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[@AwesomeUSMovies]

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[@nothernmonkey8612]

TT CLOSER TO THE EDGE is a documentary film about the 2010 isle of man TT races. There's no actor's just real racers risking everything. I was at the TT in 2009 and it was AMAZING best holiday ever 👍

[@Griebss]

Yes, this was based on a true story. Niki Lauda himself said they got it 80% accurate

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Cool thanks

[@dededawi]

@AwesomeUSMovies Look à Niki lauda documentary please, the guy is a genious

[@carsismyaddiction6919]

@@Griebss everything that happens in the races, all accidents, disqualification and appeal, and the battle of the racers on the track are 100% realistic. everything off the track is more dramatized and embellished.

[@Rb26z]

@@AwesomeUSMovies Looking at a side-by-side comparison of Nikis crash in the movie and what happened in real life is pretty scary, especially knowing that Nikis injuries were downplayed in the movie. Niki himself even said that he didn't understand all the fuss around the crash until he saw the recreation in the movie.

[@BDog54]

The 'big balls' comment James replied during the interview was something the real man actually said in an interview 🤣

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

That's funny

[@sirjohnmara]

One of the most underrated Films ever. Great Direction, Acting, Script, effects and MUSIC. Not to forget that they had to get all the cars, clothes etc to look right for the time period.

[@dabreal82]

It's not underrated at all. People need to stop throwing that word around. It made 3x at the box office as to its budget... And has an 89% and 88‰ rating on rotten tomatoes from critics and fans respectively. So... Please... Explain how it's "underrated"...

[@russellward4624]

27:30 You have to remember its 1976. Safety was very lax back then. The risk of death was celebrated. It was the days of Evil Kaneval.

[@trueultimagod2465]

Niki Lauda did indeed get back in the car after just 6 weeks after the accident, his wounds had not fully healed, (the crash and fire in the movie was not exaggerated, actually looks worse in real life) he had to do the lung treatment while awake. Very dramatic season. Lauda won 2 more World titles in 1977 and 1984 retired a 3 time Champion after having half his face burned off and that is an incredible achievement. Even beating one of the future greats of the sport Alain Prost by half a point in the same car not by being quicker, but by outsmarting him and being more consistent and Alain Prost is one of the most intelligent drivers in the sports history so that was no easy task. James Hunt did make the big balls comment in real life and that 1976 season was the only time he was a contender for the title winning by 1 point of course as the movie showed. A playboy personality that liked his drink and his women, very charismatic and was commentator that didn't hold back before he died, he was very blunt calling drivers out when they would talk a load of nonsense in his eyes.

[@thegeekyouseek8229]

So glad you watched this. One if the best sports rivalries ever. And I loved Lauda’s comments at the end. The reason this movie worked wasn’t the cars it was the 2 men and their rivalry. Nikki died just a few short years ago and we miss him in the paddock every race.

[@futuredvmashleylong]

You should do Ford vs. Ferrari, another great racing film! :)

[@Greybeardmedic]

100% One of my favorite movies. Matt Damon as Carrol Shelby!

[@nothernmonkey8612]

Or you could watch TT CLOSER TO THE EDGE. Where there's no actor's just real TT racers risking their lives in pursuit of greatness. ROAD is another documentary film about the Dunlop family who are road racing royalty

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@eatsmylifeYT]

James Hunt beating the reporter up was one of the best scenes in the movie. It showed how much Hunt respected Lauda despite them being rivals. As a follow up to this movie, and in case you're interested, you can watch the KZbin video with the title "Grosjean's Insane Fireball Crash". I think your subscribers would love to watch your reaction to it. You can also watch "Formula 1, explained for Rookies" and "Formula 1 Cars, Explained for Rookies (with Max Verstappen)" both by Cleo Abram, also on KZbin. Personally, I'd love to watch your reaction to all three videos. The six-wheeled race car is a Tyrell P34. It's the only six-wheeled car to race in Formula 1.

