Fountain Pens In Movies And Tv

[maus930]

Fountain pens are not often seen in current TV and movies -- they were quite evident in the vintage flicks from the 20s and 30s.

Yesterday I was watching a MATLOCK rerun on Cable -- Episode "Ihe Accident" The killer was caught because he used a Fountain Pen

(with a flex nib) to sign a document and the victum had only received the pen hours before he was killed -- the document could only

have been signed by the killer with that pen because of its unique characteristics. Matlock remarked

-"this is a real fountain pen- I hear they are coming back"

[Verbose]

Wow, they never left. Fountain pens seem to be more of a niche thing.

[Truffle Finder]

Quite a while ago, I was asked by a 'Film Prop Buyer' if I could supply a pen which could 'blot' on demand, I told her that I would give it some thought, and perhaps she could get back to me a while later.

She didn't do so, and I discovered a way of the pen 'blotting on demand', it turned out to be the advert for a car manufacturer, 'vore sprung dourke tecnik' [almost certainly the incorrect spelling!!!] but they avoided the actual blotting on demand.

Not much of a claim to fame!

Truffle Finder. :embarrassed_smile:

[Gandalfandula]

the ones that come to mind quickly for me -

 

-the Nazi/farmhouse from Inglorious Basterds. he even fills it from an ink bottle in the scene.

-the movie The Fountain - a dip pen plays an important role in the plot.

-a recent episode of American Pickers - i was only half watching it, but the guy got a handful of vintage pens for like $40. argh! he's totally that guy.

[wallylynn]

When the Simpsons had to forfeit their curling team spot, Principal Skinner used one to sign the concession.

[tuintu]

i've seen a boy writing his diary with a Montblanc Meisterstück in a Turkish TV Serial.

[RyanWakefield]

the ones that come to mind quickly for me -

 

-a recent episode of American Pickers - i was only half watching it, but the guy got a handful of vintage pens for like $40. argh! he's totally that guy.

 

Do you remember anything else about the episode? I don't know how I could have missed that since I watch every episode!

[pen2paper]

"Nanny McPhee Returns"

Fountain pens features prominently in one key scene.

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Edited September 17, 2010 by pen2paper

[Gandalfandula]

the ones that come to mind quickly for me -

 

-a recent episode of American Pickers - i was only half watching it, but the guy got a handful of vintage pens for like $40. argh! he's totally that guy.

 

Do you remember anything else about the episode? I don't know how I could have missed that since I watch every episode!

 

i think it was episode 9 or 10 of season 2. i'd like to find it somewhere or watch a rerun to see what exactly he got

[Parse Error]

Tom and Jerry -- SPLASH!!!!

[Fanatyk]

House, M.D. - Wilson always has two Lamy All-star ballpoints and Waterman Expert in his shirt pocket.

 

Cheers,

Adam

[Brian C]

Needfull Things. The devil uses one to put names in his little black book.

[redisburning]

-the Nazi/farmhouse from Inglorious Basterds. he even fills it from an ink bottle in the scene.

-the movie The Fountain - a dip pen plays an important role in the plot.

 

two of my favorites.

 

in the Stephen Fry show Kingdom he uses them on occasion.

[sfs1965]

Stone - 2010

 

I think Deniro is using a Vanishing point in the beginning scenes.

 

Maybe I'm way off or just have fountain pen on the mind.

 

If its is what a nice pen being used by great actor in a good movie

 

 

I hope someone can confirm.

 

 

Also Deniro was in Casino where someone was stabbed to death in the neck with a fountain pen (what a way to go)

[RedSox04]

In the Movie "Recount" about the 2000 US election, I saw multiple FP's

[Baloo2327]

In the movie "Dirty Dozen", they used a dip pen for the hotel registry, and they dumped the ink well over.

[br549]

I seem to recall in the movie "Enemy of the State" with Wil Smith and Gene Hackman there was a scene where Smith's character takes apart his Parker 51 looking for a tracking device.

Not to mention the numerous cartoons from the '40s and '50s when a lever fill FP would be squirted in the face of an antagonist for humerous effect.

[J Jordan]

I'm not sure of the pen maker, but Hannibal uses a dip pen to write to Clarice in the movie Hannibal.

[Lefthand_Smudge]

In an episode of the recent BBC series Sherlock. Sherlock Holmes deduces that the writing on a note was done by Parker Duofold. I think he might be a little more specific than that but I'm not sure. Pretty impressive from just the writing.

 

You don't see the pen but he mentions the pen by name.

[SnowLeopard]

Tippi Hedren & Esterbrook.... I think.....in "The Birds"....when she addresses the envelope/note to Rod Taylor....

Edited January 8, 2011 by SnowLeopard