Can anyone give some names of some other good car chase movies? I'm in the mood to watch car chase movies lately and I don't know very many.
David
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Bullitt with Steve McQueen.
There's also a decent one in Ronin, but the movie itself isn't all that great.
And you can never go wrong with any of the Bourne movies, there's a car chase (or two or three) in each one.
hmmm jade i think..the one with the cop from csi miami.
*beep* film but the car chase is awsome
Most of the better car chases in film are from the 1960's and 70's - all the stunts are 'real' - pre CGI
Mad Max (one long series of car and bike stunts)
Vanishing Point
Smokey And The Bandit
Stone (1973 Australian film - bike race on public roads)
The Italian Job
Bullitt
The French Connection
Some newer films with good car chases and stunts are:
Ronin
Beverly Hills Cop (truck chase in the opening sequence)
The Blues Brothers (pretty much every scene involving the Bluesmobile)
Also check out any James Bond or Bourne film.
If you don't mind excessive CGI work, there's always the 'The Fast and the Furious' films, and Torque (basically 'Fast and Furious' with bikes)
Actually, in "Tokyo Drift", the CGI was mostly for the backgrounds; the cars are actually almost all real (including the famous scene where the car drifts up the spiral ramp - the stunt guy actually did that, and several times for different takes).
I would like to add "No Man's Land" (1987) to the list.
Basically the same plot as "The fast and the Furious".
To live and Die in LA had an amazing car chase!!!!!
The Seven Ups also has one of the best car chases you will ever see!!!!!
1. Bullitt
2. Seven ups
3. McQ
4. Crazy Larry and Dirty Mary
5. Cannonball
6. Ronin
7. Race With the Devil
8. Vanishing Point
9. French Connection
10.Gone in 60 seconds (original)
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"Dukes of Hazzard" - the latest one with Johnny Knoxville. Cheesy movie but all of the car scenes were done with real cars, no CGI. Rent the DVD and watch the behind the scenes on the vehicle stunts. All the other greats have already been mentioned.
I don't have an opinion. The word "opinion" implies the possibility I'm wrong.
My contributions (in no particular order);
- Bullitt
- Ronin (both major chases are great and I rather liked the film as well)
- Mad Max
- Mad Max 2
- The Italian Job (original)
- Gone in 60 Seconds (original)
- Vanishing Point (original)
- Two Lane Blacktop
- The Driver
- Death Race (2008) (B movie plot, but refreshing to see car chases with minimal CGI again)
- Terminator II (the lorry chase!)
I personally don't rate the chase in Bad Boys II as its more green screen than actual chase - can't deny that it looks very spectacular though!
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Ahhhhhh, The Driver, was on TV over here in UK recently, quality vehicle work I must say
We all dream of a team of Gary Breens.
If you're still looking, I'm surprised no one has mentioned these 2; Speed Zone (where else do you see a Countach stone skip across a river) and The Chase (with Charlie Sheen). The whole movie is a car chase.
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