[@stefanstock953]

..the beating of the reporter by James was a great scene. It gave the film a certain, typical feeling of satisfaction. It gave the movie that certain typical feeling of satisfaction that I don't think you would have gotten if they had stayed with the real events, as they did for most of the movie. Because in reality it was Nikki Lauda himself who beat up the reporter, and not James.

[@lvrobertus]

While I know that they're actually friends IRL but I've always interpreted that scene as James taking out his own guilt rather than defending Nicki. Don't know why.

[@tubekulose]

Of course it's based on a true story. Niki Lauda was considered an Austrian hero back then. After his racing career he went into aviation, founded two international airline companies and bought several others. Apart from his business he remained faithful to F1 and acted as a volunteer co-commentator and analyst for the TV broadcasts of the racings. Trivia: Daniel Brühl spent several weeks in Austria with Niki Lauda (six years before Lauda's death by the way) to study his behaviour and especially his Viennese accent, which to imitate is quite a challenge for a person from middle Germany. I'm from Vienna myself, and I have to say he did a really good job. 🙂

[@dhruvgeorge]

Lauda also told Bruhl to pack light, because if he didn't like him, he could just leave

[@Markusewitz]

The accident at 8:20 was also a real event. The driver was Helmut Koinigg from Austria.

[@timmynicolas8729]

Isn’t the scene Watkin glen 1973 ? If so then it must be Cevert no ?

[@TheAlmin]

@@timmynicolas8729 yes your right

[@damiandorhoff719]

If it was 1973 it would have been Cevert. Hemut Koinigg died 1974 on the same track. But the accident they show clearly matches the death of Helmut Koinigg. Lower Barrier breaks and the upper Barrier decapitates the driver. Cervert rolled over and his car ended up inverted on the barrier. The Barrier broke and sliced the car in two and the driver into pieces- It was so bad that another driver reported blood hitting his helmet.

[@luisfreites2387]

F1 Is doing 3 races this year. Vegas, Austin, & Miami. The Incident you are thinking of was during the Vegas practice Session, not the actual race. Carlos Sainzs Ferrari dove over a loose drain cover destroying his under carriage. They still went on with the race as scheduled a few days later.f1 has had a small following her in the US but has been growing over the last few years especially with more races In the US & Netflix’s Drive to Survive show

[@KayoMichiels]

The Six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 was a real F1 car! It was thought up as a way to reduce drag produced by a large front wheel, but using a smaller wheel meant it has a smaller contact patch, hence the addition of the 2nd pair behind it... It ran in the 1976 abd 1977 season, only won during the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix at Anderstorp... it was abandoned as Goodyear stopped developing the smaller front tyres and it's handling became worse and worse because of several modifications over the course of the 2 years it ran...

[@paularietta6744]

For those of us that followed F1 back in the late 70's he absolutely did get back in the car in 40+ days. We all believed he was super human and proved it with the rest of his career. We all loved Lauda and Hunt. The pinacle of F1 racing.

[@meganega123]

You would think Niki's accident was exaggeradet in the movie but it was pretty accurately portrayed. Pretty crazy

[@drewf8619]

@8:05 NASCAR came before Formula 1: The NASCAR Cup Series began in 1949 with nine races; Formula 1 had its first championship season a year later in 1950 with eight races...

[@patrickgassner7725]

Greetings from germany, was a horrible crash and a wonder he survived. But i have my most respect for nikki lauda driving again so fast after such a traumatic event. I myself wouldnt know if i would ever be able to drive ever again. Do not know if he still is alive but watched till a few years ago lauda always been commentator on formula 1. Still with his scars.

[@ajjbs7580]

Up to several years ago, everyone in Germany was listening to Niki Lauda commentating Formula 1 races. He actually made a great recovery over the years but such an accident is something that leaves deep scares and the lungs were damaged for life.

[@axo9813]

I wish any of those were online, I've searched for them but turned up nought, I imagine he'd be an amazing commentator, straight on the facts and to the point.

