Smart ForTwo Set To Play Cupid In Ridley Scott's New Film "A Good Year"

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on October 26th, 2006 At 9:20 AM CST

First, it played Clouseau’s cop car in "The Pink Panther"; then, it  
provided Tom Hanks with a quick getaway in "The Da Vinci Code"; next,  
it became the perfect vehicle for Garfield’s owner Jon Arbuckle in  
"Garfield 2"; and now, in what will be the smart's fourth big screen  
outing of the year, the minicar is slated to play the role of Cupid  
in Ridley Scott's new film "A Good Year".

The film takes place in France, when Max Skinner (played by  
everyone's favorite gladiator/drunken pugilist Russell Crowe) travels  
to Provence to sell a vineyard he has inherited from his great  
uncle.  Upon arrival, Max sets out in a smart fortwo to traverse the  
French countryside, and while struggling to operate the car's  
navigation system, unknowingly comes dangerously close to striking an  
attractive young woman (played by Marion Cotillard).  Later, this  
same woman notices the smart outside Max's vineyard, and "love gets a  
second chance".

My eyes are welling up already.

Let's just hope for the sake of the young smart that all this  
newfound on-screen success doesn't go to his head - after all, we  
don't want to find him lying face down in a ditch nursing a marijuana  
and alcohol-induced high like some other unnamed actors that peaked  
too early...

For more info on the smart fortwo's new role as Cupid, visit  
www.eMercedesBenz.com to read the full press release detailing the  
movie.