Awesome Smash-tastic 1980s Car Chase Films That You May Have Forgotten About

[@MagnaLume]

Which ones were your favorites? Did we leave one or two out? Share with us your thoughts, memories or trivia about the films mentioned in the video. Want to see more Top 10 Car Chase movies from the 1970's? Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ2Yn2WZpdKUj8k

[@robertfish4052]

I laughed at the analysis of all these . I'll not admit to a favourite.

[@carculturenation2166]

if you look at even your clips you can see the tallest building in milwaukee which is now known as the us bank building and they used that and other parts of milwaukee to do their chicago chase.

[@mrrolandlawrence]

blues blothers well deserved #1 spot.

[@felfrn9435]

Condorman

[@SiouxsieCat]

Came here for To Live And Die In LA. Leaving satisfied.

[@DiesalAZ]

“I mean we had 34 cars going 110 miles an hour in downtown Chicago. I don’t think you could do that again.” Director John Landis "The Blues Brothers"

[@dianeadkins-diorio1783]

The mall chase scene was filmed in the infamous Dixie Square Mall, which was only open from 1966-1978 and then stood abandoned for over 30 years after filming was complete... and the reason for so long an abandonment was that the town it was in couldn't scrape together the funds to demolish the place until about ten years ago

[@shortmoneytrucker964]

@@dianeadkins-diorio1783 Was that mall in Harvey IL? Markham?

[@grahamevans9296]

He's right - given the over use of CGI and nanny state health and safety, I don't think we will ever see anything like this again.

[@44492611]

Not sure if this counts but NASCAR will be in downtown Chicago next July.

[@DiecastD414]

Car chases of the '80s were the best, because they don't have CGI effects yet.

[@scottmcmichael1386]

The Blues Brothers is one of the most entertaining and funniest movies ever. The chase scenes are incredible, me and my buddy Matt watched it over and over and could quote so many scenes! Matt’s gone now but I watch it still in his memory. Rest easy my friend. 🙏

[@dylanplumley280]

Grew up on it.

[@josephjennison]

Fix the cigarette lighter.

[@redneckhippiefreak]

And the best part IMO.. Dan Aykroyd did all his own driving.

[@m1t2a1]

New Oldsmobiles are in early this year. Every time my brother and I have walked into a mall one of us has said, "Lots of space in this mall." The other "This place has got everything." That's a lot, we were teens in 1980.

[@Kawsaki]

No CGI was harmed in the making of these epic movies

[@Dunki113]

Although a lot of good cars did get ruined and even to this day like the 1969 dodge charger due to Dukes of Hazzard for example or Fast and Furious

[@pliiatz7534]

@@Dunki113 They reuse the already wrecked car.

[@Dr.W.Krueger]

The only thing it should be used for in this context is in a supporting role. In the past 27 years our studio removed cables, stunt ramps, visible crew/equipment and visible interior roll cages of cars from chase scenes.

[@davereagles7379]

All those classic cars being destroyed brings tears to my eyes.

[@MagnaLume]

It is a shame to see, but the stunts and crashes are spectacular!

[@stacybaldwin3346]

when these movies were made they weren't classics, they were daily drivers.

[@jaycoppola4324]

Yeah,but think about it...When the movies were made,the cars weren't classic yet,they were new,or at least just a few years old.

[@Victoria3232-j7o]

@@stacybaldwin3346 in the 80s They Were peanuts On the dollar practically Free tho The 1950s Era was Scene as the 80s is now In the 2020s.

[@nairobi203]

They would have silently rusted away. Instead they died in glory.

[@smashingpumpkin1986]

Look how satisfying these chases are compared to something like Fast and Furious.

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

👍❤️

[@my1vice]

You mean you don't like a 15 minute chase going 100+ on a runway? Because runways aren't 25 miles long. LoL

[@andrewbird57]

The most enjoyable cinematic car chase I've ever watched is in 1981's Bond flick For Your Eyes Only with Bond fleeing his pursuers in a yellow Citroen 2cv.

[@grahamevans9296]

That was a good scene - Roger Moore said he liked driving the Citroen 2CV, because it didn't matter how many times you hit it 😎

[@my1vice]

I dunno... Too comical for me.

[@johncarl5505]

@@my1vice Yeah, that type of car chase in a "serious" movie is pathetic. It would fit better in the Blues Brothers.

