The studio heads tried to fuck the end up by having them stationed in Alaska. Chance survives and they showed them in an alternate scene in an Arctic outpost. By the way, I've never seen another movie attempt to show a guy hit in the head by a shotgun like this one. It's almost impossible to pull off and come off as what the viewer might expect as authentic (lest they were Navy SEALs who know what open head cavitations really look like), but they did a good job with effects and editing for normal folk. There's a sharp cut to him falling down so the audience doesn't get a lot of time to critique the effect at the moment. Of course, you can after you've seen it a ton of times. The blood splatter and black dot (his skull hole) had to hit him in the forehead just right. I wonder how many times it took for that dot to stick to him right in the forehead.
@@gantz22ify The good guy was equally bad as the bad guy and the bad guy was equally good as the good guy. The thin line between good & evil has never been this blurred.
The best part of this scene is at 6:20 when they juxtapose Richard’s thoughts of bungee jumping to John’s reflecting on the guy getting shot. Richard is experiencing the ultimate rush while his partner is losing his mind reflecting on the dangerous totality of the situation they’ve gotten themselves into. What a masterful piece of cinema
Just saw this and this is definitely one of the best scenes ever, he's completely in his element, love how it subverts chase scenes by having them get chased
Yep. Every time I’m in a high speed near about to be an accident the same thing happens to me, and every time I sail right through. Just like William Peterson
"To Live and Die in L.A." is a great movie; one of my all time favorites. Maybe because I was in my 20's then, I don't know why, but it has always stuck in my mind. It's not just the car chase either. Willem Dafoe has a great part, as does Robert Downey, Sr.; yes "Senior." Someone posted that the music used for the car chase seemed out of place. Wang Chung was a cutting edge/new wave band in the mid 80's. Given the edgy feel of the movie being set in L.A., it was totally appropriate.
@@meesalikeu I happened to work at an alternative radio station in the mid-80's where all we played was "new music." Think Joy Division, New Order, Echo & the Bunnymen. So you are factually incorrect to say they weren't a "new" band in the 80s. And Yes, they were considered "new wave." It doesn't mean they were good or bad, just that they were part of that era.
The Seven-Ups also had one great chase, of all the movies I have seen The Seven-Ups, Ronin and this movie are my favorite ones, back then they sure knew how to make a proper action movie.
the thing i realized is any 70s to 80s to 90s movie that was filmed in L.A always show a traffic scene or a big rig truck man i enjoyed seein that freightliner and peterbilt hehe nice old diesel trucks.
And it is a nightmare within the context of the film. Chance and Vukovich went rogue and ripped off a guy for the front money, who gets accidentally killed and turns out to be an undercover FBI agent (hence the swarm of other agents trying to intercept them). They fucked up royally.
When I studied in South Africa from 84 to 87 my friends once kidded me about American's craze for car chases. They didn't get the appeal. I remember telling them about To Live and Die in LA, which had just come out. My point was that car chases could be incredibly good. The whole film matches it. Most people grasp (at least instinctively) that going the wrong way down the LA freeway was an allegory for Chance's entire approach to law enforcement. The criminal side of lawmen is timeless, going back to the sheriffs in the wild west, who often doubled as henchmen for cattle barons. This movie modernized and dramatized the combination of good and evil in law enforcement masterfully.
The reason why people from many places will criticize America car chases in movies is because their culture does not have cool cars. The cars in German culture and Italian culture are for wealthy people. So a V8 Italian car will cost the price of a house were as American V8 can be driven by an electrician from Utah.
@@bighands69 Americans are perennial adolescents, unwilling or unable to grow up. They thrive on melodrama and spectacle, from sports to politics. This does not find universal appeal and has nothing to do with the cars, aside from the fact that old, "classic" American cars were built for perennial adolescents. I was born and grew up in Chicago, left the States when I was 24 in 1965, so I have first hand experience.
Fun fact: Some years later, the actor who played John was in a bar. A police officer came up to him and told him that his panicked reaction was completely realistic for the situation. A Hollywood cop movie that's realistic? Imagine that
Mad respect for Friedkin and his contemporary directors. They knew how to compose and sequence without the lazy shortcut of CGI. This is analog film making at its finest.
