Saw this as a kid when it aired on ABC. Me and my family had no idea what we were in for. Once it started rolling, no one got up until a commercial, then everyone rushed when it came back, not missing a frame. No TV movie ever caused such urgency in our house before! ;)
This movie scared the shite out of my mother (RIP), she HATED being on the 401 because she thought every truck was this one....scared shitless. And she loved it, so do I, I love the trucks on the 401 because one may be this one, it's exciting! Thanks Mom, I love you!
I agree, my mother hated driving into the big cities and I-5. Semi-truck phobia where your afraid of trucks, because they're so big, loud, Jake breaks going off.
I've watched this four times. Never before in my life have I watched a movie four times. I loved the Shawshank Redemption, The Shining and Apocalypse Now, watching them 2-3 times, but this is the only movie I've watched more. It is brilliantly conceived by Spielberg.
considered the greatest made for tv film ever. Visceral, every scene, every cut, every angle, every nuance, every feeling in the pit of your stomach, every normality bulging with fear, a classic.....
the amount of skill needed to pull off a movie like this at the age Spielberg was at the time he made it (23/24) shows he was just born to do what he does
An aspect i like about Duel is that when you are in real danger, other people can disbelieve you, mock you, abandon you when you are SO DESPERATE for help. Dennis Weaver played all those emotions perfectly. And i like the end sequence of the monster truck rolling in slow motion over the dusty cliff. Speilberg even slowed the sound of the creaking, moaning, screaming metal as it 'died'. Looking like a monstrous hippo, a or an unreal, evil creature refusing to die. The truck driver was never identified apart from his boots...maybe ....👀 Superb movie. 🎉
This movie provides so many theories and possibilities of who was driving this truck. I must have watched this movie 100 times and every time, I detect a clue of some sort. I have often thought of writing to Stephen Spielberg and asking him to write a sequel to this movie. Over the last few decades, I have visions of how the finale of this movie should end. It is a rare gem of a movie that needs to be reopened sort of like a cold case file. It would be tremendous!
I saw "Duel", when, originally, it aired, on ABC. At the time, I was 10-and-an-half. Instantly, it became my favourite movie; that, never, has wavered. Pre-ordered the DVD, when I found out, about it.(Only, one other time, have I put in a pre-order: when I found out "The Party" was coming, to VHS.) The best part, though, was meeting Dennis Weaver, on the set, of "Lonesome Dove: The Series"(on which my younger Sis was script supervisor-I, btw, was in radio, many years)and, getting to THANK HIM, for starring, in this-my all-time favo(u)rite flick! Hey! `Just, discovered, this ``bonus`` has more conversation, than does my DVD! What gives?
I LOVE THAT MOVIE..NEVER GROWS OLD..I LOVE THAT OLD PETERBUILT. GREAT MOVIE..I WATCH ON U TUBE EVERY ONCE IN A WILE...THAT CAR IS AWSOME 1971 PLYMOUTH..THANKS FOR READING. GOD BLESS
Never watched it.imm so amazed and blown away of his plan,ideas and execution.Wr are so blessed to have this sexy spectacular genius in our lifetime!!! He's up there with MJ,Princess Diana,Elvis
There are many interesting tidbits about the movie and how it was made, but what I find fascinating is how well -received it was in Europe. I would wager that not too many movies-of-the-week were featured there but the fact that Spielberg was flown over and met with Zefferelli speaks volumes to the impact of the film on audiences.
The multiple license plates is actually the states you have operating authority in for trucking and are paying the road tax...and murdering motorists in those respective states as well, lol.
@Robbie R. Esq. I was eleven when this came on tv for the first time back in '71. It was THE most RIVITING movie I had ever seen. For years after I never saw it again and didn't even remember the NAME of it or anything. One late night in my early 30's, I was popping channels looking for something to watch and this movie Duel was coming on. From the first scene I remembered the movie from my youth and was TOTALLY surprised to see it so many years later at like 1 am. Just like the first time I was RIVITED!!! This movie is SO GOOD on SO many levels even now. It's way scarier than all this new fangled CGI crap they call horror today because it is a more PLAUSABLE type of horror. Just imagine driving some lonely old highway somewhere minding your business and suddenly out of nowhere a very menacing Semi begins chasing and harassing you almost to your death!! Even now I do NOT enjoy trucks driving behind me on the road.
