Glasgow pops up in the funniest of places

I didn't know what to make my first post about, so decided I'd combine my passion for Glasgow with one of my other great passions - film. Future posts will look in more detail at movies made and set in Glasgow, but this introductory post takes a look at five blockbusters with unexpected mentions of the city in them. (I did say there would be trivial stuff on here)...

The Bourne Identity (2002)
When Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) surfaces in Zurich, CIA man Alexander Conklin (Chris Cooper) wants him "in a body bag by sun down". Conklin's team set about locating their trained assassins in Europe and the below shot of one of their computer screens would suggest that there's a Treadstone agent somewhere in Glasgow...

Copyright 2002 Universal Studios

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Just before Scotland froze it was business as usual in the environmental disaster flick. As we are introduced to the team at the Scotland based "Hedland Climate Research Center", we hear a commentator say "Welcome back to Glasgow, Scotland (just as any Scottish commentator would!), where Manchester United leads 3-1 over hometown Celtic in this pivotal Champions League match".

Copyright 2004 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Lifeforce (1985)
In this bizarre British sci-fi horror film, a race of space vampires bring carnage to London. Spot the familiar advertising slogan on the side of the bus...

Copyright 1985 Easedram Limited

The Rock (1996)
Edinburgh folk may have been surprised to find their most famous son playing a Weegie in this San Francisco-set action movie. John Patrick Mason (Sean Connery) is the only man ever to have broken out of Alcatraz, and his background is revealed when the FBI's Dr Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) asks colleague Marvin Isherwood (Todd Louiso) to check him out on the computer system.

Both images copyright Hollywood Pictures Company

The Sum Of All Fears (2002)

In the Jack Ryan adventure, arms dealer and bad apple Olson (Colm Feore) contemplates his latest business transaction while watching BBCs Antiques Roadshow. I wonder if the lady discussing the prized possession she found in an old Glasgow mansion knows she's a film star...

Copyright 2002 Paramount Pictures