I wish you'd kept the scene at the end when they finally ditch the car in a shitty neighborhood with the sun going down over that empty lot--you FEEL their relief.
Same feeling when you pass a mission in GTA. All the ruckus and action then the calm still sounds of radio playing in the back ground and people coming and going.
You're right. That suddenly quiet moment was almost sensual. More than during the chase, when there was no time to reflect, Vukovich was now facing fully Chance's dangerous addiction to risk.
The secret of this chase is that it is an essential part of the plot, it is not just tacked on for excitement. Most car chases are fun to watch, for me, when I first saw To Live and Die, I shared Vukovich's panic in the back seat. I was thinking, "Get me out of here!"
This blows Connection out of the water and then some. And that is my favorite film by this director. The sequel to connection was also pretty good but not as good as the original. I'll have to concede your point on Bullitt though. Don't think Steve McQueen burning up the streets of San Fran in a Fastback will ever be topped. Especially now with Hollywood's obsession with CGI. And that makes me want to watch Bullitt right now
@@ovidmeta Don't underestimate French Connection. Unfortunately, I saw it after it became a famous film and knew about the chase before I watched it, so, like you, I was watching to see if it measured up to Bullitt. But I remember first time viewers among my friends and family being totally blown away. Again, it wasn't just the action, but the situation. Here was Popeye, driving through what looked like an obstacle course, hell bent on catching a foul and loathsome murderer who killed women and policemen. I'm sure the original audience's reaction was fright, because they were thinking, "I don't care what it takes. He's gotta catch that guy."
The car chase, where Chance and Vukovitch unknowingly rob an undercover FBI agent, is THE GREATEST car chase in cinematic history. There is a part in this car chase where they are going the wrong way on a freeway. One of the most underrated movies ever.
The French Connection + To Live and Die in LA = double Friedkin brilliance! Best car chases ever, but so, so much more about the fine line between good and bad...
Neither could old cars. The control arms and tie rods would be shot a few minutes into this Chase, plus the tires would have blown out a million times. That's why it's a movie.
My buddy and I went to the opening of this movie in "85" I believe....we were the only two there in a theater that sat about 500. I always thought this was a very underrated film.
@@remydetrou734 Yes, what a film. Another underrated aspect of the film was the car chase scene...it was no "Bullitt" car chase scene but very good none the less.
I remember seeing this move when it first came out. It has aged really well. One of the great movies of the 80's although I'm not sure it was appreciated the way it should have been when it first came out. Now it is considered a classic and one of the best movies ever filmed in Los Angeles.
Oh, it can be brutal. Quite regular to have 5-10 car pile-ups on LA/OC freeways that take 5 lane (in one direction) fwys down to just the shoulder, traffic goes 5 mph bumper to bumper for hours. Your commute, already long, triples. That's why I escaped to eastern WA. We still only have a rush hour, that's right half hour in the morning, and half hour in the evening on the only fwy.
I remember a UA-cam commentator pointed out that Chance wanted to die. This scene, with the imagery of suicide around 6:22, and the look in Chance's eyes afterwards, seems to confirm it. Yes, in some sense he wants to keep breathing, but the adrenal rush of dying enthralled Chance. What a great fucking movie this is.
He got his wish when he caught a 12 gauge shotgun blast to the forehead. I have to tell you, I was not expecting that to happen when I saw the film for the first time.
The imagery isn’t suicide. It’s bungee jumping, and it’s referencing Chance’s getting the ultimate thrill while the other guy is thinking about the guy who just got killed
i just took another look, everything seems to be correct, correct drivers side and words can be read, im going to chalk it up to some weird fucking shit they did in the 80s where they swapped what side the traffic drove on in whatever bum fuck city this was shot in.
It's that way just to mess with your head. It jumbles up your brain to try to get you into the Chase's headspace. Works really well too.. You kinda feel like something is wrong without being able to pick it out right away.
