "Sunfire"
can even be read off the door.
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
The giant baby picks up and plays with a yellow Elan M100 in the Las Vegas
sequence.
Two Elans are reported at the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" Casino in Las Vegas as
part of their display.
On Hostile Ground
The back of a 1990-93 Impulse JI can be seen about 1/45 of the way through
the movie for a split second.
The Perfect Weapon
There is a glimpse of a light blue or silver 1983-85 Impulse in the scene
that Tanaka is arrested behind the bank.
Showgirl
The characters walk past a 1990-91 Geo Storm Base model in a parkinglot in
the course of the movie.
Soultaker
This movie starts with a red 1985 Isuzu Impulse.
Traffic
A 1992 Storm GSi was spotted in this movie.
Under the Boardwalk
The antagonist drives what appears to be a black 1985 Isuzu Impulse
Turbo in this late Eigthies "surfer" remake of a classic film. The
Impulse is wrecked in the course of a fight scene in a parking garage.
If you know of any more Isuzus in movies, let me know.
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