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07-18-2012, 10:27 AM
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Tom Cruise's 'Risky Business' Porsche up for auction
July 18, 2012, 8:55 AM EST
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One of the three Porsches Tom Cruise drove in "Risky Business" is up for auction. The 1979 sports car is expected to fetch up to $60,000 at Profiles in History's Hollywood Treasure From the Vaults sale, which begins on July 28. Auction house boss Joe Maddalena hopes the car will surpass the expected price because of its history.
He tells "Access Hollywood Live," "Tom Cruise learned to drive a stick in this car ... and there's a rumor Sean Penn actually had snuck into one scene and he (Cruise) started the car and got ready to drive and Sean Penn stuck his hand in and turned the ignition off."
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Maddalena reveals Porsche officials refused to let director Paul Brickman use their cars in the 1983 film, so he had to buy three used Porsches for the film. Maddalena adds, "When the movie came out, it was a two-hour commercial for Porsche; it literally put them on the map ... Maybe Porsche will buy it back." The auctioneer is also hoping the car's most famous "owner" wants it back: "Maybe Tom Cruise (will buy it)."
Tom Cruise's 'Risky Business' Porsche up for auction
July 18, 2012, 8:55 AM EST
©Profiles in History
WENN
One of the three Porsches Tom Cruise drove in "Risky Business" is up for auction. The 1979 sports car is expected to fetch up to $60,000 at Profiles in History's Hollywood Treasure From the Vaults sale, which begins on July 28. Auction house boss Joe Maddalena hopes the car will surpass the expected price because of its history.
He tells "Access Hollywood Live," "Tom Cruise learned to drive a stick in this car ... and there's a rumor Sean Penn actually had snuck into one scene and he (Cruise) started the car and got ready to drive and Sean Penn stuck his hand in and turned the ignition off."
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Maddalena reveals Porsche officials refused to let director Paul Brickman use their cars in the 1983 film, so he had to buy three used Porsches for the film. Maddalena adds, "When the movie came out, it was a two-hour commercial for Porsche; it literally put them on the map ... Maybe Porsche will buy it back." The auctioneer is also hoping the car's most famous "owner" wants it back: "Maybe Tom Cruise (will buy it)."