Just a quick post here, in the wake of FAST FIVE, which I did enjoy. Here is a quickly thrown together a list of some my favorite car films. Oh, and by the way, if you've not already seen it, I HIGHLY recommend "40 Memorable Movie Cars" post over at the Film Connoisseur blog. What a great list!
http://filmconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2011/03/memorable-movie-cars.html
1. TWO-LANE BLACK TOP(1971; Monte Helleman)
2. THE DRIVER(1978; Walter Hill)
3. DUEL(1971; Steven Spielberg)
4. SMOKEY & THE BANDIT(1977; Hal Needham)
5. VANISHING POINT(1971; Richard C. Sarafian)
6. THE CAR(1977; Elliot Silverstein)
7. BULLITT(1968; Peter Yates)
8. LAST AMERICAN HERO(1973; Lamont Johnson)
9. MAD MAX(1979; George Miller)
10. DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY(1974; John Hough)
11. DEATHPROOF(2007; Quentin Tarantino)
12. THUNDER ROAD(1958; Arthur Ripley)
13. GRAND PRIX(1966; John Frankenheimer)
14. TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM(1988; Francis Ford Coppola)
15. THE CROWD ROARS(1932; Howard Hawks)
16. GONE IN 60 SECONDS(1974; H.B. Halicki)
17. THE GUMBALL RALLY(1976; Chuck Bail)
18. HEART LIKE A WHEEL(1983; Jonathan Kaplan)
19. PIT STOP(1969; Jack Hill)
20. CANNONBALL!(1976; Jack Hill)
21. WHITE LIGHTNING(1973; Joseph Sargent)
22. CORVETTE SUMMER(1978; Matthew Robbins)
23. LE MANS(1971; Lee H. Katzin)
24. SIX PACK(1982; Daniel Petrie)
25. HOT ROD(1979; George Armitage)