[@TheGilgameshepic]

@@johncarl5505 I don't really classify Moore's Bond movies as "serious", it's almost as if he was actively spoofing the franchise but played completely straight, which is why he's still one of my favourites. The 2CV chase actually fits perfectly with the tone of Roger Moore as James Bond.

[@terminus8444]

"I believe we're being out-horsepowered."

[@DarkLordDiablos]

80s car chases were the best because even with all the mad crashes, the people in the cars tended to walk away. Yes it was unrealistic, but that's what made it fun.

[@millsyinnz]

11 year old me when I watch a car chase in a movie: "this is totally awesome". 41 year old me: "OMG hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property damage, and car owners having to go thru the insurance claim process."

[@SoonerBear]

My favorites are: The Blues Brothers(1980), Smokey & the Bandit 2 (also 1980), Cobra, Licence to Kill (1989).

[@largol33t1]

My favorite hands down is To live & die in LA. My second favorite is the chase scene with Natasha McEllhone in Ronin.

[@TheGuitarman1968]

@@largol33t1 I will second "To Live And Die In LA." "Everybody Wang Chung Tonight."....lol Great Movie!

[@truthandreality8465]

@@largol33t1 Ronin is 1990s, but you are right. Great film!!

[@defiraphi]

Licence to Kill truck chase is okay-ish. As Ronin is a 90's movie loved the movie because it was a fait fahrwell of the great action movies done right with intelligence and passion .

[@OffensiveJestr]

The greatest car chase in movie history is from H.B. Halicki's Gone in 60 Seconds. The final car chase lasts over 45 minutes, and they used the same car for the entire chase to keep the continuity of damage done to the car.

[@dingjs1969]

Always loved the beginning of Beverly hills cop with the pointer sisters sound track.

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

Newtron Dance?

[@jaycoppola4324]

@@skeetermcswagger0U812 NEUTRON Dance

[@syntheticskull4284]

wow, those stunts are awesome, without special effects, they made amazing chases, crashes, explosions, and ¡more crashes! it blows your mind

[@michaelsimko7694]

I love the wild chases from The Junkman. That slow motion of the Thunderbird and Magnum side-by-side is sick!

[@Riesling873]

I miss Mad Max I from 1980 with its epic chase of the Nightrider in the beginning. That’s so efficient, low budget great action 😍

[@ertwander]

wasn´t that from ´79?

[@frankfilippone9679]

2 of my favorite car movies 🎬 No man's land and the wraith, No Man's Land made me love Porsche's , especially that 930 wide body in the Z28 chase scene, what a car! I can always see the hop then broken Fog lights 😆 Epic and who can forget Charlie saying " Italian trash 🗑 " walking by the Ferrari

[@miggy9260]

No Man’s Land. Great Porsche scene.

[@DjNikGnashers]

Glad the blues brothers is at #1, it's not only the best car chase, it's the best film of the decade.

[@eriksimca9409]

fun fact for the blues brothers, which is my one and only favourite, the dixie mall they used to thrash is actually demolished now... it stood abanadoned for many many years but just a few ago was finally demolished, kind of sad but id guess theres still some locations left from where they recorded many scenes

[@dwaingivensjr339]

Blues brother and Speed zone and Cannon ball were my first every all time favs

[@PyrozPlayground]

When the video started, I said "the Blues Brothers gotta be part of this list!" And BOOM, in number one! XD

[@Mr_Jingles_147]

The Cannonball Run and No Mans Land have entered the chat :)

[@martinmoore8730]

The Blues Brothers 💙 😍 is forever my favorite film, thank you for putting that at number one 🙌 👏 ❤️ 💜

[@chriscornetto8887]

Who doesn't love a car chase. Nothin' like a rockem' sockem' fender bending brawl. I recall going to the theater to see the Blues Brothers and so many others. My original movie posters from these hang on the garage wall. As for classic cars..NO one gave a %%## about 99% of these vehicles. I ran a wrecking yard through most of the 80s and stacked and crushed thousands. Those Chrysler cars were worthless. Running copies were bought at sales for less than 200.00 while inops were pushed through at 35 to 50 bucks of which most were bought cored out and scraped. I do miss the 80s but I kept all my cool cars and still drive them today. Great video and good first choice.

