Re: What's the best driving scene you ever saw in a movie.

I just thought of one that is still considered a "driving scene" but a car was not used.

The chase seen on Star Wars Episode 2 through Coruscant where Obi-Wan and Anakin are chasing the Bounty hunter who was hired by Boba Fett.

Actually come to think of it there are quite a few chase scenes in the Star Wars movies that are good so...ummmm...yeah.

The ones in each of the Bourne films are pretty good also. Short and to the point for each of them....well short when compared to other car chases.

To Live and Die in L.A. has a really good one as well.

T3 - that scene with the crane truck thingy with Arnold hanging on

I just watched Steve McQueen's Bullit car chase seen then I watched Robert D's chase seen in Ronin and Ronin gets the top spot.

The Original Smokey and the Bandit is in IMO the Gold Standard for Chase scenes. The fact that everything was done practically and they barely had enough parts to make a complete running Trans-Am at the end of shooting is just a testament to how hard those stunt guys worked. Plus the 78 Trans Am is my favorite car of all time.

i'm referring to this kind of driving:

Anytime a spaceship in any of the Star Wars movies is onscreen. Yes these are "driving scenes" Lucas...the car buff.

[Post edited by bladerunner1 on Apr 28, 2008]

Well, Tony mentioned the best 'car chase' driving scene that I can recall, from To Live And Die in L.A., from the same director of The French Connection, The Exorcist, Cruising, etc (William Friedkin), and I own the SpEd DVD. The chase is incredibly crafted, and lengthy, if I remember the entire scene lasts up to 10-11 minutes.

Here is a few trivia facts about the chase (from IMDB.com)

* The car chase sequence took six weeks to shoot. It was the last thing shot - apparently so that, if anything happened to the principle actors, the filmmakers would at least have the bulk of their movie completed without having to replace anybody.

* The freeway car chase was filmed with the traffic flowing backwards. While Chance and Vukovich appear to be driving against traffic, they are in fact going in the proper direction for the U.S. it is the rest of traffic that's moving on the wrong side of the road (Chance drives on the right side of the road, but the traffic is driving on the left). This was done to increase tension for the audience.

* Chance's car in the chase is a 1985 Chevy Impala F41. It was rented from the LAPD. In addition, several other cars in the film were rented from neighboring California Law Enforcement agencies such as Orange County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol, while some were used ex-police cruisers.

* Legendary cinematographer Robby Müller declined to shoot the car chase because he didn't know how to set up such a scene. He was replaced by second unit cameraman Robert D. Yeoman.

Director William Friedkin...







Note: the original Vanishing Point has some great car scenes throughout - also The Gumball Rally too.

-JIMI LOVE (the Voodoo Child)

I'm with Eddie! Add "Tin Cup" and "Happy Gilmore" to the list of best "driving" scenes. While you're at it, add "Caddy Shack", as well.