# Favorite Old(er) Car Chase Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 27, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728 "2004-12-27T02:14:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/1 "2004-12-27T02:14:47Z")
I’m sure this has been explored, but I’m curious what the current crop of dopers thinks. What is your all-time favorite _older_ car chase movie? My own is [Vanishing Point](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/). Not much of a story, I know, but some great chase scenes and featuring an awesome '70 Dodge Challenger. (As an aside, I love my new, fuel-efficient, air-bag-equipped safe vehicle, but DAMN!, there really ain’t no substitute for cubic inches planted firmly in a land yacht… ::sighs:: ) I miss my old '72 Impala 400 4-bbl… Oh well… So what’s YOUR favorite race/chase movie? And why? ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/2 "2004-12-27T02:17:54Z")
Elwood and Jake’s mad dash to Daley Plaza on a full tank of gas, at night, wearing sunglasses. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/3 "2004-12-27T02:33:39Z")
**Smokey and the Bandit** How old(er) can we go? A few years ago there was **Ronin** which was pretty bad ass. And also **Gone in 60 Seconds** had some old car in it as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/4 "2004-12-27T02:42:30Z")
_Bullitt_ If only to watch that Beetle show up over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/5 "2004-12-27T02:52:37Z")
The Italian Job. It also has the awesomest clothing I’ve ever seen, and if you get the special edition DVD there’s a deleted scene featuring Indoor Mini Ballet with full orchestra. ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/6 "2004-12-27T02:54:28Z")
Askia- I believe the quote was Elwood- “We’ve got a full tank of gas, half-a-pack of cigarettes, it’s dark; and we’re wearing sunglasses” Jake- “Hit it!” One of the best chase scenes ever, and it includes this gem: Dispatcher “Use of excessive force in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved” Vanishing Point does rock, but only the original. There was a remake, and it was substandard, even as “car chase movies” go. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/7 "2004-12-27T02:54:52Z")
The Italian Job and the French Connection. ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/8 "2004-12-27T02:57:28Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Elwood and Jake’s mad dash to Daley Plaza on a full tank of gas, at night, wearing sunglasses. Heh. Another of my all-time favorites **Askia**. That _poor_ car… 😃 And I’d like to modify my OP to include current race/chases, as there are a few new ones I like a lot as well. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/9 "2004-12-27T03:14:28Z")
_It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World_(1963), and _The Love Bug_ (1969). ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/10 "2004-12-27T03:44:58Z")
> [@Wonko The Sane](#): > > Vanishing Point does rock, but only the original. There was a remake, and it was substandard, even as “car chase movies” go. Yes, W/T/S, the original only for me. I didn’t even know there was a remake. Never seen it. Glad I didn’t. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/11 "2004-12-27T03:46:26Z")
I like the non-chase chase scene in Dirty Mary Crazy Larry. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/12 "2004-12-27T14:40:28Z")
[Barney Oldfield’s Race for a Life](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0002663/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxzZz0xfHR0PW9ufHBuPTB8cT1CYXJuZXkgT2xkZmllbGR8bXg9MjB8bG09MjAwfGh0bWw9MQ__;fc=1;ft=1)! Car chases, _and_ Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand! ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/13 "2004-12-27T16:22:16Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Elwood and Jake’s mad dash to Daley Plaza on a full tank of gas, at night, wearing sunglasses. Ayup. I’ll also second _The Italian Job_ (Ed Norton’s… I’ve yet to see the original). ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/14 "2004-12-27T16:24:43Z")
> [@Martin Hyde](#): > > The Italian Job and the French Connection. My understanding is that _The French Connection_ pretty much invented the modern car chase scene. Have I been misled in this regard? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/15 "2004-12-27T16:59:56Z")
“Aloha, Bobby and Rose” ``` a low-budget sixties Bonnie & Clyde rip-off, still did not prepare you for ending. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/16 "2004-12-27T17:02:27Z")
“The Driver” ``` Ryan O'Neill's coolest flick with some of the best car footage on film! ``` ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/17 "2004-12-27T18:43:43Z")
> [@tracer](#): > > My understanding is that _The French Connection_ pretty much invented the modern car chase scene. Have I been misled in this regard? _[Bullitt](http://www.norcalmovies.com/Bullitt/)_ preceded it by three years. > [@eve](#): > > Barney Oldfield’s Race for a Life! Car chases, and Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand! Guess who saved up his lawn mowing money when he was a 13 to buy a Super 8 print of that movie? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/18 "2004-12-27T23:59:28Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > Ayup. > > I’ll also second _The Italian Job_ (Ed Norton’s… I’ve yet to see the original). The new Italian Job has very little to do with the original. They are completely different movies, both good in their own way… but as this is a thread about OLD car chase movies, I didn’t think the Ed Norton one was worth mentioning. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/19 "2004-12-28T00:15:20Z")
> [@SlickRoenick](#): > > And also Gone in 60 Seconds had some old car in it as well. Are you talking about the remake, or the original **Gone in 60 Seconds**? I saw the original when it first came out, but not since. The original **The Italian Job** kicks ass; haven’t bothered to see the remake. I don’t know where the cutoff point for “old” movies is, but I have to mention **The Road Warrior**. And every time this subject comes up, I mention **Rendezvous** ; and every time I am resoundingly ignored. Until such time as someone is arrested for making a car chase movie on public streets without permission, this one stands alone. ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728/20 "2004-12-28T02:41:11Z")
It’s been years since I’ve seen it but \*\*Diva \*\* has a memorable chase scene through Paris’ Metro…on moped and foot as I remember. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-er-car-chase-movies/281728.md?page=2)