Wish more people knew about this flick man, one of the best crime thrillers ever made. It’s just when bad gets to worse and shows what a true “hero” cop would be like; all badass playing by his own rule and absolutely no morality
Love how back in the 80s you could run around with AR-15s, Uzis and Shotguns while involved in a high speed car chase and its the norm. Everyone is just like "Welp just another wacky day in LA. Is Silver Spoons on tonight?"
I fucking love that HHAAAAAUUUOOOW noise the chevy makes when hes punching it and then letting off. That ladies and gentlemen.... is a 305 putting in some work. hahahahaha
The Chevy makes me think of the used Impala I bombed around in when I got my license in 1985. I remember my dad saying, “Now take it easy, ‘cause this is a lotta car.” Glory days of steel, V8 engine, a carburetor you had to take care not to flood, and a big old engine roar. Great car for making out in, too. It was good to be a kid in the 80s.
For those who weren't there, this was an ordinary day in the 1980s. Every day was was filled with gun fight, car chases and explosions all set to a synth sound track
The movie, the soundtrack, (Wang Chungs best work) the actors made this movie an underground classic among underground classics. This and Blade Runner never cease I amaze me everytime I watch them.
I see the origin of so many computergames in this: the DRIVER series, the GTA series, the JUST CAUSE series, the WATCH DOGS series. I think I rode the "wrong direction" lane in all of them, thanks to William Friedkin.
Damn!!! How did I not ever hear of this movie and chase scene? Being a car enthusiast and a fan of car chases. Also growing up in the 80s. Glad I poke around you tube often. 🤪
I love how it keeps getting more desperate. This whole movie takes a complete left turn and goes completely nuts from here on out. One of the greatest movies I've ever seen and I recommend it to everyone.
One of the most memorable and best produced movie car chases ever. When I saw this scene the first time, I constantly tried to push an imaginary break pedal. Jason Bourne movies borrowed a lot from this (especially the "wrong lane" idea).
39 people that voted thumbs down on this epic classical masterpiece movie don't know anything about good movies & one of best car chase scenes ever right up there with movies with car chase scenes Bullit, French Connection, The Seven-Ups & The Italian Job
I saw this film the week it opened. Most memorable to me was it didn't make me think what a great chase scene I'm watching. I was in sympathetic fear for Vukovich. I kept thinking, "Let me outta here!" Character and action combined to make this a riveting scene.
At the end there when he goes against traffic, All the other vehicles are going the 'wrong' way. His car is the only one going the ' right' way..., Unless , they were in England and not LA
Best car chase in film history!, 80’s cop films like this were just the business. Whoever directed this was a genius. I have this on DVD and watch it from time to time, a classic, gutsy and gritty. They just don’t make them like this anymore.
Easily the best car chase sequence of the decade from the man who had perhaps the best car chase sequence a year earlier in The French Connection. Harrowing experience for everyone involved, too. Director of Photography refused to film it and both Pankow and Petermen were really in the car that entire time. Friedken shot this at the end of the shoot so that if something happened to one of the principal actors, the movie would be mostly finished.
The mix for this movie is basically wall-to-wall music, and then it completely cuts out for the car chase. It's a baller decision that really ramps up the tension to unbearable levels.
As far as anxiety goes this has to be the greatest car chase of all time! The Seven Ups and Bullit are in the conversation but I didn't feel the dread like I did in this.
Best film of 1985 hands down. Love the ending. It's ballsy and unpredictable. William Friedkin's underrated masterpiece.
The studio heads tried to fuck the end up by having them stationed in Alaska. Chance survives and they showed them in an alternate scene in an Arctic outpost. By the way, I've never seen another movie attempt to show a guy hit in the head by a shotgun like this one. It's almost impossible to pull off and come off as what the viewer might expect as authentic (lest they were Navy SEALs who know what open head cavitations really look like), but they did a good job with effects and editing for normal folk. There's a sharp cut to him falling down so the audience doesn't get a lot of time to critique the effect at the moment. Of course, you can after you've seen it a ton of times. The blood splatter and black dot (his skull hole) had to hit him in the forehead just right. I wonder how many times it took for that dot to stick to him right in the forehead.