[@panamafloyd1469]

Even as late as 1995, I was told that my driver's Nomex suit would only last about 110sec in a big fire. Lucky for me, I was only an amateur racing a VW GTI, car only went about 115-120. Never put that car off the road, only accident I had was in a Mazda 323 a buddy of mine put together in his garage (he wanted me to "test" it, since I had a racing license and he didn't yet). Lower balljoint sheared, hit the rail drivers' left. Half 'endo' (end-over-end) and three rolls. No fire. But 40yrs later..my neck sounds like a stick rowing around in a bucket of rocks when I turn my head! 😆 I love my sport, even though I never was good enough to go professional - but yeah. Even in the 'modern' era (more safety), it can F you up. I was a teenager when the stuff in the film happened. Not much coverage of F1 in the US back then. Results of races on shortwave radio, pictures in the 'car magazines' three months later. Was horrified to hear of the incident, Lauda was my hero when he got back in a car. Other guys had that classic poster of Ms. Fawcett on the wall, next to a poster of a Lambo Countach. My Farrah was next to a poster of Niki at Monaco. The reason I love this film so much? Never thought I'd see this story told. Among my SCCA community, there's a rumor that Ron Howard was walking by one of his fave scriptwriters' offices, and the guy was talking to another F1 fan about the '76 season. "Wait..that's a movie!!" and Howard gave it the "Apollo 13" treatment because the story fascinated him so much. The cars are only that slow because it's practical effects instead of CGI. The damn things are worth millions now, and no one wants to take them to the limit. "Shout out" to other older F1 fans.."James Hunt bites girls' legs!!" 🤣

[@camkiller2004]

In real life the Nurburgring Nordschleife(the place Niki had the crash)was called the green hell, Niki and James were friends even when they were in the junior categories and Niki and James’s crash was between James and a guy named Dave Morgan

[@addotplace7707]

I would like to clarify what you said near the end about the Las Vegas GP 2023. Yes there were a number of things that went wrong and yes a lot of people were left upset about it. However, the actual race itself went relatively good. The "first race that ended in 2 minuets" that you mentioned wasn't a race at all, it was the free practice session a few days before the actual race. They fixed the issue soon afterwards. Also the "banner blocking people's view" were there to block out anyone who tried to watch the race from the outside for free as the current race organizers are very stingy people and the event cost more than a fortune. However, on the race day itself, everything went fine and produced some fun racing to watch. Hope this clears things up!

[@shadxwslash44]

I was searching for this comment, nice summary.

[@GodlessScummer]

Although the incident with the reporter was a fabricated incident for this film James Hunt's son said that's absolutely something his father would've done if someone had been that disrespectful to Niki.

[@Patriiiiick]

I really need to get round to watching this. They did quite a bit of filming at my local track a few miles down the road(Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire). The opening driving shots are instantly recognisable if you've been to the track before.

[@LordVolkov]

The scoring at the time was 9,6,4,3,2,1. Hunt placing third is the bare minimum with Lauda dropping, so if Niki had stuck it out and played safely to place behind James he could have won unless James came first and Niki 3rd or lower. Try Driven 2001, for a racing movie with Stallone.

[@sirjohnmara]

"The car is Perfect" - Said by NO racing Driver ever, except Niki.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Looking forward to this. Came across your channel due to "Band of Brothers" & looking forward to that but also great films like this. As a lifelong gearhead, this is one of my favorites. Add to the "racing cinema" list; "LeMans", "Gran Peix", "Ford vs Ferrari" & the amazing "Gentleman Driver"...a documentary of sorts. Im a huge fan of the original Trans Am racing, SVRA, SCCA & WEC racing. The modern GT races are absolutely amazing...& the track at Nürburgring is one of the best in the world. The 24hr endurance races are unbelievable & LeMans in 2023 was spectacular as they had a NASCAR Camaro run ...just beautiful.😎

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Awesome, thank you!

