Greatest Movie Car Chases! - Page 2

347_XR8 · 28-09-2005, 08:23 PM

Gotta say Running on Empty, thru the Wood Yard. Blues Brothers, original Gone in 60 Seconds, anything old!

28-09-2005, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dauphin

Ronin From memory, has Peugots and Mercs or other European cars, maybe a Beamer, being chased through a tunnel and a high speed reverse through peak hour. Very fast-moving scene that one!

awesome chase scene...and it was an AUDI S8....drool

Dauphin · 28-09-2005, 08:30 PM

That's right, Audi!

Running On Empty I remember this one, got it on Betamax! I think the hero car that the underdog was trying to beat in illegal drags was a Camaro. I'm not sure where it was filmed, but a racing part of it reminds me of Dynon Rd, Melbourne, back in the late '70s.

bindi · 28-09-2005, 08:37 PM

Ronin, the original Italian Job, Mad Max, the Blues Brothers. :sm_drool:

Dauphin · 28-09-2005, 08:42 PM

The Professionals Old British cop show featuring Bodie and Doyle, agents for MI5 or CI5, one of the two. They drove little Ford coupes and drove them hard. Every episode had some crazy driving, even when not in a car chase.

Point Break Surfers, including Patrick Swayze, are robbing banks and Keanu Reeves goes undercover to get in with the gang and bust them. Keanu has to rob a bank to be accepted into the gang and the cops bust one of the robberies. There's a brief car chase but then a long foot chase that never lets up.

James Bond: The Spy Who Loved Me A Lotus Espirit that turns into a submarine after a chase.

James Bond: The Living Daylights Aston Martin V8 Vantage with missles and skiing outriggers, spiked tyres, jet propoulsion and hidden guns.

James Bond: For Your Eyes Only Bond's Lotus gets blown up when someone tries to steal it (anti-theft device) so he borrows one of those tiny yellow Fiats or something and an amusing chase follows.

Deano.72 · 28-09-2005, 08:48 PM

Cmon GRNKPR Gone in 60 seconds 2 sucked, Got to be Original Gone in 60 seconds,Smokey and the Bandit 1,Cannonball,Bullit and the Rooty Hill bandit starring Jimbo(Wait a minute that was a chic chase movie)

LTDHO · 28-09-2005, 08:52 PM

I will always say Mad Max 1 & 2 are my ultimate favourites.
Closely followed by Bullitt and (original) Gone in 60 (Sh1ts all over Nic Cage). I could watch these chases over and over!

Runing on empty didn't have a car chase, just racing.

Dauphin · 28-09-2005, 08:53 PM

Sugarhill Express A couple lose their baby in trouble with the law and create a mass media / crowd / police following as they drive through the states to get to their baby. Stars Goldie Hawn and that rude EPA man from Ghostbusters. A funny scene is when the couple pull over in a stolen cop car for petrol, then depart. The trailing one hundred cop cars then pull over for petrol, too.

*rayman* · 28-09-2005, 08:58 PM

The all time best car chase scene is in THELMA AND LOUISE!!!!!!!!!!!!! How could you all forget?

Dauphin · 28-09-2005, 09:09 PM

Haha, yes. Must rent it and watch it with the g/f sometime.

Midnight Run Robert Deniro is a bounty hunter who is trying to take his bounty back for trial but keeps getting interrupted by bad guys who want to silence him and a fellow bounty hunter.

Disorganised Crime Corbin Bernsen and Lou Diamond Philips star in this crime comedy about a group of idiots who have this great plan to rob a bank but it goes bad. The plan is centred around this cool Vista Cruiser. If I ever wanted to buy a station wagon, I'd get a Vista Cruiser.

Psycho Chicken · 28-09-2005, 09:25 PM

Gone in 60 Seconds, both.
The Italian Job, Original, the new one sucked.
Ronin, wrong side of road through tunnels, shooting while driving, rocket launcher out the sunroof, all good!
Smokey and the Bandit! How come no one's mentioned it?! Gotta laugh at the massive truck/smokey destruction derby in number 2.

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Originally Posted by Dauphin

I'm not sure where it was filmed, but a racing part of it reminds me of Dynon Rd, Melbourne, back in the late '70s.

Early 80's.

Blue Oval Mopar Man · 28-09-2005, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cheese

Midnight Spares.
I heard a rumour that the chase at the end where the P76 crashes into the divider killed the actual stunt driver.
Can anyone shed any light on this?

dont know about that rumor , but has anyone got a copy of this movie , as Im trying to get a copy for my collection !