Wish more people knew about this one, such a great movie. Easily one of my favorite movies ever made
Well said!,class movie
Who could have predicted that the bad guy would die?
@@gantz22ify The good guy was equally bad as the bad guy and the bad guy was equally good as the good guy. The thin line between good & evil has never been this blurred.
If Michael Mann was a bankrobber, William Friedkin must be his getaway driver...
Either Friedkin or Frankenheimer.
Well well - I guess, I'm not the only one remember Irish broad in the BMW
What is then Melville?
And they're both from Chicago...
@@nebojsasavic6262 Nice.
Carl Franklin? Martin Scorsese? Mike Figgis? The Coens Brother's?
The best part of this scene is at 6:20 when they juxtapose Richard’s thoughts of bungee jumping to John’s reflecting on the guy getting shot. Richard is experiencing the ultimate rush while his partner is losing his mind reflecting on the dangerous totality of the situation they’ve gotten themselves into. What a masterful piece of cinema
Just saw this and this is definitely one of the best scenes ever, he's completely in his element, love how it subverts chase scenes by having them get chased
I don't think R's "ultimate rush" involves a bungee cord.
Yep. Every time I’m in a high speed near about to be an accident the same thing happens to me, and every time I sail right through. Just like William Peterson
in case you don't know, William Peterson did all his own stunts and driving in this movie. respect!
Also, John Pankow's stressed out reactions in the back seat were real!
Not "all" of the driving. Not even half.
They filmed this scene last in case there was a fatality. That way they'd still have a movie they could shoot around
wow :o
Petersen admitted to rather have done any of the driving stuff other the acting , any day.
This is basically my daily commute to work in the morning. Standard
@Kilo Byte There's two different guys! There's two Chevys!
LOL
RIP William Friedkin.
This is one hell of a movie, one of my favorite of his.
the impala got an oscar for best supporting role
RIP William Friedkin. Thanks for all of your stellar work.
"To Live and Die in L.A." is a great movie; one of my all time favorites. Maybe because I was in my 20's then, I don't know why, but it has always stuck in my mind. It's not just the car chase either. Willem Dafoe has a great part, as does Robert Downey, Sr.; yes "Senior." Someone posted that the music used for the car chase seemed out of place. Wang Chung was a cutting edge/new wave band in the mid 80's. Given the edgy feel of the movie being set in L.A., it was totally appropriate.
Cecil Buddy soundtrack was freaking awesome. Car chase was great, other dude doesn't know what he's talking about. Lol
Cecil Buddy. One of the coolest movies ever made ! easily !
This movie had a charismatic realism no other cop flick I've ever seen can match. It's more than the sum of it's excellent parts.
no, wang chung was not a cutting edge new wave band in the 80s, it was a terrible, cornball one hit wonder even at the time.
@@meesalikeu I happened to work at an alternative radio station in the mid-80's where all we played was "new music." Think Joy Division, New Order, Echo & the Bunnymen. So you are factually incorrect to say they weren't a "new" band in the 80s. And Yes, they were considered "new wave." It doesn't mean they were good or bad, just that they were part of that era.
A fucking awesome clip from a fucking awesome movie. An underrated classic.
Joe Jr. Damn Straight !
Bro just saw it and you're fucking right ACES flick and I'm at the age where I expect movies to stop surprising me.
NOTHING underrated about this movie! NOTHING!
FACTOID:
The director of this movie decided to film this car chase last in case if anyone gets killed.
See behind the scenes of Live and Die in LA. The actors were never in danger.
Legendary car chase, love seeing all the boxy 70s/80s cars
Those cars could take a beating not like today's cars..the air bags would deploy if you drove them like that.
I'm not a GM man but those caprices and Malibu's could take a beating
Toyotas and Subarus could handle it.
me too bro. Love this movie and love the classic cars from the pass.
Reg dashcam gil Grissom was a badass in this movie
The tracking shot that follows the two cars as they approach the end of the bridge is AMAZING. That required perfect setup and timing.
That tracking shot begins at 1:42 if I am understanding you right. It's a brilliantly planned and executed stunt.
