Fountain Pens In Your Favorite Films! 

The Imitation Game with Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing was amazing! Cumberbatch used a fountain pen quite often as he decoded the wartime “Enigma” machine. Great film!

In Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds," the main character uses a fountain pen when she first arrives at the village.

Hello HJ. Really enjoyable video. The creativity of stepping beyond the subject of pens and ink was delightful. Great job. I am a fan of Hercule Poirot and he is always with a fountain pen. Just a thought for part 2 of this intoxicating subject. Take care my friend and keep them coming.

In "Who framed Roger Rabbit", Marvin Acme sprays ink on Eddy Valiant's shirt. While the pen by itself does not play a big role, the disappearing and reappearing ink very much does.

The Letter Writer, a wonderful movie from 2011 about the value of letters, includes fountain pens

Great video HJ! There is also a classy scene in a Talented Mister Ripley movie when Dicky with Tom's help is writing a postcard using his fountain pen.

Great video... I love the idea of a waterman vintage pen inherited. Watermans are undervalued!. The film a good year is endearing. Provence is such a beautiful place!.

There's a Montblanc Classique used by Tom Selleck in Her Alibi(1988). He uses it for story notes in his leather journal.

Thank you Hemingway. I get excited when I see a fountain pen being used in a movie or on television. The British shows feature them a lot. Doc Martin, Father Brown and the like. Being retired, I am always looking for bargains, especially paper and journals that are fountain pen friendly. To my surprise the other day, the local CVS drug store here in St. Fl have the caliber journals marked down 70%. I now have enough to last awhile.

In the 1977 film "MacArthur," a dip pen is used to sign the document ending the war in the Pacific. But in real life, of course, General MacArthur used a Parker Duofold.

The conway stewart is tempting. It is a beautiful pen. Another fun video!

This is a fun idea. You see more watches film than fountain pens. The Indiana Jones pen is so nice!

Another great one! Sorry to be so tardy. In Three Days of the Condor with Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway, early in the film there’s a scene where a man is sitting in a car and marking off people as they enter the office. He uses Mont Blanc either 149 or 146 to cross their names off. In the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Watson writes a note to Holmes with a fountain pen and incredibly black ink. Looking forward to numbers two and three, and… of this series.

I knew Sean Connery from Indiana Jones would be featured. Nicely researched and well-narrated. Great video, HJ.

In the 2011 movie "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" the character Control ( John Hurt ) signs his letter of resignation with what most believe to be a classic Osmia.

“Schindler’s List,” Oskar Schindler uses a Montblanc Meisterstück. “The Great Gatsby”, Jay Gatsby uses a Montblanc Meisterstück. “Titanic”, Brock Lovett uses a Waterman as he searches for the Heart of the Ocean diamond. “The Kings Speech”, King George VI uses a Parker Duofofd.

Coming in a bit late here, but I'll mention a scene from Roman Polanski's *The Pianist* (2002), taking place toward the end of WW II, where Thomas Kretschmann, in the role of German Wermacht Captain Wilm Hosenfeld, is in a makeshift office signing assorted papers while sitting with the Knowledge that Germany's grip on Poland is falling apart rapidly. From the looks of it, he's wielding a Montblanc.

I have seen all the movies you referenced, and i loved each one of them. Thanks, HJ for this wonderful video

Enjoyable video, as always. My film suggestion would be 'What Dreams May Come' with Robin Williams. A dark film in many ways, but extended scenes of letter writing with a Hero 329.

The pen briefly in the movie Brazil, when a lady is forced to sign something. I never found out what kind of pen that was.

Great topic. See, Out of the Past, vintage film noir. Robert Mitchum's character writes with a fountain pen, Sheaffer maybe? Hard to think of titles, but films have featured some lovely handwriting by, presumably, "stunt handwriting doubles."

Guten Tag Herr Jones! 😆 Sorry but I couldn’t resist the Indiana Jones reference! I really enjoyed this video and I’ve seen two out of the three movies that you referenced. I am also not a fan of Quentin Tarantino, although Christoph Waltz is such a good actor that he steals just about every movie that he is in. I am so glad that you referenced the movie A Good Year as that is one of my all-time favorites. I especially love the scene where Freddie Highmore is helping Albert Finney write out checks to pay his bills. When Freddie comments that the mechanic has sent a bill Albert Finney replies No not one sou! The Peugeot is wheezing worse than your Aunt Midge! Cracks me up every time! And of course Freddie Highmore is using that same fountain pen with that fabulous green ink. It’s just a wonderful scene in a movie that has so much heart. One of my all-time favorite movies, well actually, a Masterpiece Theater miniseries version, is Jane Eyre…the version with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens. There is a pivotal scene where Jane writes a letter to her uncle in Madeira, telling him that she has to be married. She writes that letter using a dip pen and very black ink. That letter, of course, sets off a major part of the plot. One could also say that in virtually every movie of that time period you’re going to see a fountain pen of one type or another. I apologize for the long response, but I just enjoyed this video so much. Thank you for bringing back to my current memory a movie that I love so much. I might have to go pull out the DVD now and watch it!

