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Title: trucking movies Post by: Johnny Z on March 15, 2004, 09:49:11 PM Ok, I'm watching Breakdown, one word: sucks. That Jeep sure did stay clean for a long time while driving through the desert and the wind. What other movies involving truckers, trucks, etc stand out in your mind?
Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: eeeee5 on March 15, 2004, 11:08:53 PM . . . . Space Truckers is rather funny and stupid sci-fi. And then horror has two easily remembered films with Duel (1971) and Maximum Overdrive, (I've seen neither, but have caught pieces of the latter).
. . . . There's another I remember about two Body-Building-Brothers, it used to play on "USA Up All Night" and I think involved some sort of duel to save a woman? . . . . Do you mean Breakdown (1997), starring Kurt Russel? I liked the film. from The Bog Creatures (2003) Jeffrey Howard as Professor Feneman and Michael Mosley as Nick Warren: PF: Ohh, ooooh, oooh, such beauty in death! Oooh, I'm so happy, this is vindication... oooh, sweat vindication! NW: Yeah, congratulations an that. Post Edited (03-16-04 15:32) Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: Johnny Z on March 15, 2004, 11:10:20 PM Break Down is right.
Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: Bgrade. on March 15, 2004, 11:22:29 PM For a Trucker film you can't go wrong with Convoy.
I also have a soft spot for Maximum Overdrive. Other truck-ish movies. Smokey and the Bandit. or Any Which way but Loose. (damn! why so many movies from the 70's you would think I was old or something.) Or maybe loosely, "Over the Top" but who the hell would want to watch that. Plus not really a trucker movie. This is Rubber Duck Over and Out. Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: AndyC on March 15, 2004, 11:23:58 PM Best trucker movie, in my opinion, has to be Smokey and the Bandit. It's also among the great car chase movies.
For cheesy fun, it's hard to beat Chuck Norris in Breaker Breaker. It would take a whole page to list everything in that movie that makes me laugh. Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: Deej on March 15, 2004, 11:27:26 PM Bgrade named all of my favorites.
Convoy: Kristofferson as The Rubber Duck...good tuff Smokey and the Bandit...Classic! Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can...hahaha Monkeys!! The 70's were great for trashy trucker flicks. It was a good time, when everyone had a CB in their car and wore trucker-style hats without a trace of irony....ah sweet youth. Post Edited (03-15-04 22:31) Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: Ash on March 16, 2004, 12:31:41 AM Who could forget Speilberg's first good film "Duel" where that guy is menaced by a big greasy oil tanker.
Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: JohnL on March 16, 2004, 04:20:23 AM There's also the USA Network film Trucks, based on the same short story as Maximum Overdrive, but MUCH slower and more boring.
Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: trekgeezer on March 16, 2004, 10:03:31 AM Jan Michael Vincent made a trucker movie but I can't remember the name of it.
Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: raj on March 16, 2004, 11:32:11 AM And let's not forget that tv show BJ and the Bear.
Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: The Burgomaster on March 16, 2004, 02:09:57 PM Here are a few . . .
* ROAD GAMES * DUEL * CONVOY * SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT * BLACK DOG (ugh!) * TRUCKS * MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE * WHITE LINE FEVER * SORCERER * THE WAGES OF FEAR * THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT * FIST * THE ROAD WARRIOR (okay, I'm stretching it now . . . ) And what was that one from the 1980s starring Forrest Tucker? I can't remember the name and I'm too lazy to go to IMDB . . . Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: Kirk on March 16, 2004, 02:44:42 PM Smokey and the Bandit II
Rolling Vengeance Thunder Road Black Dog Breaker, Breaker Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: Lee on March 16, 2004, 03:31:40 PM Mximum Overdrive in an under-appreciated gem. Gotta love that dialog. :)
Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: JohnL on March 17, 2004, 12:54:34 AM >Jan Michael Vincent made a trucker movie but I can't remember the name of it.
White Line Fever Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: Yaddo42 on March 17, 2004, 07:26:47 PM eeeee5 means the Barbarian Bros. (Peter and David Paul) non-classic "Think Big". Not really worth seeking out unless you get a kick out of the Bros. or want to see David Carradine, Claudia Christian, Martin Mull, Richard Moll, and "Tiny" Lister REALLY slumming for a paycheck.
Never seen it, but there is the Peter Fonda/Jerry Reed truckin' movie "High Ballin'". Guess Jerry was trying to corner the market on trucker movies in the 70s. Paul Le Mat was in the Jonathon Demme directed "Handle With Care/Citizen's Band" more about the CB craze, but truckers figure in it. And "Big Trouble In Little China" isn't a strict trucker flick, but how about some love for Jack Burton and The Porkchop Express? The man went through a lot to get his truck back after all..... Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: Bgrade on March 17, 2004, 08:16:54 PM I'll send out a 18-wheel salute to the Jack Burton and the Porkchop Express.
HOOOOOOONNKKK!!!!!! Title: Re: trucking movies Post by: eeeee5 on March 17, 2004, 10:45:31 PM "eeeee5 means the Barbarian Bros. (Peter and David Paul) non-classic "Think Big."
. . . . Thanks. Looked it up at IMDB and seems a funnier than I remembered. "Break Down is right." . . . . Like to double check, people here know more films than I, so I didn't want to assume. . . . . Garbage truckers? Men at Work. from The Ugly (1997) Rebecca Hobbsas Dr. Karen Shoemaker: DKS: People pick on me. I don't slice them ear to ear. |