*Just like genius John Carpenter left Micheal Myers to your imagination, genius's Matheson & Spielberg also never let you find out what this maniac is all about. I don't know what it is, but those big incredible USA juggernaut semi trucks fills me with such awe and foreboding.*
Dennis Weaver was driving the wrong Plymouth Valiant . If he had been driving the Valiant Duster or Valiant Scamp with the 340 or 360 V-8's he would have left that truck in the DUST !!! (But then again, there would've been NO MOVIE...would there ??)
Saw this on TV when it first aired in 1971, I was 7 years old. Scared the crap out of me and became an instant favorite. Always watched it whenever they reran it. Thing is, a few years ago I purchased a dvd of the theatrical release and was completely disappointed in it. The pacing and tension seemed totally messed up to me. Example, during the scene where the truck driver waves Weaver around into a head on collision, right after Weaver recovers control of his car, I swear I recall in the original TV release, Weaver exclaiming, "He just tried to kill me!" I remember that moment as being very important to the overall story arc, because up to that point, Weaver and the audience had no clue just how seriously crazy the driver really was. On my dvd that dialog is missing. On mine, Weaver regains control of the car and with a face of utter horror exclaims, "H..." and cuts to him anxiously driving. Anybody else notice this and other pacing problems with the theatrical release? Or am I just imagining that dialog?
Duel. It was an ABC Monday Night Movie - I believe the truck was a Peterbuilt, and the car - a 1970 Plymouth Valiant. BEST PLYMOUTH COMMERCIAL EVER! lol.. at least that is what I thought. I was all of 11 or 12 years old.
My father married Richard Mathesons daughter and I have a half sister and brother...! Richard Matheson wrote Duel, and gave Spielberg permission and a chance to direct it...!
Back then television had a lot more guts to give the green light to daring stories and whatever could rattle people's cages. It was an era of creativity and unchartered waters. Today television caters to target demographics and you throw in anything you know will sell as it's "relatable".
The original 74 minute film version can be seen here The gas station scene is shorter. Mann doesn't make the phone call, he doesn't even get out of the car. There is also no school bus, or railroad crossing scenes. They were filmed in March 1972 with a different truck. The original truck used in 1971 was a 1955 Peterbilt 281. The 2nd truck used for the additional scenes in 1973 was a 1964 Peterbilt 351. These 2 models of truck are virtually identical, but there are differences if you know where to look. The front radiator/grill is different, and the later 351 model has rear mudflaps on the back wheels - The 1955 Peterbilt does not. Apart from a few mechanical differences, visually the trucks have differences too. The original and older 1955 Peterbilt is generally more beat up, it has more dents and bumps, while the later additional scenes truck has less wear and tear and straighter edges all round. The later additional scenes truck has been weathered slightly darker, and with more of a rust effect. It also has a Peterbilt makers badge on both sides of the bonnet nose, the older 1955 Peterbilt does not carry these Peterbilt badges. **The later 1973 truck only features in a short cab roof shot at the gas station, and the whole of the school bus, and railroad crossing scenes. It doesn't feature in any other part of the movie** archive.org/details/DUEL71ABCTV
What? The windhield's not the eyes! The headlights are always the eyes! What I want to know is, why did the snakes have to die? They didn't hurt anybody.
The statement about license plates-trucks used to have to get fuel plates for different states they operated in. (Now it is all done w/ fed fuel tax sticker.) Spielberg must not know about it.
