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Posted by: dbeck
How about a movie called "The Vanishing Point" where this ex-race car driver is driving a Dodge Charger across the US and ends up driving it head-on into a caterpillar.
Posted by: dbeck
whatwasthat,
I thought I was the only person who remembered that movie! That's cool that you do too! Was it Barry Boswick that was in it? I can't remember the guys name. I guess the movie became a cult classic. All I know is it was cool!
Posted by: ftwflh
"I got freaked out in the early sixties by the movie called the birds. It ruined me" Hey Chet same here this movie still gives me the willies.Giving away our age aint we.
Posted by: garyc660R
I was just thinking...does anyone remember the old cannonball run movies....I thought those were pretty cool. An american werewolf in london was / is an awesome movie as well.
Posted by: garyc660R
I watched "on any sunday" just the other day. Good flick.
Posted by: garyc660R
Yep, thats it....been a couple of years since I saw DUEL. Another good one.
Posted by: garyc660R
Ahh yes......I always thought it ended wierd with the big wreck though.
Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
I don't remember the The Vanishing Point, but I do remember the cannonball run. That was a seventies movie. Isn't that where they race from New York to LA? Some cars were really goofy and others were real, something to that effect. Seems like one person was on a two stroke street bike. He didn't make I don't believe. Two good looking girls were in a lambrogenie<<< don't know how to spell that.
Seems like one was dressed up to be a patrol car. Don't remember who won. To long ago.
I got freaked out in the early sixties by the movie called the birds. It ruined me.
Chet
Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
Another movie that I just thought about and I can't remember the name was where there is this gasoline tanker truck and he follows this guy in a four door dodge type of the late sixties and continually try's to run the person over in the dodge. The car is running out of fuel and they keep on showing the fuel gauge.
The guy in the dodge gets revenge and if I remember correctly the tanker blows up.
Its like a western between a cowboy and an Indian but this time its the car vrs the gasoline tanker.
Chet
PS: another movie that ruined me was Hot Rods to Hell. Those poor people in the desert with hots rods bothering them. I was very impressionable at about 7 years of age and decided the desert was not for me.
Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
LOL,
Thats it!!!!!!!! Steven Spielberg.
I sure wouldn't have thought that but it stuck in my mind.
Chet
Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
I am glad garyc660R started this thread.
"The Vanishing Point" I haven't seen this I don't think, don't remember seeing it.
"Two-Lane Blacktop"? " " " "
"on any sunday" I might watch this on friday.
"Easy Rider" I do remember this. Flag helmet I had a chopper bicycle in the sixties
DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY Sounds like she needs a bath and he needs medication. Haven't seen.
My wife and daughter are getting movies all the time and now I can say I need a movie.
Chet
Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
I remember Jeff ward. He is driving Indy type cars now.
Chet
Posted by: DirtDiggler
I remember Death Race 2000 the one guy had machine guns moutned on the front of his car his name was Machine Gun Joe Latargo...lol. I haven't thought of that flick in a million years I was about 7 when it came out. I remember checking out the boobage and getting busted by my parents
Posted by: Silentbob
Ahh yes the Cannonball run movies were excellent, I still love to watch them, the movies were based on actual races that took place from 1971- 1979 that was called the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, that ran from Newyork to Redondo Beach California.
Most of the weird and outlandish vehicles and scenes from the movie were from the actual races.
Another classic is Smokey & the Bandit 1 & 2 man I loved Buford t. Justice, part 3 sucked!
Man I'm just filled with useless knowledge!
Posted by: Silentbob
God I haven't seen Dual in a while, how about a classic named Death race 2000, it starred David Carridine & Sylvester Stallone as racers in a cross country race in cars that looked liked something out of Mad Max.. another classic, anyway they scored points for running over pedestrians
Posted by: Silentbob
Barry Bostwick was also in one of the biggest cult classics of all time, called The Rocky Horror Picture Show, I think I've seen it like 50 times
Posted by: Silentbob
I love the MST3K movies, there was a movie that came out in the 80's called the Wraith I think, about teenage car theives that race dirty for pink slips, and one kid gets killed & comes back as a badass car, that avenges his death by racing and then killing the punks that killed him, I think it starred Charlie Sheen.
Posted by: MIDGET
lets not forget DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY one of the best 70s car movie made(just my 2 cents)
Posted by: raptor8
Chet, damm.... dirty mary and crazy larry, a car running from the cops flick, with peter fonda and susan day. you havent seen it? its cool.
On any Sunday, genuflect when you say that, i wish would come along and make an update. that is still fun and its been 30 years. i was there when they were filming jeffy ward doing wheelies on his mini trail....
oops, my age is showing... how about ' the omega man' with charlton heston?
and any Mystery science theatre 3000 movie?
Posted by: raptor8
yea bob thats right. it was a good show.
and yes, jeff ward runs IRL now.
used to be hell on a minitrail.
Posted by: whatwasthat
vanishing point was definatly a great movie, all hoped up on speed lol
Posted by: whatwasthat
close dbeck, close. barry boswick is the mayor from spin city i think. barry newman is the guy in vanishingpoint
info on vanishing point
Posted by: MalHombre
anyone remember a little known movie called "Two-Lane Blacktop"? i think it was made in the early 70's and it starred James Taylor and Warren Oates. man, i love that flick!
another great movie was "On Any Sunday" it was all about the motorcyle racing scene in the late 60's.
Posted by: MalHombre
Raptory, that movie was called "Duel" starring Dennis Weaver. it was Steven Spielberg's first big break in movies.
it's a classic among film students.
btw, the car was a Plymouth Valiant.
Posted by: MalHombre
can't forget The classic, "Easy Rider"
