8 Sci-Fi Movies That Re-Used Props From Other Movies
4. Soldier - Blade Runner's Spinner
Blade Runner, Ridley Scott's peerless 1982 neo-noir hit, features what is probably the most iconic flying car in all of cinema (save for Doc Brown's 2015 DeLorean) - the Spinner. Gritty and believable when compared to the vehicles of earlier works such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Jetsons, the Spinner has influenced the vast majority of realistically-depicted flying cars in movies since.
A genuine Spinner can be seen in 1998's Kurt Russell-starring Soldier, partially buried in the dirt of a trash disposal planet in a state of disrepair. However, this is not merely a random piece of set-dressing - it's one of several references throughout the film to Blade Runner's universe, positing it as a shared-universe spin-off. "What's that?" I hear you say. "A Blade Runner spin-off that I haven't seen? Sign me up!"
Don't bother. While Blade Runner is a sci-fi masterpiece, Soldier is a rubbish action flick, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson of all people.
A much better film which also features a recycled Spinner is, in fact, Back To The Future II, which features one of Blade Runner's original props given a gaudy new paint job sitting in a driveway. Sadly, this is just a random piece of set dressing as opposed to a shared universe however.