For many classic action movie lovers, nothing beats a car chase. brit. narrator of of insider video above describes the scene as “the scene that set the standard for all modern car chases,” and that the scene “has become iconic, partly because of the characters, but partly because of the cars that appear in it.” “It was.” The pursuer is driving a Dodge Charger, a muscle car that “exploded in popularity in the United States in the late ’60s.” Its V-8 engine and rear-wheel drive make it “basically built for informal drag racing.” In The Hunted, the main character, Detective Frank Bullitt, played by Steve McQueen, drives an instantly recognizable Highland Green Ford Mustang. This is “the first large pony car that is a more compact and sporty version of a muscle car.”
brit As they say, it wasn’t just the cars that changed the game, but the cameras available at the time, especially the Arriflex 35 II. It’s “smaller and sturdier” than the previous generation’s bulky rigs, allowing it to be filmed on real streets rather than just studio sets or rear projection setups. (To understand the difference in the resulting feel, simply compare. of brit tracking to person inside Dr. Nothe first James Bond photo, 6 years ago)
This posed a challenge for all action filmmakers to take advantage of every technological development that could enhance the thrill of car chases over the next few decades.
This video also includes the following vehicle action movies: french connection and vanishing point to Ronin and drive. But the most important development in recent decades is actually horse racing movies sea ​​biscuitwhose production required the rigs we know today. “Biscuit” is “It looks like an actor is driving it, but a stuntman is actually controlling it from the driver pod.” Gone are the days when stars like Steve McQueen, a real racer of both motorcycles and cars, could do some of the stunt driving himself. Gone are the days of muscle cars that weren’t programmed to automatically stop when going into a drift. But for viewers who have always wanted more epic, technically complex, and expensive car chases than ever before, fast and furious The series will definitely appear.
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