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« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2007, 07:25:11 AM »

Some of these are films with notable car chases:

Grand Theft Auto
The Driver
Bullitt
Cannonball!
Ronin
To Live and Die in LA
Grand Prix
Le Mans
Red Line 7000
Greased Lightning
The Last American Hero
Thunderbolt
Days of Thunder
License to Drive
The French Connection
Thunder Road
The Moonrunners
The Last Chase
The Last Run
The Gumball Rally
Road Games
- semis, but if Maximum Overdrive counts, so should other trucker flicks.
The Rookie (1990)
No Man's Land[/i] (1987) - both are films built around car theft rings
The Italian Job - either versions but the first one is the one that really counts.

Honorable mention to the cars in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Reivers and Pocket Money, they were practically characters in the films themselves.
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« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2007, 09:34:03 AM »

I like

Smokey and the Bandit
Back to the Future
The Blues Brothers
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« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2007, 07:23:38 PM »

Of course, the best car movie is "Cars." It not only features vehicles with elements of the . . .

1923 Ford Model T
1949 Mercury Club Coupe
1951 Buick Le Sabre
1951 Buick XP-300
1951 Hudson Hornet
1957 Chrysler Dart
1959 Chevrolet Impala
1960 VW Microbus
1970 Plymouth Superbird
1985 Mack Superliner
2002 Porsche 911 Carrera
Chevrolet Truck
Iso Isetta
Le Mans Endurance Racer
Mazda MX-5 Miata
Pirsch Pumper
Willys CJ-2A
Willys MB

but, the vehicles are voiced by such people as . . .

Owen Wilson
Darrell Waltrip
Tony Shalhoub
Michael Schumacher
John Ratzenberger
Joe Ranft
Jeremy Piven
Richard and Lynda Petty
Paul Newman
Edie McClurg
Cheech Marin
Jennifer Lewis
Jay Leno
Larry the Cable Guy
Richard Kind
Michael Keaton
Bonnie Hunt
Katherine Helmond
Tom Hanks
John Goodman
Dave Foley
Dale Earnhardt, jr.
Paul Dooley
Billy Crystal
Bob Costas
George Carlin
Mario Andretti
and Tim Allen







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« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2007, 08:37:54 PM »

RCMerchant and Yaddo got to this one before me. They would make a neat collection. Thumbup
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« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2007, 09:01:33 PM »

Have these been listed?

Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)
Hollywood Knights (1980)
White Lightning (1973)
Eat My Dust! (1976)
The Lively Set (1964)
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
The French Connection (1971)
Cobra (1986)
Hot Rod (1950)
Hot Rod Girl (1956)
The Driver (1978)
Hot Rods To Hell (1967)
Tucker: The Man And His Dream (1985)
Goldfinger (1964)
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
Johnny Dark (1954)
Grand Prix (1966)
Moonrunners (1975)
To Please a Lady (1950)
The Racers (1955)

I hope I didn't repeat any, but that's some I can think of.
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« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2007, 09:37:20 PM »

HOT ROD GIRL (1956) was actually a pretty good little film. I have a copy and enjoyed it.



There's also another one that I haven't seen yet. It stars Jack Nicholson and it's called THE WILD RIDE (1960).

Another one is the original THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS (1954).
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« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2007, 09:45:38 PM »

We might as well add any JD films or even coming of age films like AMERICAN GRAFFITI, GREASE, and REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE once we go that route. They seem to like drag racing.

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« Reply #22 on: February 08, 2007, 10:48:14 PM »

Some of the Best:

* VANISHING POINT
* DIRTY MARY, CRAZY LARRY
* DUEL
* THE DRIVER
* DEATH RACE 2000

Some of the worst:

* THE CAR
* THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
* BOBBY DEERFIELD
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« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2007, 04:57:38 AM »

I found another one, I've seen part of Shaker Run starring Cliff Robertson and Leif Garrett.
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« Reply #24 on: February 11, 2007, 06:55:07 AM »

Would the made for TV flik,KILLDOZER(1974)count? This one:
     

 not this one:



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« Reply #25 on: February 12, 2007, 10:18:00 AM »

Would the made for TV flik,KILLDOZER(1974)count? This one:
     



LOL that looks brilliantly good/bad...is it on DVD?
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« Reply #26 on: February 12, 2007, 09:36:50 PM »

I don't know if it's on DVD or not...truth to tell,I have'nt seen it since the 70's when it was on TV!I enjoyed though!(PS> thanx Andrew...I hadda hellava time trying to get that on for some reason...)
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« Reply #27 on: February 12, 2007, 11:55:43 PM »

How about Thelma and Louise
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« Reply #28 on: February 13, 2007, 11:52:52 PM »

Killdozer is a pretty good movie about a possessed piece of construction equipment, has all the elements I like in this type of film, isolated people, far from help and some really bizarre threat that they must overcome.
I also liked The Car, I think it's a pretty good story, the effects and acting are good. the black car and its driver(Satan ?) are menacing and it makes the wide open and lonely spaces of the southwest appear scary, even in broad daylite. I always wanted a car horn like the one in this movie. Other favorites would be:
Bullitt
Vanishing point
The Transporter
The Gumball Rally
Smokey and the Bandit
Duel
Death Race 2000
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
Heart Like a Wheel
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« Reply #29 on: February 14, 2007, 06:35:15 PM »

Another one that I just remembered, looking at Scott's post of Hot Rod Girl (which has Tommy Ivo in it) is Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959), also having Tommy Ivo.  Its not that bad a flick, I like it..

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