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In Reply to: Not mentioned, but remember it! (nt) posted by AudioHead on October 08, 1999 at 09:28:33:
the french connection. gene hackman behind the wheel leaving a trail of mayhem through new york. damn. i think i'll get the dvd tonight.
I think it had (I'm so old my memory's shot) the guy who played the cop in Jaws...it was called..."something six or seven" (I'm alot of help, arn't I) and it was a cop vs the drug smugglers in NY movie. Anyway, the driver of the "bad guys" car was the same driver in the "bad guys" car--a dodge charger or satalite if I recall, in "Bullitt" with Steve McQueen and (puke) Ali McBra. But in this "french connection" movie Rod Scheider chases them in a regular cop Dodge and runs under the back of a big truck trailer--shearing the entire top off the car! Wow! I bet you wet your pants when you see it. Much better than the exploding gas station scene in Bullitt.You wanna talk about chase scenes--what about "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World"? Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, and Mr. Howel in a twin beech? "How about a little drinky winky?" or Cid Caeser in a Jenny? Now THATs funny!
Best chase scenes I've ever seen: Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, and anything the Keystone Kops were in. It's already been done, and nobody has done it better since.
Definitely one of the better.
"Losing your mind is a terrible waste...or not to have a mind, is very wasteful" ...Dan Quale"If you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. If you teach a man to fish, he'll get sick of fish in no time."
Thanks Bob. Did you notice that the driver looks exactly the same as he did driving in Bullett? I'm sure he didn't wash his hair between films. Heck, they probably filmed both scenes on the same day--I'd love to run the chase scenes side by side to see if it is the same set.Geese, that link with Amazon is cool. I'm afraid to go there. I'd fill my house with books and films by the weekend. It's a sin to put temptation in the path of the weak.
nt
It's been years since I've seen this, but I recall (Austin?) Mini Coopers going down sidewalks, through buildings, down stairs, etc. Exciting and WILD escaping from the titular heist.
The Mini Cooper chase. Up and down stairs :-) Thats a good one. One of the all time great chase scenes as I recall. Haven't seen it in years.
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