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NFT: Best movie car chase scenes

Ira : 11/25/2022 6:18 pm
Now that we have a few extra days between games, I thought I'd throw this out for fun. My favorite car chases were in The French Connection and Bullitt. Yours?
those are the tried but true standards but …  
Mike in St. Louis : 11/25/2022 6:22 pm : link
I like Baby Driver…
Bullitt set the standard but  
Del Shofner : 11/25/2022 6:27 pm : link
The Seven-Ups is my favorite because I know all the roads so well. (Also note that the chase magically shifts from the west side of the Hudson to the east side of the Hudson, but all good.).
Blues Brothers  
regulator : 11/25/2022 6:27 pm : link
in the mall
Raiders of the Lost Ark  
flapjack : 11/25/2022 6:32 pm : link
The convoy scene

The Road Warrior tanker chase
I love the one  
pjcas18 : 11/25/2022 6:34 pm : link
in Beverly Hills Cop when Axel is in the back of the truck and they were haggling over the money for the cigarettes.
Thelma and Louise?  
Bill in UT : 11/25/2022 6:34 pm : link
If we can account for the era in which the film was made as far as mode of transportation, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid- Who are those guys?
More recent  
j_rud : 11/25/2022 6:35 pm : link
I thought Baby Driver had some excellent chases, especially the opening scene.
Some good ones mentioned…  
Chris in Philly : 11/25/2022 6:43 pm : link
I would add Ronin.
RE: Some good ones mentioned…  
section125 : 11/25/2022 6:54 pm : link
In comment 15922404 Chris in Philly said:
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I would add Ronin.


That was freakin great movie..

I think Bullitt is the icon and the gold standard.
how about the 'long take' in 'Children of Men' -  
Del Shofner : 11/25/2022 6:55 pm : link
a single uncut shot starting about 10 seconds in and going on for four minutes or so. Still can't understand how they did this ... I mean I know what they did but it just doesn't seem possible.

check this out - ( New Window )
Ira  
MOOPS : 11/25/2022 7:15 pm : link
You hit the gold standard with Bullitt and The French Connection.
The Seven Ups was pretty damn good too.
RE: Blues Brothers  
nochance : 11/25/2022 7:16 pm : link
In comment 15922392 regulator said:
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in the mall



and to the tax assessors office in the end
Ronin for me  
UConn4523 : 11/25/2022 7:19 pm : link
but Baby driver and Matrix Reloaded are right there.

Fury Road can’t be topped but it put that in its own category.
Bullitt is the  
upnyg : 11/25/2022 7:19 pm : link
but its the car more than the chase. I would pick most any of the Fast and Furious chases over that.

Link - ( New Window )
Bullitt is the standard  
upnyg : 11/25/2022 7:21 pm : link
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RE: Ira  
MOOPS : 11/25/2022 7:24 pm : link
In comment 15922439 MOOPS said:
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You hit the gold standard with Bullitt and The French Connection.
The Seven Ups was pretty damn good too.


By the way, Bill Hickman was the stunt driver in those movies. He also played Agent Mulderig in The French Connection if his name doesn't ring a bell. Best driver of his time.
some random ones:  
Enzo : 11/25/2022 7:27 pm : link
The Town
Terminator 2
Drive
Ambulance (basically 90% of the movie is one chase scene)
Fast 5 when they steal the vault

Honorable mention to both the first and last race (neither is a chase but whatever) in Tokyo Drift
Road warrior  
thrunthrublue : 11/25/2022 7:28 pm : link
And other Dr. George Miller action chases, in a league of their own.
Bourne Supremacy  
ColHowPepper : 11/25/2022 7:33 pm : link
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RE: RE: Ira  
Ira : 11/25/2022 7:42 pm : link
In comment 15922456 MOOPS said:
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In comment 15922439 MOOPS said:


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You hit the gold standard with Bullitt and The French Connection.
The Seven Ups was pretty damn good too.



By the way, Bill Hickman was the stunt driver in those movies. He also played Agent Mulderig in The French Connection if his name doesn't ring a bell. Best driver of his time.


