Motorola Micro TAC - MicroTAC Phones in Media

MicroTAC Phones in Media

• Hook (1991) – Peter Banning (Robin Williams) has a black MicroTAC 9800X, which is featured in the first segment of the movie before being thrown out of a window and buried by Granny Wendy's (Maggie Smith) dog, Nana.

• Black Sheep (1996) – Steve Dodds (David Spade) has a MicroTAC Elite VIP that cannot seem to find a signal anywhere.

• Christmas in My Hometown (1996) – Jacob Peterson (Tim Matheson) has a DPC 550 in his car.

• My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) – Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) has a DPC 550 complete with leather case throughout the length of the film.

• Conspiracy Theory (film) (1997) – Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts) uses an MCI MicroTAC in several scenes.

• Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) – Michael Cromwell (Tim Allen) uses a MicroTAC throughout the film.

• Three Kings (1999 film) (1999) – Sergeant First Class Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg) finds a MicroTAC 550 amongst a pile of DynaTACs in an underground bunker. Having trouble with the Iraqi operator, he calls home.

• From the third season onward, "NewsRadio" features a DPC 650. It is featured prominently in the episode "Office Feud," in which it is used by Lisa (Maura Tierney) to report on the White House Easter Egg Roll.

• In the sitcom Frasier, Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) has a gray Motorola MicroTAC in many of the show's episodes. In later seasons, both Frasier and Niles Crane had a black StarTAC.

• In the popular HBO Series "Sex and the City," MicroTACs make many appearances in the first and second seasons. In the first episode, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) uses a friend's MicroTAC 650E to call Miranda.

• In the series Saved By The Bell, the character Zack Morris has a gray MicroTAC in later episodes, and a Motorola DynaTAC in earlier episodes.

• The television series Sliders featured a heavily modified MicroTAC Ultra-Lite, which was used as a base for the "Original Timer".

• One Fine Day (film) - Jack Taylor (George Clooney) uses a MicroTAC Piper throughout the film.