Back in '97 I was a 12 year old kid when I saw the film, but I fell in love with the Challenger. 15 years later I've got one in my garage, a total wreck mind you, but with some loving, time and money I reckon it will hell of a beauty one day
In 1971 version it was so unexpectable ending so i was shocked when he crushed into bulldozers and nothing more happened. But in 1997 version it was more emotional to see how he realised he lost everything, how everything he did lost its meaning, and how in the last seconds of his life he dreamed of his wife in the guise of an angel. And then BOOM! Both movies were pure fun but 1997 was a little bit better for me
I'm going to task myself with watching this remake so I may change my opinion, but from what I've read, the remake is....lets call it the "Institutions Version". The 70's version came out of a time of social revolt where drugs, sex, and fredom where the message and the story was a rebellion against the authorities. This new tame version dulls all of that down to make the movie just about the chase, with no political message in sight. In short, it's censorship.
Vanishing Point is just one of those classic movies that should be left alone! This remake is just pure junk which insults the intelligence of the audience.
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At least we got a fucking good car chase that isn’t as commonly scene anymore; 2 Badass Mopars duking it out in a battle between the Hemi and the Magnum
Vanishing Point came out in 71. I was 8 years old when Uncle Howie decided he wanted to watch it in Las Vegas. Uncut and uncensored on broadcast TV. This was the poorly done remake. Viggo is no Barry Newman and Jason Priestley is definitely not Cleavon Little as Super Soul.
I watched this movie, i love it. This cops idiots and stupids pursuit Kovalski from Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Kovalski is death in Idaho. I hate this ending😡😡😠😠😠😠😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
@Guitargod130 the car they rolled and the car they used in the chase were two completely different cars. the one that was flipped was already junked. it was just made to look nice.
For car chase lovers I pose you check this edit. From the time of 3:28 to 3:32 when Kowalski hits the binders the sound-bite has been used before, 1977's Smokey and the bandit! When Bandit is told by "Frog" about the smokey 10-100 and the cop pursues, Bandit hits the brakes in a long skid scene, drifts around about 320 degrees and tears up the dirt road! Check it out!
This is not the original VP. 71 is when the original debuted and every real Kowalski fan knows the Challenger was a 440 not a Hemi. I actually found a shot where you see the 440 badge on the hood. The reason us Mopar guys liked the remake is "It takes a Mopar to catch a Mopar" and the bumper sticker on the charger is classic lol. My wife, yes. My dog, maybe. My Dodge, NEVER!!!! MOPAR OR NO CAR!!!!!!
Those "tanks" are extremely fast out-of-the-box and look far better than anything that any other country has put out. No power adders here. Just straight-up American speed, power, and muscle, which is something that no other country in the world can claim during that era.
tired of seeing chargers wrecked for the sake of entertainment. why don't we just throw the mona lisa from the empire state building for the sake of entertainment while we're at it.
Picturesque if nothing else. As far as car chases go, there wasn't a whole lot of tension, mostly due to the remote location and lack of traffic. But it picked up pretty well near the end. A lot of good burn out footage.
Yeah I am a huge fan on the 2 movies. There is a lot of fun stuff to learn about the first. Most people don't know the original car was green but painted white. Do a search its pretty fun stuff. God Bless.
there called hideaway headlights,the lights are hidden behind the grill,and when you turn the light switch on ethier a vacum motor or electric motor opens the hideaway doors as the lights come on
@irarawkstarr In the movie, the Charger was that cop's personal car, and he brought it out to chase down the Challenger. You'll notice towards the beginning he said over the radio, "Have deputized Black Beast." Of course the Charger isn't a fleet vehicle, but damn it'd be nice if the cops did use them! If nothing else, we'd have some car porn rolling around the streets, although the new ones are a massive improvement over the damn Crown Vic.
The scenes of the car chase is breathe taking and the Charger is both cooler looking then the white Challenger and is a ode to what the Charger is and was. Not the 4 door monstrosity that Dodge brought out in 2005.
The insurrance companies began to raise their rates on insurrance for cars like these and that discouraged buyers from purchasing muscle cars and automakers from makiing them. Next, the 1973 oil crisis happenned making bigger cars and muscle cars the pariahs of the automotive industry for lack of fuel efficiency. Then, politicians passed emmissions regulations which crippled sales of muscle cars. This created the culture of fuel efficiency over perofrmance that has been prevalent for decades.
*That was just a remake from 1997. Even if it was a way far away from the original classic from 1971 with Barry Newman, driver Kowalski is still kicking some cops assess* :o))
i apologize, if you see my screen-name, it's obvious i'm an Oldsmobile guy. that challenger was not only a "bad-guy" car in Bullit, but a "bad-guy" car for Vanishing Point even though the cops drove it. sick lines, tough as nails IMO.
This is the Challenger R/T with 440 engine or 383? Very nice 68 charger R/T same thing is it the 440 Charger. I love those tail lamps on that 68 Charger R/T.
