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Eric Bana has made the impression in countless Hollywood films, however, he is perhaps the most productive known for the documentary he directed in his 1974 Ford Falcon XB Coupe: Love the Beast.
More than a decade after the film’s release, Bana to Greg Rust on his Rusty’s Garage podcast, why he still owns the first car he bought as a teenager and why he will never sell it.
While his career saw him travel around the world to appear in blockbusters, adding Steven Spielberg’s Munich and Star Trek redeboded, Bana continues to live in Melbourne and still conducts his XB Falcon regularly. Speaking to Rust in episode 50 of his podcast, Bana explained that The Beast remains the center of his love for cars.
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“In fact, there have been times when you can’t use it for about a year, or it had to be stored offsite, but there was never a verbal exchange in my head to get rid of it,” Bana told Rusty’s Garage. “There have been many occasions when it was not practical, but the circuit is closed and I still consider the car to be as healing to me as it was 30 years ago. He plays the same role as in the documentary, for those of us who have noticed it. »
Those who have noticed Love the Beast will know that the car will have an unfortunate finish when Bana crushed it in Targa Tasmania. However, he revealed to Rust the repair process, so he is now in an almost pristine state.
“It still gives me something to do, at all times there is something to do about it, while it’s done quite a bit and I can’t do much more,” he said. “But in terms of maintenance, driving and fun, and the smile it gives other people when you drive on the road because you just don’t see them. I mean, the fact that it’s the Beast, but everything is cut in this state is essentially driven off the road through trucks on the road to see it. It’s a glorious thing to have had for so long.”
Bana admits that he tries to compartmentalize his love of cars and motorcycles when working on a film, as film makers occasionally have to secure actors in the event of injury, but admits that he fails to do so.
“I have to leave the flashing lights on because I will inevitably have a verbal exchange with one of the accessory guys or the guys in the vehicle and, especially the specialists, I befriend the double the first week he loves cars,” Bana says. “Because, inevitably, when you work out in stunts or fights, you have something to say.”
Chopper’s star also revealed to Rust that he seeks to mix his two passions and execute a script for a film about legendary motorcyclist Mike Hailwood.
The verbal exchange with Rust also included a funny revelation about how he was given concern in the classic Australian Comedy, The Castle, which looked unsettlingly as Car-obsessed Bana had grown up in Melbourne’s Tullamarine.
“When I first read The Castle script, you have to perceive that my father was a greyhound teacher when I was a kid and we lived near the airport. So I read the script and in the first 10 pages I think they were me off. I think, “Is this a joke?” It’s too close to the bone. I may identify with a lot of things about the Castle, ” laughs Bana.
In the chat, Bana also talks about her love of Porsches and she to upload her to her Bathurst departures list.
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