Bullett was 1968 but the chase scene with the Mustang and Charger is probably the best ever. The 1970s would have to be Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry. Stephen Spielberg's Duel is the best one on your list.
Yes, indeed! The original Vanishing Point is the real one! #1, have seen it between 50 & 75 times! Maybe more! I know the script from beginning to end! I drive a 2013 Challenger R/T (white like Kowalski's was)with 5.7L, Hemi, 6 speed manual, 3.73 limited slip rear end.
*Bill Hickman was not only the stunt driver in The French Connection, but also the driver/bad guy behind the wheel in the The Seven Ups, and most notably Bullitt.* *Hickman was also a friend and advisor to James Dean, and first on scene when Dean died in his Porsche.*
Richard Jordan I was gonna say...aside from the sweet driving between the Charger and '70 Coronet police special, it had some of the ballsiest flying skills from a stunt pilot I've ever seen.
Truth. Matter of fact The French Connection was only a redo of Bullitt since the director hated the Bullitt chase had no other cars so he insisted on The French Connection car chase.
Gone in 60 should have been first as that director was famous for making some of the greatest car chases in history earning himself the nickname demolition man
Two Lane Black Top doesn't really have a chase scene in it per se they are following the GTO but never necessarily chasing it if you know what I mean great movie though I watched it the other day
Yeah gone in 60 seconds should be the number 1. Here's why 1) they totaled more cars in that chase than any other movie. 2) they shot on sundays because that's when they knew the people who checked for permits had the day off 3) H.B knocked himself out in the scene when he was going into the freeway and slammed the car into the light pole 4) the scene at the car wash was just classic 5) he acted and drove the car no stunt drivers for him. The French connection was cool but the gone in 60 seconds D's back story is way cooler.
@@ericgatter2830 "They totaled more cars in that chase than any other movie." Until Toby Halicki made "The Junkman" - which also totaled an airplane. That it wasn't supposed to. Halicki wound up with three compressed vertebrae that changed the way he walked for the rest of his {sadly, short} life from the final jump over the wrecked cars. And, looking at the film, it looks as if they may have done it TWICE. Also - the light pole? Wasn't supposed to happen. You can see that either Halicki or the other driver missed his mark, they made contact, and he lost control. According to his wife, the first thing he said after he came to was "Did we get coverage?"
and it was based on a true story then in the 80's it was called"the pizza connection". their is only documentarys about the pizza connection. both are about breaking the heroine pipe line.wish they would make a movie about it. Carmine Galante stewing in prison for years lining up all of connections for the Masse based heroine pipeline. and gets a little to big for his own good.
I AGREE, FLOYD. I CAME BACK TO MENTION VANISHING POINT and Fear is the Key,, also starring Barry Newman (not sure what year it was made, but I am pretty sure a great chase scene was in it too).
Your smokey and the bandit is all over the map you show clips from 1, 2 and 3 now people who watch it will think they get to see all of that from the 1st one.
Some additional great car chase movies from the 70's: Vanishing Point, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Freebie and the Bean, Cannonball, Grand Theft Auto, The Gumball Rally
Great list! Love some of the more obscure and underrated films like The Burgulars and Blazing Magnum. Surprised not to see Vanishing Point though, and I would have picked a few other cult films like Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and Freebie and the Bean.
The car I learned to drive on, and drove for the next nine years, was a 1971 Plymouth Valiant with the 318 V8. It was precisely like the Dual car only metallic blue instead of orange. Dual sure made a lasting impression on me. And, I learned to keep my hoses maintained on all my cars!
I can understand no two lane blacktop, its a car movie, not a chase one. But no Dirty Mary and no VANISHING POINT... Its unforgivable... Your 80s nad 90s video showed that you know much about car movies, I can understand that its a personal list... but come on, Vanishing point man!
The original not the new version, although the new versions car looks better ? But Crazy Larry dirty Mary is my number one for car crashes and car chase movies of all time, just when you through they got away bang straight into the train ? The story f the movie has a lot to do with the car chases, not the other way round?
