Ford v Ferrari (2019) Wife's First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@jamesrippy1161]

If y’all enjoyed this movie you’ll definitely enjoy Rush directed by Ron Howard & starring Chris Hemsworth

[@MikeMcD-sm2ds]

I didntvcare firvrush and I'm an avid indy car F1 fan, I own the movie but it wasn't done well, they were never enemies or friends

[@uweschmitz]

I second that... Rush (2013) is definitely worth watching. A bit more in the "modern" Race-Days of Formula 1 (1976 mainly) and the rivalry of the main two characters, the Briton James Hunt and the Austrian Niki Lauda - played by Chris Hemsworth (Marvel's Thor) and Daniel Brühl (Marvel's Baron Helmut Zemo) and is directed by Ron Howard.

[@Unwoken_European]

Also Grand Prix (1966) and Le Mans with Steve McQueen.

[@ingobordewick6480]

Daniel Brühl is the bigger part in this movie for me. How he plays Nikki is feckin awesome!

[@Unwoken_European]

@@ingobordewick6480 The movie Rush was not needed. It goes step by step with documentary of the same F1 season. Reality was good enough without the actors.

[@ifetom]

Some more information to illustrate how deadly racing was during this era of the movie and what happened in real life. The fellow GT40 driver Ken beats at Daytona (Walt Hansgen) was killed in a similar testing accident prior to the 66 LeMans race.The Ferrari driver Ken beats after his engine failure was killed at the Monaco F1 race in a Ferrari. Bruce McLaren who found the McLaren formula one team and was declared winner of the race, was killed in a testing accident 4 years later.

[@bmw128racer]

Back in those days, driver safety wasn't much of a priority at all.

[@Unwoken_European]

I would recommend the great F1 documentary with the name "One" or "1". It's hard to find it bit if you do check it out. It's about the heroes of the deadly era. Cevert interview before he died was so special, honest and tears inducing.

[@pete_lind]

​@@bmw128racer It started changing after Niki Lauda crash in 1976 , side barriers were moved , giving more room to drive outside track and not hit anything , only Monaco is still by old rules , because you cant move buildings , also money is only reason Monaco has still racing . In WCRally it was deaths of Finnish driver Henri Toivonen , American co-driver Sergio Creston , 1986 , that made races shorter and ended class B rally cars , way too fast cars . Of course there was 3 other crashes with class B rally cars in same season , that did not help at all , some examples of class B rally cars , Porsche 959 (as rally car faster than Ferrari F40), Ford RS200 , Peugeot 205 turbo 16 (its street legal version was most commonly found on its roof) .

[@sometimesidreamaboutcheese]

@@pete_lind About WRC and Group B - it was only FIA's headquarters fault about deadly accidents, because they did not want to deal something about safety. All responsibility about those deaths are going to Balestre (FIA's director at that time) and Fiorio (Lancia's manager). Because GrB became almost more popular than F1 at that time, but they did not want to do something about safety and crowd control, despite of already planned Group S. Balestre ruined Group B and Group C. And Fiorio ignored safety requirements by removing metal plates under the bolide body for weight saving. And this decision did not saved but killed pure genius Toivonen and his co-pilot. In other words, greed for money ruined the future of motorsport forever.

[@AcmeMonkeyCompany]

I don't know if this is a verifiable stat, but I've heard it said that there were years between 1955 and 1970 where an average of one driver a week died.

[@mhlevy]

Leo really wasn't the bastard that he was portrayed as, but they needed to have a villain in the movie, so it was him. Carol Shelby was a terrific driver until he had to stop racing due to his heart condition. Later in life he had a heart transplant, but there was no way that he would be able to race competitively after that. Though he passed away in 2012, his cars are still incredibly valuable and collectible. And being a Texan, also he lives on with his "Caroll Shelby's Chili seasoning!" It really is very good!

[@merriemisfit8406]

Yes! The Carroll Shelby kit that came in a bag made chili that tasted essentially identical to what you get if you use the "proprietary chili powder blend" I mix up myself and keep in a giant jar in my kitchen. I hope it hasn't changed, now that it's sold in a box. (Tip: I don't eat most meat anymore, so I can't relive the experience, but the most delicious chili I think I ever simmered up was Shelby's bag mix made with Jimmy Dean sage sausage.)