[@truthandreality8465]

Great list!! Also : Gloria ( 1980 ) Scanners ( 1980 ) The Stunt Man ( 1980 ) Escape from New York ( 1981 ) Le Professionnel ( 1981 ) Pour la peau d'un flic ( 1981 ) Raiders of The Lost Ark ( 1981 ) The Last Chase ( 1981 ) Cannonball Run II ( 1982 ) Highpoint ( 1982 ) I, the Jury ( 1982 ) Christine ( 1983 ) Never Say Never Again ( 1983 ) Risky Business ( 1983 ) Winners and Sinners ( 1983 ) A View To A Kill ( 1985 ) D.A.R.Y.L. ( 1985 ) Fletch ( 1985 ) Gotcha ( 1985 ) Hold-Up ( 1985 ) Into the Night ( 1985 ) Subway ( 1985 ) Armour of God ( 1986 ) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ( 1986 ) Maximum Overdrive ( 1986 ) The Wraith ( 1986 ) Colors ( 1988 ) Batman ( 1989 ) Speed Zone ( 1985 ) The Punisher ( 1989 ) Maybe, you can make a "1980s Car Chase Films That You May Have Forgotten About - Parts 2, 3 and 4"!!

[@miggy9260]

Epic list

[@domxem5551]

At that time I thought that the car chase in To Live and Die in LA was the most badass ever

[@djameszw4916]

WHEN I WAS GROWING 🆙 IN THE '70'S / '80'S I LOVE CHASE / CAR CRASH SCENES ( EVEN TV, LIKE CHIPS) WANT TO BE A STUNTMAN DRIVER BUT JOINED ARMY INSTEAD.

[@joeminimetr]

COOL video. Thanks for recapitulation of my favourite car chases. :)

[@joetroutt7425]

1984 was a great year for movies. So many come out that year that were classics even to this day

[@StoffelDilligas]

"Hi. This is car....... ("What car are we?") "FIVE FIVE " ("Thanks") "Car fifty five. We're in a truck "

[@robertharmon9425]

I said it at the start of the video Blues Brothers is got to be number one I'm 48 years old so that was my era!

[@Blackout5871]

I love how for Beverly Hills Cop they couldn't get actual police cars so they put stickers on the side of regular cars that said police and a giant rotating light on top and said, "Yeah, that's our cop car. Roll it!"

[@defiraphi]

Wasn't it made on purpose as a nod to the Naked Gun show with Leslie Nielsen ? I always tought about a nod than not be able to get real police cars . Something that i still can't believe in the Blues Brothers movie that they destroyed so many cars .

[@bluesharp59]

Great Movies, Nice video and a thumbs up for you.

[@a9ball1]

Brought back some wonderful memories of going to the theater and watching the destruction followed by wondering if I would get a ticket on the drive home. 😉

[@davidnoffke1320]

With The Blues Brothers, their run through Chicago where they just miss bikes and people...my friend from Chicago recognized many of the streets and bridges!

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

I spotted something in a clip from Road Warrior I had not noticed before. In the one shot of the truck, you can see the stunt driver was wearing a full face helmet. The James Bond tractor-trailer driving on the left wheels was amazing. They had to heavily modified it, mostly with weights, to get it to balance. A regular truck would never do that.

[@edgar9651]

Thanks. I saw 9 of the 10 movies at the time...

[@manudelmarche]

"no vehicles were harmed during the making of these movies"

[@mikebrown8065]

Thanks for the video! I remember each one from when I was a kid. Of course, my all time favorite is The Blues Brothers ❤😎. To this day, I still try to count how many cars were wrecked in the movie, lol 😂

[@水戸16]

ブルーズ・ブラザーズは映画全体が最高！ R.I.P. dodge monaco,the blues mobile.

[@chrisreibold1634]

The ending of Armed and Dangerous was awesome! Maximum Overdrive anyone?

[@m1t2a1]

The Blues Brothers was epic. Now I have to find your 70s one. It'll have Smokey and the Bandit, and Convoy.

[@nelsonbotelho3244]

ALL REALLY GOOD MOVIES 📽👍

[@afox7217]

The Pinto dropping in the blues brothers was shot in Milwaukee Wisconsin, they had to get a FAA permit because the car was dropped from so high.

[@YouriHL]

00:03 Oh yah, the unofficial Cannonball Run III movie (actually called Speedzone! from 1989). Superb underrated movie with Eugene Levy, John Candy, Peter Boyle, Donna Dixon, Joe Flaherty, Mimi Kuzyk, Brian George, Shari Belafonte, Art Hindle, Dick & Tom Smothers, Don Lake, John Schneider, Jamie Farr (the Sheik is still there) and many other famous actors in the cast. I wonder why so many people hate this movie, as it's a very nice and well filmed movie with lots of 80s humor.