I watched the edited TV version of Duel in the late 70s - I was about 12 years old. Spielberg had me in the passenger seat of that Plymouth Valiant sitting next to Dennis Weaver holding my breath and hanging on for dear life. This movie deserves remembering!
0:58 - *Walter Hill, the same guy who directed The Warriors. Also, in the early days of RUclips, there was a user named MoB73 who was an unsung hero of uploading a plethora of car chase scenes from various movies and shows. Unfortunately, they were suspended back in 2007, but the ghostly relic of the account is still listed in my subscriptions.
Thanks for sharing all these movie videos with me and my dad I grew up watching all these movies with my dad until this day we still share that together thanks so much keep doing what you're doing and we keep watching everything you post thanks so much
Jean Paul Belmondo also acted in a lot of really important French movies in the 60s that went on to influence current greats and informed a lot of world cinema. He's just pretty badass, period.
I have total respect for French drivers. Visited Paris a few years back and the six lane circle around the Arc De Triumph was a sight to behold. It was wall to wall cars and they navigated aggressively but seamlessly through it.
And his son Paul raced at Le Mans and drove in F1 (bit of a stretch to say he actually raced...). Was a Viper driver in the GT2 days, drove Porsche 962s, the Jaguar XJ220C and Nissan prototypes.
The original Gone in 60 Seconds has been my no1 for a few years now since first seeing it, Halicki made a hell of a film on such a tight budget, favourite stunt was when he left the freeway taking out a lamp post (not planned) and it put him out of action for a while.
Just a suggestion for you DM. Because we only have up to speed once a week don't think the video has to be short. Because we love the series and we want as much history and stories as possible in the videos. Cheers!
Like ya list. This was the best era for actual stunts, the best stunt man of all was Hal Needham. Then Dar Robinson and Bobby Bass. All from the 70's and 80's. Good shit
I saw that movie Duel when I was 8 years old and I've probably watched it 15 times and enjoy it every time. That truck is just flat out scary the way it keeps chasing the guy.
God Bless the guy Hallicki (sp?) who had the passion and vision to pull off this film, the way he did it, on the budget he had, using friends as actors, his own address in the script, etc. And the remake SUCKED.
Toby had Jimmy Jines build most of the stunt cars in his film. Jimmy owned California Customs in Bellflower, Ca. and was a personal friend. Jimmy claimed that he built 4 Elinore Mustang's but, only actually used 1 of them. That's right. The Stang he starts with at the beginning is the same Stang that limps into the car wash at the end. Jimmy built all the Cadillacs that get wiped out at the dealership scene. Said he got them from Toby's junkyard and not one of them had any drivetrain in them. Just a few things I can remember about the filming of the greatest car chase flick to date IMHO.
I was legit stressing out that you weren't mentioning The French Connection, and super relieved that you finally did, and it was first place! This was the definitive 70s movie car chase.
speilberg used a digitally enhanced version of the metallic sound of the truck going over the edge in jaws when the shark was killed and sank. He said he used it in honour of his first movie Duel.
Robert McLeod - yep. He donated it because the film's budget was almost exhausted. And instead of using actual paint, they used milk, so as not to stain the road. All cop cars in the film were 1974 Ford Falcon sedans, sourced from a local Ford dealer in Melbourne. Max's V8 Interceptor was a supercharged 1973 Ford Falcon GT coupe (with the front end from a '77 Ford Fairmont). The car the Night Rider (aka Crawford Montizano) stole & crashed was a 1972 Holden Kingswood. Whilst driving, he quotes lyrics from a 1976 AC/DC song, "Rocker". A total of 14 vehicles were destroyed in the filming of the stunts. One of the stunt drivers in Mad Max was Phil Brock - brother of legendary Australian V8 racing driver Peter Brock (R.I.P.) "Look Fif, I'm scared. Any longer out there, and I'm one of them!" "Better send a meat truck - Charlie's copped a saucepan in the throat!"
