Car related films

[Phil74]

I've tried searching for an existing thread but have not been successful.
What car related films are out there that a PHer should have watched?

A couple of friends and I have a weekly get together and the topic of conversation is all things cars, the weekly get together was initially centered around sessions on Gran Turismo 5 but has recently moved on to watching car related films.

I thought that it might be worth getting a list together of films that are worth watching. Although a brief review would be welcome, it's not something that I am very adept at so I won't be reviewing what we have already watched as per below.

Gone in Sixty Seconds (Nic Cage)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (Original)
Vanishing Point
Mad Max 1
Mad Max 2
TT3D Closer to the Edge
Love the Beast (Eric Bana)
Fast and Furious (all of them)
Drive (Ryan Gosling, Not what we thought it was going to be)

Senna (Not watched but on the to do list)

We may have watched some more but I can't think of any at the moment.

What are we missing?

[OllieC]

le mans

[RicksAlfas]

Italian Job
Cannonball Run
Vanishing Point
Duel
Grand Prix

That should do.

[rhinochopig]

Phil74 said:

I've tried searching for an existing thread but have not been successful.
What car related films are out there that a PHer should have watched?

A couple of friends and I have a weekly get together and the topic of conversation is all things cars, the weekly get together was initially centered around sessions on Gran Turismo 5 but has recently moved on to watching car related films.

I thought that it might be worth getting a list together of films that are worth watching. Although a brief review would be welcome, it's not something that I am very adept at so I won't be reviewing what we have already watched as per below.

Gone in Sixty Seconds (Nic Cage)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (Original)
Vanishing Point
Mad Max 1
Mad Max 2
TT3D Closer to the Edge
Love the Beast (Eric Bana)
Fast and Furious (all of them)
Drive (Ryan Gosling, Not what we thought it was going to be)

Senna (Not watched but on the to do list)

We may have watched some more but I can't think of any at the moment.

What are we missing?

OP, wouldn't a wiki be more use here?

[Phil74]

rhinochopig said:

OP, wouldn't a wiki be more use here?

I'm not sure that I would know where/how to start with a wiki?

[rhinochopig]

Phil74 said:

I'm not sure that I would know where/how to start with a wiki?

You click on start thread as per normal and then top left there are three radio buttons for thread, poll, and wiki. Simply click on the wiki button and off you go. There is also help at the top of your text window (below the emoticons) called Formatting Help.

List you films so far in alphabetical order and then anyone can edit that list from then on.

So you'd need to start a new thread or ask a mod to change it.

[RESSE]

If already mentioned, usual apologies:

Rendevous (Claude Lelouch 1978)- not a "film" but excellent all the same:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeNc4AHEZso

The Wraith (Mike Marvin 1986)
The Car (Elliott Silverstein 1977)
Christine (John Carpenter 1978)
Gumball Rally (Chuck Bail 1976)
Bullitt (1968)
American Graffiti (1973)
Thunder Road (1958)
Corvette Summer (1978)
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Ronin (1998)
The Driver (1978)
Black Dog (1998)

[Phil74]

rhinochopig said:

You click on start thread as per normal and then top left there are three radio buttons for thread, poll, and wiki. Simply click on the wiki button and off you go. There is also help at the top of your text window (below the emoticons) called Formatting Help.

List you films so far in alphabetical order and then anyone can edit that list from then on.

So you'd need to start a new thread or ask a mod to change it.

Thanks for that, I've just copied out the suggestions so far, into Excel, ready for being re-entered into a Wiki. Sorry for being a dumbass but, how do I contact a mod about doing this or locking this thread so that I can redo it as a wiki?

[StevieBee]

Taxi. The original French version.

Luc Besson also did a LeMans film a few years back featuring the character Michael Valliant. It is apparently very good but have yet to find a copy of it anywhere.

[944fan]

Smokey and the Banditt.

I am going to exclude 2 & 3 because they are an abomination

[Honk]

Two Lane Blacktop

[cazzer]

Christine.

Yes I know its been mentioned already.
I have to do it on these threads.

It would be remiss of me not to.

[DanDC5]

If you don't like your friends there's always Driven with Sylvester Stallone.

[Nimby]

Toyota Story
The Longest Daewoo
Audi West Was Won

[soad]

RESSE said:

The Driver (1978)

Insane car driving skills "demonstration" 34 mins in the movie!

Reminds me of a Driver (PS1) video game driving skills "test":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ9mpYHPIUM

[RESSE]

Honk said:

Two Lane Blacktop

Quirky but a good film

[RESSE]

Gran Torino (one of my Top 100 Films).
Maximum Overdrive
Skaker Run (1985)
Blue Brothers
Winning
Convoy
Transporter 1 and 2
The French Connection
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Dazed and Confused
Days of Thunder
Condorman
Get Carter (1971)?

[Big Fat Fatty]

Hollywood Knights is the only one I can think of that hasn't already been mentioned.

ETA, Eat My Dust and Grand Theft Auto, Both '70s Ron Howard films.

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Tuesday 20th March 16:51

[Liokault]

Big Fat Fatty said:

Hollywood Knights is the only one I can think of that hasn't already been mentioned.

ETA, Eat My Dust and Grand Theft Auto, Both '70s Ron Howard films.

And one with Ron Howard in: American Graffiti.

[Eric Mc]

There was a huge thread on this a while ago.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...