# What's the best chase scene in a movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953 "2002-11-15T23:53:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/41 "2002-11-19T11:07:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by don’t ask \* > \*\*The Italian Job with the Mini Cooper’s escaping through Turin. > > [The Hall of Fame](http://tcotrel.tripod.com/carchasetwo.html) will bring back memories. \*\* Agreed. I live in fear of this: > **[The Italian Job (2003) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317740/)** > > The Italian Job: Directed by F. Gary Gray. With Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham. After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/42 "2002-11-19T11:48:38Z")
_Originally posted by CalMeacham_ [QUOTE] The “bum” is an immigrant worker. Nobody understands what’s he’s saying, because he doesn’t speak English, so the Police don’t realize that Joe has switched trucks until the sergeant fortuitiously happens to understand the guy, because his father is the same nationality. Just for the record, the language the hobo is babbling is Polish. I know that because that’s _my_ old man’s lingo.\* Hey, Thanks, Cal! 🙂 Tell me more! I’d sure like to know what the immigrant’s words were in print (from the time he first speaks frantically to the sergeant, who has just told the beat cop “Take him back, I’ll book him when he’s sober!” to the moment the sergeant, on the phone, says something like “Chico, boy! Chico!” to the hobo). ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/43 "2002-11-19T23:32:55Z")
A clue I overlooked: The desk sergeant speaks to “O’Toole” on the phone. His own name is Dobrynski, which should have been a hint to me about it: I hadn’t equated the sergeant’s use of '“ingo” with what we usual know as “language.” :o ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/44 "2002-11-20T03:56:23Z")
Can’t believe no one’s mentioned _Ben Hur_ – the Chariot race has to be the greatest action sequence ever filmed, and pretty well counts as a chase. ---
**Author:** ![DarRRva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@DarRRva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarRRva)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/45 "2002-11-20T04:14:12Z")
Ok, I dunno if this counts as a chase, but if it does; it has to be the bit at the end of one of the Herbie movies, i think it was number three, where all the beetles come to life and drive around. That little rusty one from the junkyard was so cute. Otherwise, I’m gonna have to go with the Blues Brothers, and possibly The Bourne Identity ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/46 "2002-11-20T04:41:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by amanset \* > \*\*Agreed. > > I live in fear of this: > [http://uk.imdb.com/Title?0317740](http://uk.imdb.com/Title?0317740) \*\* Well, along with [this](http://uk.imdb.com/Title?0208988) I’m now expecting _Alfie (2003)_ starring David Schwimmer. ---
**Author:** ![DarRRva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@DarRRva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarRRva)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/47 "2002-11-20T06:40:33Z")
Oh and The life of Brian. The chase where he has to haggle, then runs up the stairs and falls into the alien’s ship. Very strange, but ultimately one of the best chases in a movie ever ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/48 "2002-11-20T14:42:22Z")
I personally think that William Friedkin’s _Jade_ had an amazing chase-scene. Most chase-scenes just don’t feel real, but this one did. Of course Friedkin had some practice in _The French Connection_ , but still… ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/49 "2002-11-20T15:02:52Z")
Cuate beat me to the punch re: Go West. I’m also partial to What’s Up, Doc? and the chase scene in Raising Arizona. “Son, you’ve got a panty on your head.” ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/50 "2002-11-20T15:18:09Z")
Hijack re Ronin: What kind of car were they in when DeNiro pops out of the sunroof with a rocket launcher? It looked very much like a brown version of the Mercedes I drive, and would be cool if it were. ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/51 "2002-11-20T18:13:13Z")
Hey, did anybody else see “Sex and the Single Girl?” At the end of the movie, there’s a crazy car chase scene that involves about eleven vehicles, and all of the characters switch places, steal cars, and there’s a policeman there too. This may not be the best car chase scene ever, but it would probably win the award for having the most people. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/52 "2002-11-21T19:43:18Z")
did the origianl question specifically mention cars? anyway, for funniest chase I’d nominate the end of “Seven Chances” with Buster Keaton. Ignore the horrid re-make with Robin the boy wonder. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/53 "2002-11-21T23:04:02Z")
I can’t remember which early Pink Panther movie it was, but it ended with a chase around a small village. There’s a small convertible being driven by a large man in a gorilla suit, and an old man trying to cross the plaza. [A Shot in the Dark?](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0058586) [The Pink Panther?](http://us.imdb.com/CommentsShow?0057413) ---
**Author:** ![Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raymond_luxury_yacht/32/4099_2.png) [@Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raymond_Luxury_Yacht)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/54 "2002-11-22T06:59:22Z")
Raising Arizona - great slapstick with dogs, panty hose, and baby diapers. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/55 "2002-11-22T07:18:16Z")
I haven’t seen the movie in a LONG time, but I still remember the chase and the ending especially for **"Dirty Mary Crazy Larry"** as being pretty damned good. Time to watch it again, if I can find it. ---
**Author:** ![Dunmurry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/56 "2002-11-22T10:24:00Z")
One of the funniest chase scenes is in _Back to the Future_ When the Libyans arrive and shhot at Doc, and Marty drives off in the DeLorean. Marty says “See if you b\*\*\*ards can do 90” (Time travel occours at 88mph). The Libyan fires at the DeLorean as it chases him across the parking lot, and then the DeLorean disappears and then the surprised Libyans drive into a kiosk. ---
**Author:** ![Realhoops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@Realhoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Realhoops)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953/57 "2002-11-22T17:07:18Z")
Maybe not the “best” chase scene, but an awfully good in (albeit in a lousy movie) is the chase scene near the end of “Gone in Sixty Seconds.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chase-scene-in-a-movie/136953.md?page=2)