car movies

[vanzuuk1]

Uh oh. I think that director is a hack , he made the aliens versus predator movie , which was a turd. Most remakes s@#k , except for dawn of the dead. I still go see the death race movie but I wont expect much. If I won lotto I would blow it all directing a 70s style "road movie" like the one discussed above. its only a matter of time till someone desecrates bullit!

[apex69]

The movie "Hot Rod" produced in 77. That is a good one.

Waiting for "Clutch" the movie!!!!!

[Flynlo416]

Corrvette Summer is possibley the worst car movie ever! That car should have been in a Duran Duran video when MTV played video's.

[64Comet]

I have seen all of those mentioned except Two Lane Blacktop. I have to say Hollywood Knights is by far the best and it is hardly ever mentioned. Mentioned once in this thread. Most havent even heard of it. I own this movie and the scene where the piss yellow 57 turns it loose at the stop light gives me goose bumps every time i watch it! Just listening to that car whine is enough to watch the movie. I just love that movie. Great comedy, exceptional cars, recognizable actors before they made it and some cool street racing! Not too mention a young and very hot Michelle Pfieffer (spelling?)!!!!!! The rail job is cool, the cobra...i just cant say enough about this movie. I would say Gumball would be next in line. American Graffitti was ok, the final race was good. Gator and White Lightning are greats too, but i may be biased since i am a fan of old Burt Reynolds movies.

[Pro-touring towncar]

project X accually blew it's motor in the Hollywood Knights. Which is one of my all time favorites.
What about "the car"?
Anyone know if "Hot Rod" is available in DVD?

Tim

[Protour_Pinto]

"The Junkman" is another good one. Made by the same guy as Vanishing Point, I think it had a sequel too.

The new Vanishing point was ok too. Viggio Mortinson did a good job as the lead. My rattlesnakes did pretty well if I do say so myself :icon996:

[vanzuuk1]

I have "the car" on video if anyone wants it, its so bad its good. "The junkman" was made by the original "gone in 60 secs" guy. His lat name is Halicki and he died when a water tower rigged for a stunt fell prematurely and crushed him. I have the dvd set with all his movies if anyone wants the titles.
What do you mean "your rattlesnakes"?

[Steve68]

I didn't know Project X blew the motor in HK, I knew they had to teach Danza how to drive it, same in 2 lane BT, I think Wilson or Taylor didn't know how to drive a 4 spd, I loved that movie The Car, when I was a kid, how can I get a copy, I have Hot Rod, I copied it off the TV,

My dads buddy had a 57 BelAir with a 360HP vette motor, we used to drive around and listen to American Graffeti sound track, and beat the hell out of some guy with a 55,

Some of the others I haven't heard of, but the last movie I saw in a theater was Gone in 60 seconds, with Cage,

[vanzuuk1]

Steve I will trade you a copy of the car for copy of hot rod.Be ready to be dissapointed, its not exactly oscar material! Send me a pm.

[Protour_Pinto]

"The junkman" was made by the original "gone in 60 secs" guy. His lat name is Halicki and he died when a water tower rigged for a stunt fell prematurely and crushed him. I have the dvd set with all his movies if anyone wants the titles.
What do you mean "your rattlesnakes"?

Thats right, His wife holds the keys to the rights to the car and name. I stand corrected!

I supply animals for the movies, Mostly reptiles. I supplied the rattlesnakes,dogs,bugs for the remake of Vanishing Point

[vanzuuk1]

Yes she does, and I understand she is the only thing standing in the way of any eleanor die cast or model kits.
If you ever want to embarass a mopar guy ask him what kind of car hits the bulldozers in the original vanishing point.When they are done going on about challengers tell them to watch closely, the burning car at the end is a 68 camaro.
Any good stories/photos from the set of vp2?

[pav8427]

i remember seeing a flick from aussie land that had a guy cruisin the outback in a flamed (black&red/orange) 59-60 four door chevy.
right hand drive is weird.


doug

[Protour_Pinto]

I think that was the first Road Warrior. They end up beating it up pretty good and setting it on fire too.

[DarkBuddha]

the original gone in sixty seconds ( darkbuddha will love this one! )

Yep... how'd ya know??? From your list, it sounds like you've got the same addiction to car flicks I do. My short list:

1. 2 Lane Blacktop - a definitive classic deserving of its cult status. Wish there were more like this one...

2. The original Gone in Sixty Seconds - has the best completely real no bs 40 minute chase scene ever. The rest of the film is just a pretense for doing the chase scene.

3. Bullitt - It's a pretty good film in addition to having one of the coolest car chases ever.

4. Vanishing Point - It's just plain cool to see a Challenger get "driven", plus it's also got that 70's weirdness vibe to it.

5. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry - More cool 70's vibe with Mopars.

I tend to like slightly more gritty films. So while Hollywood Knights is cool, as is American Grafitti, it's in a more slick less gritty way. Oh, and if you want some guilty pleasure Burt Reynolds stuff, check out White Lightning and Gator for more grit thant slick.

Finally, for pure guilty pleasure stuff, I'll admit to owning FF and 2F2F and the new Gone in 60 Seconds. And if you're into Japanese animation at all, you should check out Initial D, which is a anime series about kids drifting on mountain roads. Once you wade through the typical Japanese melodrama that is attached, it's really pretty darn entertaining.

[Steve68]

What about the movie "Eat My Dust" with Ron Howard, steals a 1st Gen stock car and tears up a small town, the cops are after him which he out runs tham all, brings the car back, and the owner tells him to take it around the track acouple times. cool movie, but old.


King of the Mountain, about road racing on Mullholand(sp) Drive. real cool movie, I want to say early 80's late 70's.

[Bill B.]

Back in '75, I had just graduated from high school and was trying to decide what kind of car to buy and soup up. I saw the movie, Aloha, Bobby and Rose, and that helped me make up my mind to buy a 1st gen Camaro. Bobby, played by Paul LeMat (was John Milner who drove the yellow coupe in American Graffiti), drove a '68 Camaro that was lowered with wide tires and had some decent looking fender flares. These days, the car would probably fit right into the "Pro-Touring" mold. I bought it several years ago on VHS, which you can't find anymore. However, I've noticed that it has been released on DVD and is available from Amazon and other places. Check out the IMDb link below.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073941/

[trapin]

While not necessarily a car movie, this one does have in it one of the most popular Camaro's in history.

Better Off Dead

Every young dreamer was in love with that car. Me included.

Here's a website by a guy who found the original car and restored it.

[dgumoe]

what about cannonball run? and smokey and the bandit was cool too. i know it was redneck but that movie still kicks ass. and the new gone in 60 seconds was awesome i dont care what anyone says, the only bad scene was the last jump

[vanzuuk1]

The jump at the end was ridiculous.

Buddha , it doesnt get grittier than mad max and road warrior, add them to your list immediately.

I am waiting.

[derekf]

Ridiculous jumps at the end? Hooper. Definite Burt Reynolds cheese - but the final stunt sequence is amazing to watch.