tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2358998891660617996..comments2024-03-28T16:03:02.583-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: One of the best movie car chasesPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-26241701702341365622014-04-09T03:11:58.663-05:002014-04-09T03:11:58.663-05:00Wes:
I'm guessing the racetrack would be Sear...Wes:<br /><br />I'm guessing the racetrack would be Sears Point, in Sonoma, about a half hour north of SF. Tough track.<br />That would be the track where Robert Redford filmed a movie about motorcycle racers, in '69, IIRC. "Little Fauss and Big Halsy"Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59737358134211826272014-04-08T20:24:12.305-05:002014-04-08T20:24:12.305-05:00I haven't seen it in a long while, but I remem...I haven't seen it in a long while, but I remember the chase in "To Live And Die In LA" put me on the edge of my seat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-65324757254355655542014-04-07T16:19:27.586-05:002014-04-07T16:19:27.586-05:00@Will: If I'm not mistaken, for the soundtrack...@Will: If I'm not mistaken, for the soundtrack they dubbed in audio from the <i>Bullitt</i> chase sequence (not the only movie to do so, BTW). Pontiacs of that vintage never sounded that good... ;)<br /><br />They also borrowed heavily from<i> Bullitt</i> in setting the chase up, including a quick cut from the heart of the city to an open country road; gratuitous guardrail scraping and the whole let's-hop-in-the-backseat-with-a-shotgun thing.<br /><br />...Somewhere around here, speaking of Bill Hickman, I've got the 40th anniversary edition of <i>Bullitt</i> on VHS, to include a "making of" documentary that, among other things, shows Hickman and Steve McQueen setting up the film's stunts. One scene shows Hickman and McQueen doing side-by-side laps at speed around a San Francisco-area racetrack in the Charger and Mustang, in preparation for the chase. They're running so closely together that McQueen was literally hanging onto the Dodge's door sill with his left hand while steering the Mustang with his right. <br /><br />--Wes S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86685412556972013392014-04-06T17:24:42.205-05:002014-04-06T17:24:42.205-05:00Typical movie making. The hot rod sounds are from ...Typical movie making. The hot rod sounds are from a stick trans car, and the movie car is an automatic. Column shift, and big brake pedal shown. Sigh...<br /><br />Also, when he smacks that curb when he blows that left turn early on with the rear wheel, that probably bent the axle and or the rim. BTDTWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-90537864049793812152014-04-05T08:45:38.338-05:002014-04-05T08:45:38.338-05:00Good, but not up to Bullitt...Good, but not up to Bullitt...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58951425428482683062014-04-05T07:31:51.071-05:002014-04-05T07:31:51.071-05:00If you've not seen it, the car chase in Ronin ...If you've not seen it, the car chase in Ronin is very good.Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581662615586346808noreply@blogger.com