Wing car movie

[Ghoste]

Sorry if this came up already, but apparently they are about to start filming a movie about the wing cars?  Anyone know more about this?

[Aero426]

This.

http://wingedwarriorsthemovie.com/

[Ghoste]

Oh wow, cool.  So this is a legit thing then.

[Aero426]

I don't know much more than you do at this point.    What I do know is that it is not a documentary.    They have built/are building some replica cars.   

[odcics2]

And Larry Rathgeb wants nothing to do with embellishments...

Note: "An engineer named Larry".   (no last name...) 

[Ghoste]

Which means they are embellishing?

[odcics2]

Yes.

[A383Wing]

I wonder how much "stuff or info" is gonna be wrong?

[Ghoste]

The story is already larger than life just in the mythical stature it took on in the car hobby.  The true story is fantastic enough without "embellishing".

[Aero426]

I wonder how much "stuff or info" is gonna be wrong?

One of the people involved is a long time wing car owner.   So it may be ok.    Personally, I would much prefer to see a straight up documentary.    

Often, these kind of movies tend to be cheesy.    I give you a short clip from the Alan Kulwicki movie. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBXGF7Xu7j8

[A383Wing]

 

[Daytona Guy]

I hope they talk about the 70 Charger Daytona RT SE 

Dane

[wingcar]

"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend".

[Ghoste]

True enough isn't it?

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Note: "An engineer named Larry".   (no last name...)  

Could it be??

[Cooter]

I saw the grab line on a poster the other day.

"Winged Warriors, way ahead of his time, Larry designed the grossly huge rear wing and Corvette nose and started a whole F&F franchise"

[Ghoste]

Not too sensationalistic is it? 

[odcics2]

LOL, since 'Larry" didn't design the nose and wing....     

[Cooter]

Wasn't talking bout that 'Larry'.

[Ghoste]

Shinoda?

[crj1968]

Often, these kind of movies tend to be cheesy.   

Uhhh.....yep!  Well even with bad acting at least there may be some cool cars in this WW film.

[Ghoste]

And some good high speed footage.  Although its likely to be all cgi.

[odcics2]

And some good high speed footage.  Although its likely to be all cgi.

Remember when you were a kid and took a 33 1/3 LP and played it at 45?     

[Mike DC]

They would speed up the footage.  No question.  


Every movie does it.  It's not noticeable when they do it, it's noticeable when they OVER-do it.  It's been this way since the early days of cinema.  Running footage double-speed looks obviously fake.  But just adding an extra 15 or 20 mph onto a shot that is already pretty fast  . . . that usually works fine.  



In the case of NASCARS they could probably shoot stuff at around 130mph and show it going 180mph in the final cut.  Very few people would spot that.  Another 60mph added on sounds like a ton, but it's not really huge proportionally.  (There are shots in "Bullitt" and "Vanishing Point" cranked up in that proportion.)  And NASCARS don't do much in terms of big obvious movements, which is the main giveaway.

[Ghoste]

I always thought a lot of the Bullitt and Vanishing Point stuff looked too awkward but then as a car guy I maybe look for it more than the average viewer too.