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TheLexus 2054 is aconcept car designed byHarald Belker[1] for the 2002Steven Spielberg filmMinority Report. The vehicle was shown being built at anautomated factory in the film, and later driven by starTom Cruise in several action sequences.
In 2002,Lexus was requested bySteven Spielberg, a Lexus owner himself, to design a vehicle that would fit the requirements of year 2054 for his movie adaptation of the 1956Philip K. Dick short story "The Minority Report".[2] Designer Harald Belker worked withCalty, the Toyota/Lexus design studio in California.[3] They came up with an advanced vehicle that would run on fuel cells and have many advanced safety features, including a crash-proof structure andbiometric security systems.[4] (Lexus's cinematic concept car also appears in the 2005 filmThe Island, a red one in a stationary scene, a blue one in a driving sequence, and a silver one shown in a parking lot).
A film tie-in site proposed a Lexus future vehicle that would drive itself, take dinner orders verbally, and select music to match occupant moods.[4] The Lexus 2054 later appeared at several auto shows and public events. The site won several advertising awards.[5] Lexus paid $5 million for the rights to market the vehicle and its brand in relation to the film.[6]
TheMaisto toy company produced a 1/24 scale replica of the car[7] that was sold exclusively at theSharper Image to promote the film.
Hot Wheels created their own version of the car called thePhantom Racer, also designed by Belker himself due to licensing issues.[citation needed]
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