Best movie car chase ever?

[burnM]

Gone in 60 seconds(1974)was THE car chase movie.
Everything done in the movie is real. No handbrakes, no oil, no stunt cars, no stunt drivers, no bullshit car setups except for a roll cage in the mustang. The 1 car was used throughout the entire film.
45 minute chase scene, 94 cars wrecked.
One hell of a chase- The acting is a little cheesy, granted. But that's because there were no actors- the cops were cops, the firemen were firemen, the mayor was the mayor, yadda yadda yadda.

Pick up a copy- they re-released it when the one with Nick Cage came out. You won't be sorry

[challenger72rt]

I gotta go with Vanishing Point. The whole movie is ONE chase scene!!! With excellent visuals, camera angles, the car wasn't mod'd all up like todays movie cars. It was an off-the-lot 440 Challenger that took all the abuse it was given, and asked for more.

[gnasha]

Originally Posted by burnM

Gone in 60 seconds(1974)was THE car chase movie.

Thanks for the tip, just watched it and I loved it. I'm gonna try to rent "The Junkman" and "Deadline Auto Theft". It's gonna be hard to find them in europe I think as already never heard of the oriniginal Gone in 60 s.

[marchi1]

Bullit was good, Vanishing point was great as well (remember when he changed the tire to the spare, do you really think that came out of the trunk?) The italian job, original, was awesome. And though not necessariky a car chase, Gran Prx the movie had some awesome real life driving as well a Leman.

[BaNe]

Transporter-I like Bimmers

[1PhatCX]

vanishing point, gone in 60 seconds (both), italian job, smokey and the bandit, bullit, 2 lane black top, and american grafitti, all awesome movies!



BTW, BaNe, is that ur car? cuz god damn! thats a lot of smoke! i love it

[jcz1987]

Originally Posted by BaNe

Transporter-I like Bimmers

I like the car chase in the beginning of that movie too!

[Nickell100]

I'm so glad that other people mentioned Ronin. It is my favorite action movie of all time and I think those car chases are the best too. I've heard repeatedly that Bullitt is the best, but i haven't checked it out yet.

[mospeed1]

the movie who am i with jackie chan!!!think it was a white evo

[che5ter666]

I no that its a dodgy film, and its not a chase scene, but ive always liked the race scene at the end of the fast and the furious, between the supra and the 1970 dodge charger

[bullitt5048]

I Have To Say That Movie With Jackie Chan Bullitt The New Gone In 60 Secodns (dont Liek The 71 Mustang How Ever There Is A Boss 429 In The Back Ground Of The First One Vanishing Point Awsome But Bullitt Over All Takes The Cake Im A Lil Partial To It My Self Ahah

[TheSilentChamber]

Man I cant believe Blues Brothers (first one) hasnt been mentioned.

[Gohan Ryu]

Wow this is an old thread - but since it's back I gotta add The French Connection and The Seven Ups to the list. The French Connection won all kinds of Academy Awards including Best Editing (very important for a good car chase scene). The Seven Ups was directed by Philip D'Antoni, who also produced Bullitt and The French Connection.
They didn't win any awards for sound effects, because you can see most of the cars involved in the chases are automatics, but you hear sound effects of a manual transmission changing gears.