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 Post subject: moparmovies for sages
PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2001 3:15 pm 
hello sages- been reading some great messages on the forum. keep up the good work. i have a search on for a movie- probably the best mopar movie made. it is a drama with dennis weaver(old sages will remember him as the crippled deputy chester good on the old gunsmoke program, the young bucks may remember him as the cop in the mccloud show)in any event he is on a western trip in alate 60s or early 70s 4dr valiant and being chased by a demonic oil tanker truck. eventually the slant 6 siezes and blows up. i cant remember thename ofthe movie. rarely it is shown on tv. does anybody know themovie title or if it is available. has some great driving scenes in it. it was referd to once in the old slant 6 news.thanks. <A HREF="mailto:callpaladin@aol.com">callpaladin@aol.com</A>

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2001 3:24 pm 
The name of the movie was "Duel".


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2001 7:16 pm 
Quote:
: The name of the movie was "Duel".


This is a cool movie and even better short story.
The movie is Steven Speilberg's first movie and one of Richard Matheson's best storys.
(He also wrote: The incredible Shrinking Man, Stir of Echos, What Dreams may come, I am Legend (The OmegaMan), Nightmare at 20,000 feet (Twilight Zone featuring William Shatner).

I also notice that they feature a Yellow duster in Edward Scissorhands too. Love them A-Bodies.

-DusterIdiot

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2001 8:53 pm 
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: show)in any event he is on a western trip in
: alate 60s or early 70s 4dr valiant and being
: chased by a demonic oil tanker truck.
: eventually the slant 6 siezes and blows up.


The movie is available from Amazon.com for $9.98. See the link below for details.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6300181987/qid=993697370/sr=1-1/ref=sc_v_1/104-2032283-0202320
mopar@canoemail.com


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 6:04 pm 
I found my copy in a WalMart el-cheapo VHS bin. The one you have to dig in to. Also got Christien (58 Plymouth) and a few other good ones there.
Quote:
:
: This is a cool movie and even better short
: story.
: The movie is Steven Speilberg's first movie and
: one of Richard Matheson's best storys.
: (He also wrote: The incredible Shrinking Man,
: Stir of Echos, What Dreams may come, I am
: Legend (The OmegaMan), Nightmare at 20,000
: feet (Twilight Zone featuring William
: Shatner).
:
: I also notice that they feature a Yellow duster
: in Edward Scissorhands too. Love them
: A-Bodies.
:
: -DusterIdiot



cralt@hackme.dhs.org


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2001 1:20 pm 
Quote:
: hello sages- been reading some great messages
: on the forum. keep up the good work. i have
: a search on for a movie- probably the best
: mopar movie made. it is a drama with dennis
: weaver(old sages will remember him as the
: crippled deputy chester good on the old
: gunsmoke program, the young bucks may
: remember him as the cop in the mccloud
: show)in any event he is on a western trip in
: alate 60s or early 70s 4dr valiant and being
: chased by a demonic oil tanker truck.
: eventually the slant 6 siezes and blows up.
: i cant remember thename ofthe movie. rarely
: it is shown on tv. does anybody know
: themovie title or if it is available. has
: some great driving scenes in it. it was
: referd to once in the old slant 6
: news.thanks. <A HREF="mailto:callpaladin@aol.com">callpaladin@aol.com</A>


The engine (I think it was a 318) didn't blow up. Overheated like crazy, but didn't blow up. The car still ran until the very end of the movie.


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PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2001 7:52 am 
Quote:
: I found my copy in a WalMart el-cheapo VHS bin.
: The one you have to dig in to. Also got
: Christien (58 Plymouth) and a few other good
: ones there.


And let's not forget the forgetable Howard Stearn in his bio movie with his beloved Valiant.........or was it a Dart.


dfi@web-ster.com


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2001 8:00 am 
For all-time car carnage and destruction during a 40 minute car chase, get the original "Gone in 60 Seconds" by H. B. Halicki. Cool big-block Mopar cop cars in that one too.

Lou


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2001 2:54 pm 
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: For all-time car carnage and destruction during
: a 40 minute car chase, get the original
: "Gone in 60 Seconds" by H. B.
: Halicki. Cool big-block Mopar cop cars in
: that one too.
:
: Lou


Whoever made that movie was obviously a Phord lover and Mopar hater. Only Mopars got chopped, stolen, crushed, and wrecked in the movie.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2001 6:10 pm 
Quote:
: Whoever made that movie was obviously a Phord
: lover and Mopar hater. Only Mopars got
: chopped, stolen, crushed, and wrecked in the
: movie.


Actually Halicki owned a junkyard theovie houses scrapped all of their "old" cars into, so he decided to clean house and noticed he sure had a lot of openings for "police officers". In the follow up called "The Junkman" a hot chase wrecks Halicki's Cad, a mid 70's T-bird, and a Dodge Magnum XE.... To bad he was killed making Gone in 60 Seconds II.

I think Gone rates above Dirty Larry and Crazy Mary, but probably just below Vanishing Point....

-DusterIdiot



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 3:00 pm 
Quote:
: Actually Halicki owned a junkyard theovie
: houses scrapped all of their "old"
: cars into, so he decided to clean house and
: noticed he sure had a lot of openings for
: "police officers". In the follow
: up called "The Junkman" a hot
: chase wrecks Halicki's Cad, a mid 70's
: T-bird, and a Dodge Magnum XE.... To bad he
: was killed making Gone in 60 Seconds II.
:
: I think Gone rates above Dirty Larry and Crazy
: Mary, but probably just below Vanishing
: Point....
:
: -DusterIdiot


That Halicki guy was killed making the next movie? What's the full story behind that? Where can I go on the internet to find out more about that?


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2001 5:19 pm 
Quote:
: That Halicki guy was killed making the next
: movie? What's the full story behind that?
: Where can I go on the internet to find out
: more about that?


It was part of a link for <A HREF="http://www.gonein60seconds.com">www.gonein60seconds.com</A> a while back. It can also be found in the trivia section of Gone in Sixty Seconds(1974) on <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com">www.imdb.com</A> (a most excellent site!)

-D.Idiot



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2001 12:34 pm 
Quote:
: It was part of a link for
: <A HREF="http://www.gonein60seconds.com">www.gonein60seconds.com</A> a while back. It
: can also be found in the trivia section of
: Gone in Sixty Seconds(1974) on <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com">www.imdb.com</A>
: (a most excellent site!)
:
: -D.Idiot


Apparently, Halicki died doing the stunt for the final scene in the sequel (a big jump or something), and the movie was never edited and released.

Lou


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2001 2:01 pm 
Quote:
: Apparently, Halicki died doing the stunt for
: the final scene in the sequel (a big jump or
: something), and the movie was never edited
: and released.
:
: Lou


I think he was supposed to drive under a falling water tower and the "pursuit" would wreck on the "barrier" created by the tower's remains. Coordination wasn't perfect and it went a little early on top of poor Toby's car. I hope I get to go doing something I enjoyed, at least I'd die happy.

-D.Idiot



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