Page 1 of 2

Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:07 am
by Levent Suberk
I watched a movie named 5 Card Stud and recognized Bicycle playing cards at opening of movie and also on movie poster.

This is a 1968 Western movie released by Paramount and directed by Henry Hathaway. It is starring Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum and beautiful Katherine Justice.

(Poster and lobby card pictures: microbrewreviews.blogspot.com)

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:41 am
by mook
Bicycle is a legendary maker of premium playing cards, and an American institution, and it's somehow 'right' that they have permeated down through film culture as the classic "GoTo" deck.

I was watching Sin City : A Dame to Kill For the other night. While not a very good film, and in no means a worthy sequel to the original, I noticed that a deck of Bikes were used. I don't know what deck precisely - the film is shot in "comic book" shades of false colour - but i think that they were Shadow Masters.

It would be interesting (and painstaking) to compile a list of films that use them...

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:23 am
by Levent Suberk
A scene from Rounders (1998). Lester 'Worm' Murphy (Edward Norton) holds two Bicycle cards.

(Picture: http://www.themoviescene.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:26 am
by Levent Suberk
mook wrote:I was watching Sin City : A Dame to Kill For the other night. While not a very good film, and in no means a worthy sequel to the original, I noticed that a deck of Bikes were used. I don't know what deck precisely - the film is shot in "comic book" shades of false colour - but i think that they were Shadow Masters.
Interesting. Any screenshot will be good.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:19 pm
by Levent Suberk
Tony Curtis holds Bicycle cards in Mister Cory (1957) movie directed by Blake Edwards.

(Picture: eMoviePoster.com)

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:06 pm
by chach
Levent Suberk wrote:
mook wrote:I was watching Sin City : A Dame to Kill For the other night. While not a very good film, and in no means a worthy sequel to the original, I noticed that a deck of Bikes were used. I don't know what deck precisely - the film is shot in "comic book" shades of false colour - but i think that they were Shadow Masters.
Interesting. Any screenshot will be good.
Here's part of the second poker scene in the movie, IIRC first one had some good shots of the cards when the deal got around to JGL. Can't find that scene however.

On iPad so can't embed properly, but here is a link

http://youtu.be/cVWoJtulczM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:21 pm
by Levent Suberk
Thanks for the link.

It is Bicycle Black Ghost at least I know.

A screenshot from the movie:

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:41 pm
by MagikFingerz
Bikes were featured in the movie Smokin' Aces (2006), and I believe D$D did the flourishes.


Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:55 pm
by Levent Suberk
Thanks.

Here is a screenshot from the movie Smokin' Aces, Jeremy Piven as Buddy 'Aces' Israel.

(Picture: http://www.popcornreel.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:02 pm
by chach
I have a Smokin' Aces Deck, came with a copy of the movie. They're nothing special, but I do love the flick, and Carnahan is a friend of a friend.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:39 pm
by mook
There's standard blue Bicycle Cards in the 2003 movie "Shade", but I couldn't get a screenshot as my DVD drive isn't working.

Jamie Foxx, Gabriel Bryne and Stuart Townsend sit down over a game a cards...

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:59 am
by schfifty5
From Stripes. Am always looking for Bicycles when watching movies now :P Have noticed them in a few other military movies and I've noticed it's always red and always standard rider back.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:28 am
by Levent Suberk
Glenn Ford in movie Mr. Soft Touch.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:39 am
by Levent Suberk
Poster of the movie Mr. Soft Touch.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:46 am
by Levent Suberk
Rock Hudson in movie Bend Of The River.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:59 am
by Levent Suberk
Tyrone Power in the movie Mississippi Gambler.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 9:03 am
by Levent Suberk
A detective novel by German publishers Erdball. Description is:

"Price : 60 Pfg - Our cover photo comes from the Universal International movie Mississippi Gambler"

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:38 am
by Levent Suberk
Bullseye in Daredevil, the movie, 2003.

(Picture: http://g8ors.blogspot.com.tr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 12:16 am
by rousselle
Monarchs (by Theory11) are featured in a few scenes in the movie "Now You See Me" from a few years ago.

I realize the title of this thread is "Bicycle Card In Movies," but I'm always fascinated by trying to figure out what other brands also appear. :)

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:30 am
by rousselle
Just saw Black Mass in theaters this past weekend (Johnny Depp playing Whitey Bulger.) There's a scene where they're playing cards and, sure enough, they look like Bicycles to me.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 3:24 pm
by rousselle
Not a movie, but a mini-series:

In Netflix's Marvel's Daredevil, episode 6, we first see the reporter (Ben... Urich?) using a pack of red bikes to map out who the players are in the recent events in Hell's Kitchen. Daredevil is represented by the Jack of Hearts, and the shadowy criminal mastermind (who he does not realize yet is Wilson Fisk) is represented by the King of Diamonds. The King of Diamonds is the first subtle reference that the story makes to the idea of "the Kingpin."

These cards are seen again in two subsequent episodes.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:15 pm
by chach
Watching one of the best Christmas movies and can't believe I forgot about this scene.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 12:28 pm
by Levent Suberk
chach wrote:Watching one of the best Christmas movies and can't believe I forgot about this scene.
Thanks chach. What is the name of that movie?

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 1:11 pm
by chach
The early 80s classic, Gremlins. About a bunch of tiny green monsters that wreak havoc on a small town over Christmas.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087363/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 2:41 pm
by Cbkimble
chach wrote:Watching one of the best Christmas movies and can't believe I forgot about this scene.
I'm still waiting for the modern remake. It's quite overdue IMO. Love the original. I just think they need to remake it.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 3:05 pm
by Levent Suberk
Another screenshot from the Gremlins movie.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 3:08 pm
by Levent Suberk
Poker Player gremlin figure made by NECA toys.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 2:56 pm
by UtterFool
Gremlins poker cards

It is freakin inception
Gremlins__97837.1441390053.500.659.jpg
Gremlins__97837.1441390053.500.659.jpg (192.05 KiB) Viewed 11049 times
My mind has been blown

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:17 pm
by albinodragon
Now I'm really wishing we had put this guy in the deck, playing with the Gremlins cards, for the ultimate Inception.

Re: Bicycle Cards In Movies

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:43 pm
by UtterFool
albinodragon wrote:Now I'm really wishing we had put this guy in the deck, playing with the Gremlins cards, for the ultimate Inception.
real missed opportunity Erik.

You should design a card stand with this guy holding the deck.