Best car chases in a movie

Lamper.sffc · 13-02-2009 1:11am #1

Just wondering what are the best car chases you have seen in a movie

Stick up some clips if you have them.

One i loved in a not so great Sequel (but not terrible) is this

Second clip is the best

Queen-Mise · 13-02-2009 1:31am

just imagine i put in the link for the police car chase from the Blues Brothers movie. i am having a very hard job finding it. its not on youtube.

I found it here, but i can't get the video to work

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Blues-Brothers-Police-Car-Chase-Finale

SpitfireIV · 13-02-2009 1:43am

How many times will this one be mentioned??

Ronin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVaNBrYLvFg

Zaph · 13-02-2009 1:56am

Bullitt. Enough said.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMc2RdFuOxI

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 13-02-2009 2:00am

Too young to remember Bullitt and Popeye Doyle, so.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4XlfEybZM

BopNiblets · 13-02-2009 2:40am

The ones in Ronin for me (lol at DeNiros face: "FUUUUUUUU-!"

) followed by the one at the end of Bourne Supremecy.

ronnie3585 · 13-02-2009 9:51am

Has to be Duel.

Most of the film is made up of a chase. The truck is so menacing!

One of my favourite films.

Pigman II · 13-02-2009 9:58am

I know all the purists who predictably offer Ronin and Bullitt every single time this question is raised probably won't agree but I'm gonna nominate the truck chase near the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Dodge · 13-02-2009 10:21am

One not mentioned from a film that some probably don't even remember the car chase in it, is Basic Instinct. Great camera angle add to it immensely

TygerKrash · 13-02-2009 10:50am

Pigman II wrote: »

I know all the purists who predictably offer Ronin and Bullitt every single time this question is raised probably won't agree but I'm gonna nominate the truck chase near the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Totally agree

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6hIJZS7oI

followed by my second fave. The bond Lotus esprit motorbike ,helicopter, car submarine chase!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6pLyNwslrw

Kingp35 · 13-02-2009 10:57am

Bullit is obviously the best but the car chase from The French Connection is a close second.

James T Kirk · 13-02-2009 11:15am

I think most people know the obvious ones by now. But the chase in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) is on a par with any of the well-known 'car scraps'. Bloody good film, overall, too. Directed by William (The French Connection) Friedkin, to boot.

Galvasean · 13-02-2009 12:15pm

Bad Boys 2 is my favourite.

It ends with a speed boat exploding

Who knew Michael Bay was a surrealist director?

mike65 · 13-02-2009 12:19pm

Pah you kids know nothing - a chase should be French or Italian and feature as many hazards as can be dreamt up by the Second Unit.

The Master Touch - its full of continuity errors but so what?

Wait for the moment at about 4 min 10 seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bxvGy1Uy70

Whats Up Doc - comedy capers up and down the hills of San Fransico

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw3391SiKRk

Ciaran500 · 13-02-2009 12:26pm

Zaph wrote: »

Bullitt. Enough said.

Always heard this was the chase scene but that was a load of ****e. Completely boring.

Sleipnir · 13-02-2009 12:50pm

Can't find a decent clip but "The Blues Brothers" (original) had a great chase scene. Up there with Bullitt and The French Connection.

Lamper.sffc · 13-02-2009 1:08pm

Always love it in a car chase when they throw in the token police cars for no other reason but to have them smashed up.:D

Sleipnir · 13-02-2009 1:16pm

Lamper.sffc wrote: »

Always love it in a car chase when they through in the token police cars for no other reason but to have them smashed up.:D

Apparently they destroyed 76 cars in the movie, A guinness world record.

Another apparent record is

"the cast and crew of 'The Blues Brothers' movie set a new world record for per-capita consumption of controlled substances during the filming of a major motion picture"

and John Belushi lost about 1000 pairs of sunglasses during the making of the film. He used to lose them between scenes and so earned the nickname "The Black Hole"

unreggd · 13-02-2009 1:25pm

The final chase in Death Proof was whopper

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unreggd · 13-02-2009 1:27pm

The final chase in Death Proof was whopper

ronnie3585 · 13-02-2009 1:38pm

Can't believe I forgot about Vanishing Point (the original). Quality car chase.

seanybiker · 13-02-2009 1:39pm

convoy. What a film ha ha. Must hunt that down and watch it later

User45701 · 13-02-2009 1:45pm

Only one mention for blues brothers? That film STILL holds the record for most cars destroyed in a car chace

"Its 106 miles to chicargo, A full tank of gas, smokes, its dark and were wearing sun glases"

Absoutly amazing movie

Sleipnir · 13-02-2009 1:56pm

I AM A FUEL-INJECTED SUICIDE MACHINE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMYLjlpP0NY

Lamper.sffc · 13-02-2009 3:04pm

Gone in 60 seconds the original 70s movie. I remember seeing this as a kid.

The end car chase has to be the longest that has ever been put in a movie. Love how he gets away in the end. Other than the chase its a terrible movie with terrible acting

13-02-2009 8:29pm

The Blues Brothers Mall chase is one of the best for me.