[@JonNo86]

Yeah if I'm not mistaken, I believe Leo's family tried to sue for defamation after seeing the way he was portrayed in the movie, and a lot of people that were involved in that project that are still alive said they did Leo so dirty.

[@AcmeMonkeyCompany]

Very true! I recently read "Go Like Hell" by A.J. Baime and they really buried Leo Beebe bad in this movie for the sake of the story. He was definitely one of the people who positively contributed to the success of the Ford GT40

[@BogeyTheBear]

You just have let folks know the Leo Beebe in the movie was a contrived villain. For example, everyone knew the line-abreast finish would have made Bruce McLaren the winner when they made the call-- it was not a surprise to Miles nor Shelby.

[@EdgyNumber1]

I don't like using the word villain in this case but 'antagonist.' This character did represented the Ford Corporate machine however, you have to bear in mind the Beebe's concern was Ford, not Ken Miles. In real life he saw Ken as a bit too daredevil and was concerned that the car would get damaged leading to brand damage. Ken knew precisely what he was doing but Beebe confessed that he had no clue on anything about racing, race engineering, strategy. So when those two worlds collided, there was bound to be friction between his department and Shelby's team, particularly with not understanding Ken's abilities (and probably even the power of the car itself.) There's more to it but remember Beebe wasn't necessarily in it for ego. He was a Ford man through and through.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

Daniel does an amazing job of participating in the reaction without spoiling a thing. kudos sir.

[@crazyfvck]

@YoureMrLebowski Fancy seeing you here ;)

[@willvr4]

Yeah I skipped the intro but it came across as if he had never seen the film before because he hid it well in his facial reactions.

[@thomasbanks641]

Bernthal plays Lee Iacoca, who went on to also be CEO of Chrysler and basically saved the company in the late seventies to 1992

[@thomasbanks641]

@@guyintenn don't hate the playa, hate the game lol - speak to anybody who worked the line at Chrysler and they all loved the guy. And you're right, AMC was done years before with Renault. I guess the only difference is you can still buy a Chrysler, or a jeep - but you ain't getting a loan from Lehman brothers

[@EdgyNumber1]

​​@@guyintenn Ignorant comment. Iacocca made sure they paid every penny back.

[@kingfield99]

The scene on the track where Ken explains the perfect lap to his son was shot in natural light at the 'magic hour' they had enough time for just one take before the sun went down. It's so great.

[@Henry-fn1zw]

Christian Bale can transform into any character

[@shinrapresident7010]

Equilibrium is my favorite Christian Bale movie and it's totally slept on. Wish more people saw it.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

he is amazing.

[@christiancampbell-sanderso5998]

My favorite was him as an ex military cholo gangster

[@nothernmonkey8612]

Except a nice human being have you forgotten him flipping out on the sound guy shouting he'd never work in the business again because he looked at him

[@carlossaraiva8213]

​@@nothernmonkey8612you onow the team park version of that story. Everybody that were present at that even defended Bale and it was the DP who was in the wrong because he kept interrupting scenes because he was constantly fiddl8ng with the light. He did that for week and eventually Bale had enough of it. Ut also happened that same day a few hours later Bale and the DP made peace and the eest of the shooting went without an incident. Next time you feel like post a coment about an event try to learn about it beforehand, you know?

[@jacobjones5269]

I love the ending, when Shelby puts on his sunglasses and thinks to himself “OK, what’s next?”.. And high tails off into the sunset..

[@crigarsha]

There aren't many things i can do with my father because we just are completely different people and it just gets tougher the older we get. However, watching movies is one of the few things we can come together on. I took him to the theater to watch this movie, against his wishes because he just gets grumpy in crowds and more than 3 miles outside of his "bubble". At the end of the movie, he stood up and clapped, then took me to dinner and we talked all about our favorite parts and he talked about all the different nice cars he drove in the days before i was born. This is the power of a great movie! So happy you two reacted to this movie!!! Y'all are some of the best reactors on KZbin!!!

[@KS-xk2so]

"Tell him he's not Henry Ford.... he's Henry Ford the 2nd." is one of the most devastating insults I've ever seen in film lol and I can't even perfectly articulate why.

