Yet another film to identify.....

[andy400]

Saw this a few years back, have no idea what it's called, anyone know?

70's film, man in American muscle car, driving fast and being pursued across a couple of states for some reason, all the time listening to a black chap broadcasting to him on local radio station and playing tunes. Has adventures on the way, including meeting a naked girl riding a motorcycle (quite memorable..). Film, and driver's life, ends with him crashing into a roadblock made of bulldozers.

I didn't make it up, honest........

[justayellowbadge]

Vanishing point?

[vixpy1]

Vanashing point..

a classic

[Raify]

justayellowbadge said:

Vanishing point?

[father ted]

Andy Andy Andy.....tut tut.......any self-respecting PistonHead would not own up to 'not knowing' what this film was called!!

My child,consider yourself a sinner......buy the film on 8mm/Video/laserdisc/DVD whatever.....cherish it and view it and you will have washed away your sins....

Amen
Father Ted Crilly ,
Craggy Island
guided by the spirits of the good Lord Kowalski

[andy400]

Fantastic, thanks, need to see this again! Can you remember who was in it? What was the car?

[justayellowbadge]

www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9dmFuaXNoaW5nIHBvaW50fGh0bWw9MXxubT1vbg__;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1

[cotty]

Andy400

you may also be interested in another film about the same time as Vanishing Point, it involves a group of theives stealing cars to order. One chap gets ratted on to the cops and they try to arrest him as he steals a yellow mustang, what then follows is a rather lovely car chase.

Cotty

[cotty]

justayellowbadge said:

www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9dmFuaXNoaW5nIHBvaW50fGh0bWw9MXxubT1vbg__;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1

They have changed the cover design again

[Plotloss]

Primal Scream also like this film rather a lot.

They named an album after it...

[andy400]

father ted said:

Andy Andy Andy.....tut tut.......any self-respecting PistonHead would not own up to 'not knowing' what this film was called!! My child,consider yourself a sinner......buy the film on 8mm/Video/laserdisc/DVD whatever.....cherish it and view it and you will have washed away your sins.... Amen Father Ted Crilly , Craggy Island guided by the spirits of the good Lord Kowalski

Bless me, father, I am but a worm.....
A schoolboy error, novice in these parts as I am.
Will make amends.

[rude-boy]

andy400 said:

Will make amends.

Please see that you do. I thought this was a wind up when I read your post at first then to my horror realised that you were serious!

Any self respecting PistonHead over the age of 21 should have the name of this film/plot/main characters emblazoned upon their mind.

Please purge yourself of these sins by thrashing your own back with the alternator belt from a Dodge Charger intill it really hurts!

[andy400]

rude-boy said:

andy400 said: Will make amends. Please see that you do. I thought this was a wind up when I read your post at first then to my horror realised that you were serious! Any self respecting PistonHead over the age of 21 should have the name of this film/plot/main characters emblazoned upon their mind. Please purge yourself of these sins by thrashing your own back with the alternator belt from a Dodge Charger intill it really hurts!

I am not worthy....
I suck....

off to eBay for Charger belt....

[father ted]

andy400 said:

Bless me, father, I am but a worm.....

Now you sound like 'The Kurgen' in the Highlander!...there's Evil afoot here


Seriously......VP should be in the top 3 of all car afficianado's film collections......it Starred Barry Newman as Kowalski(of Petrocelli fame) and Cleavon Little as the DJ Super-Soul (he of Sherrif Bart fame in Blazzing Saddles)

please do a search for Vanishing Point in all forums for more biblical references.........Every PistonHead has a bit of Kowalski in thier soul, brother Andy!

[yertis]

rude-boy said:

Please purge yourself of these sins by thrashing your own back with the alternator belt from a Dodge Charger intill it really hurts!

Surely better to use a belt from a Challenger?

[DeltaFox]

Also see a film also starring Barry Newman called "Fear is the key", has a good car chase sequence at the start.