The comedian/actor Eddie Griffith destroyed a rare million-dollar Enzo Ferrari (which belonged to the film's producer, Daniel Sadek) on Monday 3/26/07, when he crashed it into a barricade while promoting this movie. He was unhurt in the low-speed incident, at Irwindale Speedway, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. He was practicing for a celebrity charity racing event tied to this upcoming film. Sadek estimated that the car was worth $1.2 million, and said he was just happy that Griffin was unharmed.
Overview
Director:Andy Cheng
Writers:Robert Foreman, Daniel Sadek
Release Date:13 April 2007 (USA)
Genre:Action
Tagline:Fear Nothing. Risk Everything.
Plot Summary:"Redline" is an auto/action thriller that features the personal exotic car collection of the producer...
"Redline" is an auto/action thriller that features the personal exotic car collection of the producer, real estate investor Daniel Sadek. Sadek who is financing the $26 million movie used his own cars including a Phantom Rolls Royce, Lamborghini Murcielago, Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari F430, Ferrari Scaglietti and two Mercedes SLR McLarens. Sadek's $450,000 Porsche Carrera GT is actually crashed during one sequence. Eddie Griffin accidentally crashed and destroyed the Enzo Ferrari, one of only 400 ever produced.