The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2019 3:03 pm
Anyone notice the 56 Chevrolet following the poor red Challenger into the shredder?
This must have been a very, very expensive film to make.
An 18 year old car being bought to be filmed as a stunt? Not really. The prices didn't start to climb on those until the late 80's. Thirty year cycle (second generation remembers the cars of childhood and has money to be able to buy).
The new Cadillacs at the dealership, the 2-3 Mustangs used, the Challenger, countless old AMC/Dodge/Plymouth police cars, a couple of Mercury Montegos, 1972 Eldorado, Plymouth RoadRunner and Barracuda. Most cars were new-2 years old.
Plus filming and stunts involving several police forces. An expensive film for its time.
Junkman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:34 pm
Sadly the sound track of the "original" was changed by Halicki's widow.
I have the real original.
It appeared on YouTube for a short time, so I grabbed it. It's roughly 720p and is quite watchable. I have both versions but would love the extended cut of the remake, which was trashy but more coherent as a film.
I find GISS (1974) fascinating and was hobbled at Uni for suggesting Halicki took auteur theory to the extreme by making it. He was self-taught in business, even when said business extended to film-making. A lot of academics sneered/sneer at it because it is a bit of a mess, but it doesn't mean I have anything other than the highest respect for what he achieved.
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Got a VHS copy somewhere, too.....Now I am going to "waste" the afternoon sampling dozens of unmarked VHS cassettes. I remembered there was that Cortina in it but forgotten about the MG1100. Think I saw an Austin America, too. Damn, nothing is going to get done today now!
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