[@Macjewski]

14:17 In reply to Samantha's question "What are all those for?" They call them tufts, which are basically strips of yarn. You can use it to visualize the flow (boundary layer separation and reattachment, etc.) around objects, usually airplanes (sometimes also cars, as you can see 😀) . Currently, the most common methods are CFD (stands for computational fluid dynamics) or wind tunnels. Without using scientific language, basically when you see that they are bouncing like crazy, you know that something is going on there 😁

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

Had a friend when is was younger who was a car collector...he had a complete rebuilt and repaired original Ford GT40. I went in a drive in it and i tell ya...that engine is a pure monster with the sound of hell and it's glorious ! It really was built to outrun anything that existed at the time no question. He also had a Cobra like the one Shelby was driving but never drive in it...Both car are so beautiful and slick !

[@petertoth3477]

A GT40 *and* a Shelby Cobra? Dude, that must've been an experience of a lifetime! I'm glad for you but also envious as hell :D

[@merriemisfit8406]

The Cobra was my Holy Grail car. I could never have afforded one -- the going price always seems to be about 1½ times my total life savings. But the thing is, even if I had the funds, I could not bring myself to purchase one. I have nowhere that I can drive a Cobra the way it is intended to be driven. It would be like buying a horse and keeping it in the basement. Cobras need to all-out GO! By the way -- I may not be able to properly roadwork a Cobra, but I would GLADLY assume drivership of a, let's say, 1967 or 1968 GT350/GT500/GT500KR. Something like that. NOT one of those new-issue Mustangs, though. They look bloated and paunchy, and their engine roar sounds less like muscle and more like flatulence.

[@mypl510]

Carol Shelby was a B-17 Bomber Pilot during WWII and Ken Miles was a Tank Commander, hence his feelings towards the Germans. And Ken was not left behind for that race, it just got added for drama. I wish they would do one on the Shelby Daytona project, that was a crazy ride as well.

[@CharlieOscarDeuce]

My dad remembers driving by that airport back then and hearing the roar of the GT40 being tested.

[@WaterFaucet24]

18:01 - 19:05 This scene filmed in Highland Park, Ca ( Meridian Ave at N Ave 63rd, the little park they are fighting on the grass= Garvanza park). My sister lived in the house right next to the one where Mollie Miles is sitting on the porch, watching them roll around on the grass. Pretty cool to see that scene and know exactly where it was filmed.

[@bmw128racer]

An excellent auto racing movie is "Le Mans" with Steve McQueen. It doesn't have much of a plot, but the racing sequences are outstanding, even 50+ years later (the movie was released in 1970). A definite must-watch for any auto racing fan.

[@khart1070]

Zero plot...but gazing at the spectacular GULF Porsches' and Ferraris' was like crack for me and fam. McQueen involvement in racing was successful in that he had gobs of $, was a passable driver, & brought fans in the seats...especially for U.S. tracks. Newman was the gold standard for celebrity racing, followed by Dempsey.

[@bmw128racer]

@@khart1070 Oh yeah, the Gulf Porsche 917K. Also, the Salzburg Porsche 917LH. Beautiful cars. 😊

[@Save_One]

The movie Rush, with Chris Hemsworth, is a historical F1 movie worth adding to your watchlist.

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

Most underrated Ron Howard movie, the soundtrack and effects are top tier !

[@broncobalboa]

yes, i need a rush reaction too please!

[@BarelyA1ive]

Idk why no body takes rush suggestion seriously!

[@chrisb.2178]

One of the best car racing movies. Other highly recommended movies about this topic are: "Rush" with Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl (2013), "Le Mans" with Steve McQueen (1971), and my personal favourite "Grand Prix" with James Garner and Yves Montand (1966)

[@GBURGE55]

You've just mentioned my 3 favourite race movies. Know them word for word.👍

[@BuffaloC305]

For TBR... I find that rewatching films frees me of the filmmaker's end and opens up the insides completely. And then seeing films like this on the big-screen - with an enthusiastic audience - is a whole other level.

[@parcaleste]

If someone would told me that one of my favorite movies of all times, one day will be a movie about cars, I would have laugh at them. But here we are. What a fantastic movie, what a great story.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

Seeing this in the theatres was an experience with the sound of the cars! Great chemistry as well between Christian Bale and Matt Damon!

