Gallery: The 25 Coolest Flying Cars In TV And Movies

Seen In: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Complex Says: The Weasly family may be the redheaded stepchildren of wizards in the Harry Potter world, but their enchanted flying Ford was the coolest ride around. (And you can't get laid in the backseat of a broomstick, eh Harry?)

Seen In: Monster Garage
Complex Says: Jesse James is an insufferable dick, but Monster Garage had its moments. When the future former Mr. Sandra Bullock built a flying car by combining an old Cessna with a Panoz Esperante, for example. It's a shame "The Red Baron" didn't crash and burn, taking this Nazi twat to hell, but at least four wheels got off the ground.

Seen In: The Dukes of Hazzard
Complex Says: Okay, so it's not really a "flying car," but those hillbilly Duke boys got more air in their beloved General Lee than that nitwit Jesse James saw in his bullshit "Red Baron." We'll bet on their tuned-up '69 Charger every time.

Seen In: My Neighbor Totoro
Complex Says: As we've learned from their obsession with schoolgirls and toilets, Japanese people are into some weird shit. Behold Catbus—part cat, part bus. This furry flying freakshow was introduced in the 1988 animated film My Neighbor Totoro, and quickly became a cultural treasure that has inspired spinoffs and enough merchandise to choke Godzilla.

Seen In: The Jetsons
Complex Says: Looking back on this animated series from the weirdos at Hanna-Barbera, this space-age Flintstones rip-off is pretty awful. For starters, George Jetson was a goddamn loser. And don't get me started on that wife of his…. At least their family sedan was pretty damn cool.

Seen In: The Marvel Universe
Complex Says: We claimed this was a list of the coolest flying cars on television and in movies. But we must make an exception for the S.H.I.E.L.D. flying car, which debuted in the comics as a Porsche 904. If we're lucky, we'll see this beautiful flyer in next summer's Avengers movie, but…we doubt it. Please, just give us the S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car. We'll gladly trade Samuel L. Jackson for just one appearance (but not Scarlett Johansson, thanks very much).

Seen In: Doctor Who episode "Gridlock"
Complex Says: In the dystopic Doctor Who episode "Gridlock," we visit a future version of Earth, where commuting on the dreaded "New New York" motorway means a lifetime spent in one's car. (Clearly, this show is written by Brits. Otherwise they would've set the episode in a future Los Angeles.) At the least the rides are cool: Equipped for these excessively long commutes, they're comfy like pimped-out motorhomes.

Seen In: The Absent-Minded Professor
Complex Says: According to the jalopy experts, three model-Ts—dating from between 1914 and 1917—were used during the filming of this Disney 1961 family hit, wherein the titular professor uses Flubber to propel his bucket of bolts high into the sky. (Apparently, Robin Williams does the same in a red convertible in the remake, but for the love of God, who can sit through a Robin Williams movie?) Even without the Flubber, few cars are as cool as a ragtop model-T.

Seen In: Men in Black
Complex Says: Does it count as a "flying car" if you're just going very very fast and you start driving on the ceiling of a tunnel? We're saying "yes," if only because Tommy Lee Jones, as Agent K, drove one bad-ass Ford in the first MIB.

Seen In: Supercar TV show
Complex Says: Unless you're a senior citizen or a crazy fan of puppet-based TV shows from the 1960s, you've never heard of Supercar. But believe us, this is one super flying car. From the show's wiki page: Supercar "rode on a cushion of air rather than wheels. Jets in the rear allowed it to fly like a jet and retractable wings were incorporated in the back of car. Retrorockets on the side of the car slowed the vehicle."

Seen In: Hover Car Racers
Complex Says: There are no guarantees in Hollywood, even when Disney swears it will make a film. We're still hopeful for a balls-out adaptation of Matthew Reilly's book, Hover Car Racer. If the Wachowskis can waste so much money on their appalling Speed Racer adaptation, surely Disney can whip up some cool cars for this near-future thrill-ride?

Seen In: The Magic School Bus
Complex Says: If the Yellow Submarine weren't, you know, a submarine, it would've made the list—if only for its use as a flying psychedelic aid. The next time you want to take a high-flying feel-good trip, spark your imagination with an episode of this long-running science series that happens to feature one cool flying bus.