Steve McQueen used a Sheaffer Triumph desk pen in the movie The Thomas Crown Affair.

I like Johnny Depp's Montblanc Agatha Christie in The Ninth Gate. Do more videos like this!

A Beautiful Mind, fountain pens ceremony. There a lot of fountain pens.

I love that Indiana Jones was the very first one!

Great topic! Would love to see some more of this.

That was great! ❤ Recently I had a conversation with friends about typewriters in movies.

I really enjoy these "Fountain Pens in . . ." videos. Please do more. I just downloaded "A Good Year" to read. I look forward to giving it a go, thanks.

Marvellous presentation, thoroughly enjoyed the clip

Wow...this was beautifully produced video....I love these scenes you share...brings back fond memories for me.

I am also interested in the accuracy of pens used in the Netflix show 'The Crown'. Do you think they went off of what the Royal family actually wrote with? Great video!

Almost certainly not fountain pens, but there's a scene in 2010: Odyssey Two where Roy Scheider's character uses two pens to explain how to get from Jupiter back to Earth quickly.. Because the actor had to suspend the pens in a magnetic field to simulate zero G, it took 127 takes to do it right. On the 90-somethingth take, it worked, and Scheider said "Holy S!!t! It worked!" "Cut! Set it up again..." LOL

Very cool idea to make a video about fountain pens in movies. I already loved your video about writer's pens. "Inglorious Bastards" is probably the movie by Tarantino I like the least. But when I now think about the other Tarantino movies, I am not sure if I still like any of them. however, this is not about the movies but about he appearance of pens in the movies. And as long as we talk fountain pens, I agree that the scene in Indiana Jones is one of the best (and of course it fits perfectly to you HJ). Another great scenes with pens (although not fountain pens but quill pens) is in Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose" when the ink stains on the finger of the monk lead to the solution of the murder mystery. Thanks for another great video. Looking forward to other great ideas you have.

Excellent! Love my Conway Stewart Churchill, and Alastair. Great company with a wonderful tradition, and right next door to St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

This has to be your best video yet. Well done!

Good video...😊 84 Charing Cross Road...subbed!😊

very nice hj. thanks. i love it when i see fps in movies or tv.

Not a fan of blood & guts films, would much rather see something like a good year! Still, I agree the use of the pen being filled said volumes about a character that I otherwise know nothing about! enjoyed this very much and would love to see more... perhaps some classic TV shows next?

Hey, awesome films! I'm definitely going to rewatch them---thanks for the inspiration! Lots of great comments on here too---what a cool community 🙂

I think it's a MontBlanc Simplo 324 in Inglorious Bastards.

I love Tarantino's films .

Loved this! And of course Indiana Jones had to be first. Really enjoyed the interesting details you feature - the Role of the pen in the movie, the maker’s and pen’s background, and charming historical delights. Thank you, Dr. Jones! A+! -Pam O.

This is so wild. Last week I was searching through the web, Reddit, RU-vid for fountain pens (pens in general) in film. Thank you for making this. Haven’t seen it yet, but I’m excited to watch it lol!

Marty McFly uses a fountain pen to write the warning letter to Doc. Back To The Future I

Wonderful video. Being a fan of fountain pens and film, it was a joy to watch.

Imitation Game, there are some great fountain pen scenes including him shaking it hard to get it writing again...great video

My wife and I almost always watch movies and some TV shows using subtitles, because the dialogue is a combination of too faint, too mumbly, or too fast. I’m convinced that you could move to Hollywood and make a fortune as an enunciation coach! You are truly a gem, keep fighting the good fight.

Love this discussion! Two of my favorite films have fountain pen scenes (although featured briefly) - The English Patient and The Accidental Tourist. You are correct, they do highlight the unique personalities of the characters. The English Patient’s fountain pen points to his sensual and scholarly nature while The Accidental Tourist’s use of a fountain pen points to his quirky, meticulous, and traditional nature.

My new fave is the intro to Feud Season 2. A fountain pen gets ink from a viper's fang then writes a love note. Almost too cool for words!

In the 2017 movie Marshall. In the ending, Marshall makes very good use of a fountain pen in his summation to the jury!