[@danholmesfilm]

This and Gravity are the only films in recent memory that I demanded my parents go to a theater to see (they never go to the movies) lol

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

@@danholmesfilm I keep demanding my parents go to see certain films I loved, but they’re hesitant haha. I had this most recently with Oppenheimer which was a great film but they weren’t sure about seeing it.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

@@danholmesfilm forgot to mention, the reason I saw this twice because, I loved the film obviously, but I had gone to see a rerelease of The Matrix as part of a “Keanu Reeves Film Festival” my local cinema was holding where they had a Keanu Bingo (ie: “Keanu says ‘Woah’”, “Naked Keanu”) where everyone won and got a free movie ticket so I used it to see Ford v Ferrari again since I loved it the first time round lol.

[@spacecadet35]

Just remember, back in this era, a Formula One driver had one chance in three of living long enough to retire. It was great racing, but it was lethal if you got it wrong. And some would argue that that is why it was great racing. RIP all of the people why died chasing their passion.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

My brother was a big F1 fan growing up as a kid, he said the F1 cars in the 50’s were extremely dangerous, the fan was close enough to the driver that their balls could be chopped off if something went wrong. It was in the 90’s after the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at the San Marino GP that they drastically improved the safety for drivers.

[@arconeagain]

​@@andrewburgemeister6684and the Mika Hakkinen crash at Adelaide the year after.

[@fightfight6909]

@@andrewburgemeister6684 Also speaking of amazing racing movies the documentary Senna is a stunning look at an amazing enigmatic man

[@TheDerperado]

Safer racing actually means better racing. Drivers will take more risks and race harder when they don't have to fear for their lives.

[@squirrelbait64]

Since you guys are watching Drive to Survive and have some F1 knowledge now, you might find this interesting. The guy who did win that Le Mans at the end when they finished 1-2-3 with Ken Miles was a New Zealander named Bruce McLaren. He was an F1 champion before racing Le Mans and started his own car company, suitably named McLaren, who are still racing in F1 today. He also died testing a car a few years after Miles did.

[@marks7197]

Bruce McLaren wasn't an F1 champion, he won 4 F1 races (3 for Cooper, 1 in his own car) but never the title. Incredibly talented driver and engineer mind you.

[@michaelriddick7116]

Great movie! 😊 I remember laughing AT Ford Jr for screaming and crying ... then he said he wished his dad was alive to see it and I almost started crying with him 💔😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@theaikidoka]

Yeah, that actor absolutely nailed portraying a total overload of sensation. I'd have been interested in seeing Ford's reaction too - comparing the Model T to the GT40.

[@joehoy9242]

​@@theaikidoka- Henry Ford II's father was Edsel Ford, Henry Sr.'s son. A lot less problematic than the old guy and died unfortunately relatively young.

[@bugsby4663]

I saw this on the cinema here in France where it was called 'Le Mans'. As someone who isn't into cars, I was on the edge of my seat and loved the characters.

[@audiogarden21]

Ken Miles was indeed that good. Rest in peace Ken.

[@stsolomon618]

One of my favorite racing films. MATT DAMON!!!

[@thekreativeculture9642]

Thankyou for doing this movie! As a car enthusiast, it warms my heart to see ppl reacting to movies revolving around motorsport. Not enough of them on KZbin

[@jozupiwa883]

The finish of the 1966 24 hours of Le Mans happened exactly as in the movie. Leo Beebe later said he did it to punish Ken Miles. All the effects of the races, with their accidents are practical, without CGI. There are documentaries that demonstrate how they were made.

[@markthompson130]

The woman that plays Ken's wife is the actress that plays Claire Randell Frasier On Starz show "Outlander".

[@cleekmaker00]

Catriona Balfe also starred in Belfast.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

20:03 "OH MY GOD!" 😮

[@Dmoney8720]

Their friendly fight at 18:25 is hilarious. I love that scene

[@agp11001]

The quick swap from the can to the pack of bread because, in the end, they still are friends.

[@willthorburn1985]

This is what a fight between Jason Bourne and Batman looks like...

[@Suboptimus]

I'm very much not a car guy or even a racing guy, but this movie just works so well for me.

[@petertoth3477]

It was the same for almost my whole family. Neither of them is much of a car person, but they enjoyed this movie when I've showed it to them.