McQ deserved a mention..John Wayne with a MAC-10 submachine gun and a 73 Pontiac Firebird 455 H.O....come on..its got 200 hp over Stroke Me and the Bandit as far as car goes
Well I love firebirds but smokey and the bandit tops that movie no question and a 1977 firebird trans am is the best car ever made you dont buy a rolls royce for speed you buy it for luxury just like you dont buy a firebird for speed you buy it for how beautiful the paint is and the lines and curves of it I could buy amd audi for $84,000 but I'd much rather buy the firebird
I remember when I was about 12 or so, after the movie Dual had hit the theaters it was on late, late, late night television. Ny father woke me up at like 2:00 am to watch the movie with him. It was on a Friday night, so I didn't have school in the morning and he was working as a respiratory therapist at the local hospital on the night shift, so when he couldn't work one night and he didn't want to watch the movie aloe he woke me up. We shared a lot of these times together and I'll never forget the honor of experiencing them with him. Anyway, the movie was awesome and has remained one of my favorites no matter where or with who I saw it. It's something I want to share with my sone when the opportunity comes!
Great story friend. Your father, like mine is the last of the great "old school" dads. Thanks for sharing. My dad worked all the time during my childhood but would take me to Saturday matinees because nobody shared his interest in action movies (but me). We would see John Wayne movies and the most memorable "Mad Max". Good times. Awesome childhood memories. Glad you had one of those real fathers that rarely exist in today's culture. Hope you keep the family tradition.
I read that George Miller owned the blue van in MAD MAX. He wanted a crash in that scene and it was all that was available to them so he sacrificed his personal vehicle.
Wow, awesome list of chase scenes and can't believe how many of these are almost unheard of in the car community. Time to do some hunting for old films!
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Duel is such a good movie, I highly recommend it
Steven Spielberg's first major movie I believe. There's a rearview mirror shot and you can see someone in the backseat. LOL
Saw Duel on the 2:00 movie on TV. A LOT more intense when you throw in the ads.
Classic. I’ve probably watched it 10 times. Kind of a suspenseful slow motion chase.
@@Porsche996driver Should have replaced the fan belt..
all made on a 450k budget amazing movie
Bullett was 1968 but the chase scene with the Mustang and Charger is probably the best ever. The 1970s would have to be Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry. Stephen Spielberg's Duel is the best one on your list.
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry is iconic.
I love duel R.I.P Plymouth Valiant 🚗☠
Where the hell is vanishing point
There’s the 1970 original, then there was a mediocre remake staring Viggo Mortensen.
I thought I was the only person who watched vanishing point
@Vladimir_Bone Spur_tRump , dirty flea covered dog balls are a delicacy to some dirty flea covered dogs
Victor Espinoza cheers
Yes, indeed! The original Vanishing Point is the real one! #1, have seen it between 50 & 75 times! Maybe more! I know the script from beginning to end! I drive a 2013 Challenger R/T (white like Kowalski's was)with 5.7L, Hemi, 6 speed manual, 3.73 limited slip rear end.
*Bill Hickman was not only the stunt driver in The French Connection, but also the driver/bad guy behind the wheel in the The Seven Ups, and most notably Bullitt.*
*Hickman was also a friend and advisor to James Dean, and first on scene when Dean died in his Porsche.*
“James Dean”? I’ve never heard of him.
@@franciscs1604 I assume you are joking 🤭🤭
What about Dirty Mary crazy Larry
Richard Jordan I was gonna say...aside from the sweet driving between the Charger and '70 Coronet police special, it had some of the ballsiest flying skills from a stunt pilot I've ever seen.
yeah and how about Bullet with Steve McQueen
Jack Johnson That was 1968. Wouldn't be eligible for this list
+BoUrnNe26 I was just curious what year that Hornet was but I appreciate that... you just don't see those cars anymore
Ya and I played a cop in it.