Wheres Speilberg? He needs return to these small budget projects. To really draw out his creativity. Im not interested in Shindlers List or Private Ryan or War Horse. Those films put you to sleep. He needs to put audiences on the edge of their seats again.
le ronflement du moteur diesel fait penser a un V 12 de locomotive de 3000 cv en fait ils ont utilise un de 290 cv et un autre de 350 cv le plus faible a rendu l' ame
this movie cannot be remade it was released on only on TV only in the seventies it wasen't a theater film. it wasent't was release on Blu-ray and DVD until several decades later. plus why would you want to remake a Steven Spielberg film
certaine automobiles ont plus de couple et de puissance que ce vieux tacots arranger mais tellement effrayant comme tous les spelberg dent de la mer guerre des mondes etc
DUEL was a really bad movie, looking at the cars speedometer the guy was sweating and out of control at only 70 miles per hour! People that can't drive 70 without panicking should not drive!!! I am 64 and even I don't drive that bad!!!
Spielberg was just a kid when he directed this film. Duel never gets old - still watchable all these years later.
but a workable cell phone would undercut it today.
Who is the truck driver can u ples tell me..
Narshin Nazirudeen Some mysteries are better left unsolved.
@@narshinnazirudeen26 It's Alex Jones' father
Saw this as a kid when it aired on ABC. Me and my family had no idea what we were in for. Once it started rolling, no one got up until a commercial, then everyone rushed when it came back, not missing a frame. No TV movie ever caused such urgency in our house before! ;)
Robbie R. Esq. You saw it back in 1971?
southlondon86 - That surprises you that he saw it as a kid? Why? I saw it as a kid also. I was five years old. I cried for the snakes.
my dad did 2
I agree!
listening to Spielberg talk about this film, shows you how much he loved doing this film.
Genius film. Minimal set, minimal cast, minimal everything. Just very, very resourceful.
Duel is one of Spielberg's best films and one of my favorites of his. Truly outstanding and suspenseful film.
it's actually one of Steven Spielberg's underrated movies
Reid 1408 but still the best
Always been one of my favourites. Glad they’ve never chose to re make it. Can’t improve on perfection!!
💯
I first saw this in 1975 when I was but 13 and had never seen anything like it. It stands up quite well. Weaver is great.
must have been awesome to see this movie in the theatre
@@zlopy nope. Made for tv📺 movie. No theater.
@@Jaque1961Madam this was also released in the cinemas too from what I’ve read
@@southlondon86 Originally made for tv movie on ABC. Weekly movie🍿.
This movie scared the shite out of my mother (RIP), she HATED being on the 401 because she thought every truck was this one....scared shitless. And she loved it, so do I, I love the trucks on the 401 because one may be this one, it's exciting! Thanks Mom, I love you!
I agree, my mother hated driving into the big cities and I-5. Semi-truck phobia where your afraid of trucks, because they're so big, loud, Jake breaks going off.
By the way, this movie NEVER gets old. I watch it a lot on line.
I've watched this four times. Never before in my life have I watched a movie four times. I loved the Shawshank Redemption, The Shining and Apocalypse Now, watching them 2-3 times, but this is the only movie I've watched more. It is brilliantly conceived by Spielberg.
But the Blue ray much better
One of my all time favourite movies and living proof, if any were ever needed, of the cinematic genius of Steven Spielberg.
I remember seeing it in 1971, 11 years old. The ad in TV Guide read something like, “10 tons of rolling death.” I’ve been hooked ever since.
considered the greatest made for tv film ever. Visceral, every scene, every cut, every angle, every nuance, every feeling in the pit of your stomach, every normality bulging with fear, a classic.....
A classic!!!. Great job Steven.😎👌👍👋🇨🇦
Great movie! Watch it every time it comes on tv! Never get tired of it!
The choice of the truck is just one example of Spielberg's brilliance.
the amount of skill needed to pull off a movie like this at the age Spielberg was at the time he made it (23/24) shows he was just born to do what he does
💯
When I was a kid, my mom and I would watch together every time it was on. It was our thing.
An aspect i like about Duel is that when you are in real danger, other people can disbelieve you, mock you, abandon you when you are SO DESPERATE for help.
Dennis Weaver played all those emotions perfectly.