McGrath5 · 13-02-2009 9:10pm

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Can't believe I forgot about Vanishing Point (the original). Quality car chase.

That film is the stuff of legend

flybynight · 13-02-2009 11:08pm

Most of the greats have already been mentioned. I'd also add 'The Driver' (1978) to the list. Stands alongside Vanishing Point as the great existential car-chase film. It's book-ended by 2 fantastic chase scenes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eczVrlOQFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEzE2LvUdlQ

Also this scene which will be familiar to anyone whoever played the original 'Driver' game on playstation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tna4pz2qkXs

Youtube definitely doesn't do these scenes justice though!

bnt · 14-02-2009 12:14am

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Always heard this was the chase scene but that was a load of ****e. Completely boring.

Philistine. :rolleyes:

One of my faves not yet mentioned: the final chase in Taxi. The original French film, that is, not the Hollywood remake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbEqzEB8OzI

eagle eye · 14-02-2009 12:15am

I remember this one but its just purely a good car chase, the movie was funny but not great.

Valmont · 14-02-2009 12:30am

1. Vanishing point - Entire movie.
2. Deathproof - with Zoe Bell on bonnet. I loved Deathproof.

phishcakes · 15-02-2009 3:56pm

For me it has to be the car chase from the original Italian job, classic!

irish_bob · 15-02-2009 5:40pm

Valmont wrote: »

1. Vanishing point - Entire movie.
2. Deathproof - with Zoe Bell on bonnet. I loved Deathproof.

i loved death proof too

i also love the song in it by some band who pete townsend considered joining

another movie with a great car chase is ronin

Blue850 · 16-02-2009 1:27pm

Bullit, the best ever? c'mon how many times does the Beetle appear!!, its just editing.

This is a great chase, Bill Hickman, the driver of The Dodge in Bullit is in the black car

c'etait un Rendevous, strap a camera to Merc 450 SEL 6.9 and blast thru Paris at 80mph.....yes it was a Merc, Ferrari V12 was dubbed over later

indough · 16-02-2009 3:42pm

the tuk tuk chase in ong bak

deathstarkiller · 17-02-2009 12:35pm

Smokey and the Bandit - The entire movie. Just watch ole Bandit run,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZZPalUHlxc

The Seven-Ups.

The French Connection.

Death Proof chase.

Opening chase in Fear is the Key.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLmk0x94wNU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfHbpTgf1g0

Mad Max 2 - End chase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJVGfm3VhUU

kowloon · 17-02-2009 12:40pm

I'm shocked that the post got so long before The Road Warrior was mentioned.

deathstarkiller · 17-02-2009 12:56pm

I know. I hope this thread continues. There's already a few movies I haven't seen that I'll be checking out. Mainly the old European ones.
There was some great stuff in an old 70's horror movie which is very like Jaws but with a demon car instead.
The Car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr2PB1MFpXo

Beeeep beep beep beeeeeep

znv6i3h7kqf9ys · 17-02-2009 1:03pm

Blues Brothers

faceman · 17-02-2009 1:44pm

+1 for The Blues Brother and Ronin.

Ill throw the wildly entertaining Death Race 2000 in the mix too. The original starring Sly Stallone and David Carradine. The whole film is one big car chase and somehow Roger Corman still managed to squeeze a durty love scene in there!

godspal · 17-02-2009 3:15pm

I love the car chase with the mini in "The Bourne Identity".

James T Kirk · 23-02-2009 8:13am

How did we forget this: the chase in The Dark Knight -- where The Joker tries to kill Dent from a truck, using a machine gun/rocket launcher -- culminating in Batman 'tripping the truck up' with wire. Bloody marvelous chase, a classic already IMHO.

Lamper.sffc · 24-02-2009 4:23pm

TOPDAWG · 24-02-2009 8:28pm

Lamper.sffc wrote: »

ya just beat me to it!!!!! :rolleyes:

how has this classic not been mentioned also???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHcLI6QNYRs

Lamper.sffc · 25-02-2009 12:17am

T2

Great call. Sorry i didnt think of it.

James T Kirk · 25-04-2009 7:00am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJg2UMLWIXQ

BopNiblets · 25-04-2009 11:29am

One thing always bothered me about that chase, Joker thinks Harvey Dent is Batman in the truck and tries to kill him, but then the real Batman shows up and he's still trying to kill Dent... and not Batman in the Batmobile, am I wrong?

Also the cheesy lines of the truck cop, but still an awesome scene.

mwnger · 25-04-2009 1:47pm

One thing always bothered me about that chase, Joker thinks Harvey Dent is Batman in the truck and tries to kill him, but then the real Batman shows up and he's still trying to kill Dent... and not Batman in the Batmobile, am I wrong?

There's a couple of lines of dialogue in the script which were cut from the film when the Batmobile shows up one of the Joker's goons says something like 'do you think that's him?' and the Joker says 'It could be anyone driving that thing'.

Anyway, does the bike chase scene in Akira count as a car chase? I think it was an influence on the Dark Knight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixAHUWgBKsw&feature=related

Also like the chase in Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit when the giant bunny is dragging their van around the streets and finally underground - brilliant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3ATLW5SSh4&feature=related