SSbaby · 28-09-2005, 10:37 PM

The movie that kicked it all off... Duel with Dennis Weaver. The car he was driving was chased by a crazy truckie...

ProjectXR · 29-09-2005, 12:57 AM

Theres no beating the original Gone In 60 Seconds, 40 minute chase! 40 minutes of absolute destruction!!

Oh yeah!

BuuBox · 29-09-2005, 01:15 AM

What about Deathrace 2000, Stalone's first movie. Worth every cent of the $2.99 asking price on "budget" DVD...

RegSpec · 29-09-2005, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 79XD351.4v

what about Running on empty
There was one from the early 80's or late 70's which featured a black Lincon I think.
It was the devils car and it drove around aimlessly killing people. In one of the car chases it barrel rolled onto the cop cars destroying them but I carn't remember the name of it. Does anyone remember this movie?

It was called " The Car".

Dave_au · 29-09-2005, 01:16 AM

Ronin

All of the BMW short story films!

RegSpec · 29-09-2005, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dauphin

Sugarhill Express A couple lose their baby in trouble with the law and create a mass media / crowd / police following as they drive through the states to get to their baby. Stars Goldie Hawn and that rude EPA man from Ghostbusters. A funny scene is when the couple pull over in a stolen cop car for petrol, then depart. The trailing one hundred cop cars then pull over for petrol, too.

This one was called "Sugarland Express" not sugarhill

Perana · 29-09-2005, 01:23 AM

Gone in 60 secs (both), Italian Job (both), BMW films, Bullitt among a heap of others....

Not really car chases but both C'etait un rendezvous and Climb Dance are great too

SpoolMan · 29-09-2005, 02:27 AM

For just pure Car Chase has to be Blues Brothers went on for ever distroyed a real shopping centre..

Dauphin · 29-09-2005, 09:34 AM

Sugarland Express, my mistake.

The other "black car terrorising people" film was Wheels of Terror.

OzJavelin · 29-09-2005, 09:39 AM

Love the part in Bullit where the 'Stang tried to bump the Charger off the road .. Charger doesn't move and the 'Stang bounces off bouncing all over the road!!

[ Where do I get one of those 24-speed gearboxes like in the 'Stang? And where do I get tyres that squeal in dirt? ]

Dauphin · 29-09-2005, 09:48 AM

They still add tyre screech on dirt roads in films today.

I've lost count of the number of times I've popped the Bullit DVD in just to watch the car chase.

XPcoupe · 29-09-2005, 10:01 AM

I saw Dukes of Hazard last night, I know it is not a car chase, but the out takes after Dukes of hazard look very painful. There are some scary out takes and some very second hand chargers.

TZENU · 29-09-2005, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by GRNKPR

Gone in 60 seconds THE JUNK MAN

acting ,porno moustache , and awsome car chase

heheh was waiting for someone to mention that! I remember watchin it when i was a much younger youngun!!!!

Gone in 60 secs love em both, Italian job and Mad Max!

BJ · 29-09-2005, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Dauphin

That's right, Audi!

Running On Empty I remember this one, got it on Betamax! I think the hero car that the underdog was trying to beat in illegal drags was a Camaro. I'm not sure where it was filmed, but a racing part of it reminds me of Dynon Rd, Melbourne, back in the late '70s.

It was a Dodge Challenger not a Camaro.

Shonky · 29-09-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by XPcoupe

I saw Dukes of Hazard last night, I know it is not a car chase, but the out takes after Dukes of hazard look very painful. There are some scary out takes and some very second hand chargers.

The even scarier thing is that Sean William-Scott (Bo Duke) Did pretty much all of his own stunts.

I have heard that he was a stunt driver before he moved to acting, but am uncertain of the credibility of this statement.

noosacuda · 29-09-2005, 10:43 AM

TRIVIA- In the original Vanishing Point they substituted a Camaro in place of the Hemi Challenger when it rams the bulldozers!
(Want to swap my Sprint for your '67-'73 'Stang?)

82XD393.3v · 29-09-2005, 01:04 PM

Thank you redebxr8 it was called the car.

Dauphin · 29-09-2005, 02:26 PM

Blue Thunder This is about helicopters mainly and it has a little car chase but a big chase at the end with choppers flying around skyscrapers in downtown LA and under bridges of the LA River.