VIDEO: Watch the 10 most EXPENSIVE car crashes in cinema, topped by The Blues Brothers JAMES BOND, The Blues Brothers, Bad Boys 2, The Dukes of Hazzard, Batman, Bullitt and Thelma and Louise caused the top ten most expensive car crashes in film history. Watch all the epic film clips here. SGIt's fun to watch but someone has to pay for it.Well, not really, but car insurance specialist 1ST CENTRAL has compiled a list of the most bank breaking pile-ups ever to grace the silver screen.Elwood Blues’ epic crash in The Blues Brothers would incur the highest claim in movie history. it would be the highest claim ever made in Hollywood movie history at £5 million. Responsible for extensive property damage as well as being liable for multiple personal injury claims, Elwood would see his insurance premium rise to £250,000 per annum following his accident.Ist CENTRAL's experts looked at how much a claim made from famous movie characters would cost based on typical criteria analysed when applying for car insurance.
These included age and profession of the driver, as well as severity of the crash they were involved in.SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH SOME OF THE MOST EPIC CAR CRASHES IN CINEMA HISTORYThe Joker would however now have a reason to be “so serious” seeing as he would have to fork out £2 million for the incident. Driving your car off a cliff is also not recommended if you want to keep your premium down, as ‘The Italian Job’s’ Charlie Croker and Thelma and Louise will agree.Leaving the film on a literal cliff hanger, Charlie luckily never found out his premium would rise to £30,000 per annum after his spin-out. Charlie’s claim could have been as high as £200,000, considering his precious gold cargo, but could have been £10,000 more if he had made a call-out for road-side assistance.Whilst driving off the edge of the Grand Canyon would have cost Louise £30,000 to claim on with her car written off, there would also be an additional cost too for the additional personal injury claim for Thelma and Louise.On the other end of the cost spectrum, despite causing £80,000 worth of damage to his Aston Martin DBS in ‘Casino Royale’
, James Bond does not need to pay a penny.As an Employee of the Crown, James does not require insurance because the government takes the place of the insurer. Being a professional NASCAR racer came in handy for Cole Trickle in ‘Days of Thunder’.Racing around the track, he totals his Chevrolet Lumina after a patch of poor visibility and causes a pile-up, known as ‘The Big One’.menting on the findings, Peter Creed, Co-founder and Chief Underwriting Officer of 1ST CENTRAL said that it was fun way to teach staff to look at every angle of a case.“A number of factors had to be carefully considered when estimating the cost of the claims these drivers would make," he said."Whilst our customers are unlikely to experience similar incidents, it’s a useful training exercise for our staff to undertake, so that they consider all aspects of processing a claim.”Scroll down for the full list of the top ten film car crashes and their estimated cost.The most expensive claims that could be made from movie car crashes are: 1. The Blues Brothers – Elwood Blues - £5,000,0002.
Bullitt – Steve McQueen – £3,000,0003. The Dark Knight – The Joker - £2,000,0004. Bad Boys 2 – Mike Lowry - £1,000,0005. The Italian Job – Charlie Croker - £210,0006. Bourne Identity – Jason Bourne – £100,0007. Casino Royale – James Bond - £80,0008. Dukes of Hazzard – Bo Duke - £50,0009. Thelma and Louise - Louise - £30,00010. Days of Thunder – Cole Trickle - £0Snow, gusty winds expected to batter Northern Arizona Blowing dust closes freeway at AZ-NM border Car smashes into power pole AZ Senate wants to allow guns in public buildings Hit and run crash victim found lying in the streetAscent 121, an Indianapolis-based non-profit organization, provides help for teenagers trying to escape human trafficking.It all started with a trip to a Lego store in the United States. Ryan "The Brick Man" McNaught was expecting twins and bought blocks for his future children.When McNaught returned to Australia, before his children were born, he whipped out the blocks and began to build.
That was eight years ago. Now, McNaught is one of 14 Lego "certified" professionals in the world. He is a real life master builder, travelling the world making the biggest and best Lego models - and hoping they don't get smashed.How can you improve your relationship with Lego beyond painfully stepping on an unassuming brick?Start with The Brick Man's 10 best Lego pieces. Lego brick 2 x 4 Most are familiar with Lego's traditional brick."It's the brick I use the most and is by far my favourite, it's very versatile," McNaught said."It is relatively large, we use it a lot with the big sculptures to get to the size relatively quickly." Lego brick 1 x 2. This element will allow you to add fine details to your Lego masterpiece. "At the risk of sounding nerdy, you have knobs going in an x and y axis," McNaught said. "What a jumper plate allows us to do is change that axis in half studs, so you can work in between two studs with a jumper plate." This piece is also referred to as the Washing Machine Brick or the Headlight Brick.
"It is really powerful," McNaught said. "It allows you to do crazy geometry." "It has a stud on the side and makes bricks go in different directions." "It's an amazingly common piece and has the most amount of colours. It allows you to make a nice soft slope for objects like roofs and cars," McNaught said. Unsurprisingly, it's called a "cheese slope" because it looks like a wedge of cheddar cheese. McNaught said this piece is the "spatula of Lego". "In the Lego mathematical system, three plates equals a brick in height," McNaught said. "So what you can do is if you don't want to go as high, you can use a plate." "It is handy, great for filling in gaps." McNaught said the piece could be used for the inside of an arch. "Holes inside the brick allows you to join bricks to pins and axles and are really important in a Lego system," McNaught said. "Use them all the time." Lego 1x1 round brick "Like a Lego brick but round instead of square, if you need to use pillars, (something) cylindrical," McNaught said.
"What they allow me to do in my world is to bring models to life," McNaught said. "I can show emotion, I can show people having fun. For children it's roll-play ... it brings things to life." What is a Lego Certified Professional? It is a community-based program created by adult Lego hobbyists. Though they are not employees, they are officially recognised by the Lego Group as business partners. A Lego Certified Professional is selected based on proficiency, enthusiasm and professional approach towards the building community. Painstaking creations destroyed in seconds It hasn't always been smooth building for the Lego legend. In 2013, McNaught's $25,000 replica of Elvis (a helicopter) was destroyed by youths in a shopping centre in Cairns, Qld. Reports say vandals broke into the centre and ruined his 100,000 piece creation. McNaught said he can now laugh about the incident. "Channel 7 and 9 were at the centre because they had heard there was a helicopter crash."