View Full Version : Best Car Chase in a Film
Steven11
06-09-12, 11:11 AM
Ill start by offering up the car chase from the film Ronin. Gota love the
Audi S8.
Lukeus101
06-09-12, 11:14 AM
Gone in 60 Seconds gets my vote.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PmA8X0qpcQs/TEDlptejYyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/1-dkTZB1kZE/s1600/l_bf41c1983b3818dd4c44bf8f34738716.jpg
fastmike
06-09-12, 11:15 AM
the French Connection is/was good.....Ronin is/was maybe better .....and lets not forget Steve McQueen in Bullit
Steven11
06-09-12, 11:23 AM
One of my work mates has just made a strong case for the Blues Brothers, not sure though as ive not seen it.
stamford
06-09-12, 11:27 AM
So many........
Vanishing Point
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
Smokey and the Bandit
Ronin is probably the best since Bullit.
Wanted...........nice if real ;)
Steven11
06-09-12, 11:33 AM
Well remembered Stamford, cant believe i forgot Smokey & The bandit. Absolutly love that film. deffinately preferred the first one and if you dont mind me saying Sally Fields was stunning in it.
andys1981
06-09-12, 11:34 AM
Ill start by offering up the car chase from the film Ronin. Gota love the
Audi S8.
+1
Enright
06-09-12, 11:46 AM
The Italian Job, the original (of course).
Look how well it stands up today for a film made in 1969.
British. Brilliant.
Ronin is class but my favourite is without doubt bullit.
Just remembered the one in the blues brothers that's classic as well.think that held the world record for most cars crashed in a film for decades.
zsserbia
06-09-12, 12:26 PM
I quite like the chase from the "Fast Five" when they're pulling a safe, even though it's not real, but in the end, what film chase is?
fastmike
06-09-12, 12:36 PM
I forgot all about The Italian Job
Well remembered Stamford, cant believe i forgot Smokey & The bandit. Absolutly love that film. deffinately preferred the first one and if you dont mind me saying Sally Fields was stunning in it.
Did you know that all the engine and tyre sounds the Trans Am made were dubbed on? They came from a car used in the 1971 film Two Lane Blacktop. That does have a proper quick car in it!!
The Blues Brothers chase through the shopping precinct is a classic.
Youtube clicky (http://www.youtube.com/embed/IIdGxR-aU6o)
Lukeus101
06-09-12, 01:09 PM
Did you know that all the engine and tyre sounds the Trans Am made were dubbed on? They came from a car used in the 1971 film Two Lane Blacktop. That does have a proper quick car in it!!
Serious...I loved that Trans Am...now I will imagine a K Series noise instead.
Enright
06-09-12, 01:30 PM
The Tumbler chase sequence in the first Christian Bale Batman film was good.
welshone
06-09-12, 03:09 PM
Gone in 60 seconds ;)
Serious...I loved that Trans Am...now I will imagine a K Series noise instead.
Serious!! The actual Trans Am used was a 6 cylinder budget model painted up to look like the top model but sounded pants!! The engine sounds used for the over dub was a tuned Chevy 454 V8 with open headers!!
The car that it was fitted into would run low 11's on the strip!!
Bullit.
/thread.
Agreed although there are to many gear changes from the 3 speed auto boxes if you are picky!!
Dan1971
06-09-12, 04:20 PM
The mini chase in the Bourne identity. I thought the car chases in all 3 Bourne films have been good....
andy-81
06-09-12, 04:31 PM
transporter with statham was good but ultimately blues brothers
rasputin
06-09-12, 05:28 PM
Cannonball run opening sequence gets me every time
sneekyparrot
06-09-12, 05:39 PM
1. Ronin
2. Blues Bro
3. Smokey
4. Opening sequence from cannonball run with the sound turned right up :-))))
Agreed although there are to many gear changes from the 3 speed auto boxes if you are picky!!
Yeah your a right ******* comedian aren't you.
Steven11
06-09-12, 06:18 PM
transporter with statham was good but ultimately blues brothers
Agreed, all though working for audi not to sure a W12 A8 would start again after being pulled out a river. And i love Audi's.
Maxxed_Ross
06-09-12, 06:37 PM
the Goldeneye tank chase has been one of my favourites for years, although not really a CAR chase as such
Yeah your a right ******* comedian aren't you.