And i like the end sequence of the monster truck rolling in slow motion over the dusty cliff. Speilberg even slowed the sound of the creaking, moaning, screaming metal as it 'died'.
Looking like a monstrous hippo, a or an unreal, evil creature refusing to die. The truck driver was never identified apart from his boots...maybe ....👀
Superb movie. 🎉
4:18 my fav shot when he skids and you see the truck in the foreground and the score. Great. Scared this little kid back in the day.
what makes this film so good
is that its a reality everything in this film could actually happen
that is the scariest thing
One of my all time favorite movies. A friend of mine is getting me 'Duel' on DVD. I CAN'T WAIT!
One of the best films ever made
and scary as heck😱
This movie provides so many theories and possibilities of who was driving this truck.
I must have watched this movie 100 times and every time, I detect a clue of some sort.
I have often thought of writing to Stephen Spielberg and asking
him to write a sequel to this movie.
Over the last few decades, I have visions of how the finale of this movie should end.
It is a rare gem of a movie that needs to be reopened sort of like a cold case file.
It would be tremendous!
I saw "Duel", when, originally, it aired, on ABC. At the time, I was 10-and-an-half. Instantly, it became my favourite movie; that, never, has wavered. Pre-ordered the DVD, when I found out, about it.(Only, one other time, have I put in a pre-order: when I found out "The Party" was coming, to VHS.) The best part, though, was meeting Dennis Weaver, on the set, of "Lonesome Dove: The Series"(on which my younger Sis was script supervisor-I, btw, was in radio, many years)and, getting to THANK HIM, for starring, in this-my all-time favo(u)rite flick! Hey! `Just, discovered, this ``bonus`` has more conversation, than does my DVD! What gives?
I LOVE THAT MOVIE..NEVER GROWS OLD..I LOVE THAT OLD PETERBUILT. GREAT MOVIE..I WATCH ON U TUBE EVERY ONCE IN A WILE...THAT CAR IS AWSOME 1971 PLYMOUTH..THANKS FOR READING. GOD BLESS
My favorite movie of all time. The suspense goes deep in your gut
A very informative & excellent interview! Spielberg - "I didn't care what car they used.." No love for the Valiant. Unsung hero of the movie..
yeah I was a bit disappointed that the Valiant didn't get a mention
I'm with you, two! "Didn't care what the car was; I, just, wanted the red, to pop, against the mountains." No love, 't all!
That Val went hard even after he cooked it. Lol
Thats incredible. I watched Duel again just recently and can really see how good a movie it was
I love this documentary and this film!
Never watched it.imm so amazed and blown away of his plan,ideas and execution.Wr are so blessed to have this sexy spectacular genius in our lifetime!!! He's up there with MJ,Princess Diana,Elvis
There are many interesting tidbits about the movie and how it was made, but what I find fascinating is how well -received it was in Europe. I would wager that not too many movies-of-the-week were featured there but the fact that Spielberg was flown over and met with Zefferelli speaks volumes to the impact of the film on audiences.
my video video production teacher showed us this movie in class two years ago and i still love it.
Carey Loftin, who drove the truck but never appeared onscreen, was said to have been the best stunt driver who ever lived.
Best movie ever!!!
I have never bypassed a big rig since watching this movie as a teen. It’s like JAWS on land.
That last thing he said about the license plates. I didn't think of it that way before, but that makes it all the more scary.
The multiple license plates is actually the states you have operating authority in for trucking and are paying the road tax...and murdering motorists in those respective states as well, lol.
Such a great film
Great movie and a very interesting interview.
The truck is terrifying from the first time David passes it.
Wow! This is fantastic. So informative. Thank you!
I just watched this again after years since last watching it. It’s fucking fantastic.
I like how proud he is about his film.
