iProduct Placement: Sandra Bullock Goes Rogue in “The Proposal”
11:10 am, November 20th, 2009, Nicole Martinelli

In “The Proposal,” Sandra Bullock plays a Canadian-born, bulletproof book editor who finds herself stuck in Sitka, Alaska while waiting to marry her assistant to get a green card.
After her cell phone gets stolen by an eagle, she picks up a replacement at the town general store — what could be more Alaska? — and then goes to the only Internet cafe around.
And has to answer all of her 37 urgent messages with a handful of dimes on a coin-operated modem system — via a iMac G3. This in stark contrast to the late-model iMac she had in her New York fiefdom.

It was one of the only bits in the movie that made me smile. I kind of wish I hadn’t sold mine, old as it was…
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Got a dark green iMac G3 that just needs the power button fixed (re-soldered maybe). You pay the shipping and it’s yours.
Joe, on November 20th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
If Nicole isn’t interested in it Joe, I am. Where about’s do you live sir, United Kingdom by any chance?
Although i have one of the new iMac’s, ive been trying to get hold of one of the old see-through plastic ones to make my room more ‘Mac Oriented’
Andrew Macdonald, on November 20th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Joe — thanks for the offer, but the shipping would be a problem, even if I trusted the Italian post, I’d hate to see the customs tangle on this one…
Nicole Martinelli, on November 20th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
While I notice a lot of iMacs in television and movies, I am tending to notice more and more that have the fake company’s logo (i.e. sticker) over the Apple logo. Ugly Betty is a good example of this.
Nathan, on November 20th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Nathan — very true. Maybe we should do some posts about “non-product” product placement. It’s bizarre because they are very obvious anyway…Gossip Girl does it a lot, too. (Seem to remember because Blackberry is a sponsor)…
Nicole Martinelli, on November 20th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Yeah, I had been lusting over the new iMac’s, and then say the two G3’s there. So cute! It’s rare that you see them anymore. I like them so much, I got one for a “second computer.” I love it!
Natey, on November 20th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
I have a G3 iMac and just can’t bear to part with it. In my house I have an MPB, mini, iMac G5, 2 powerbooks and I own an eMac that my mom’s using. My wife keeps bugging me to get rid of it but I just don’t know anyone who’s worthy.
Hal Summers, on November 21st, 2009 at 12:09 am
What? This movie was full of laughs!
Ged, on November 21st, 2009 at 1:14 am