Angel Hart. Mickey Rourke uses a fountain pen in the opening scene. Then, later, does some detective work debunking a 1930s signature written in ballpoint.

Wish you had included the rather long scene when Smiley writes that all important letter to Karla. Always wondered what pen it was. But the pen makes the scene. Thanks for this episode. Really enjoyed it.

I share your appreciation for Peter Mayle, though trading his books always makes me hungry. I’m not a movie buff andI’m not terribly observant, so the only addition i can offer to your list is the scene in _101Dalmatians_ in which Cruella is trying to get Roger and Anita to sell the puppies and she spatters ink all overvas she shakes her fountain pen to start it writing. I don’t think I’ve seen any QT films. It makes sense to me that one might pump a pen only once so that the pen has less ink to possibly leak later when bumping along in military vehicles. Video was fun and I love all the suggestions others have made. Have you done videos of books in which fountain pens feature? Thank you.

I have that Conway Stewart Indiana Jones pen and love it! I got mine with a fine nib, since that seems to fit what would have been on a pen that size from that era. Another Russell Crowe movie featuring fountain pens is A Beautiful Mind. I am a Tarantino fan, especially of Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.

The Crown's first season (not a movie, sorry), has many fleeting but important uses of fountain pens. Love the video. Thanks!

I love this topic! Thank you! :).

Thanks for doing this! A Good Year is one of my very favorite films and I always wondered what fountain pen was used.

What about a Beautiful Mind and the Pen Ceremony in Princeton’s Library - Dark Academia & Fountain Pens combined! 😉👍🏻 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U68B0MW4GIA.htmlsi=4S88ZJqlBsPAJObu

Thanks for your awesome videos & topics. ❤😊👍💯

Great, original video, thanks very much! As for Q. Tarrantino, I feel exactly like you: only the first two. The General"s mise en scene seems to be very well analyzed by our beloved Hemingway Jones, kudos!

I was watching The Last Witchhunter this week and it has a big plot point around a Waterman 402. The other film I remember having a big fountain pen part was The Invisible Man (2020).

Queen Elizabeth used lovely Parkers in The Crown series.

I hope this is a series that keeps going for a bit. Enjoyed this a lot. I enjoy all of Tarantino's work myself. I especially like the hateful eight.

What a fun video!h I have some more pen movie references for you. I commented for a recent video of yours that Nicole Kidman taught herself to write right-handed for a hand close-up in "The Hours". We see Nicole Kidman's/ Virginia Woolf's hand writing with a fountain pen. Early in the 1975 movie "Hindenburg" starring George C. Scott we see a woman's hand as she is using a fountain pen to write a warning letter to the German embassy. Later in "Hindenburg" a fountain pen is stood on end on a tabletop for a bet as to how long the pen can stand there without falling over. Yet another fountain pen is shown in the movie: the pen is being used to smuggle diamonds that are hidden inside the pen. Also in "Valley of the Dolls" there's a scene in which Susan Hayward as Helen Lawson is going to sign a contract, I believe, and asks, "Anyone got a fountain pen?"

In the series, Hannibal, there’s a great scene where Dr. Lecter displayed some amazing handwriting using a fountain pen.

Got my Indy! Number 44 is short but mighty! For those that want it note they are made to order so can take up to 28 days from order.

Uncle Billy uses a dip pen at the bank in "It's A Wonderful Life." I'm pretty sure that Bridget Jones uses a fountain pen, but it's hard to tell. I'm just going on the writing and ink. 🙂

I agree, Christof Waltz is brilliant and I’ll watch anything with him in it! And I don’t care for Quentin Tarantino either.

This comment is about even more and older fountain pens and desk sets. Watch The “Charley Chan movies and others of that time period. I can watch them often because the pens and ephemera distract me from the plot. I enjoy your videos very much. Thanks for the effort you put into them

So fun! A+ 🎥🎬🎞️

Hi… did not know where to post this general comment so posting it here. My husband and I only recently turned on to your channel two months ago and we are catching up on all of your shows. We want to thank you for giving us such enjoyable content. Personally, I find your shows so packed with personality in addition to technical feedback and the content in my opinion is unique! Thank you so much! We regularly enjoy and look forward to viewing them. We watch (catching up on older videos) several times a week. Our grail list has increased tremendously! 😮 for me, I’ve added the MB egyptomania, the MB Boheme (which I’m getting today), the Aurora Sole Milo, the Waterman Red Ripple (that you featured in the film pens video), the Cartier de Diablo and the Conway Stewart Churchill Charles III…. Once again, thank you for proving such enjoyable content! Happy pen collecting and writing!