Dude Vanishing Point...the best of all time...Steve McQueen in Bullitt number two
100% true v.point should be no 1 in ur list
Truth. Matter of fact The French Connection was only a redo of Bullitt since the director hated the Bullitt chase had no other cars so he insisted on The French Connection car chase.
Bullitt was filmed in 1968
Bullitt was 1968 I believe.
But I was a teenager in the seventies and hadn't heard of half of these films.
@@chuckaddison5134 Yep, Bullitt was the 60s
No Vanishing Point or Two-Lane Blacktop? Vanishing Point was litterally a car chase from start to end.
TheBlackdragonnight Just Because a movie is a car chase scene doesn't make it good.
Two Lane was not really a car chase movie. Vanishing Point was the ultimate car chase movie.
@@spblondy
Agreed. No chase as such in Two Lane Blacktop.
@ I'm glad I haven't seen it.
@ Only watch it for the cars. It had several Mopar cameos in it that the original did not.
Gone in 60 should have been first as that director was famous for making some of the greatest car chases in history earning himself the nickname demolition man
All praise H.B Halleki
i agree
yep
Vanishing Point and Two Lane Black Top don't make the list?
One Lap Kings Media I thought that was from the 60s?
Both of them are from '71.
Two Lane Black Top doesn't really have a chase scene in it per se they are following the GTO but never necessarily chasing it if you know what I mean great movie though I watched it the other day
Vanishing point definitely should've gotten at least a courtesy nod.
Jenda Hrbek yes indeed
I say The Blues Brothers . It was made in 79, but released in 80
"it's got a cop motor, cop SHOCKS~" that is one of my favorite lines in the movie!!!
Blues Brothers had the record for most cars ever wrecked in a movie at 103
I appreciated that it was a PG rated chase scene. The TV version didn’t have the cuss words anyways.
I love blues brother
So it can't be here if it's not 70s movie.
I can't believe they did that in French connection. Never seen the film but to film on public streets with no permits. Crazy...
Misfit Jeep Gone in 60 seconds was the same way.
Yeah gone in 60 seconds should be the number 1. Here's why
1) they totaled more cars in that chase than any other movie.
2) they shot on sundays because that's when they knew the people who checked for permits had the day off
3) H.B knocked himself out in the scene when he was going into the freeway and slammed the car into the light pole
4) the scene at the car wash was just classic
5) he acted and drove the car no stunt drivers for him.
The French connection was cool but the gone in 60 seconds D's back story is way cooler.
You're right. Gone in 60 seconds by faaar...
@@ericgatter2830 "They totaled more cars in that chase than any other movie."
Until Toby Halicki made "The Junkman" - which also totaled an airplane.
That it wasn't supposed to.
Halicki wound up with three compressed vertebrae that changed the way he walked for the rest of his {sadly, short} life from the final jump over the wrecked cars. And, looking at the film, it looks as if they may have done it TWICE.
Also - the light pole? Wasn't supposed to happen. You can see that either Halicki or the other driver missed his mark, they made contact, and he lost control.
According to his wife, the first thing he said after he came to was "Did we get coverage?"
and it was based on a true story then in the 80's it was called"the pizza connection". their is only documentarys about the pizza connection. both are about breaking the heroine pipe line.wish they would make a movie about it. Carmine Galante stewing in prison for years lining up all of connections for the Masse based heroine pipeline. and gets a little to big for his own good.
This list is totally incomplete without the vanishing point and dirty Mary, Crazy Larry.
Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry definitely number one for the ending of a car chase
Also Freebie and the bean, one of my favorites
I AGREE, FLOYD. I CAME BACK TO MENTION VANISHING POINT and Fear is the Key,, also starring Barry Newman (not sure what year it was made, but I am pretty sure a great chase scene was in it too).
Absolutely agree, was gonna make the same comment...
