Post by 65cuda on Jul 29, 2006 17:29:49 GMT -5
IT RAINING AGAIN!!!! good time to watch Some Movies About Cars
American Graffiti, Directed by George Lucas. Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, MacKenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith, Suzanne Somers, Harrison Ford, Wolfman Jack
Back to the Future, Stars a DeLorean
Blues Brothers, They destroy dozens of '70s sedans. Good for them.
Bullit, Contains the most famous car chase scene in the movies. Stars Steve MacQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall
Cadillac Man, Robin Williams as a sleazy car salesman.
Cannonball Run, Based on an actual race across the country. Stars Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Fonda
Car Wash, Comedy based at an L.A. car wash
Christine , From a Stephen King novel about a possessed car
Days of Thunder, Top Gun meets stock cars
Death Race 2000, Futuristic tale where drivers score points by running over people.
Detour, One of those cross-country trips where the star picks up strangers along the way.
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, It's got Peter Fonda and fast driving
Driven, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds (can't have a car movie without Burt), CART, crashes and women.
Duel, An early Spielberg film where Dennis Weaver is attacked by unmanned vehicle qualified to be in special interest-trailer rigs.
Fast and the Furious, Turbochargers, gangs, crime, undercover cop, romance, special effects.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off,, Matthew Broderick borrows a Ferrari
Gone in 60 Seconds, A 40 minute chase scene that destroys 90 vehicles (in the original movie).
Grand Prix, Lots of track footage
Greased Lightning, Story of the first black racing champ, starring Richard Pryor
The Great Race, Long story about a 1908 NY to Paris race
Heart Like a Wheel, The story of drag racer Shirley Muldowney.
The Last American Hero, Story of moonshiner turned stock car racer Junior Johnson
Le Mans, Good race footage
Mad Max (and Road Warrior), Mel Gibson in futuristic hot rods driving around looking for gas.
Race for Life, Good racing scenes
The Racers, European racing footage
Roger & Me, Michael Moore makes auto execs look bad.
Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds, a black TransAm, a dumb Southern cop, a girl, beer and CB radios.
Thelma & Louise , A buddy-highway movie
Thunder Road, Robert Mitchum in a moonshine vs. Feds story
Tucker, a Man and His Dream, Nostalgic look at idealist Preston Tucker
Used Cars, More sleazy used car salesmen
Vanishing Point, Denver to S.F. in 15 hours in a muscle car. Will he make it?
White Lightning (and sequel Gator), Burt Reynolds, moonshine and chase scenes.
Winning, Paul Newman does his own driving in trying to win at Indy.
American Graffiti, Directed by George Lucas. Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, MacKenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith, Suzanne Somers, Harrison Ford, Wolfman Jack
Back to the Future, Stars a DeLorean
Blues Brothers, They destroy dozens of '70s sedans. Good for them.
Bullit, Contains the most famous car chase scene in the movies. Stars Steve MacQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall
Cadillac Man, Robin Williams as a sleazy car salesman.
Cannonball Run, Based on an actual race across the country. Stars Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Fonda
Car Wash, Comedy based at an L.A. car wash
Christine , From a Stephen King novel about a possessed car
Days of Thunder, Top Gun meets stock cars
Death Race 2000, Futuristic tale where drivers score points by running over people.
Detour, One of those cross-country trips where the star picks up strangers along the way.
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, It's got Peter Fonda and fast driving
Driven, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds (can't have a car movie without Burt), CART, crashes and women.
Duel, An early Spielberg film where Dennis Weaver is attacked by unmanned vehicle qualified to be in special interest-trailer rigs.
Fast and the Furious, Turbochargers, gangs, crime, undercover cop, romance, special effects.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off,, Matthew Broderick borrows a Ferrari
Gone in 60 Seconds, A 40 minute chase scene that destroys 90 vehicles (in the original movie).
Grand Prix, Lots of track footage
Greased Lightning, Story of the first black racing champ, starring Richard Pryor
The Great Race, Long story about a 1908 NY to Paris race
Heart Like a Wheel, The story of drag racer Shirley Muldowney.
The Last American Hero, Story of moonshiner turned stock car racer Junior Johnson
Le Mans, Good race footage
Mad Max (and Road Warrior), Mel Gibson in futuristic hot rods driving around looking for gas.
Race for Life, Good racing scenes
The Racers, European racing footage
Roger & Me, Michael Moore makes auto execs look bad.
Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds, a black TransAm, a dumb Southern cop, a girl, beer and CB radios.
Thelma & Louise , A buddy-highway movie
Thunder Road, Robert Mitchum in a moonshine vs. Feds story
Tucker, a Man and His Dream, Nostalgic look at idealist Preston Tucker
Used Cars, More sleazy used car salesmen
Vanishing Point, Denver to S.F. in 15 hours in a muscle car. Will he make it?
White Lightning (and sequel Gator), Burt Reynolds, moonshine and chase scenes.
Winning, Paul Newman does his own driving in trying to win at Indy.