[@zmarko]

I love this movie. Cars are really the major thing me and my father bonded over, and this was the last film we went and saw together before he died. Makes it a very special movie to me.

[@keithbrown8490]

One of the best bio pics nominated for best picture Oscar !

[@EllEssEm]

My favourite racing movie is 1966's Grand Prix (James Garner, a young Jessica Walter, etc). It's a fictional drama, but has some great shots (of Monaco and Monza in particular) paired with a solid story. Took home three (technical) Oscars. And Carrol Shelby consulted on it.

[@MildSatire]

I forgot how visually stunning this film looks

[@matthewbarton782]

Josh Lucas is such a good actor. He can play likable and scumbag so well.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

i think he plays scumbag better. 🙂

[@commonstragedy]

He played the same character in the first Incredible Hulk.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

I dont think i ever see Josh ever play a nice guy.

[@matthewbarton782]

@carlossaraiva8213 Sweet home Alabama , Glory Road, Unfinished Life.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

@@matthewbarton782 none known to me

[@umfilmmaker8253]

Such a thoughtful review of this film. As a car fanatic, I love this film. It was the first film that I watched after setting up a new tv with surround sound. It was mind blowing. Nice job!

[@JonNo86]

It's crazy that they didn't really mention it, but Jon Bernthal's character, Lee Iaococa, is the man who designed the Ford Mustang. Literally the most iconic car line of all time and the car that ushered in the muscle car era and put Ford back on the map.

[@Shelbyj13]

As soon as Sam says Christian Bale and Matt Damon, I knew Daniel would go there. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Rydiggity]

33:05-33:56 That is the exact antithesis to real life. It's not a race... but it is. To capture every moment is a blessing; but we're not even guaranteed a lap. The amount of insight that you guys can break down into simple terms during this exchange just sums up the movie and feeling so justly. Love watching and supporting you. Feels like I'm watching again for the first time.

[@woeshaling6421]

camera placement and choosing the right lens to compress space makes static objects go by faster and/or blurry. sometimes they also playback at lower framerates.

[@jdubs5516]

Rush with Hemsworth is underrated… also, love the dynamic between you two, watched the whole Sopranos series. Congrats on the newborn!

[@ComposerConductor]

One thing besides the script that I enjoyed from this film, are the many lens flares you see. Kind of an awe-inspiring moment of the character feels while going as fast as he did. Despite how fast it looks for us outside the vehicles, it's calming and somewhat tranquil to him.

[@theamazingrobin927]

As a designer that works in a corporate setting, Leo exists as a constant in marketing departments 😂

[@Ozai75]

Another *wild* story about Ferrari is the Lamborghini rivalry. The year is 1963. Ferruccio Lamborghini, a successful tractor manufacturer, is unhappy with his Ferrari. He thinks the car's clutch breaks too easily. He drives to the neighbouring village of Maranello and knocks on the door of none other than Enzo Ferrari. The meeting, which was quite short, would change the fate of supercars forever. It would be a textbook example of how to not treat your customers. Mr. Lamborghini explained that the clutch was bad. He also made a suggestion on what Mr. Ferrari, with simple means, could do for the clutch to last much longer. Enzo Ferrari had a very hard time accepting constructive criticism. Instead of listening to the proposal, he rejects Ferruccio with the now-famous words: “Let me make cars. You stick to making tractors.” - Enzo Ferrari Ferruccio drove home. Furious. Instead of being well received for his ideas, he had been rejected in the worst possible way. The insult was painful. Really bad. He was also an engineer. His tractors were the best in Italy. On the way home, he made a fateful decision. He would also build sports cars. And - they would be faster and better than Enzo Ferrari's. Lamborghini, as we know it, was born.

[@sweetrapture1]

Didn't know that actually. Thanks for this trivia

[@autopreneur]

This should be a movie.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Ken Miles was not in the strictest sense a racer. He was an excellent car engineer who also happened to be an excellent speed driver. Which makes his skill as a racer all the more amazing and awesome. Yet he was an engineer first and foremost.

[@dirufanboy1971]

The irony of the last race they show in the film is that none of the Ford cars are driven by Americans - you have Ken, a Brit and two New Zealanders: Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, which I always found kind of interesting.

[@GBURGE55]

Miles was partnered with Denny Hulme, another kiwi.

