Author Topic: The best cinematic car chases?  (Read 423 times)

Post movies with memorable and/or classic car chases. I'll put them into a poll and we'll see where we stand on the best cinematic car chase.

To be in poll:

  • Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
- A 34 minute long chase against police as Maindrian Pace (H.B. Halicki) tries to escape in a stolen '73 Ford Mustang (codenamed "Eleanor"). 93 vehicles are destroyed (including the Mustang) as the chase rampages through six California cities from Long Beach to Carson.

  • The Blues Brothers (1980)
- Numerous vehicular chases, mainly around Chicago, as Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) try to raise funds for their childhood home, a Catholic orphanage. As they try to rebuild their band, they make several enemies (Illinois national socialists, Jake's ex-wife, police/military, revenge-driven bands, etc) who join in car chases from Chicago to shopping malls. All car chases feature Jake and Elwood driving their retired '74 Dodge Monaco patrol car.

  • Duel (1971)
- David Mann (Dennis Weaver) is an innocent middle aged man on a business trip. After a minor confrontation with a gas tanker ('55 Peterbilt 255) while driving his '71 Plymouth Valiant, the truck driver begins to relentlessly terrorize him as Mann tries to escape certain death.

  • Bullitt (1968)
- The classic car chase where Lt. Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen), driving his iconic green '68 Ford Mustang GT, pursues a mob boss's hitmen through San Francisco.

Post any that I left out, and I'll add them to the OP. I'll start a poll once I sense a lull in activity.

Does the Gorillaz Stylo music video count?

Cause that was pretty good.


i always thought the one from 'the town' after they robbed the security truck was good

The Castle of Cagliostro

stylo and blues brothers

Blues Brothers and Bullitt were good

The Crew because it runs at 30 fps