@@tolfan4438 I first saw that at an early age, like around 5 or 6, wasn't ready for that, but it blew me away, still does to this day...
Your smokey and the bandit is all over the map you show clips from 1, 2 and 3 now people who watch it will think they get to see all of that from the 1st one.
Wackedgaming I was thinking the same thing.
Wackedgaming I wondered about that, I didn't remember seeing some of those clips in the first one, some of the cars looked newer than 1977 too.
Yeah that was kind of annoying teen smokey and the bandit , then they showed all three of them!😡
That's right..the clips are definitely one two and three...and what about grand theft auto?
Wait there was a Smokey and the Bandit 3?!?!?!?
Smoke and the Bandit was the best movie. R.I.P. Bandit. You will always be remembered.
However, you had scenes from all 3 movies.... only the first SATB movie was in the 70's
@Erwin Rommel SATB 1977, SATB II- 1980, SATB III- 1983, perhaps if you did some research before you post something? Anyway, they are great movies.
Vanishing point?
Did you forget probably the best car chase movie ever...
the bleus brothers
@@joepkooij3290 1980, out of bounds, sadly enough...
Right on brother
Yes, they forget Vanishing point. Why? Strange.
The original gone in 60 seconds,vanishing point and the bullit with Steve McQueen are my favorites
You missed Diamonds are Forever Mustang chase scene in Las Vegas.
I disagree because the 2 wheel stunt was fucked up.... the car goes in to the narrow alley on one side, then emerges on the other side.
Vanishing point is my personal choice.
Yes, mine too.
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and Vanishing Point are definitely both in my top 10.
Exactly! same
I had forgotten about Duel! It's a great movie that proves that you don't have to have a lot of dialogue to build suspense!
Oh yeah.. i agree with the narrator.. that movie gave me nightmares. To this day, i will not watch it.
Duel is definitely the top of my list. I’ve loved that movie since I was a kid.
Well, did you get nightmares from semi-trucks?
No Vanishing Point, Two Lane Blacktop, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry?!?!?! GTFO!
BULLITT!!!!!!
@@tomgarrett687 1968
@@tomgarrett687 , and the big car pile-up scene from Blues brothers isn't here, WTH!?
Blues brothers are on 80s best car chase
I still have yet to see TLB, but want to in the worst way. Agree with you on the other two...
The director of The Driver isn`t William, it`s Walter.
And, how can you forget Vanishing Point??¿¿¿¿¿
Dirty Larry crazy marry is a good one
Some additional great car chase movies from the 70's: Vanishing Point, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Freebie and the Bean, Cannonball, Grand Theft Auto, The Gumball Rally
“GTA”…??
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Omg, Gumball Rally! 😂😂😂I forgot about that one, lol!
Where is vanishing point
Gone in 60 seconds was my favourite,the French connection,blazing magnum,the seven ups
Great list! Love some of the more obscure and underrated films like The Burgulars and Blazing Magnum. Surprised not to see Vanishing Point though, and I would have picked a few other cult films like Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and Freebie and the Bean.
So glad that you put French Connection at #1!!!!!!
Gene Hackman is a phenomenal actor and I love a Pontiac
RIP Jean Paul Belmondo who died this week
Hell yeah!! Love me some Duel.
The best car chase
*Nightmares of getting chased by a big rig*
@@JasontheFolf I'm very careful on the freeway not to make any sudden car maneuvers around them lol
The car I learned to drive on, and drove for the next nine years, was a 1971 Plymouth Valiant with the 318 V8. It was precisely like the Dual car only metallic blue instead of orange. Dual sure made a lasting impression on me. And, I learned to keep my hoses maintained on all my cars!
I can understand no two lane blacktop, its a car movie, not a chase one. But no Dirty Mary and no VANISHING POINT... Its unforgivable... Your 80s nad 90s video showed that you know much about car movies, I can understand that its a personal list... but come on, Vanishing point man!
This list should have been at least 15 films, if not 20 long. The 70s had some epic car chases.
