Bill Eh? Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Last weekend a good friend hosted a racing movie night. It was done outdoors in his backyard with a large screen attached to a back wall. The movie was "Le Mans". This got me thinking about racing movies that I've seen and enjoyed, but don't have in my collection. I went onto Amazon and went on a buying binge. Today's arrivals were Ford v. Ferrari, Winning and one other little known F-1 title. Still to arrive are Rush and Senna. My copies of Grand Prix and Le Mans will now have some additional good company on my DVD shelf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 There is “Days of Thunder” also, although I haven’t seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Gran Turismo is coming to theaters soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) "The Art of Racing in the Rain." Wonderful movie, highly recommended for the whole family, although the racing takes second-seat to the main theme. Kevin Costner plays Enzo. It will surprise you. Edited July 31, 2023 by Danno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Stroker ace is another good one. Mostly for the laughs, but there is stockcar racing in it. The start of the movie may be the best part though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 fast and furious 1 and 2, 2 lane blacktop, last american hero, those are the ones i remember of the top of my head but i have a load of them at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 and 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 4 hours ago, stitchdup said: fast and furious 1 and 2, 2 lane blacktop, last american hero, those are the ones i remember of the top of my head but i have a load of them at home Pfffft.... Fast & Furious.... stupid movie series. Not a sanctio rd racing movie per say and othing to do with oval or drag racing. More geared to street racing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 56 minutes ago, BlackSheep214 said: Pfffft.... Fast & Furious.... stupid movie series. Not a sanctio rd racing movie per say and othing to do with oval or drag racing. More geared to street racing. racing is racing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, NOBLNG said: There is “Days of Thunder” also, although I haven’t seen it. Greg, I saw this one in the theatre and enjoyed it. My good friend Peter has rekindled my interest in NASCAR/stockcars. Thanks. 11 hours ago, BlackSheep214 said: Gran Turismo is coming to theaters soon. I have not played this game, however the translation into a movie looks promising. Thanks 9 hours ago, Danno said: "The Art of Racing in the Rain." Wonderful movie, highly recommended for the whole family, although the racing takes second-seat to the main theme. Kevin Costner plays Enzo. It will surprise you. I have not heard of this one, but the reference to Enzo means I have to look into it. Thanks. Edited July 31, 2023 by Bill Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 8 hours ago, 1930fordpickup said: Stroker ace is another good one. Mostly for the laughs, but there is stockcar racing in it. The start of the movie may be the best part though. Sorry Andy, I'm not a big Burt Reynolds fan. LOL Thanks for contributing. 7 hours ago, stitchdup said: fast and furious 1 and 2, 2 lane blacktop, last american hero, those are the ones i remember of the top of my head but i have a load of them at home I think I saw the first 2 or 3 in the theatre. Les, you're right, at least a few of these need to be added. Thanks. 3 hours ago, Mike C said: and Happily, these are two that I do have already. Thanks. 1 hour ago, stitchdup said: racing is racing Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) Not your typical races, but still good movies…”The Gumball Rally” and “It’s a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World”.🤪 Edited July 31, 2023 by NOBLNG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 snake and mongoose is enjoyable, the worlds fastest indian is really good and features some historic land spped cars in the background, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 2 hours ago, stitchdup said: racing is racing I would politely argue that illegal street racing is not real racing. Just my two cents worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 14 minutes ago, Danno said: I would politely argue that illegal street racing is not real racing. Just my two cents worth. but you called it racing in your reply? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 A couple of older movies that are really good "Thunder in Carolina" the (late '50's) early days of stock-car racing. Another good one is "Last American Hero" roughly based on the life and racing career of the late Junior Johnson. Then of course there are the Frankie Avalon/Annette Funicello movies "Fireball 500" and can't remember the other one right off-hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 the cars movie is good too, its got enough detail to keep us car guys interested too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 “The Speed Merchants” is a movie about the 1972 manufacturers championship series (sports car) races. I have the dvd but haven’t watched it yet. I’ve heard it’s good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Logan Lucky - stock car racing is the backdrop. Awesome movie. Cars - better acting than most of the movies mentioned in this thread. 😛 Need For Speed - not a bad movie at all Death Race - goofy action movie. I liked it. The sequels weren't as good though. Haven't watched them yet, but I noticed On Demand that there's a movie about Lamborghini and one about Gilles Villeneuve. The trailers looked pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 And for what it's worth, the first couple of Fast & Furious movies were definitely racing movies. Then they turned into car based action movies with no racing to speak of, but had some entertaining car chase scenes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, stitchdup said: but you called it racing in your reply? lol Illegal. Attaching that accurate adjective to the slang term you used does not legitimize illegal activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, Danno said: Illegal. Attaching that accurate adjective to the slang term you used does not legitimize illegal activity. i wasn't trying to legitimize it, the post is for racing movies, not legal racing movies. and if 2 people are competing to be first to get somewhere that is still a race whether its legal or not. if we exclude illegal racing activities many of these movies wouldn't qualify, for example the hire car race in days of thunder or enzo and ferruchio street racing in the lamborghini movie. the simple fact is they are just movies made as entertainment and they do things many of us wouldn't do. i watched oceans eleven and i haven't robbed a casino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, iamsuperdan said: Logan Lucky - stock car racing is the backdrop. Awesome movie. Cars - better acting than most of the movies mentioned in this thread. 😛 Need For Speed - not a bad movie at all Death Race - goofy action movie. I liked it. The sequels weren't as good though. Haven't watched them yet, but I noticed On Demand that there's a movie about Lamborghini and one about Gilles Villeneuve. The trailers looked pretty good. Which Death race ? The original one with David Carradine was "campy/cheezy" but totally worth watching. Cannonball run was also cheezy but I liked it anyway Greased Lightning with Richard Pryer was a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Not sure if these would qualify : - Thunder Road [1958] - Duel [1971 (T.V. / 1972 Theatrical] - Gone in 60 Seconds [1974] - Blues Brothers [1980] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldriginal86 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Don’t forget the classic, Talladega Nights. The legend of Ricky Bobby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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