@Robbie R. Esq. I was eleven when this came on tv for the first time back in '71. It was THE most RIVITING movie I had ever seen. For years after I never saw it again and didn't even remember the NAME of it or anything. One late night in my early 30's, I was popping channels looking for something to watch and this movie Duel was coming on. From the first scene I remembered the movie from my youth and was TOTALLY surprised to see it so many years later at like 1 am. Just like the first time I was RIVITED!!! This movie is SO GOOD on SO many levels even now. It's way scarier than all this new fangled CGI crap they call horror today because it is a more PLAUSABLE type of horror. Just imagine driving some lonely old highway somewhere minding your business and suddenly out of nowhere a very menacing Semi begins chasing and harassing you almost to your death!! Even now I do NOT enjoy trucks driving behind me on the road.
Just watched this couple months ago, 2019, still scares me to this day. Good scary movie
The scene at 4:17 is one of my favorites. You don't get any better than Richard Matheson and Steven Spielberg.
Fab work and still watching it love it always trying to get who the truck driver was ......
Thank you for uploading this
you just cant get sleep with this movie it mainains you with your nerves at the edge
The one dislike is the truck driver!
Love this video... thanks !
*Just like genius John Carpenter left Micheal Myers to your imagination, genius's Matheson & Spielberg also never let you find out what this maniac is all about. I don't know what it is, but those big incredible USA juggernaut semi trucks fills me with such awe and foreboding.*
Dennis Weaver was driving the wrong Plymouth Valiant .
If he had been driving the Valiant Duster or Valiant Scamp with the 340 or 360 V-8's he would have left that truck in the DUST !!!
(But then again, there would've been NO MOVIE...would there ??)
Saw this on TV when it first aired in 1971, I was 7 years old. Scared the crap out of me and became an instant favorite. Always watched it whenever they reran it. Thing is, a few years ago I purchased a dvd of the theatrical release and was completely disappointed in it. The pacing and tension seemed totally messed up to me. Example, during the scene where the truck driver waves Weaver around into a head on collision, right after Weaver recovers control of his car, I swear I recall in the original TV release, Weaver exclaiming, "He just tried to kill me!" I remember that moment as being very important to the overall story arc, because up to that point, Weaver and the audience had no clue just how seriously crazy the driver really was. On my dvd that dialog is missing. On mine, Weaver regains control of the car and with a face of utter horror exclaims, "H..." and cuts to him anxiously driving. Anybody else notice this and other pacing problems with the theatrical release? Or am I just imagining that dialog?
This film reminded me strongly of a Hitchcock film.
steven spielberg can do anything
Thought some of those chase scene shots looked familiar. He used a camera car from Bullitt. Pretty cool.
I like how 2 great car horror movies featured a red Plymouth....
What is the other? I love Duel and our family car in the 1980's was a red, 4 door, Ford Maverick.
Genius ...!!
I need that truck now.
That truck!! 🤯
Anyone who saw the columbo episode could see this guy was a star in the making my favourite director of all time
Duel. It was an ABC Monday Night Movie - I believe the truck was a Peterbuilt, and the car - a 1970 Plymouth Valiant. BEST PLYMOUTH COMMERCIAL EVER! lol.. at least that is what I thought. I was all of 11 or 12 years old.
Come on ....Spielberg is a Genius !
My father married Richard Mathesons daughter and I have a half sister and brother...! Richard Matheson wrote Duel, and gave Spielberg permission and a chance to direct it...!
To Mr. Spielberg; it's called a COE design. (Cab Over Engine). Referring to the "truck casting"part.
Duel is a good flick
Thank you for sharing. This was awesome.
This is a movie made for television in 1971 ...!
Back then television had a lot more guts to give the green light to daring stories and whatever could rattle people's cages. It was an era of creativity and unchartered waters. Today television caters to target demographics and you throw in anything you know will sell as it's "relatable".
And just a little more than an hour long; ABC MOTW was great at compact storytelling.
@@jamesshunt5123 I respectfully disagree! Breaking Bad, few seasons of Game of Thrones, Dexter were all incredible
brilliant!
Well, that confirms it! Steven Spielberg admitted that the license plates on the truck are the "kill marks"!
Duel TV movie = 90 minutes on a Friday.