[@Trendyflute]

I'm sure you'd both really enjoy Rush, as a pretty hardcore car/racing person I'd say it's the best crossover between authenticity and enthusiast appeal with broad blockbuster biopic vibes, which it definitely had. Le Mans is an amazing slice of history and McQueen's gearhead passion project, not much plot or story but heavily influenced by artistic French cinema it's full of vibes and a worthy watch. 1966's *Grand Prix* with James Garner is even older and set the standard for real racing footage in movies, having filmed during the 1966 Monaco and Belgian Grand Prix among other places.

[@McPh1741]

When they talk about getting out of the car when it’s on fire it always reminds me of the 1973 death of Roger Williamson. He got stuck in his car after it flipped and caught fire. His friend and fellow driver David Purley tried in vain to get him out. It was all caught on film and is heartbreaking to watch.

[@guymelton1094]

My Father was a NASCAR fan all his life rest his soul, but he always told me that Ken Miles was the best race car drive there ever was!! This movie makes me think of my Father, great movie and great reactions , thanks for sharing 😊👍✌️🇺🇸

[@edgardpoe]

Before watching this movie, a friend told me "the driver dies tragically, this is a horror movie". Probably the best spoiler ever, really got me tensed up all the way through the movie.

[@robertparker6280]

20:14 That's why especially at that time, racing was (one of) the most dangerous professions. Either racing, practicing, or testing; one little fuck up, and you are dead. 26:50 Actually at that time, there wasn't any radios like we have today. So the drivers are blind. Again adding in the dangers of racing.

[@sean88gator]

The test drive scene with Ford jr is one of the top 5 scenes of this entire century. SO freakin good.

[@BishopWalters12]

One of the better movies from the last several years.

[@Tigermania]

I think usually your audience generally suggests 10-40yr old movies but its nice that there are the odd modern films that are quality. This movie probably has quite a bit of cgi, but the best cgi is the stuff you don't notice so props to the vfx guys on this one.

[@TheShockninja]

For the 50th anniversary of that triumph, legendary team owner Chip Ganassi entered four Fords 66-69 for the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans for the GT Pro Class, which three of the four finished 1st, 3rd and 4th. Ironically, the 2nd place car in class was a Ferrari.

[@sunnyschramm9650]

I thought it was "good" from the trailer - but it surprises me and was "sooo damn good" 😃🥰❤ "RUSH" with Chris Hemsworth, Franka Potente ("Bourne"-Movies) and Daniel Brühl is also very good with amazing racing-visuals and character-building 👍

[@the.witch.of.november]

Saw this in IMAX, Fantastic movie. Should of got some awards!

[@chrisb.2178]

It won 2 Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Editing and was nominated for Best Fim and Best Sound

[@the.witch.of.november]

@@chrisb.2178 Oops yea meant for Bale and Damon.

[@JohnnyJohnny-f5o]

Always impressed by the intros and outros to these vids. It's like word for word every time.

[@drhorribly]

You are guys are so great to watch. Isn't this such a great film? Ken and Carole's friendship is amazing to watch. Thanks for the good reaction, keep it up!

[@beardedgeek973]

To be clear about Henry Ford's (2nd) speech which is slightly lost in the cut is that he is stopping the assembly line, but he SPEAKS to the management. He SPEAKS to the Suits and deliberately want the workers to SEE him threaten to fire the entire management team.

[@zombiemom7378]

I think this is my favorite Christian Bale performance. He's great in a lot of things, but there's something special about his work in this role that just resonates with me. His acting seems so effortless to me. Like he just IS Ken Miles. I enjoy everything about this movie. Also, the kid actor is Noah Jupe. I don't remember if you've watched A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place II, but he's in those. Maybe thet's where you saw him.

[@BobbyTunes88]

Im 74 yo, and have always been a racing fan, I remember this well. The Ferarri driver that blew his engine trying to beat Miles was Lorenzo Bandini, Ferraris main driver. The next year he burned to death at Monaco. This was a horrible era for ALL sectors of racing, worldwide,that's why I have so much admiration for living legends like AJ FOYT (almost 90 years old), and very active as a car owner today,4 time Indy 500 winner (and a Le Mans winner in 1967).