[@KayoMichiels]

@@AwesomeUSMovies 'Grand Prix' was recorded during the actual 1966 F1 season, with modified F3 cars to resemble F1 cars, it completely transformed the way we record car chases and car racing movies: it was the first movie with onboard cameras! It was remotely operated by a co pilot that sat in a modified GT40 camera car...

[@Armyaunt73]

I'm from Massachusetts, but every year I go to Montreal for the Formula 1 race

[@RaymondvanGelderen]

Formula 1 is big in Europe. I remember watching F1 with my grandpa many races. One example, as a kid I didn’t understand why Ferrari had giant FIAT logos on their cars in 1978 orzo. I remember I ask him this and of course he had no clue too 😂. Now I know Fiat bought Ferrari. Memories. Yea. And now a Dutchman is 3 times world champion. He would love this to see! I miss him.

[@kaypirinha1982]

Me, a german born in 1982 watched F1 until Michael Schumacher became to succesfull. Since more than 10 I'm watching NASCAR and prefering it. I can tell you, from 1970 until 1980 , each year there have been a F1 race at Watkins Glen

[@ryankeyes3101]

When you said Nikki had a long road to recovery in my mind I was like man you have no idea ha ha 😊.

[@Ksenia1988-e7z]

Thank you for reacting to it. Great movie! I used to be a huge F1 fan.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks

[@joly6598]

Oh dear... Just when I had mentioned "RUSH" as a 'recent film I probably wouldn't be able to watch again," *THIS* popped up in my subscriptions! xD

[@BoomgamesFG]

I love a bit of F1 action 😊

[@ashleyowen7664]

21:12 - there's a reason we don't race here anymore 24:34 - yes 27:50 - there is SOME speculation that Hunt did this intentionally

[@jaxonsjerseys]

For another view on formula 1 - give "Senna" a watch, documentary on arguably the greatest ever formula 1 driver

[@couch.patati-patata]

Niki Lauda's story, we read it in Reader's Digest.

[@nothernmonkey8612]

There's a documentary called WHEN PLAYBOYS RULED THE WORLD. It's about James Hunt and Barry Sheene

[@stefanstock953]

greetings and love from Germany again. Great reaction like always.....the beating of the reporter by James was a great scene. It gave the film a certain, typical feeling of satisfaction. It gave the movie that certain typical feeling of satisfaction that I don't think you would have gotten if they had stayed with the real events, as they did for most of the movie. Because in reality it was Nikki Lauda himself who beat up the reporter, and not James.

[@ev1Lsect]

I watch F1 and felt like the Las Vegas stuff was overblown. You should see them race in the rain now.

[@trevorsmith9162]

(Domestic Disturbance 2001) (The Rundown 2003) (Walking Tall 2004) & (Disturbia 2007) For your movie list.

[@dabreal82]

Back when men were men and race cars were coffins!!! 😂

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Trivia for "Rush," both for James and anybody else interested in knowing (never saw it, but always wanted to): - Released in 2013; directed by Ron Howard; written by Peter Morgan. - Daniel Brühl received Golden Globe, SAG Award, and BAFTA (British version of the Oscars) nominations for his performance as Niki Lauda, but was seen as a snub for the Oscars that year when he wasn't nominated. At the BAFTAs, it would win the award for editing. - One goof that is in the film - AUS is the abbreviation for Australia, not Austria, where Lauda was from. It's AUT for Austria, based on the word "Autriche," which is the French equivalent. - Daniel Brühl and the real Niki Lauda became friends after making the movie, and Lauda even flew Brühl in his own helicopter to a Grand Prix race in Brazil. - While James Hunt and Niki Lauda were rivals on the track, they weren't as antagonistic towards each other in real life. In fact, they shared an apartment together at one point. - Ron Howard and fellow director Paul Greengrass were working on films at the start of 2013, and then decided to switch projects. Howard ended up directing "Rush," and Greengrass took over the original project Howard was working on...which ended up being "Captain Phillips." - Daniel Brühl and Alexandra Maria Lara (who played Lauda's wife) both did their own dubs in the German-language version of the film. - The spot where Lauda has his crash is said to be the most dangerous part of its specific track. Because it's on the left side of the track, it became known as the "Lauda Left" section. - The Watkins Glen crash was actually two incidents combined together. - Russell Crowe (Maximus in Gladiator) was supposed to do a cameo as Hollywood actor Richard Burton. James Hunt's wife Suzy had an affair with Burton, and left Hunt for Burton in 1976. The cameo would have featured a scene going into more detail about that.