He said he wanted to outdo the infamous French Connection chase. I think he succeeded. LOVE this movie. RIP Maestro Friedkin.
I was 14yrs old in 85 my all time favorite movie & I've been using Rick Masters as alias ever since
Arguably the best chase in film history. So much tension.
Just an epic movie altogether.
Ronin's chase scene is the same concept but IMO even better executed. Still one of the best car chases in cinema, though.
The Seven-Ups also had one great chase, of all the movies I have seen The Seven-Ups, Ronin and this movie are my favorite ones, back then they sure knew how to make a proper action movie.
Yep...screw Bullitt!
Absolutely. I always thought the same. Best ever car chase in cinema history.
I’m sorry, but nothing tops the chase scenes from Blues Brothers LOL
This one was cool and exciting though
the thing i realized is any 70s to 80s to 90s movie that was filmed in L.A always show a traffic scene or a big rig truck man i enjoyed seein that freightliner and peterbilt hehe nice old diesel trucks.
I love the nightmare feel to this. Whenever they think they're clear, there's even more cars and shooters all over them
And it is a nightmare within the context of the film. Chance and Vukovich went rogue and ripped off a guy for the front money, who gets accidentally killed and turns out to be an undercover FBI agent (hence the swarm of other agents trying to intercept them). They fucked up royally.
When I studied in South Africa from 84 to 87 my friends once kidded me about American's craze for car chases. They didn't get the appeal. I remember telling them about To Live and Die in LA, which had just come out. My point was that car chases could be incredibly good. The whole film matches it. Most people grasp (at least instinctively) that going the wrong way down the LA freeway was an allegory for Chance's entire approach to law enforcement. The criminal side of lawmen is timeless, going back to the sheriffs in the wild west, who often doubled as henchmen for cattle barons. This movie modernized and dramatized the combination of good and evil in law enforcement masterfully.
The reason why people from many places will criticize America car chases in movies is because their culture does not have cool cars.
The cars in German culture and Italian culture are for wealthy people. So a V8 Italian car will cost the price of a house were as American V8 can be driven by an electrician from Utah.
@@bighands69 Americans are perennial adolescents, unwilling or unable to grow up. They thrive on melodrama and spectacle, from sports to politics. This does not find universal appeal and has nothing to do with the cars, aside from the fact that old, "classic" American cars were built for perennial adolescents. I was born and grew up in Chicago, left the States when I was 24 in 1965, so I have first hand experience.
Fun fact:
Some years later, the actor who played John was in a bar. A police officer came up to him and told him that his panicked reaction was completely realistic for the situation.
A Hollywood cop movie that's realistic? Imagine that
AdamG1983 that’s how you know you made a great film
Actually it was one year after the film was released
“Its two different guys,! It’s two chevys!”😱
"This is what happens when proper covering procedures aren't followed."
yep
Then...where's my ash tray??
Mad respect for Friedkin and his contemporary directors. They knew how to compose and sequence without the lazy shortcut of CGI. This is analog film making at its finest.
I wish you'd kept the scene at the end when they finally ditch the car in a shitty neighborhood with the sun going down over that empty lot--you FEEL their relief.
yep and william peterson standing on the deck lid kicking out the shards of the shot up rear window
"we lucked out, Johnny! we lucked out!
Same feeling when you pass a mission in GTA. All the ruckus and action then the calm still sounds of radio playing in the back ground and people coming and going.
You're right. That suddenly quiet moment was almost sensual. More than during the chase, when there was no time to reflect, Vukovich was now facing fully Chance's dangerous addiction to risk.
reggae jam in the background
Best movie car chase of all time. Bullitt and the French Connection are a distant second and third. William Friedkin is a genius.
Jesse Burleson....dont forget The Blues Brother's!
Jesse Burleson Yes
Ronin
Don't forget about Gone In 60 Seconds ( the original 70's version) 52 cars wrecked making that final scene
7-Ups.
On the exterior shots, you can tell that William Petersen is actually the one driving. I love old movie productions.
Holy shit. They don't make chases like this anymore.