Nice video. What about Crazy Larry dirty Mary?? Thanks for posting
Greatest line from "DUEL" : "I shoulda got the V-8"!
And second place goes to the gas station attendant: "looks like you could use a new radiator hose".
One of the Valiants used was a V8! The other 2 used were Slant 6’s.
Up to speed with the Holden Commodore
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up to speed with anything, guys hotter than hell
The 7ups. What an underrated film. One of my favs, too.
I don't care who you are, Gone In 60 Seconds will always be my #1
The original not the new version, although the new versions car looks better ? But Crazy Larry dirty Mary is my number one for car crashes and car chase movies of all time, just when you through they got away bang straight into the train ? The story f the movie has a lot to do with the car chases, not the other way round?
PrestonLK same
That is so true I love the car and watching it get beat to hell is both entertaining and sad at the same time
same
I watched the edited TV version of Duel in the late 70s - I was about 12 years old. Spielberg had me in the passenger seat of that Plymouth Valiant sitting next to Dennis Weaver holding my breath and hanging on for dear life. This movie deserves remembering!
0:58 - *Walter Hill, the same guy who directed The Warriors. Also, in the early days of RUclips, there was a user named MoB73 who was an unsung hero of uploading a plethora of car chase scenes from various movies and shows. Unfortunately, they were suspended back in 2007, but the ghostly relic of the account is still listed in my subscriptions.
Thumbs up for DUEL :)
Vanishing point!
Thanks for sharing all these movie videos with me and my dad I grew up watching all these movies with my dad until this day we still share that together thanks so much keep doing what you're doing and we keep watching everything you post thanks so much
What about vanishing point?
The car chase in Fear Is The Key is amazing.
THESE YOUNGSTAZ DONT KNOW SHII.....VANISHING POINT
Thanks for including The Driver! It's always been one of my favorites! The chase between the Trans Am and the Chevy C-10 is epic!
Where's Vanishing Point? Kowalski, where are you!
So nice The Duel made it to Your list! One of my all times favorite movies!
Great list! A lot of the Smokey and the Bandit clips were from the second movie, though. And the Ventura is a fast back, not a hatchback.
My fav was "Dual", starring Dennis Weaver! 💪😎
Jean Paul Belmondo also acted in a lot of really important French movies in the 60s that went on to influence current greats and informed a lot of world cinema. He's just pretty badass, period.
I have total respect for French drivers. Visited Paris a few years back and the six lane circle around the Arc De Triumph was a sight to behold. It was wall to wall cars and they navigated aggressively but seamlessly through it.
And his son Paul raced at Le Mans and drove in F1 (bit of a stretch to say he actually raced...). Was a Viper driver in the GT2 days, drove Porsche 962s, the Jaguar XJ220C and Nissan prototypes.
THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE GREATNESS THAT IS DUEL
I'm glad Gone in 60 Seconds got a listing, I love that movie
The original Gone in 60 Seconds has been my no1 for a few years now since first seeing it, Halicki made a hell of a film on such a tight budget, favourite stunt was when he left the freeway taking out a lamp post (not planned) and it put him out of action for a while.
Fear Is The Key. Another great chase featuring a 72 Gran Torino!
If it was the 60’s the Italian job chase scene would of had to be in it
I legit went to check when it came out when I got to #1 and didn't see it XD
I assumed Bullitt was going to be #1 on this list... then I found out it was released in the 60s :(
Oh yes .
Also , they drove on the wrong side of the road 😁
That barrel roll was smooth af 🔥
Just a suggestion for you DM. Because we only have up to speed once a week don't think the video has to be short. Because we love the series and we want as much history and stories as possible in the videos. Cheers!
And now that we’re in the 2020’s, they should do a Top 10 best car-chases from the 2010’s!
Like ya list. This was the best era for actual stunts, the best stunt man of all was Hal Needham. Then Dar Robinson and Bobby Bass. All from the 70's and 80's. Good shit
that tanker was like a Jason Voorhees with wheels
Duel...with Dennis Weaver, thats a classic all time best.