[@billparrish4385]

When my wife and I watched this, she picked up before I did on the actress playing Mollie, Ken's wife -- Caitríona Balfe, who plays Claire Fraser on Outlander. I thought early on that the supremely satisfying relationship between them might hold a bit of foreshadowing, but thankfully (for once) kept that prediction to myself! When Ken didn't make it, I expected my wife to react more strongly because of that relationship than she did, but she identified the actress to her TV character so much, it was like Ken's gone, but at least she still has Jamie.... 😂

[@tomaskennedy]

In Europe, the movie was marketed under the name Le Mans '66.

[@kristahartmann6712]

I attended the 24 Hours @ Daytona (February) & 12 Hours of Sebring (March) that was the run-up to THAT Le Mans in June.....as a kid with my family. My dad was German & we were euro- style racing fans. Watched all these guys race, all these great cars. Wonderful time for racing. Ford threw $ at the "issue" and finally left. Legacy of Ferrari isn't for sale....or Porsche dominance that followed in an even bigger legacy. And Shelby was a great race-guy....Ken Miles was a fantastic driver.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

The most disgusting team orders (like finishing side by side here) I've ever seen were Ferrari's orders to Rubens Barrichello in 2002, who'd only won one Grand Prix so far, but was leading the entire race, to let Michael Schumacher pass to take the win to secure the championship. Rubens was driving the race of his life, and they took it away from him. Schumacher did pull Barrichello on to the first place podium, but Ferrari got tons of hate for it. A few GP's later Ferrari tried to make up for it by allowing Barrichello the win when he and Schumacher were 1-2, but that must have felt like a hollow win.

[@khart1070]

It's the BUSINESS of racing...as you know... As fans, the paradox of emotion vs dollars SUCKS.

[@trash-heap3989]

What an amazing story to watch with you both! This was a great telling of industry politics, passion and drive, along with the self-destructive flaws a person of otherwise fantastic talent can have, and the awesome people that worked their buts off to make a great racing machine and burn their way to first place! Great video!

[@johnstockley6976]

"Customer is only right in matters of taste. Outside that they're always wrong." Full quote.

[@barrywright8557]

I really love your black background movie theater atmosphere a lot of other reaction reviewer’s could learn a lot you can’t really get a felling of the movies especially suspense and horror without a dark theater background atmosphere thank you very much for that.

[@vlkt282]

My vote for Rush 2013 as next car movie

[@adammakesstuffup]

"A man with priorities so far out of whack doesn't deserve such a fine automobile."

[@Yora21]

Accidents and fatalities in car races in the 50s and 60s were just completely insane.

[@shainewhite2781]

The film was a box office and critical success, making $225 million dollars against a $97 million dollar budget. This movie was released 2 days before the COVID 19 Pandemic.

[@KaterChris]

Some more background info: The Ferrari win in 1965 depicted here was the last time Ferrari won the 24h of Le Mans overall...until this year! They got beaten by Ford from '66 -'69, by Porsche in '70 and '71 (Watch "Le Mans" with Steve McQueen!) and French company Matra in '72 and '73 and pulled out of the top sportscar category after that. They went on to compete for lower-class victories (and got a couple of those) over the years (including a renewed duel with Ford when they entered the GT class from 2016-2019, Ford won in 2016, Ferrari in 2019). Ferrari re-entered the top class for sportscars (now called Hypercars) along with a massive influx of other manufacturers this year and won Le Mans outright on their first attempt for 50 years back in June, finally breaking Toyota's 5-year winning streak.

[@joshualandry3160]

So that rule that robbed Ken was invented on the spot and has never been heard of before or after. It is basically accepted that Ken won the race.

[@strongplanted]

You guys should come to the Shelby American Collection museum here in Colorado if you are ever in the area. They have the actual Miles GT40 from history and so much more. I'm so grateful I get to see them often. I loved this movie so much. It was so emotional even though I knew what was coming.

[@BaronNate]

pause at 15:20, that face Sam is giving TBR, lol. Love it!

[@renee7407]

I know nothing about racing, cars, or history of it, but I absolutely LOVED LOVED this movie.

[@Myles720]

It made me feel better when the film ended they mentioned how Ken Miles went on to win 4 straight titles after the way he was screwed in that one.

[@alexkull24]

Now they have to watch Rush (2013)!!! 😍😍😍

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Cool reaction as always Schmitt & Samantha, you both have a good night

[@careycarson7629]

Lee Iacocca and Carol Shelby. Collaborators extraordinaire.