[@my1vice]

Good job including To Live and Die..... Great movie.

[@manueldiez2929]

Increíble video grating FROM Argentina!!!!

[@adolfosomoza4790]

Buenos dias Saludos y bendiciones excelente video.Saludos desde panamá.

[@NBM3]

The opening flyover scene is possibly the last footage of Chicago's industry in action ..

[@michaelsimko7694]

If you were to do a video on 1990s chases, I wouldn't be surprised if Short Time is #1.

[@LaloCabre]

Grandisimo trabajo!

[@TimBorka]

Hal Needham was EVERYTHING.

[@lelandthomosoniii4743]

I enjoyed this immensely.

[@LoneStarMillennial]

Smokey and Bandit II -- That is not a civil war charge, but a literal recreation of the scene in Stagecoach with John Wayne (1939) where the stagecoach is chased by apaches across a desert flat, and the US cavalry comes out from the fort in the opposite direction to save the stagecoach.

[@4x4ManiacBadTimeGarage]

AWSOME! love those chases

[@jerseyforhawks]

Let's all applaud the oft used crash car the GM Caprice Classic.

[@madaknevarski6478]

pre dating the 80's "The Driver" 1978 set a high benchmark

[@UPnDOWN]

4:58 That would be a Citroen SM cartwheeling into a Citroen D Safari...!

[@msamour]

I was not disappointed!

[@victorzayas7707]

AWESOME!🎉

[@dw8840]

7:18 the truck in Terminator that was being chased, doesn't have an engine transmission or driveshaft.

[@largol33t1]

Plus the semi that Kyle Reese blew up with his homemade pipe bomb was a miniature model. Look at the headlights. They're just metal plates!

[@jaycoppola4324]

Right? When it rolls over,there's nothing there.

[@jaycoppola4324]

@@largol33t1 I have a Special Edition DVD of The Terminator,with a bunch of special features,including behind the scenes,"Making of" segments. The model they built was actually 5-6 feet long. Remember,it was actually kind of a low budget movie. The model was way cheaper than blowing up a real truck.

[@jaycoppola4324]

@@largol33t1 I just happened to look at this comment section again today,because I got a notification..."HOMEMADE pipe bomb..."-I realized it's kind of hilarious,when you think about it...Like they're mass produced somewhere,and you can go get a box full at Home Depot.😅

[@jaycoppola4324]

That's how awesome Chevys were...They could outrun The Terminator with no drivetrain at all! In a Ford,Sarah would be dead,and the machines would win! 🤣 (I've seen the movie a FEW times. And it WAS a Chevy. With a chrome roll bar. And push bar,too.)

[@jamesfrench7299]

I want 1985 as a groundhog year. I can't believe I lived through it.

[@andyberridge6455]

Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior, absolute carnage, love it.

[@clayton380]

The list is amazing cool !!!!! Nice selection... and congratulations !!!! I NEVER SEE SOMEONE MAKE A CAR JUMP ... STEPING ACCELERATOR WITH 2 FOOT 😂😅😂😅😂 UNTIL WATCH ...ELWOOD BLUES DRIVING😂😅😂😅 The Blues Brothers car case crashs.. is so far... the MOST FUNNY, INTENSE, FAST AND BIGGER STUNT CAR CRASH i ever see im my Life... 😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅

[@jetsons101]

Great list.............

[@lenmarfox2947]

Elwood: "They're not gonna catch us, we're on a mission from god."

[@anthonyrowland9072]

that area around "dallas" looks a whole lot like arizona in smoky and the bandit 2. movies didn't even try back then sometimes lol.

[@neohermitist]

Such a hard choice between Blues Brothers and Mad Max II

[@jaquigreenlees]

what was the phrase used in one of the fast and furious movies again, ah, yeah: vehicular warfare. Best description of the chase in The Road Warrior aka Mad Max II. the original Mad Max wasn't released in North America enough for the Mad Max II title to make sense so it was released as The Road Warrior in the US and Canada instead.

[@1BigHeart777]

Crashtastic goodness 👍😂

[@glenbolton7333]

There's too many to list. America loves their cars.

[@robertcolwell5558]

Excellent 👍😎

[@CHESAR328]

Great old school moves

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

My favorites are the more realistic ones. I don't like it when a car gets completely demolished and then shows up in the next scene unscathed

[@nonelost1]

A friend and I saw blues Brothers in 1980. We saw a lot of movies together. The final chase sequence I loved. But oddly enough, he soberly said that all those wrecked police cars could have been given to the poor. Frankly, especially since we have CGI today, I wonder if he was right. (RIP TCK 1954-1993)

[@theodoregarcia8830]

Man this guy extremely is well spoken

[@MetalArrow]

0:00 I remember this scene from the Stuntman PS2 intro.