[@TaburnokPoblete]

Try "Ford vs Ferrari" -- its another true-to-life race movie with Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby. If you want Nascar, try "Days of Thunder" starring Tom Cruise.

[@RaymondvanGelderen]

James Ford versus Ferrari. The folowup. Fuk the books ❤

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@RaymondvanGelderen]

@@AwesomeUSMovies also a true story and maybe a more awesome movie 🍿 Carrol Shelby taking on the Ferrari team in the sixties. You love it. A true American story. And they capture that time period perfectly.

[@RaymondvanGelderen]

@@AwesomeUSMovies and Actors.. you know them all 😄

[@lindataggart9076]

Glad you enjoyed, car guy! Ford versus Ferrari another race movie, true story..

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@zacharyimerman5651]

Ford V Ferrari or Gran Turismo would be good racing films

[@kraytosgodofwar431]

Absolutely brilliant movie

[@Trofnoker]

I don't like F1, but I love this movie ❤

[@DonkeyPunchPrime]

Glad youre back!!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Where did I go?

[@LordVolkov]

If Niki had just sat that race out...

[@mindcrome]

I think the is Ron Howards best film.

[@FormulaFox]

Which came first, NASCAR or F1, depends on if you mesn the organization/series or the TYPE of racing. NASCAR actually predates Formula One as a series by two years. However Formula One descends from the European Grand Prix and American Championship Cars of the 1900s and 1910s while NASCAR derived from stock car racing that began in the 1920s.

[@RaymondvanGelderen]

No James love A women and B yeah, cars.

[@giacimo187]

Thank you

[@Zino027]

You like Thor? I love baron Zemo.

[@thejamppa]

Amazing films, at the time when 80% of race was determine by skill of driver and 20% by tech and not like these days when its 80% tech and 20% skills...

[@couch.patati-patata]

When will you watch Driven? That's another racing movie.

[@SmokinDroFrayser]

Gotta watch Driven

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@douglaslucas4236]

If you liked this movie, you need to watch Ford versus Ferrari

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@chrizlex]

I'm Austrian and I remember that day as if it was yesterday. I drove back home in my car from highschool and I just passed a very important exam from my A-Levels. On my way home, a black Mercedes drove pass me and I looked to the left to see who it was and I saw Niki Lauda in it. :D That was a once in a lifetime moment I will cherish forever ahaha

[@hinesmaster99]

Only Hemsworth film I disliked & rooted for him to be put in his place.

[@cliffgraham9892]

Nascar predates F1 by aobut 2 years

[@Markus117d]

"NASCAR was founded by William France, Sr. on February 21, 1948 with the help of several other drivers of the time. The original plans for NASCAR included three distinct divisions: Modified, Roadster, and Strictly Stock". "While Formula One was a formula agreed upon in 1946 to officially become effective in 1947. The first Grand Prix in accordance with the new regulations was the 1946 Turin Grand Prix, anticipating the formula's official start."

[@BriBryBriBry]

No actually Vegas was a success.. The manhole coming up was in practice or something It was not in the actual race.. It surprised people that it was better than they thought it would be..

[@KayoMichiels]

8:11 Eehhh NASCAR technically came first: 1948 vs F1: 1950 but F1 was just a continuation of the old Grand Prix rules, but unified under a global championship.