How about Stroker Ace? See how many NASCAR personalities (not just
drivers) you can spot without resorting to the credits. Directed by Hal
Needham, who also directed Hooper, which also has Burt Reynolds, cars
and stuntmen.
Speaking of Burt Reynolds, cars, and stuntmen, the Cannonball and Smokey
and the Bandit films can be mildly entertaining.
<name witheld by request> ;^)
P.S. Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) is available from amazon.com, and here's
something about the DVD: The 25th Anniversary DVD also features an
introduction by Denise Halicki (the director's widow); laid-back
commentary by Leighton and cinematographer Jack Vacek that foregrounds
Halicki's seat-of-the-pants filmmaking style; interviews with Parnelli
Jones, J.C. Agajanian, and stunt driver Bobby Ore (all of whom appear in
the film) and former Ford honcho Lee Iacocca; two cut scenes; unused
driving footage; and 300 stills.
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"Stolz, Ken" wrote:
>
> In the course of trying to improve the morale of an underfunded research
> group to whom we have to issue layoff notices and then recant when a grant
> comes in at the last minute, we've been showing some "car flicks" during
> lunch hour and/or late Friday afternoon.
>
> We have the following in our collection:
>
> Gone in 60 Seconds - original and remake on DVD
> Bullit (sp) on DVD
> A Man and a Woman (and 20 Years Later) on VHS
> The Italian Job on VHS
> Grand Prix on VHS
> LeMans on VHS
> Winning on VHS
>
> Any others you would recommend for our collection? Thanks!
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> Can't say that I liked the new "Gone in 60 Seconds," some nice cars, some OK
> chases, but that fakey CGI final jump?? Ugh. Now the original, man,
> greatest chase movie ever, in my book. Dirt cheap production values, half
> the time the microphone isn't close enough to hear the dialogue (not
> necessarily a bad thing), but when that Mustang slides wide on a turn and
> bounces off a row of parked cars, you get the feeling that it wasn't
> completely planned that way. I forget his name, but the guy that wrote,
> directed, starred, and drove the stunts in it was a former stuntman, who
> fancied himself a filmmaker. There's also a sequel, called "The Junkman."
> Not as good, but still some crazy stuff. From what I'm told though, this
> time the guy took the stunts one step too far. ISTR that he actually died
> filming the final jump. Maybe compressed spine, something like that? Both
> movies are virtually impossible to find on video. Don't bother
> w/Blockbuster for sure. Los Angeles residents can ask me where to find it
> here.
>
> shawmon
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