Seen In: Grease
Complex Says: Yes, Grease is a chick-flick musical whose soundtrack sends shivers down the spines of all good men. And although John Travolta's twinkle-toes performance as Danny Zuko makes R. Kelly look like a bad-ass in comparison, this 1978 flick features some sweet rides. Including Zuko's 1948 Ford Deluxe—which, for reasons unknown, flies away in the last scene.

Seen In: Star Wars
Complex Says: There's a fine line between hovercraft and flying car—particularly when we're talking about other planets—but we're willing to cross that line for the coolest ride on Tatooine. Luke Skywalker may have been a pussy (like his pre-Vader father), but we love his sweet, sweet ride.

Seen In: The Empire Strikes Back
Complex Says: They may "drive" in the clouds, but they're officially called "cloud cars." Hence, these awesome two-seated flyers qualify as "flying cars." (Fan art by Vikram K. Mulligan.)

Seen In: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Complex Says: Sure, it's a corny family flick. But consider these fun facts: This movie is based on an Ian Fleming novel (he invented James Bond); the script was cowritten by Roald Dahl (whose sense of humor is dark, to say the least); the love interest is named Truly Scrumptious; and Benny Hill makes an appearance. The car itself may look like a gay parade float after a hurricane, but it flew to a land called "Vulgaria."

Seen In: Doctor Who episodes "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" and "Planet of the Spiders"
Complex Says: Back in the 1970s—before Austin Powers made retro-British stylings cool again—the cult classic sci-fi program Doctor Who featured a flying car that put contemporary supercars to shame. The WhoMobile was actually a custom three-wheeler commissioned by actor Jon Pertwee, who at the time portrayed the titular doctor. It is simultaneously retarded and rad.

Seen In: The Fifth Element
Complex Says: Without question, the hottest body in this 1997 sci-fi flick belongs to Ukrainian hottie Milla Jovovich, but Bruce Willis's flying taxi—and the cop cars that chase him—are pretty damn cool, too.

Seen In: Khud-Daar
Complex Says: In Bollywood movies, even the biggest movies stars do some weird shit. Witness Amitabh Bachchan's duet with a flying car in 1982's Khud-Daar. Yes, that's one of India's most beloved celebs singing about catching bad guys with his beloved Ambassador taxi cab (which happens to be one of the world's coolest taxis, too). Watch the video here.

Seen In: Total Recall 2012 remake
Complex Says: We know a few things about the Total Recall remake, due out in summer 2012. 1) We get Colin Farrell, not Arnold. 2) Neither co-stars Kate Beckinsale nor Jessica Biel are likely to have three breasts. 3) Miraculously, Chrysler is still around in the future. At least according to this set shot of Farrell's hovercar.

Seen In: Return of the Jedi
Complex Says: The worst part of the final Star Wars film? Ewoks, of course. The best part? The hoverbike chase. According to some people who believe Star Wars is real, the "74-Z speeder bike, sometimes referred to as the Imperial speeder bike due to its use by scout stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire, was a speeder bike manufactured by Aratech Repulsor Company used for reconnaissance purposes, as well as rapid transportation in combat zones." Whatever, nerds. We just think it's cool.

Seen In: The Man with the Golden Gun
Complex Says: According to the James Bond Wiki (yes, fans actively maintain such a thing), Francisco Scaramanga's flying car in The Man with the Golden Gun was a AMC Matador that could actually fly. About 1,500 feet, but still—it could fucking fly.

Seen In: Black Lightning
Complex Says: It's Spider-Man plus Iron Man plus Knight Rider, and unless you live in Russia, you've never seen Black Lightning. Produced by Timur Bekmambetov—the crazy Russian-Kazakh director of Night Watch and Day Watch (and, ugh, Wanted), this flying car movie just never took off in the U.S. The trailer is available here.

Seen In: Back to the Future
Complex Says: In the real world, the limited-edition DeLorean DMC-12 was a disaster for its designer, convicted cokehead John DeLorean. But in the movie that made it okay for a creepy old man to carry on an inappropriately close relationship with a teenage boy, that time-traveling DMC-12 was the coolest thing on four wheels. Particularly when it took flight above suburban America thanks to the handy, on-board "Mr. Fusion" power source.

Seen In: Bladerunner
Complex Says: Whenever a lazy journalist writes about flying cars (ahem), he's contractually obligated to mention Bladerunner, which many consider to be the Godfather of sci-fi films. In this 1982 classic, cops (and, presumably, lucky civilians) avoid L.A.'s clogged streets in their flying "spinners." If only because they're realistic and gritty, they remain the coolest flying cars ever put on screen.