Speilberg talking about making duel = 45 minutes, 40 years and still talking about it....
i remember reading the story in real time in playboy. (it was my dads playboy)
There was a bit of magic in this movie
I wish i could see the 74 minute version, i felt some of the sequences in the 90 minutes version diluted the suspense
The original 74 minute film version can be seen here
The gas station scene is shorter. Mann doesn't make the phone call, he doesn't even get out of the car. There is also no school bus, or railroad crossing scenes. They were filmed in March 1972 with a different truck. The original truck used in 1971 was a 1955 Peterbilt 281. The 2nd truck used for the additional scenes in 1973 was a 1964 Peterbilt 351. These 2 models of truck are virtually identical, but there are differences if you know where to look. The front radiator/grill is different, and the later 351 model has rear mudflaps on the back wheels - The 1955 Peterbilt does not.
Apart from a few mechanical differences, visually the trucks have differences too. The original and older 1955 Peterbilt is generally more beat up, it has more dents and bumps, while the later additional scenes truck has less wear and tear and straighter edges all round.
The later additional scenes truck has been weathered slightly darker, and with more of a rust effect. It also has a Peterbilt makers badge on both sides of the bonnet nose, the older 1955 Peterbilt does not carry these Peterbilt badges.
**The later 1973 truck only features in a short cab roof shot at the gas station, and the whole of the school bus, and railroad crossing scenes. It doesn't feature in any other part of the movie**
archive.org/details/DUEL71ABCTV
At the end about the license plates isn’t true. Before 1983 you had to license and plate your vehicle for every state you were operating in.
those trucks that were flat and went down to the head lights were called cabovers
Funny how this documentary used the soundtrack from Cape Fear.
What? The windhield's not the eyes! The headlights are always the eyes! What I want to know is, why did the snakes have to die? They didn't hurt anybody.
海の激突がジョーズだと監督自身が後年言ってましたね～😅
Actually, you do see the driver briefly , I think it was the first time David passes the truck. The driver has blond hair and is wearing a blue shirt.
The statement about license plates-trucks used to have to get fuel plates for different states they operated in. (Now it is all done w/ fed fuel tax sticker.) Spielberg must not know about it.
+Luke Roman That is what I thought too but I see Spielberg's take on it.
That's what the driver *wants* you to think.
Good answer!(Great-now, 'Family Feud' flashbacks!);)
STEVEN THE BEST!
Wheres Speilberg? He needs return to these small budget projects. To really draw out his creativity. Im not interested in Shindlers List or Private Ryan or War Horse. Those films put you to sleep. He needs to put audiences on the edge of their seats again.
le ronflement du moteur diesel fait penser a un V 12 de locomotive de 3000 cv en fait ils ont utilise un de 290 cv et un autre de 350 cv le plus faible a rendu l' ame
Spielburg..absolute genious, even at a young age. No wonder God enabled his own with talent gifts..Robert at 67.
Speilberg never made a western did he?
Steven Spielberg is worth 4 billion dollars. AMEN
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Now if only the people didn’t put cheap stock sound effects in it so that way we younger people could actually enjoy it.
DUEL REMAKE SPIELBERG my UA-cam ^^
this movie cannot be remade it was released on only on TV only in the seventies it wasen't a theater film. it wasent't was release on Blu-ray and DVD until several decades later. plus why would you want to remake a Steven Spielberg film
Johnmalla 2xlc remake wouldn't work in modern times, people have cell phones and cameras. Authorities would be notified immediately.
Avol80 in the middle of nowhere doesnt have to and btw it could also just be set in the 70s
certaine automobiles ont plus de couple et de puissance que ce vieux tacots arranger mais tellement effrayant comme tous les spelberg dent de la mer guerre des mondes etc
Will put you off small engined cars for life
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DUEL was a really bad movie, looking at the cars speedometer the guy was sweating and out of control at only 70 miles per hour! People that can't drive 70 without panicking should not drive!!! I am 64 and even I don't drive that bad!!!
It's a great movie you schmuck. You've obviously never driven a Plymouth Valiant 70 mph.