Cooler than a fridge
Cooler than a Freeza.
You didn't include BULLITT? YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!
Bullitt is from the 60s.
No doubt the greatest car chase in Bullitt with the Uber cool Steve McQueen. But that was filmed in 1968 I believe.
Vanishing point chase was better.
#BULLITT was released on 17th October 1968, which is why it does not make this list...
like duhhh
Ken Chester Bullitt was made in the 60's pal
I saw that movie Duel when I was 8 years old and I've probably watched it 15 times and enjoy it every time. That truck is just flat out scary the way it keeps chasing the guy.
Did you get nightmares from that semi-truck, or just semi-trucks *in general* ?
I heard that Gone in Sixty Seconds was filmed without permits and done on a Sunday so there would be less traffic on the highway.
Yea, that crash on the highway into the lightpole was legit and completely unplanned/accidental.
Zach Ogdahl I heard the same thing
God Bless the guy Hallicki (sp?) who had the passion and vision to pull off this film, the way he did it, on the budget he had, using friends as actors, his own address in the script, etc. And the remake SUCKED.
Toby Haliki was killed in 1989 performing a stunt in one of the many sequels. Imagine what he would have produced by now, had he lived...
Toby had Jimmy Jines build most of the stunt cars in his film. Jimmy owned California Customs in Bellflower, Ca. and was a personal friend. Jimmy claimed that he built 4 Elinore Mustang's but, only actually used 1 of them. That's right. The Stang he starts with at the beginning is the same Stang that limps into the car wash at the end. Jimmy built all the Cadillacs that get wiped out at the dealership scene. Said he got them from Toby's junkyard and not one of them had any drivetrain in them. Just a few things I can remember about the filming of the greatest car chase flick to date IMHO.
Duel remains such a great film today ,...a simple format , but executed brilliantly
Bill Hickman is a legend.
The first night chase I remember was in Diamonds are Forever in Las Vegas. Check your facts, man.
I was legit stressing out that you weren't mentioning The French Connection, and super relieved that you finally did, and it was first place! This was the definitive 70s movie car chase.
I saw duel at the drive in a double with jaws!
speilberg used a digitally enhanced version of the metallic sound of the truck going over the edge in jaws when the shark was killed and sank. He said he used it in honour of his first movie Duel.
such a great video
the mic sounds like the National Weather Service announcements on tv
You missed Vanishing Point, Dirty Marry Crazy Larry, 2 lane Blacktop, and The Gumball Rally
some of the clips are from smokey and the bandit two and three
That truck from duel is intimidating
Just Fyi, in blazing magnum that is not a 1966 Buick special, It is a 1968 buick special.
3:51 good front end pic, www.imcdb.org/vehicle_43246-Buick-Special-Deluxe-1968.html
I’m glad you guys put scenes from Smokey and the Bandit 3, very rare movie that few have seen.
Yeah, Vanishing Point started the evolution.
Diamonds Are Forever-Ford Mustang chase
The blue minivan that gets destroyed in Mad Max was actually the director's (George Miller) car, he sacrificed it for the scene.
Robert McLeod - yep. He donated it because the film's budget was almost exhausted. And instead of using actual paint, they used milk, so as not to stain the road.
All cop cars in the film were 1974 Ford Falcon sedans, sourced from a local Ford dealer in Melbourne. Max's V8 Interceptor was a supercharged 1973 Ford Falcon GT coupe (with the front end from a '77 Ford Fairmont).
The car the Night Rider (aka Crawford Montizano) stole & crashed was a 1972 Holden Kingswood. Whilst driving, he quotes lyrics from a 1976 AC/DC song, "Rocker".
A total of 14 vehicles were destroyed in the filming of the stunts.
One of the stunt drivers in Mad Max was Phil Brock - brother of legendary Australian V8 racing driver Peter Brock (R.I.P.)