[@suavehouse9239]

Blues Brothers filmed in my hometown the year I was born my mom was lucky enough too catch them doing some filming while pregnant with me it’s no wonder it’s my favorite movie,& that black & white 1974 Dodge sedan was moving.😎

[@KenanTurkiye]

''Christine''

[@christophehgmnn3364]

I was wondering what place would the Blues brothers be : I was not disapointed 🤣

[@wilhelmtrager7875]

My favourite car chases from the 1980s: "To live and die in L.A.", "Mad Max II" and "License to kill". "Beverly Hills Cop" had a nice chase in the beginning, but later it was more close to a comedy than to a real action movie. I would prefer the opening car chase from "Lethal Weapon 2". And "Smokey and the Bandit II" was lightyears behind the first film. Almost nothing works in that picture, not the story, not the action and not the humor. Much better: "Shakedown" (1987) from James Glickenhaus!

[@richardreimer7852]

I miss the 1980s

[@mattbosley3531]

Didn't forget any of these movies. Too bad Eddie Murphy forgot he was an actor and comedian years ago.

[@BusyMEOW]

Every english speaking child should watch The Blues Brothers

[@Taranau]

In "To Live And Die In L.A.", when the car chase is supposed to be "on the wrong side of the road", Peterson and the cops chasing him, are on the right side of the road. Everybody else is on the wrong side of the road... Friedkin...

[@suprestoner]

Blues Bros was an awesome movie

[@manuelsilva3365]

I remember some of these from the game Stuntman

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

ahhh... good days.

[@tankndg26]

Love your channel!!! I got a challenge for you: in Hooper, jump bridge car stunt was miniature model??? I’ve been trying for years to get information in that but found nothing!!! It’s driving me crazy!!!!

[@dnf-dead]

The jump was a real car... just not the trans am

[@jaycoppola4324]

I saw that movie dozens of times. It was real.

[@davidstone6819]

agree, Blues Brothers, the best.

[@poesraven1985]

OUTSTANDING video!!!! shame they ALL got Cheap n LAZY in Hollywood. REAL stuntdrivers n cars are BEST. last film i saw used real cars n drivers was , Tarentino's Death Proof.

[@Victoria3232-j7o]

Seeing those now Classics In action Is Sweet Yes To see them Destroyed now Hurts the collectors.

[@mikearmstrong8483]

Too bad only the 80's were included. It's hard to beat the 90's Robert DeNiro film "Ronin" for a couple of epic car chases.

[@Beun007]

I missed Beverly Hills Cop II

[@hermanvonshaft4662]

Good ole days

[@frankclippinger8710]

Awesome ! But my heart aches on those classics being destroyed . Now you have ' Fast and Furious # # # # #' and '6 Underground' to classify.

[@kavinskysmith4094]

theres abit of a backstory to the blues brothers ontop of what is already in the movie, Richard J Daily, the guy they reference in the story a few times, was the mayor of chicago and prohibited filming in the city of chicago until just a few years before the movie came out, so by jumping over his bridge, and smashing through his building, and making reference to it, the Honorable Richard J Daily Plaza, that's where they have that PIcasso! was done purely as an F you to him for not letting people show off the city that they loved in modern film and television back then. which is part of what makes the film so endearing, its a love letter to chicago, the blues and Illinois, while also making a mockery of the idiot who wouldnt let them film there and note that outside of the two cops at the start wrongfully pulling him over for a yellow, they show respect towards the cops too, even if they do smack the crap out of every single cop car in the movie. and actually one of my favorite stories in the film was that Dank Akryod in the tunnel jump bet the stuntman he couldnt take the light off the cop car with his tire when he jumped it so every time I see that part I'm like that's where a stuntman made 400 dollars extra that day lol like its long, self indulgent and could be cut down a little to flow better, but you gotta respect it for what it is, as it was a failure for a reason, but a lovable one at that.

[@111danish111]

I lament the demise of the full size rwd American sedan.

[@maxthekid5761]

Hell yeah

[@ZenDj88]

We do the same in gta5 every day eh eh (i joke) i love 80's movies

[@うし-o3u]

わかってたけど期待を裏切らないブルース・ブラザーズ