[@spdcrzy]

Holy shit, I just realized Ken was getting paid a FORTUNE. $200 a day back then PLUS expenses would be equivalent to over $1900 in buying power today - so even if he only worked for just 11 business weeks a year, he would already be making the equivalent of six figures. Going from being nearly broke to making that much money would have been ABSOLUTELY life-changing.

[@jrgilby]

According to Wikipedia, Leo Beebe knew, and was told, that the #2 car would win if the cars were staggered in his plan, and he pushed forward anyway, wanting the photo more than the correct winner.

[@lethaldose2000]

Shelby is such a legendary Car builder that Ford named one its most exclusive car line in his honor. -------- The Ford Shelby Mustang. -------- Shelby took Ford into the second half of the 20 century. ------- To infinity and beyond.

[@michaelaldan6969]

i remember when jeremy clarkson got his GT40...fresh on the tarmac,..got in and...didnt start...had to send it back...quality was Ford's prestige back then...not any more now

[@treyvus3]

Rush (2013) is a great F1 racing movie to do a reaction. It is the true story from the mid 70s about the rivalry between two drivers.

[@GBURGE55]

'Nearly' true story. They were only antagonist with each other in the movie, Hollywood loves a duel, in reality they were quite good friends. Rivals but friends. Great film.

[@stobe187]

I absolutely love the Ford crying scene. A grown man (who has been shown to be a bit of a hardass) getting overwhelmed with emotions and genuinely missing his father, it's really well done and realistic.

[@user-fm6bg6ko4p]

Ken Miles getting the respect from Enzo Ferrari means more than winning the race.

[@joseesparza7488]

Christian Bale said he enjoyed making this movie in part because he could just speak as he does in real life and not make up accents like he usually does 😂

[@YouHaventSeenMeRight]

Le Mans is still being raced every year. One of the things they changed was the start of the race, they no longer run to the cars and start that way as way too many accidents happened with that. These days they do a so called rolling start, where the drivers are inside the car and driving towards the start line, with the race starting as soon as they cross the start line. This is much safer since all the cars are at least able to start (which can be a problem with the standing start used in F1) and have enough speed and distance to each other that crashes should be less likely on the start.

[@bizjetfixr8352]

Leo Beebe was done an injustice with this movie. Henry II trusted him to oversee things,, and was named the head of Ford Racing. The first two races he ever saw in person: The NASCAR race in mid-1964, where Fireball Roberts was burned alive in a Ford stock car. Two weeks later, he saw two men die in a fiery lap 2 crash (see the KZbin videos). Both were driving Ford powered Indy cars. The finish.......the rules stated that the winner is the car that travels the farthest in 24 hours. McClaren didn't qualify as well as Miles, and started farther down the grid. Remember.. no in-car radios in those days. Ford actually asked the race officials about finishing together like they did, was told it was no problem, so that was the direction the drivers were given at the last driver change. After the change, the race officials told them about the "longest distance". The decision was made to leave the decision "as-is", rather than call them in and explain the rule (all kinds of bad things could have happened) Miles' death was even worse than the movie showed. Happened at Riverside, near the pits. The kid ran to the crash site, and saw his dad's body, which was thrown from the car when it disintegrated. Read "Go Like Hell" for the real true story. Ken's story is the classic "underdog" story. He slogged in the Socal racing for 15 years, never having the money or sponsorship to have first class equipment, then got his chance with Shelby and his Cobras, then the GT40s. Given decent cars, he was a world-class driver.

[@jcp1984again]

I love this movie. It's one of my favorite films of the recent years.

[@lui_salazar]

Love this film!!

[@lethaldose2000]

Hey Sam and Daniel, since the racing cherry has now been popped on the channel. Time to watch, "Days of Thunder", "Rush" and " Talladega Nights"

[@GBURGE55]

& LeMans (1971) & Grand Prix (1966)

[@altaclipper]

The only comparable movie was "Le Mans" starring the incomparable Steve McQueen. It had virtually no exposition but it was riveting from beginning to end. I had the great good fortune to see it in a theatre when it was released.

[@shainewhite2781]

Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture, but won for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Editing. It's from the director of COPLAND, IDENTITY, INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, AND LOGAN.