Along with a lot of other Good shit they don't make anymore
they don't make proper solid and simple cars either
They don't make movies like this anymore, period.
I was always impressed in the accuracy of the Chevy sounding like a Chevy and the Mercury sounding like a Ford/Mercury.
One of the greatest films of the 80's
No CGI back then...this scene was very-very expensive to shoot.
This chase sequence in particular gives the movie a Steve McQueen feel
Wow, William Friedkin really knew how to film a car chase, didn't he.
Friedkin knew how to direct excellent movies in general.
This film is incredible and is quite possibly in my top ten faves of all time.
When Chevrolet built real cars, tough cars.
The actually did, but some of them weren’t very nicely made (ex. Chevrolet Citation, Chevrolet Vega).
Nothing will ever come this close to replicating, perfect sound over for the Chevy and the Fords
One of cinema’s finest action scenes, its influence is long lasting, especially in GTA V.
The secret of this chase is that it is an essential part of the plot, it is not just tacked on for excitement. Most car chases are fun to watch, for me, when I first saw To Live and Die, I shared Vukovich's panic in the back seat. I was thinking, "Get me out of here!"
it is part of the plot, but the execution is not on a par with connection or bullitt.
This blows Connection out of the water and then some. And that is my favorite film by this director. The sequel to connection was also pretty good but not as good as the original.
I'll have to concede your point on Bullitt though. Don't think Steve McQueen burning up the streets of San Fran in a Fastback will ever be topped. Especially now with Hollywood's obsession with CGI.
And that makes me want to watch Bullitt right now
@@ovidmeta Don't underestimate French Connection. Unfortunately, I saw it after it became a famous film and knew about the chase before I watched it, so, like you, I was watching to see if it measured up to Bullitt. But I remember first time viewers among my friends and family being totally blown away. Again, it wasn't just the action, but the situation. Here was Popeye, driving through what looked like an obstacle course, hell bent on catching a foul and loathsome murderer who killed women and policemen. I'm sure the original audience's reaction was fright, because they were thinking, "I don't care what it takes. He's gotta catch that guy."
The car chase, where Chance and Vukovitch unknowingly rob an undercover FBI agent, is THE GREATEST car chase in cinematic history. There is a part in this car chase where they are going the wrong way on a freeway. One of the most underrated movies ever.
The French Connection + To Live and Die in LA = double Friedkin brilliance! Best car chases ever, but so, so much more about the fine line between good and bad...
And Ronin.
William Friedkin made two of th greatest car chases in film history. This one and The French Connection.
Modern cars couldn't take this kind of abuse.
_Ya damn straight they can't_
No, they’re too busy keeping their occupants alive.
Neither could old cars. The control arms and tie rods would be shot a few minutes into this Chase, plus the tires would have blown out a million times. That's why it's a movie.
You do realize this is fiction, right?
No chance. Those old Detroit built hooptys could take a licking
My buddy and I went to the opening of this movie in "85" I believe....we were the only two there in a theater that sat about 500. I always thought this was a very underrated film.
@@remydetrou734 Yes, what a film. Another underrated aspect of the film was the car chase scene...it was no "Bullitt" car chase scene but very good none the less.
Same here.. because it was not 'star' packed it went under the radar.. its really a GREAT film .. original .
This is a vastly underrated chase scene.
Awesome movie. Saw this when it first came out. This one, French Connection, Friends of Eddie Coyle, and Thief are my favorite crime dramas.
I remember seeing this move when it first came out. It has aged really well. One of the great movies of the 80's although I'm not sure it was appreciated the way it should have been when it first came out. Now it is considered a classic and one of the best movies ever filmed in Los Angeles.
Well, if that's what they call "a minor tie-up" on L.A. roads I would really hate to see a major snarl-up...
Oh, it can be brutal. Quite regular to have 5-10 car pile-ups on LA/OC freeways that take 5 lane (in one direction) fwys down to just the shoulder, traffic goes 5 mph bumper to bumper for hours. Your commute, already long, triples. That's why I escaped to eastern WA. We still only have a rush hour, that's right half hour in the morning, and half hour in the evening on the only fwy.