No
But if you are a car nut like me it's a bit silly to watch my 2 favourite American cars being driven fast but hearing them change up 6 or 7 times in the same sequence!!
Agreed, all though working for audi not to sure a W12 A8 would start again after being pulled out a river. And i love Audi's.
Nothing would that was computer controlled!! Audi's are good but not that good!!
talkingcars
06-09-12, 06:59 PM
Blues Brothers.
No
But if you are a car nut like me it's a bit silly to watch my 2 favourite American cars being driven fast but hearing them change up 6 or 7 times in the same sequence!!
Exactly the same point I made about the fast movies just cause they have more gears makes it just as stupid.
sneekyparrot
06-09-12, 07:05 PM
No
But if you are a car nut like me it's a bit silly to watch my 2 favourite American cars being driven fast but hearing them change up 6 or 7 times in the same sequence!!
Dodge Charger uuuummmmm sweet
weren't that the film where they we v6 models that sounded like v8's?
they do it all the time with bikes, Hollywood thinks every bike sounds like a jap in line 4 even if its a twin or triple lol.
daytona365
06-09-12, 07:08 PM
My choice has to THE ITALIAN JOB & BULLITT. Italian job cos its my alltime fav fav fav film, but the chase in Bullitt was not cleared by the local police. It was done "live" and who can forget the driver. King of Cool Steve McQueen, and he did almost all the driving himself.
Mind you for an outside bet, and a scary one.....No one has yet said "DUEL"
Exactly the same point I made about the fast movies just cause they have more gears makes it just as stupid.
Talking about the Fast movies. I still laugh my b...s off when the cop is flat out in the Mitsi Eclipse then hits the Nitrous and takes off!! What?? Who writes this garbage? If the engine is flat out hitting the gas ain't going to make it go faster!! It would just go bang!!
Then there is this whole 10 second car stuff!! Having built and run lots of cars over the years I know how hard it would be to get a modded road going car to do a 10 second 1/4!!
Most hyper cars struggle to achieve that.
Dodge Charger uuuummmmm sweet
weren't that the film where they we v6 models that sounded like v8's?
they do it all the time with bikes, Hollywood thinks every bike sounds like a jap in line 4 even if its a twin or triple lol.
As far as I know the cars in Bullit were V8. The Charger would have had 375 bhp and the Mustang around 325 iirc. The performance of the two was similar due to the Fords lighter weight.
My choice has to THE ITALIAN JOB & BULLITT. Italian job cos its my alltime fav fav fav film, but the chase in Bullitt was not cleared by the local police. It was done "live" and who can forget the driver. King of Cool Steve McQueen, and he did almost all the driving himself.
Mind you for an outside bet, and a scary one.....No one has yet said "DUEL"
Steve did his own driving yes. I like the bit where he over cooks it on one of the corners. He realizes he'd fluffed it up so to get back on track he sticks the Ford into reverse and lets all 300 horses out!! I love watching that back axle tramp from county to county!!
Maxxed_Ross
07-09-12, 02:28 AM
If the engine is flat out hitting the gas ain't going to make it go faster!! It would just go bang!!
it did though... the floor fell out - and the welds on the intake for some unknown reason :nugget:
it did though... the floor fell out - and the welds on the intake for some unknown reason :nugget:
It didn't exactly go bang though, it just sort of smoked and then managed to outrun the cops!!
Why cut a hole in the floor then bolt a plate over the hole? That's just asking the plate to fall out. lol
I'v never seen welds in cast inlets myself so can't comment but it sounded stupid.
WalkerDnB
07-09-12, 06:51 AM
Mind you for an outside bet, and a scary one.....No one has yet said "DUEL"
I love dual brilliant film and the reason im so nice to truckers on the road lol
but bullitt takes some beating :)
I know it's not necessarily a chase but always loved the scene in the movie which I think was called the driver where Ryan O'Neill deconstructs an orange mercedes.it's the same scene you have to do in the original driver game to show your worth.
waynester
07-09-12, 02:47 PM
The original Gone in 60 Seconds, Vanishing Point & Bullet for their sound track alone!
Smokey & the Bandit films pretty good.
Nothing wrong with Convoy if you like your engines just a little bigger!
Having owned 1 Rover V8 SD1, a C4 Corvette & 5 TVR's over the years, I must admit I am a tad partial to the attributes & sound of a nice V8 engine!
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