The iconic car chase - all of it.

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— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) February 9, 2024

Bill Hickman driving the Charger and slamming into the camera at the 3:51 mark is one of the greatest scenes from the 'live action' shot days in filmmaking.

I know they juiced the engine on the Mustang for the film but the Charger with a 440 Magnum mill would have blown that Fastback off the road in real life.

Huh, the green Beetle is faster than both of them, they have to pass it 3 times in about 45 seconds.

85 VW GTI would have wiped all them dudes off the map.............

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ABC BEAR said:

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Bill Hickman driving the Charger and slamming into the camera at the 3:51 mark is one of the greatest scenes from the 'live action' shot days in filmmaking.

I know they juiced the engine on the Mustang for the film but the Charger with a 440 Magnum mill would have blown that Fastback off the road in real life.

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Film actually used 2 Chargers..The 440 R/T had the 440 CI 375 HP engine..they used this one for much of the chase ( had built up suspension)..The other was the 383 CI version...they used this one for interior shots and actual filming from the vehicle...Mustang had a 390 CI..rated 325 HP...Interesting that most car magazines used a 13.8 sec 1/4 mile time for Mustang, and 13.6 time for charger R/T...Now if Mopar really wanted to get down and dirty, they could always have put the Bad Boy 426 Hemi in the Charger..The Hemi, when tuned, was an absolute BEAST!. In fairness, Ford could also have put up a Shelby...another awesome vehicle...In any event, one of the absolute best chase scenes ever filmed..Many say the best!

Bexar Pitts said:

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ABC BEAR said:

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Bill Hickman driving the Charger and slamming into the camera at the 3:51 mark is one of the greatest scenes from the 'live action' shot days in filmmaking.

I know they juiced the engine on the Mustang for the film but the Charger with a 440 Magnum mill would have blown that Fastback off the road in real life.

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Film actually used 2 Chargers..The 440 R/T had the 440 CI 375 HP engine..they used this one for much of the chase ( had built up suspension)..The other was the 383 CI version...they used this one for interior shots and actual filming from the vehicle...Mustang had a 390 CI..rated 325 HP...Interesting that most car magazines used a 13.8 sec 1/4 mile time for Mustang, and 13.6 time for charger R/T...Now if Mopar really wanted to get down and dirty, they could always have put the Bad Boy 426 Hemi in the Charger..The Hemi, when tuned, was an absolute BEAST!. In fairness, Ford could also have put up a Shelby...another awesome vehicle...In any event, one of the absolute best chase scenes ever filmed..Many say the best!

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I still enjoy watching the reaction of the passenger in Hickman's chase scenes in Bullitt and the Seven-Ups. Thank goodness there were stunt drivers and Directors with the balls to put such scenes on film during that era. The hyper-realism of 'green screen' productions used now look absolutely fake if you're used to seeing the real thing.

Bullitt is a classic. French Connection another famous one. A criminally underrated film for car chases is Ronin with Robert De Niro. Two legit chase scenes worth the price of admission.

Don't forget the cross country chase in the 1971 movie..."Vanishing Point"...with Barry Newman in a hot 70 Challenger...

boykin_spaniel said:

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Bullitt is a classic. French Connection another famous one. A criminally underrated film for car chases is Ronin with Robert De Niro. Two legit chase scenes worth the price of admission.

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French Connection is a forgotten gem

LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boykin_spaniel said:

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Bullitt is a classic. French Connection another famous one. A criminally underrated film for car chases is Ronin with Robert De Niro. Two legit chase scenes worth the price of admission.

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French Connection is a forgotten gem

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The 'woman with the baby carriage' scene was staged, the rest of the chase was filmed in actual NYC traffic. Luckily no one was killed or injured.

The suspension on both of those cars is so bad.

ABC BEAR said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boykin_spaniel said:

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Bullitt is a classic. French Connection another famous one. A criminally underrated film for car chases is Ronin with Robert De Niro. Two legit chase scenes worth the price of admission.

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French Connection is a forgotten gem

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The 'woman with the baby carriage' scene was staged, the rest of the chase was filmed in actual NYC traffic. Luckily no one was killed or injured.

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