Yhat's very interesting. I didn't know that.
A good one that never gets credit is the comedy What’s up Doc  
steve in ky : 11/25/2022 7:55 pm : link
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The Dark Knight and more recently, The Batman  
Ben in Tampa : 11/25/2022 7:57 pm : link
both had pretty great car chases
The Bourne series had a few great chase sequences  
Producer : 11/25/2022 8:08 pm : link
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French Connection is the the best one I've seen  
ghost718 : 11/25/2022 8:15 pm : link
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Named Later : 11/25/2022 8:31 pm : link
The getaway chase in 'To Live and Die in LA' was a classic in movie-making. Young Bill Peterson was great in that movie.
Here's how they filmed those scenes - ( New Window )
Mad MAx Fury Roard - Tanker chase  
PatersonPlank : 11/25/2022 9:13 pm : link
French Connection and Bullitt of course are great too
RE: ..  
Greg from LI : 11/25/2022 11:09 pm : link
In comment 15922512 Named Later said:
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The getaway chase in 'To Live and Die in LA' was a classic in movie-making. Young Bill Peterson was great in that movie. Here's how they filmed those scenes - ( New Window )


Beat me to it. That's the most underrated car chase.

The Seven Ups is probably my favorite. Those old '70s sleds careen all over the road just as they would in real life - no sports cars they.
Honest question  
jhibb : 11/25/2022 11:20 pm : link
from someone who just doesn't "get" car chase scenes: what actually makes the best ones the best?


I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I usually just find car chases boring. I don't know if they're just two unrealistic, or if they are sensory overload for my brain, or what, but they usually take me out of the movie and sometimes even put me to sleep.
For me this is easy  
Carl in CT : 11/25/2022 11:22 pm : link
Smokey and the Bandit.
Kind of a non traditional one might be from Duel  
steve in ky : 11/25/2022 11:30 pm : link
Spielberg’s first movie
Die Hard with a Vengeance  
Chris684 : 11/26/2022 8:18 am : link
Terminator 2
RoboCop (Can you fly Bobby?)
Not the same genre...  
zxasqw12 : 11/26/2022 10:15 am : link
...but the chase scene near the end of It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World always makes me laugh.

"There were about fifteen people in two cabs right behind him and it looked like they were chasing him."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUzD1Fmldm0 - ( New Window )
RE: some random ones:  
Spiciest Memelord : 11/26/2022 12:38 pm : link
In comment 15922460 Enzo said:
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The Town
Terminator 2
Drive
Ambulance (basically 90% of the movie is one chase scene)
Fast 5 when they steal the vault

Honorable mention to both the first and last race (neither is a chase but whatever) in Tokyo Drift


James Cameron filmed this because no one else on the crew was crazy enough to do it.

Terminator 2 has a few good ones  
beatrixkiddo : 11/26/2022 12:53 pm : link
Dirt Bike in the Aqueducts is super intense. The escape from the parking garage after bailing out Sarah Connor, and lastly the pickup vs. the Trucker of Liquid Nitro, all great and in one movie non the less.

Other’s Death Proof, Matrix Reloaded, Vanishing Point (entire movie is a car chase scene), Blues Brothers is epic and hilarious, lots of good ones in many Bond movies. Pretty much every 80’s/90’s action film has great car chase scenes.
Didn't see "The Rock" mentioned here.  
Ron from Ninerland : 11/26/2022 1:14 pm : link
San Francisco with its steep hills and narrow streets is a great city for car chases. "The Rock" was the best, but more recently "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" was a good one.

As for the best car chase anywhere ? I'm going with the Blues Brothers.
I watched Reds2 last night. It was a good car chase but I most liked  
Ivan15 : 11/26/2022 1:38 pm : link
When the car went under the semi. Unless there is an unusual stunt, car chase scenes can be boring.
OJ  
JoeMoney19 : 11/26/2022 1:49 pm : link
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Drive  
bigschott : 11/26/2022 2:31 pm : link
Opening credit chase scene
Drive opening credits car chase - ( New Window )
RE: Honest question  
MOOPS : 11/26/2022 3:40 pm : link
In comment 15922643 jhibb said:
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from someone who just doesn't "get" car chase scenes: what actually makes the best ones the best?


I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I usually just find car chases boring. I don't know if they're just two unrealistic, or if they are sensory overload for my brain, or what, but they usually take me out of the movie and sometimes even put me to sleep.


I kinda agree with you. If it falls into the catagory of 'This shit's just not real', it does nothing for me.
It has to have the look of reality to pique my interest.
RE: RE: Ira  
MOOPS : 11/26/2022 3:45 pm : link
In comment 15922456 MOOPS said:
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In comment 15922439 MOOPS said:


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You hit the gold standard with Bullitt and The French Connection.
The Seven Ups was pretty damn good too.



By the way, Bill Hickman was the stunt driver in those movies. He also played Agent Mulderig in The French Connection if his name doesn't ring a bell. Best driver of his time.


