I just got this email from Nissan's PR dept. I thought you might be interested.... some of you already know this stuff but for those that don't, here's what they said:

NISSAN SHIFTS INTO ENTERTAINMENT WITH ITS
FIRST SHORT FILM, "THE RUN"

Award-Winning Nissan 350Z Stars in Adrenaline-Filled Film by
Two-Time Academy Award*-Winner John Bruno

GARDENA, Calif., Tuesday, December 3, 2003 - The Nissan Division of Nissan
North America, Inc., (NNA) today announced plans to distribute its first
short film, "The Run," available to consumers on DVD beginning late January
2003 at Nissan dealers and online at Z.com. A two-minute trailer featuring
some of the most exhilarating scenes from the film is currently playing on
more than 5,500 screens at 450 theaters across the U.S. and is also
available for viewing at Z.com.

The film was produced by Nissan and directed by two-time Academy Award?-
winner John Bruno ("True Lies," "The Abyss" and "Terminator 2"), and
captures the star of the film, a 2003 350Z Track Model, being piloted by
noted stuntman Jimmy Roberts on a six-and-a-half-minute run through the
narrow, slick cobblestone streets of Prague in the Czech Republic at speeds
of up to 123 mph. "The Run" is a unique short-film that delivers only the
pure, visceral experience of a Z slicing through the historic city and
leaves out the dramatic storylines, over-the-top stunts and high-tech
production techniques found in other corporate-sponsored films.

"'The Run' is an adrenaline-filled example of Nissan's commitment to reach
consumers in a dramatic and memorable way," said Steve Wilhite, vice
president of marketing at Nissan. "As a showcase for the Z in motion, 'The
Run' complements various executions of the Z advertising launch campaign
that features still photography exclusively. Just as important, the film
demonstrates Nissan's ability to build original products and market them in
imaginative ways with an edgy flare."

Utilizing the DVD format, "The Run" offers exciting bonus features
including:
§ Special "Behind The Scenes" footage features interviews with
both the director and the stuntman;
§ "Z Watching" celebrates the beauty of the Z sheet-metal
against the backdrop of Prague;
§ "Z Tech" provides viewers with details on Z's performance
characteristics;
§ The cutting-edge "Choose Your Own View" feature allows
viewers to become director and watch full-length, unedited runs from eight
different camera angles.

The second in a series of innovative marketing initiatives to support the
return of the Z, "The Run" follows Nissan's unprecedented "Z Tour" - a
series of more than 20 impromptu, free concerts by top name entertainment
artists across the U.S. this fall. Supported by viral marketing and
word-of-mouth, the "Z Tour" philosophy brought major acts like Pink, 311,
Puddle of Mudd, Sheryl Crow and No Doubt, to unexpected places and carried
the message that Nissan can deliver the unexpected.

Nissan partnered with The Designory based in Long Beach, California and
Creative Domain based in Hollywood, California to produce "The Run."

 

the second photo they sent...

 

Okay, I shouldn't do this.... right click this and save to your hard drive, now you have the trailer.

http://www.jmanz.com/350z.rm

I will leave this here until Monday, so download if you're going to download.

Side note... I freaking HATE Real Player, if you're like me... you're going to want to download this little beauty here :

http://www.jmanz.com/unRealOne.rar

You'll need to UnRAR that using WinRAR or another unraring program. After you've done this, follow the instructions. The end product, you'll have a program that will act like Windows Media Player but it'll open Real Media files. In other words, uninstall that piece of garbage real player, install this player and voila, you're set.

Then click alt+ enter to go full screen. WOOO HOOOOO!!!!!

In the words of Dick Vitale (sp?) That's Awesome Baby!!!!!

hope ya like.

 

http://a400.g.akamai.net/7/400/8182/...zdvd/HR_QT.mov

if you'd like the 40 meg high res quicktime variation.

(this is still just the trailer)