Download Print Special Report: HEMI® Engine HEMI® in Pop Culture Auburn Hills, Mich. June 9, 2004 - Race tracks, cruise events and museum exhibits aren’t the only places where HEMI®-powered vehicles take center stage. They’ve been immortalized over the years through parts on big and small screens alike. And their star power is still strong. From 1996-2001, a 1971 Plymouth HEMI Cuda played sidekick to Don Johnson and Cheech Marin in CBS’s popular "Nash Bridges" television series. HEMI’s film work also includes roles in such flicks as: Bullitt (1968) Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry (1974) Phantasm (1979) Heart Like a Wheel (1983) Phantasm II (1988) Natural Born Killers (1994) Blade (1998) Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) The Fast and the Furious (2001) Blade II (2002)