Funny how at the end everybody is driving the wrong way except for those two.
LA traffic was crappy even then
R.I.P. Mr. Friedkin.
I remember a UA-cam commentator pointed out that Chance wanted to die. This scene, with the imagery of suicide around 6:22, and the look in Chance's eyes afterwards, seems to confirm it. Yes, in some sense he wants to keep breathing, but the adrenal rush of dying enthralled Chance. What a great fucking movie this is.
He got his wish when he caught a 12 gauge shotgun blast to the forehead. I have to tell you, I was not expecting that to happen when I saw the film for the first time.
The imagery isn’t suicide. It’s bungee jumping, and it’s referencing Chance’s getting the ultimate thrill while the other guy is thinking about the guy who just got killed
I saw this originally in the theaters when it first came out, when I was about 13. This scene is really intense on the big screen OMG
I bet you had a migraine with the car chase scene. Looks too stressful.🤦🏽
For my money, this is the best car chase ever filmed and arguably Friedkin's best movie.
They don’t make movies like this anymore
Has anyone noticed how the freeway traffic is reversed?
now that you mention it, what the fuck?
i just took another look, everything seems to be correct, correct drivers side and words can be read, im going to chalk it up to some weird fucking shit they did in the 80s where they swapped what side the traffic drove on in whatever bum fuck city this was shot in.
I noticed that the first time I saw that. From what I know, Friedkin was forced to do that, but I don't remember the reasons why.
I noticed that when I watched this movie thirty years ago.
It's not reversed film, they've swapped sides of the road for some reason
It's that way just to mess with your head. It jumbles up your brain to try to get you into the Chase's headspace. Works really well too.. You kinda feel like something is wrong without being able to pick it out right away.
The FBI really did more damage than the bad guys of the film ever could.
Wish more people knew about this flick man, one of the best crime thrillers ever made. It’s just when bad gets to worse and shows what a true “hero” cop would be like; all badass playing by his own rule and absolutely no morality
This scene is literally GTA 5
Love how back in the 80s you could run around with AR-15s, Uzis and Shotguns while involved in a high speed car chase and its the norm. Everyone is just like "Welp just another wacky day in LA. Is Silver Spoons on tonight?"
Yo them box chevs ain't no joke. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
"The stars are God's eyes". I always liked Darlanne, I wish she was my Ci.
They got Woolridge...They got fuckin Orlando Woolridge...
I fucking love that HHAAAAAUUUOOOW noise the chevy makes when hes punching it and then letting off. That ladies and gentlemen.... is a 305 putting in some work. hahahahaha
The Chevy makes me think of the used Impala I bombed around in when I got my license in 1985. I remember my dad saying, “Now take it easy, ‘cause this is a lotta car.” Glory days of steel, V8 engine, a carburetor you had to take care not to flood, and a big old engine roar. Great car for making out in, too. It was good to be a kid in the 80s.
flip the air cleaner lid over and varoooommmmmm!
Classic, legendary car chases ever. In one of my Top 5 of all time!
Some of the most impressive stunt driving ever. Like holy s**t. Amazing movie all the way for that matter.
pretty impressive to know that William Peterson legit did all the driving for his part in it as well
Saw this when it was released in 85 I was 17 years old this scene was amazing on the big screen.
Same guy who directed the chase scene in the movie 🎥 The French connection
Willie Friedkin...
Unmatchable. RIP William Friedkin.
For those who weren't there, this was an ordinary day in the 1980s. Every day was was filled with gun fight, car chases and explosions all set to a synth sound track
The movie, the soundtrack, (Wang Chungs best work) the actors made this movie an underground classic among underground classics. This and Blade Runner never cease I amaze me everytime I watch them.
I see the origin of so many computergames in this: the DRIVER series, the GTA series, the JUST CAUSE series, the WATCH DOGS series. I think I rode the "wrong direction" lane in all of them, thanks to William Friedkin.
Pre-CGI car chases soooooo much better!
