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Started by dkn1997, March 17, 2008, 06:58:59 PM

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dkn1997

March 17, 2008, 06:58:59 PM
There's a thread going about a lee majors movie from 1981 called the last chase....someone also mentioned the fall guy and it got me thinking of one of my favorite movies ever: HOOPER. 

sick car chase/jump at the end and generally good stunts throughout the movie.  throw in sally field when she was hot, the old dude from hardcastle and mcormick, and a terry bradshaw cameo and you have a winner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLokDBOb7-U
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Magnumcharger

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March 17, 2008, 07:01:33 PM
Wasn't "The Burt" in that movie?
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dkn1997

#2
March 17, 2008, 07:04:57 PM
Quote from: Magnumcharger on March 17, 2008, 07:01:33 PM
Wasn't "The Burt" in that movie?
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not just in the movie....he WAS the movie
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chargerboy69

#3
March 17, 2008, 07:08:14 PM
Quote from: Magnumcharger on March 17, 2008, 07:01:33 PM
Wasn't "The Burt" in that movie?


Yep he sure was.

Man that is a great movie. The end jump scene is a little cheesy with a toy Trans Am with a firecracker in it's rear as the "Rocket Car". But a often overlooked great movie.

And don't forget it has James Best in it to tie it into Chargers in a round about way.


The cheesy rocket car scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLokDBOb7-U
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pettyfan43

#4
March 17, 2008, 07:18:58 PM
Quote from: dkn1997 on March 17, 2008, 06:58:59 PM
There's a thread going about a lee majors movie from 1981 called the last chase....someone also mentioned the fall guy and it got me thinking of one of my favorite movies ever: HOOPER. 

sick car chase/jump at the end and generally good stunts throughout the movie.  throw in sally field when she was hot, the old dude from hardcastle and mcormick, and a terry bradshaw cameo and you have a winner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLokDBOb7-U

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dkn1997

#5
March 17, 2008, 07:19:12 PM

also, clearly NOT a trans am that actually makes that jump. I don't know what it is, but the only thing those two cars have in common is red paint.

Quote from: chargerboy69 on March 17, 2008, 07:08:14 PM

The cheesy rocket car scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLokDBOb7-U

Is there an echo in here?   :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big:
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TruckDriver

#6
March 17, 2008, 07:37:09 PM
Looked like a funny car of sorts that made the jump.
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JimShine

#7
March 17, 2008, 08:07:39 PM
I have a hard time staying awake during that movie.

694spdRT

#8
March 17, 2008, 09:27:55 PM
How about the Chevy pickup that has the drivetrain reversed to film the backward driving highway scene with Burt.
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#9
March 17, 2008, 09:41:47 PM
How about the gas for .59 cents a gallon

TruckDriver

#10
March 17, 2008, 09:55:57 PM
I seen the movie twice. And that was enough cheese for me for a long time. The only thing I liked about it was the red T/A.
PETE

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Mike DC

#11
March 17, 2008, 10:20:21 PM
 
The drunk driving scene on the PCH in "Hooper" amazes me.

Man, what a different time in the culture.  The main characters grab a few beers & get into a souped-up car for a cruise, and it gets played for laughs. 

PocketThunder

#12
March 17, 2008, 10:44:31 PM
Oh my God that was total Cheese!   :smilielol:   :smilielol:
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dkn1997

#13
March 17, 2008, 10:59:43 PM
you guys are killing me!! crapping on my favorite movie like that!!   :slap: 

Rent or buy the whole thing and watch it. please.  you won't be disappointed.   :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big:
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BROCK

#14
March 17, 2008, 11:03:46 PM
That cheese begat more cheese:  Smokey & the Bandit, Airwolf & Dukes of Hazzard followed suit with many of the same actors involved :P

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dkn1997

#15
March 17, 2008, 11:08:43 PM
oh contrare...smokey and the bandit was before hooper... :yesnod:

and now you have gone and done it by dragging airwolf into it.   :icon_smile_blackeye: 

it's got to be an age thing.  these shows/movies were around when I was about 7-15 years old. 
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General_01

#16
March 17, 2008, 11:34:17 PM
 :2thumbs: I like cheese.
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Mike DC

#17
March 18, 2008, 01:10:22 AM
 
In another 20 years people will be having these conversations about the original "Fast & Furious" movie.

   

bull

#18
March 18, 2008, 01:51:00 AM
Quote from: Mike DC (formerly miked) on March 18, 2008, 01:10:22 AM
 
In another 20 years people will be having these conversations about the original "Fast & Furious" movie.

   



The original? Why would people wait another 20 years to talk about a film from 1955? http://imdb.com/title/tt0046969/

TruckDriver

#19
March 18, 2008, 06:06:02 AM
Quote from: 694spdRT on March 17, 2008, 09:27:55 PM
How about the Chevy pickup that has the drivetrain reversed to film the backward driving highway scene with Burt.

I was in High School when the movie came out, and I remember someone actually doing the same thing (driving backwards) in front of the school showing off on the main road in front of it in their Chevy truck ::)
PETE

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Chris G.

#20
March 18, 2008, 07:18:29 AM
I think Hooper and Star Wars were the only two movies I ever saw on consecutive days back when movies were worth going to see more than once. Yeah, I know you can't compare Hooper to Star Wars but I was a kid, so gimme a break.  ;)

pettyfan43

#21
March 18, 2008, 05:54:01 PM
I don't know what half you guys are smoking, Hooper is a GREAT flick.  Some really neat stuff and some REALLY funny stuff as well!!
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