Any Vanishing Point (1971) Buffs Here?

[FastbackJon]

I drove from Washington State to Arizona right before Christmas and stopped at a few interesting places along the way to make use of my new camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fDfhZfwcqI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9-MlwvTMo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SetbERFG2ms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XczkfWygrEc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VBVCaBduv0

[RallyeMike]

Yes!

Your first video Austin is where the Pony Express Open Road Race ends. I've filled up in Austin for the return run many times. The corner that you make at the end of the video (turning right) to head to Battle Mountain is where the Satellite cop car rolls over in the movie. I stopped and looked for car parts there to see if I could come up with a movie memento, but .... no such luck. 

Hope you enjoyed the drive. Just as indicated in the movie, that is some of the most desolate country in the USA.

[tan top]

      good videos  , thanks for the cruse     

[klutch]

Thanks for sharing these, neat videos! 

[Mike DC]

Kowalski rules. 

"Vanishing Point" is one of the few Hollywood musclear shows I love as much as "Dukes of Hazzard".

[C_stripes]

Thanks for the videos. Such a great film. I am planning to visit a few of the other places in the film this summer.

[elacruze]

Love it.

[aussiemuscle]

Kowalski rules. 

"Vanishing Point" is one of the few Hollywood musclear shows I love as much as "Dukes of Hazzard".

did you like the remake? i haven't seen it myself, but word is it's total crap.

[Brads70]

Cool stuff, thanks for sharing! 

[C_stripes]

Kowalski rules. 

"Vanishing Point" is one of the few Hollywood musclear shows I love as much as "Dukes of Hazzard".

did you like the remake? i haven't seen it myself, but word is it's total crap.

I know this question wasn't directed at me, but I think the remake was nothing like the original. It is good(ish) in its own ways, but can't even compare in my opinion.

[elanmars]

Kowalski rules. 

"Vanishing Point" is one of the few Hollywood musclear shows I love as much as "Dukes of Hazzard".

did you like the remake? i haven't seen it myself, but word is it's total crap.

just watch a few of the youtube clips...laughably bad.

[green69rt]

Now I want to get the movie and watch it again (original, not the remake!)

[68 Bullitt Charger]

I agree, time to get the movie and watch it again. Hey "Cooter" how is your re-creation of the V.Point Challenger coming along?

[Fred]

Thanks for sharing the cruise, thoroughly enjoyed it. 

[Fred]

Kowalski rules. 

"Vanishing Point" is one of the few Hollywood musclear shows I love as much as "Dukes of Hazzard".

did you like the remake? i haven't seen it myself, but word is it's total crap.

I know this question wasn't directed at me, but I think the remake was nothing like the original. It is good(ish) in its own ways, but can't even compare in my opinion.

Except for the 68 charger scenes. Those scenes made the movie for me.

[Mike DC]

The remake was a low budget 1990s TV movie.  No better and no worse.  It ditched the higher artsy aspirations of the original for a more normal plotline. 

[1969chargerrtse]

That movie is a huge part of you I am today, car loving buff wise.  I watched it in a new 1970 Toronado GT 455ci with my buddy one cold winter day at a Drive in theater.  remember those?  I remember that movie and the coolness of that white Challenger like it was yesterday.  Those were the days!!

[1BAD68]

Wow I can't stand Vanishing Point.
Between the horrible acting and the idiot blabbing all that ridiculous nonsense on the radio, I couldn't watch it all the way through.
I did see the remake and thought it was at least watchable. The only thing any good in those two movie's are the car chases, oh and the woman on the motorcycle.

[nvrbdn]

i liked it.good job on the videos

[surmanajaja]

The remake was a low budget 1990s TV movie.  No better and no worse.  It ditched the higher artsy aspirations of the original for a more normal plotline. 

well they drove the cars at something like 20-40 miles an hour in the new one...at least it looked like that----  in the original it looks like its going fast.

[41husk]

Oh yes the young lady on the bike

[moparstuart]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeNRVDIYIlY

[1969chargerrtse]

Wow I can't stand Vanishing Point.
Between the horrible acting and the idiot blabbing all that ridiculous nonsense on the radio, I couldn't watch it all the way through.
I did see the remake and thought it was at least watchable. The only thing any good in those two movie's are the car chases, oh and the woman on the motorcycle.

Yeah I can't watch it all the way through today either.  BUT!  back then it was cool.  What I remember most is the tire tracks through the sand, spinning all over the place, the engine roar etc......

[Mike DC]

well they drove the cars at something like 20-40 miles an hour in the new one...at least it looked like that----  in the original it looks like its going fast.

Agreed. 

Car chase footage is practically always speeded up a little bit in Hollywood, regardless of whether it's a new movie or an old one.  But even so, the original "Vanishing Point" had those cars going pretty damn fast.   

[Kern Dog]

This will get a mixed response from the members, but here goes.......
I LOVED the first Vanishing Point. I was born after the whole hippie/anti-establishment era had run its course, but I still identified with Kowalski. Sure, the movie had a few slow points, but what movie didn't?
Bullitt on the other hand..... My god, besides the car chase, that movie sucked ass. I was more entertained watching the Lifetime network. Even the car chase, which always gets top billing in any list of top movie car chases, wasn't that great in comparison to movies made since. It may have broke new ground in 1968, but I skip it when it is on TV.