Damn!!! How did I not ever hear of this movie and chase scene? Being a car enthusiast and a fan of car chases. Also growing up in the 80s. Glad I poke around you tube often. 🤪
watch the movie. it's just as stellar as the chase scene
I dont know what the hell is going on in this car chase but this was epic.
Less danger, absolutely. CGI looking more realistic? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Great movie, definitely worth watching!
The guy that got shot was an FBI agent.
Then watch the whole film.
The feds robbed another undercover fed for front money lol
William Friedkin is a master of car chasing scenes
saw this in the theatre with my buddy Tim when we were 12. man that was amazing.
Another normal day in Los Santos.
HAHA! ESPECIALLY WITH 5 STARS WHEN THEY WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FWY😆🤦🏽
One of the best car chases of the eighties!! And one best movie too!!
I love how it keeps getting more desperate. This whole movie takes a complete left turn and goes completely nuts from here on out. One of the greatest movies I've ever seen and I recommend it to everyone.
One of the most memorable and best produced movie car chases ever. When I saw this scene the first time, I constantly tried to push an imaginary break pedal. Jason Bourne movies borrowed a lot from this (especially the "wrong lane" idea).
We just witnessed a person getting shot in the back with his pants down💯 damn shame
Great to see that chase again. One of my all time favourites, along with the French Connection 😎
39 people that voted thumbs down on this epic classical masterpiece movie don't know anything about good movies & one of best car chase scenes ever right up there with movies with car chase scenes Bullit, French Connection, The Seven-Ups & The Italian Job
I saw this film the week it opened. Most memorable to me was it didn't make me think what a great chase scene I'm watching. I was in sympathetic fear for Vukovich. I kept thinking, "Let me outta here!" Character and action combined to make this a riveting scene.
At the end there when he goes against traffic,
All the other vehicles are going the 'wrong' way.
His car is the only one going the ' right' way...,
Unless , they were in England and not LA
Best car chase in film history!, 80’s cop films like this were just the business. Whoever directed this was a genius. I have this on DVD and watch it from time to time, a classic, gutsy and gritty. They just don’t make them like this anymore.
Easily the best car chase sequence of the decade from the man who had perhaps the best car chase sequence a year earlier in The French Connection. Harrowing experience for everyone involved, too. Director of Photography refused to film it and both Pankow and Petermen were really in the car that entire time. Friedken shot this at the end of the shoot so that if something happened to one of the principal actors, the movie would be mostly finished.
You mean 14 years earlier.
L.A. traffic was a peach back then comparitively.😂
Jack knife big rig _PRICELESS_
Man that Freeway scene was so damn stressful!🤦🏽
Man, what a nice montage of sweet cabovers!!! I enjoyed seeing every one of them!!!
This movie is a certified hood classic
Underrated Movie. Epiq. Amazing Soundtrack from Wang Chung! Unique acting. Cool Willem Dafoe!
The mix for this movie is basically wall-to-wall music, and then it completely cuts out for the car chase. It's a baller decision that really ramps up the tension to unbearable levels.
As far as anxiety goes this has to be the greatest car chase of all time! The Seven Ups and Bullit are in the conversation but I didn't feel the dread like I did in this.
Literally one of the best scenes and best movies in movie history
Had to see this as soon as i heard the sad news. For me this is Friedkins magnum opus. Godspeed.
3:53 The Red Car just bouncing that's crazy!
5:26 was that guy standing out there the whole day waiting for them
No, he most likely got out of his car, jumped over that wall/fence and started shooting.
L.A. River to Terminal Island freeway, 20 miles away...magic!
Now to go play GTA5...
Chris Duke I'm actually thinking of making a race that's identical to this chase
The Alpha Dog awesome idea
Chris Duke thanks. What console are you on (if any)? I'll let you be the first to have a play of it
And what should be the set car?
The Alpha Dog nice... I'm on PS4
I recommend this film to anyone who wants to get a feel and taste of what summer in the 80s was like
This is still one of the best chases this side of Ronin!!
My all time favorite car chase!
Mine too. Even with all the careful coordination, there was obviously plenty of nasty risk in the scene. Great boxy Caprice cop cars too.