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Top 10 Car Chase Scenes in Movies
Since old days cars are used in movies to add style element. People love cars and so they are vigorously utilized by filmmakers in films to glint the screen and reach masses. Movies showcasing dynamic cars give car fanatics a platform to personify their fantasies.
Filmmakers generally showcase adrenaline rushing car chasing sequences to add thrill and suspense in movies which has bagged the credit for many blockbusters. The high-octane Hollywood movies are known to screen exhilarating car chasing sequences. We have picked and briefed here some of the wildest, most innovative, and spectacular car chase scenes in movie history.
Filmmakers generally showcase adrenaline rushing car chasing sequences to add thrill and suspense in movies which has bagged the credit for many blockbusters. The high-octane Hollywood movies are known to screen exhilarating car chasing sequences. We have picked and briefed here some of the wildest, most innovative, and spectacular car chase scenes in movie history.
Bullitt (1968)
Car: Ford Mustang
The Bullitt starring Steve McQueen and his high-speed Ford Mustang features a famous chase scene on the streets of San Francisco. With a speed of up to 110 mph, Steve steers the Mustang to follow the baddies in a sequence which is considered as one of the best chase scenes. This scene had helped the movie to bag an Oscar for the creative editing.
The Bullitt starring Steve McQueen and his high-speed Ford Mustang features a famous chase scene on the streets of San Francisco. With a speed of up to 110 mph, Steve steers the Mustang to follow the baddies in a sequence which is considered as one of the best chase scenes. This scene had helped the movie to bag an Oscar for the creative editing.
The Italian Job (1969)
Car: Mini Cooper S
The classic car chase series in ‘The Italian Job’ is like an advertisement for Mini Cooper S. In the movie, 3 sporty Mini Coopers are featured in a car chase scene. The movie features a 3 minute neck-breaking car chase in which a small cars Mini Cooper is used to smuggle gold. Car chases don’t get much better than this, when Mini chases through the stylish shopping arcades, up the roof of the Palazzo a Vela arena and down the church steps while a wedding is in progress.
The classic car chase series in ‘The Italian Job’ is like an advertisement for Mini Cooper S. In the movie, 3 sporty Mini Coopers are featured in a car chase scene. The movie features a 3 minute neck-breaking car chase in which a small cars Mini Cooper is used to smuggle gold. Car chases don’t get much better than this, when Mini chases through the stylish shopping arcades, up the roof of the Palazzo a Vela arena and down the church steps while a wedding is in progress.
The French Connection (1971)
Car: Lincoln MK III
18 LU 13, the French license plate on the Lincoln MK III is the cynosure of the movie ‘The French Connection’. The car is used to smuggle heroin in the movie. In 60s, the car Lincoln was known to be used by drug smugglers because of its large boot space. The New York detective Popeye Doyle (actor Gene Hackman) follows a drug suspect in the movie with a civilian car passing an elevated subway train, barreling beneath the tracks at 90 mph.
18 LU 13, the French license plate on the Lincoln MK III is the cynosure of the movie ‘The French Connection’. The car is used to smuggle heroin in the movie. In 60s, the car Lincoln was known to be used by drug smugglers because of its large boot space. The New York detective Popeye Doyle (actor Gene Hackman) follows a drug suspect in the movie with a civilian car passing an elevated subway train, barreling beneath the tracks at 90 mph.
Vanishing Point (1971)
Car: Dodge Challenger
The first scene of the movie itself showcases Kowalski (Barry Newman) in a white 1970 Dodge Challenger fighting with the California Highway Patrol (a state agency that acts as the state police force of California). The scene hooked audiences with the persistent thrill created all through the sequence.
The first scene of the movie itself showcases Kowalski (Barry Newman) in a white 1970 Dodge Challenger fighting with the California Highway Patrol (a state agency that acts as the state police force of California). The scene hooked audiences with the persistent thrill created all through the sequence.
Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
Car: Ford Mustang
‘You can lock your car, but if he wants it...It's Gone in 60 Seconds’ this is the theme of the classic movie ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’. Pace (actor H. B. Halicki) is a car thief’s gang leader, and his mission is to steel 48 cars in a day. The cult classic scene in the movie is when Pace’s Ford Mustang being chased by the police. This 40-minute car chase sequence indeed steels the entire show satisfying all kind of thrust for speed. The full-throttle car chase in the movie is set on a challenge theme ‘not to get caught’.
‘You can lock your car, but if he wants it...It's Gone in 60 Seconds’ this is the theme of the classic movie ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’. Pace (actor H. B. Halicki) is a car thief’s gang leader, and his mission is to steel 48 cars in a day. The cult classic scene in the movie is when Pace’s Ford Mustang being chased by the police. This 40-minute car chase sequence indeed steels the entire show satisfying all kind of thrust for speed. The full-throttle car chase in the movie is set on a challenge theme ‘not to get caught’.
Ronin (1998)
Car: Audi S8
Tunnels, shooting, rough terrain... nothing stopped the Audi S8 in ‘Ronin’. Audi flexes its muscles in the movie hurtling down through the narrow streets of Paris and France. The film covers a notable number of car chases with 60% of the movie scene showcasing short and long car chases concluding at a lengthy high-speed race scene through the tunnels and narrow streets of Paris.
Tunnels, shooting, rough terrain... nothing stopped the Audi S8 in ‘Ronin’. Audi flexes its muscles in the movie hurtling down through the narrow streets of Paris and France. The film covers a notable number of car chases with 60% of the movie scene showcasing short and long car chases concluding at a lengthy high-speed race scene through the tunnels and narrow streets of Paris.
The Fast and The Furious (2001)
Car: Honda Civic
The movie is all about speed and cars which showcase the most unapologetically, irredeemably irresponsible driving stunts in cinema. ‘The Fast and the Furious’ series are known for the contemporary world of street racings and it’s hard to pick the best one among the lot.
The movie is all about speed and cars which showcase the most unapologetically, irredeemably irresponsible driving stunts in cinema. ‘The Fast and the Furious’ series are known for the contemporary world of street racings and it’s hard to pick the best one among the lot.
Die Another Day (2002)
Car: Aston Martin Vanquish V12
‘Die Another Day’ portrays an amazing car chase sequence casting James Bond’s Aston Martin Vanquish V12 versus a villain’s Sporty Jaguar across the Iceland and frozen water. The specialty of this car chase is that both the cars are well equipped with high-tech gadgets. In the chase series V12 shows off its high-end features that renders car invisible.
‘Die Another Day’ portrays an amazing car chase sequence casting James Bond’s Aston Martin Vanquish V12 versus a villain’s Sporty Jaguar across the Iceland and frozen water. The specialty of this car chase is that both the cars are well equipped with high-tech gadgets. In the chase series V12 shows off its high-end features that renders car invisible.
Transporter 2 (2005)
Car: Audi A8
Transporter series are always loved by hardcore car enthusiasts. In ‘Transporter 2’ an incredible black Audi A8 is flying across bridges and tall buildings with wheels on the hands of Super Hero Jason Statham. Chased by the cop cars Statham leaps buildings in his Audi A8. This beautiful chasing sequence ends up with a superb drift of A8, stopping at the cliff of a giant building.
Transporter series are always loved by hardcore car enthusiasts. In ‘Transporter 2’ an incredible black Audi A8 is flying across bridges and tall buildings with wheels on the hands of Super Hero Jason Statham. Chased by the cop cars Statham leaps buildings in his Audi A8. This beautiful chasing sequence ends up with a superb drift of A8, stopping at the cliff of a giant building.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Car: Volkswagen Touareg
A Volkswagen Touareg stars alongside the super hero Matt Damon in ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’. The car chase happens between Matt's Touareg and cop's car. The movie has screened some jaw-dropping car stunt chasing sequences with the Volkswagen’s model. Memorable portion includes the cop car being grinded across a road divider like a skateboard.
A Volkswagen Touareg stars alongside the super hero Matt Damon in ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’. The car chase happens between Matt's Touareg and cop's car. The movie has screened some jaw-dropping car stunt chasing sequences with the Volkswagen’s model. Memorable portion includes the cop car being grinded across a road divider like a skateboard.
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