Ira, one more thing about Hickman. He was real tight with James Dean, sort of like Brad Pitt to Leo in 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'. He was driving a second car behind Dean when he crashed and actually pulled him from the wreckage.
For movies...  
Milton : 11/26/2022 5:54 pm : link
My vote goes to the Truck vs Motorcycle scene from Terminator 2 (granted no cars were involved, but I think it still qualifies). For TV...
It has to be this one - ( New Window )
The Italian Job…  
BamaBlue : 11/26/2022 6:19 pm : link
Had three very good chase scenes. Car, boat and helicopter.
RE: The Italian Job…  
JayBinQueens : 11/26/2022 6:27 pm : link
In comment 15923341 BamaBlue said:
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Had three very good chase scenes. Car, boat and helicopter.


Surprised it took this long for Italian Job to get a mention
Which Italian Job?  
bwitz : 11/26/2022 7:37 pm : link
The original or the Wahlberg?
Ronin  
bwitz : 11/26/2022 7:42 pm : link
and Drive for me.
All the Bourne movies had some great  
GFAN52 : 11/26/2022 9:25 pm : link
car chases.
Extraction  
TXRabbit : 11/26/2022 9:30 pm : link
With Hemsworth. Surprisingly good movie too
RE: RE: ..  
RCPhoenix : 11/26/2022 11:26 pm : link
In comment 15922638 Greg from LI said:
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In comment 15922512 Named Later said:


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The getaway chase in 'To Live and Die in LA' was a classic in movie-making. Young Bill Peterson was great in that movie. Here's how they filmed those scenes - ( New Window )



Beat me to it. That's the most underrated car chase.


This. When the truck jackknifes ….
To Live and Die and L.A. is the goods  
RGhost : 11/27/2022 2:02 pm : link
It's already an awesome car chase thru the loading docks, surface streets, and down into the aqueduct. The final run against traffic on the freeway with a ridiculous number of involved vehicles puts it into the stratosphere.


Friedkin you magnificent bastard - ( New Window )
The recent mission impossible films had great car chase scenes  
Jim in Forest Hills : 11/27/2022 9:06 pm : link
Fallout had that motorcycle scene in Paris which I thought was excellent.
Fletch  
FranknWeezer : 11/27/2022 9:21 pm : link
Get outta town!
The movie isn't as good as others mentioned  
Bear vs Shark : 11/27/2022 9:45 pm : link
but Matrix Reloaded has one of the best car chase scenes I've seen in a film
Foul Play  
igotyourbackman : 11/27/2022 10:20 pm : link
Not really a chase but funny as hell
Bullitt  
NINEster : 11/28/2022 12:59 pm : link
for maybe being the first to really go at it hard in a city for a significant distance with stunt drivers pushing the limit.

French Connection for the ballsiness to do it without permits in Brooklyn.

Ronin had a few chases, and they put significant effort storyboarding them, and using RHD cars with dummy steering wheels on the left side to keep the actors in the cars during the chase. John Frankenheimer was super hardcore about cars, and it showed. Nothing was CGI'd, and lots of guys were driving the vehicles that flipped over or were in big accidents.

Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift for putting drifting on film, which while they are not necessarily chase scenes, they highlighted real drifting (as opposed to single corner powerslides which is all you get in 99.9% of car chases). You had some Formula Drift guys at the time doing the driving, including the real DK Keichi Tsuchiya.

Drive with Ryan Gosling had a good (albeit quick) chase. You can accomplish a lot with a well executed reverse 180 (Rockford turn) for me.

Baby Driver had a decently ambitious chase as well, and that wild double front/rear 180 around the semi was pretty sweet even if it might not have been a true single shot.

RE: Bullitt set the standard but  
NINEster : 11/28/2022 1:01 pm : link
In comment 15922391 Del Shofner said:
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The Seven-Ups is my favorite because I know all the roads so well. (Also note that the chase magically shifts from the west side of the Hudson to the east side of the Hudson, but all good.).


Forgot about this.

An excellent chase, very underrated and often not known about.

Do you know where this chase ends with the hero car crashing into the back of a semi?

I'm 99% sure it's the Milwood exit off the Taconic Parkway.
^^^^^  
Del Shofner : 11/28/2022 1:06 pm : link
It's definitely the Taconic. I forget which exit but could be Millwood for sure. The Palisades Parkway somehow morphs into the Taconic during the chase despite being on opposite sides of the river...
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