With the high cost of gasoline reaching and all time high its interesting to see how the price of a gallon of gasoline is caught on film. Die Hard has a scene at the 1st part of the film where it shows (i think) .60cents for a gallon of regular.

Any others we can all flashback on ???

Argh...I'm trying to remember what it was that I was watching a day or two ago that actually had gas prices in it. When I saw it, I actually thought to myself, "Hmm...one doesn't see that too often."

Back to the future had Gas for 10 cents! my goodness!

When I started driving, gas was between 90 cents and a buck for regular leaded.

Lost world should have a view of the prices, can't remember how much though.

funny you should mention that. This is something i look for on all movies, just savage hobby. I also enjoy "regular" and "unleaded" signs. You can't get leaded gas anymore can you?

*sniff, sniff* I'm a young guy, and can easily rememeber back when my parents paid that much for gas. Probably around '93. Now, I go and fill up my modest 15 gallon tank (about 14gal total) for about $29.

Robocop would have had an interesting price in the gas station sequence. Did they show the prices there?

no, you can't - which is a pisser if you own a classic car that runs on it. My Mustang needs leaded gas... Everyone few tanks I have to add lead to my gas. Sucks.

By the way - I've been driving since like 89 and I don't recall gas prices ever being 60 cents. I think 87 cents is the cheapest I've paid.

Nope...

No more leaded gasoline. You can get 10% ethanol or MTBE blended gasoline depending on the area you live.

I think Cannonball Run I may show the gas prices, I know there is a scene where they get gas at 7-11(She goes both ways!)

Hell, when I first got my license '98 here in Austin, TX I remember filling up for 62 cents a gallon and for that whole first year I drove it never reached over 88 cents. Compared to now it feels like I was in a damn time warp.

yep, it was 99 9/10 cents a gallon when I got my license... : ( those days are long gone. I remember the 74 9/10 cents a gallon in die hard...good times.

Cheapest I remember getting gas for was around the 80 cent mark.

Funny you should bring this up -- I just noticed a few days ago that the opening credits to Soprano's features $.97 for gas prices. In New Jersey no less!

Pft. Everything is inflated in Los Angeles.

I've never noticed a gas price in movies, but what really bothers me (this is way off topic) is the 9/10th cent. [rant]What is the point. Nobody really keeps track of that do they? I always think of Office Space when I see that fraction of a cent. Someone somewhere is a gazillionaire because they're skimming that damn 9/10th cent. Just raise the price a full cent and drop the stupid fraction[/rant]

Check out the gas station scene in Zoolander - funny stuff.

I thought that had something to do with special taxes on gas. Am I right? Or is it just some silly fashion that caught on?

The film "Tender Mercies" clearly shows the gas prices of it's time (1983). I can't remember the exact prices, but when I watched it ten years after it came out I was surprised that gas was actually more expensive in '83 than it was in '93.

I was visiting Jersey about the time the Sopranos first aired, and I was amazed that gas there was cheaper than any other state on my drive, other than Georgia. I was further mystified because all gas stations are full service in Jersey, which I would have thought would add to the price.

You can see gas prices in The Blues Brothers, but I forget what they are right now.

Jersey has very low gas taxes, and those refineries you see in the Sopranos opening credits also make a short trip to the pump. But right now, I'm paying a hefty, but all things considered nationally, 1.55 for regular at the El Cheapo gas stations.

Just watched Die Hard last night. Had a scene with .74 a gallon. Of course this was regular but the memories............

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) was set five years in the future. I seem to remember a scene at a gas station showing a price in excess of $3.00 a gallon. So at least that prediction did not come true.

BTW...

Those cheapo gasoline grades are the same as the name brand (Texaco, Citgo, BP Amoco, Etc...) grades so it really doesnt make a difference where you buy your gasoline.

Shell & Marathon I believe are the only 2 that are actually Shell & Marathon products.

The winner and champeen might be Dirty Harry when Harry runs up to a phone booth by a gas station and the price on the sign for a gallon was 18 cents.