Everyone brags up The French Connection, but after re-watching it today…well, The Italian Job has a better chase, and pre-dates TFC by eight years.
This summer’s The Bourne Identity is my favorite, I think. But then there’s The Blues Brothers, which HAS to have the best chase scene EVER - unless you include Cannonball Run, which may or may not beat Jake and Elroy.
What’s your favorite?
Go. By far the most exciting chase scene I’ve ever seen.
More votes for The Italian Job and Ronin.
Blues Brothers is great.
To live and Die in L.A. has a fantastic chase scene also.
Is the Italian Job the one with the Austin Minis in the tunnals and the van haning off the end of the cliff? If not, anyone recognize that?
Another for Blues Bros. And chiquey, it’s Jake and Elwood. 
:rolleyes:
Blonde. Polock.
[sub]And I say Elroy all the TIME, too! Why do I do that? I love that movie! I almost have it memorized! And I STILL call him Elroy!![/sub]
Bullitt. Superior to “The French Connection” because McQueen wasn’t just driving in a straight line.
Since no one has mentioned it, I’ll nominate the assault on the tanker truck that ends The Road Warrior.
Got it in one. Oh, and for those who may not know, within the next couple weeks (finally!) The Italian Job should be released on Region 1 DVD.
Troy McClure in The Great Frisco Freak-Out.
All I could think of on short notice.
Third for Bullitt.
The Vespa chase through the Paris Metro in Diva.
In order…
Bullitt
To Live and Die in LA
Ronin
The one where Sheriff Coltrane tries to jump the ravine and lands in the middle of the lake, then as he gets out the car window, he takes off his hat and finds a fish in it
The Bourne Identity came to mind immediately when I read the thread title. Not only exciting, but almost believable. And the end of the chase was completely classic.
I too pick The Road Warrior and also nominate the truck/ car chase in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
I’ll nominate the car chase from Who Am I , a Jackie Chan movie. It had acrobatic maneuvers, an amazing parking job, and the always entertaining fruit stand. Then again, I’m a sucker for the fruit stand…
Not the typical car chase, but worth mentioning here, Rendezvous by Claude Lelouch. A nine-minute film made by bolting a camera to the front of a Ferrari and driving balls-to-the-wall across Paris in the early morning. No stunt driver. No closed streets. No permission. If he wasn’t at top end on the Champs Elysees, he was pretty damn close. The first time the movie was shown, he was arrested.
Those are all great; I’m happy to hear The Italian Job is coming out on DVD. Love those Minis.
I thought there should be one vote for a James Bond movie. I really like the scene in Goldfinger where Bond is trying to get away from a miriad of henchmen in his tricked-out Astin Martin (please correct me if I got the car wrong). He uses the ejection seat (to get rid of an unwanted guest) and various other gadgets, but mostly uses the car’s agility and his own quick reflexes, only to be tricked himself into running head-on into a mirror.
Then there’s The Hunter, where he’s driving in circles.
