Here is a link to the most phenomenal short film I have ever seen. It has been around since the late 60's. If you are a speed junky like me, this is a MUST. It is called "Rendezvous" and will knock your socks off !!! I have it on DVD, but just found it online.

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2684396?htv=12

 

Wow that is just sick!!!
Thanks for sharing i never saw that one before.

 

Must Have Been A French Ricer With A Fart Can Sure Wasn't Very Fast Very Stupid.

 

It was an Italian "ricer" sometimes referred to as a Ferrari 275 GTB. There is a lot of history behind that short film. It is rumored that LeLouche, the director was arrested at the premiere in Paris in 1976, and that the driver was one of 4 famed F1 drivers of the time including Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx.

It's really quite a historic piece of work in the industry and was much sought after short film for years until it was resurrected a few years ago on DVD. It was one of the first times a Bolex camera was used in such a manner, which only holds 1000' of film (10 mins) and the shot is one take.

LeLouche went on the direct many notable european films and directed the chase scenes in "The French Connection".

Sorry you don't appreciate the complexity of what they pulled off in the early morning hours in Paris. I'm also sorry you didn't get the finality of the story where the driver races up to the plaza to meet his mistress risking his life to get to her as quickly as possible... It surely looks like the driver could have been Mario Andretti or Jacky Ickx in 1976.

If you want to read more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27était_un_rendez-vous

I'll try and upload a better version to my website and then perhaps you'll appreciate it more...

 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...0547&q=lelouch

Here's a better online version of the film...

 

The audio may be over dubbed, but man, I wish I could downshift like that!

 

Oh But I Did If I Had Known I Still Think It Was Avery Stupid Stunt It Shows These Ricers Its Ok To Pull Stunts Like That You See It Every Day When One Of These Nuts Pulls A Ricer Fly Buy That's What Solo Auto Cross And Your Type Of Racing Is For Good Your Quest To Keep The Mighty Crossfire Alive Take More Movies I Like Them.

 

Drool! That is an AWESOME video! Now I have to play Project Gotham Racing tonight and fire up the 275 GTB.

 

I guess the moral of the story is, Love makes a guy do "crazy" things. But is it the love for a fast car, or the love of his woman? Maybe both...Great movie find, thanks HDDP.

If you like chase scenes (and who doesn't) I know of a rather obscure movie that was made right here in Akron Ohio over 25 years ago. It's called, "The Instructor". It "stared" some guy named Bob Cheney.
It was a Karate flick, and was so bad, it really should be considered a "cult" film. It probably would be but I've never met anybody who's actually seen it.
It has (what I believe to be) one of the longest chase scenes ever filmed. The actual chase consists of an early 70's Vette, a black Pontiac Trans Am (go figure) some honest to goodness Akron Cop cars (two of which almost have an unscripted high speed collision on film) and a pair of hi-jacked trail bikes from a Rick Case motorcycle dealership.
My best friend and his wife were both in the movie. As a matter of fact, his wife was the leading lady. He played the main characters best friend.
If you can locate it on tape (probably Beta) you might want to check it out. It does have one very good fight scene in it, (where my buddy kicks a bad guy into a lake) but the chase scene is the real star of the movie. I think there is someplace on line where you can get it.
As I said before, the acting is so bad, it really is pretty funny to watch. Even if you don't know the actors.

 

Roy: I agree with you wholeheartedly, but I am still amazed at the film every time I watch it, and what a beautifully simple little story... I was first introduced to the short movie by a cinematographer by the name of Nick McLean, one of my mentors. He has shot such memorable films as Close Encounters, Smokey and The Bandit, Deliverance to name a VERY few, and did all of the aerial cinematography on The Right Stuff.

The best part of the whole movie is the mystery that surrounded it. Some say it was staged, some say it was more than one take and edited together. And the mystery behind "who was this alleged F1 driver" have never been answered. LeLouch, who is in his 70's now, still refuses to give details...

 

I thought I'd resurrect this thread for a while... Has anyone seen "Super Speedway"? It was originally done in Imax and blew me away when I first saw it. It basically covers Mario Andretti's race team for a season and has some of the most amazing driving footage I have ever seen. Picture it: You're looking over Mario & Michael Andretti's shoulders as they pilot F-1 cars around Road America and Daytona, (you see them SLOW DOWN to 170 mph to take the corners at Daytona) plus you get to see some of the high-tech gizmos they get to play with when they make the cars. There's some pretty cool vintage footage there as well. I bought it on Laserdisc a long time ago but it's available on DVD now as well. Here's the info from IMDB.com

 

Thanks for the info... I just ordered it from Amazon... PS: How'd you know about IMDB ? I thought only those of us in the industry knew that website... LOL I'm listed there...

 

I'm not sure how I learned about IMDB but I use it all the time. Regarding "Super Speedway": It's not quite the same as seeing it in Imax, but I would imagine you have a pretty good hi-def system so sit close to the screen and crank-up the volume. I'm interested to hear your comments after you see it because of your unique position of having geek status in both the race car and movie worlds.

 

Derek, I know a lot of people who use IMDB. I first heard about it on a radio morning show (DC101 for you Washington DC locals) when one of the hosts of the show was looking up information on an actress.
I'll have to look for Super Speedway on Google Video, after I watch Rendezvous again.

 

BOBS: Maybe I'll really GEEK OUT and put my fire suit and crash helmet on, then watch the movie... LOL

 

I can see the fire suit, but leave the helmet off. You'll miss all the cool audio...

 

DC101... Schweet!

 

After discussing this for the lat day or so I had to dig out the LaserDisc and watch it again. Man, what an amazing combination: Mark Knopfler (from "Dire Straits") doing a stylized version of "Once Upon a Time in the West", a 14,000 RPM indy car, Mario Andretti, and an Imax camera... If any of you get the film on DVD, watch the center of the Driver's steering wheel during the scenes at Homestead speedway and you can see the car's speedometer registering 200+ mph. It's truly amazing.

 

I can see it now, just like that advertising campaign where the guy is sitting in his chair listening to music and he looks like he's in the middle of a hurricane.

 

Yep, that was a classic ad for Maxell audio tape. Run this through Photoshop and you could have lots of fun with it!