"Look Fif, I'm scared. Any longer out there, and I'm one of them!"
"Better send a meat truck - Charlie's copped a saucepan in the throat!"
No it wasn't..thay got the van from a scrap yard...he would not use his own van he needed it for other stuff...look it up...
A Drongo van? Miller defenitly needed it to be junked.
You could have squeezed in Convoy or the final police chase from the Blues Brothers, but overall some good choices
What about "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry" (1974)?
I expected to see the Italian Job on this list. Loved the rest of the clips and I've seen most of those movies.
"Sugarland Express" and "moonrunners" should get honorable mention.
Vanishing point, Vanishing Point, Vanishing Point. The king of all chase movies.
*Top 10 Greatest Car Chase Scenes from the 20's*
Klas Kitsune Top 10 greatest car chases from the stone age
#1 The Flintstones
Harold Lloyd and the Keystone Kops?
If you include races, Herbie goes to Monte Carlo had some amazing moments.
McQ deserved a mention..John Wayne with a MAC-10 submachine gun
and a 73 Pontiac Firebird 455 H.O....come on..its got 200 hp over Stroke Me and the Bandit as far as car goes
Well I love firebirds but smokey and the bandit tops that movie no question and a 1977 firebird trans am is the best car ever made you dont buy a rolls royce for speed you buy it for luxury just like you dont buy a firebird for speed you buy it for how beautiful the paint is and the lines and curves of it I could buy amd audi for $84,000 but I'd much rather buy the firebird
I remember when I was about 12 or so, after the movie Dual had hit the theaters it was on late, late, late night television. Ny father woke me up at like 2:00 am to watch the movie with him. It was on a Friday night, so I didn't have school in the morning and he was working as a respiratory therapist at the local hospital on the night shift, so when he couldn't work one night and he didn't want to watch the movie aloe he woke me up. We shared a lot of these times together and I'll never forget the honor of experiencing them with him. Anyway, the movie was awesome and has remained one of my favorites no matter where or with who I saw it. It's something I want to share with my sone when the opportunity comes!
Great story friend. Your father, like mine is the last of the great "old school" dads. Thanks for sharing. My dad worked all the time during my childhood but would take me to Saturday matinees because nobody shared his interest in action movies (but me). We would see John Wayne movies and the most memorable "Mad Max". Good times. Awesome childhood memories. Glad you had one of those real fathers that rarely exist in today's culture. Hope you keep the family tradition.
What about dirty Mary crazy Larry
My favorite is the Street People chase with the land yachts. 1975 Thunderbird and Ford LTD
Dirty Mary crazy Larry? Vanishing point?
Being a "child of the 70's" - Phenomenal List! Thanks!!!
Top ten Scariest "Monster Cars"! Now don't tell Me you didn't have a phobia about semi trucks/killer cars :p
CosmicPotato! Dude I watched a horror movie about semi trucks I forgot what it was called but it was an 80s movie that fucked me up for a half a year
Maximum Overdrive?? :p or was it the 1997 movie called Trucks?
I'm pretty sure it was Maximum overdrive I haven't seen trucks but I don't think I want to.
Christopher Klassen yeah, it wasn't pretty good either.
I seen some photos of an rc tonka truck covered in blood and guts from that movie what happened
Nice list, just wish you included the original The Longest Yard chase scene.
1974 Gone in 60 seconds is #1 and Vanishing Point should be # 2
Bill Hickman is a true badass! 👍
The California kid was pretty good too.
Duel was phenomenal. Till today it stood the test of time. Frightening at every turn.
I read that George Miller owned the blue van in MAD MAX. He wanted a crash in that scene and it was all that was available to them so he sacrificed his personal vehicle.
Yes, his own Mazda Bongo (never sold here in the U.S.).
Wow, awesome list of chase scenes and can't believe how many of these are almost unheard of in the car community. Time to do some hunting for old films!