I know it's not a film, but the pen in Netflix's Ripley is directly responsible rekindling my appreciation and use of fountain pens -- and then of finding your channel. Speaking of that pen, it seems bigger on the screen than in real life - is it? I now have an x159 and while big, the MB 149 from Ripley still seems gigantic. Anyway - love your videos!

This is one hell of an interesting video, well made!

Can't have a convo about Russell Crowe & pens in movies without discussing A Beautiful Mind. Professor Nash recognized by his peers & honor behind the club initation with a MB is classic.

This was a great video! Good point about Landa, the inking of the pen seemed almost ritualistic...

I love FP watching in films. Thanks for reminding me of some of the best instances. I would like to include David Mamet's "House of Games." It's just a brief scene, but the psychiatrist character (played by Mamet's then-wife) finishes her therapy session note-taking and clips her black Waterman Le Man 100 into the notebook. I have one of those pens from the '90s, a revival of the original Patricians of the '40s.

I agree with you about Tarantino and his films. I dislike some actors because they dominate the characters they play; I can only see the actor. Tarantino has the same effect as a director; you can't forget that you're watching a Tarantino film. He occupies way too much space in his films. I like the first two pens featured. I recently bought a vintage Conway Stewart in celluloid and have taken a real liking to it. That black one looks like a worthy addition to my modest collection. You didn't identify the pen in the Tarantino film, and I can't. But there it's more the way he uses it that commands attention than the pen itself. Fountain pen lovers often look for fountain pens in films, but usually the pens are there only as props because the period demands them. You've chosen three films in which the pens are more significant. They play a function beyond just telling us the film is set in analog days. Good choices, I think. I can't think off hand of any others, but I will keep my eyes open. I haven't had time to see the second Dune film yet, but I'm confident I won't see the emperor or Baron Harkonnen signing any documents with fountain pens, or any other kind of pens. A pity. I'd like to think the hobby will hang around for the next 20 millennia, but nothing lasts forever.

Thanks, good job..............

Great video once again....... There are multiple scenes in the TV Show Hannabel, that show is kind of a prequel to a famous movie 'Silance of the lamp'....... The main character antagonist is a psychologist & cannibal but he is quite a sophisticated guy & was using waterman carren.

One of my favorite sci-fi action movies: Demolition Man - Rotring 900 in the Simon Phoenix vs. retinal scanner scene, iykyk!

Will Smith uses a Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 in the movie "Enemy of the State." It's even less common to see FP's in movies set in more contemporary times.

very cool video. i have not seen A Good Year. i will now, but not just because, my pen friend, of the pen, but because i like movies in a similar vein, Under The Tuscan Sun, Love Is All You Need (lemon groves), A Walk in The Clouds, Autumn in The Vineyard, Still Breathing, etc.

And This Pen is my PRE- Mitsubishi Lamy!

Oh love the Indiana Jones movies. I remember that scene. Must look up that pen.

The IG scene is so well done…. Peter Mayle was awesome…. Also enjoy A Good Year…. Duplicity, one of the Lara Croft films… The Thomas Crown Affair… Dip pens or quills in Anonymous….

Excellent video!

Hello HJ I would suggest a video about politicians, great leaders and their fountain pens

This was wonderful and interesting! Now, if only The Maltese Falcon had included a scene with a fountain pen.

Now I have a new movie to watch and or book to read, The Good Year

Jojo Rabbit clearly shows Jojo using a nice fountain pen a couple of times but I don’t know what it is.

Fun topic!

You used footage of Boris clicking the Parker Jotter from "Goldeneye". I thought you might do honorable mentions that were not fountain pens. There is a Lamy Swift in "Knight and Day" an underrated comedy with Tom Cruise and Carmen Diaz.

Good choices!

Love the outro music HJ. You are right about Quentin. I thought I was the only one who thought that. By the way Indiana is misspelled in your intro to Indiana Jones movie. Love this idea.

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Sense 8 uses a Lamy Al Star in Blue

I like your idea/suggestion of watching a movie at the beginning of summer to usher in a feeling or mindset that savers a season. Perhaps I will give a good year a try in a few weeks! It’s interesting to see pens of old and current trends. Larger pens are definitely in vogue it would seem. I’m curious to invest in a vintage waterman, but I don’t want something too tiny! Any suggestions? Model sizes?

Thomas Crown Affair (Pierce Bronson)

In Out Of Africa, Denys Finch Hatton tries to give a pen to Karen Blixen. He intends for her to use the pen to write down her stories, and also as a payment for them. Baroness Blixen says, " but my stories are free, and your present is much too dear."