Vanishing Point

[d3ano]

Heads up.
on ITV1 now

[egoboss]

d3ano said:

Heads up. on ITV1 now

yup, a great film. 1st film i ever saw at a cinema, highly illegally(!).

watching right now ....

[d3ano]

does he kills himself in the end as there is no way out?

[v8thunder]

If it's on ITV, did they cut out the E-Type chase like they did the last time they showed it?

[pzero64]

Recorded it. Can’t wait to see what happens in the end.

[Phil Dicky]

Bummer I was going to watch it but fell asleep....

Phil

[egoboss]

v8thunder said:

If it's on ITV, did they cut out the E-Type chase like they did the last time they showed it?

the e-type "race" is in this version i am pleased to say.

won't disclose ending if readers here have not seen it.

although very 1970s and kitsch (obligatory naked girl on motorcycle vignette), i was surprised to be reminded how good a film it actually is; i hadn't seen it for a few years. the www.imdb.com assessment is pretty accurate:

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/

no wonder i am the sad petrol head i am, this being the 1st film i ever saw, lol.

a quintessential road-movie with a twist. i love the isolation he conveys - that feeling of being on a "mission" when driving alone, heading somewhere but unsure why. bit like the scene in the graduate, when hoffmann goes after the girl in his alfa. total concentration in both examples giving a sense of escape from the mundane and often shabby realities of life. trying to blast away from the bad bits of the past and get to a better future.

sorry, beginning to sound pompous!

anyone seen "electra glide in blue"? same era, also very good.

they seem unable to make such films nowadays; maybe considered politically incorrect?

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0070022/

anyway, enjoy it - even the soundtrack is good.

ttfn

[pesty]

What an incredible cool film

[timbob]

Was this the original version, or the 80s remake??

I've seen the 80s remake twice on telly, and thought it was a great film. I've been wanting to see the original for a while though.

[Uriel]

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0425611/

Seems as though they're thinking of making a 2nd remake!

[pesty]

timbob.

It was the origonal 1971 film.

very cool, very 70's.

loved the way it was just a chase film that basicaly had no story just a long car chase.The film then just had little flashbacks that set out the drivers character for brief moments then back to the chase

I want a challenger!

[2alexcoo]

Anorak fact - although a Dodge Challenger is used throughout, the car in the final scene is a Chevy Camaro

[w00dy]

Missed it last night, but it's one cool kitchy film.

Primal Scream did a concept album based on the film some time in the '90's, its erm, 'interesting' iirc

[Uriel]

The '97 remake is released on region 1 DVD on 8th March. No where near as good, but it does have a chase scene with a black Charger. And the line "it takes a Mopar to catch a Mopar" .

Just preordered it from www.region1express.com for under £7, (Though looking at their details they list the cast/crew of the original).

[Big_M]

2alexcoo said:

Anorak fact -

Anorak fact No 2. His wife has Lupus - people very very rarely die from Lupus - even if pregnant.