Now, can someone tell me where you'd be able to hear the sound of a Porsche 917K howl at full bore? Here's what I've come up with:

1) Attend a vintage event where they'd *****-foot an original 917K round some track.

2) Buy or steal a 917K, buy some track time for some track and then have at it.

3) Travel back in time and somehow become a factory Porsche driver.

4) Buy the movie "Le Mans".

I personally think the last is the most cost effective and safest. And along with that 917 howl, you get a great movie. What a bargin!

The movie Le Mans was shot in 1970 (or was it '71?). It stars Steve McQueen and a couple of French people. There's really not much of a plot, but that's really what makes it interesting. I was suprised how involved the sub-plots were. For instance, there's a driver who is driving for Porsche and is about to retire for his wife and kids. He doesn't seem to want to race at all. At the last minute, before he goes back in for the last eight minutes or so of the race, he gets replaced by McQueen's character. He's shocked, and upset. His wife asks him that it's all the same anyways, and he sort of responds like it was the coward's way out. That was just my opinion. I'm sure if 100 people watched it, they'd have 100 different opinions on what really happened. It's great!

Then there's the racing sequences. I think alot of the footage was real Le Mans footage. It's breath taking. The camera angles were all very break through, even for today. The racing scenes were extremely intense, and they put me on the edge of my seat for a good part of the movie. Not once has any movie ever done that to me. Then you have the sounds. Oh lordy, the sounds. Thank god my dad bought a home theater system. It's not big, nor fancy, but it can be very loud. We turned it up just to our limits of hearing, and we both loved it. You felt like you were there. Every gear change, every fly-by. Everything was timed and matched perfectly.

That's my review for this movie. Now, I've seen just about every car movie under the sun. Nothing compares to this movie. They don't even come close. For sheer excitement (and a bit of history), you must get this movie. Good luck finding it at any stores (or rental stores for that matter). I went to a couple of best buys and a couple of blockbusters with no success. I had to order it online, which was actually a really good idea. It wasn't expensive in the least.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=5374944&type=product&id=47806

As you can see, it's $11 on bestbuy.com. Shipping wasn't much, so it totalled about $14 for me. However, I suggest you pay a little more for next day shipping. My movie took well over a week, and I just don't have that paitence.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008DDRX/qid=1139362362/sr=1-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-1727741-3427154?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130

Amazon has it for even cheaper. I don't know about the shipping though. Either way, you guys need to get this movie. It's really not that expensive, and it's the essential car guy movie.

Come on, you know you want it.

i saw it and is an amazing movie. the footages are actual race conditions. to put it clearly is a movie recorded during the real 24hour race. great classic cars.

Because of you I just bought "Le Mans" and "Bullit" from Amazon. I hope your happy.

Because of you I just bought "Le Mans" and "Bullit" from Amazon. I hope your happy.

Wow. I didn't think anyone would react that quickly. You made a wise choice, my good man. Bullit was also an awesome movie, but it's not as much as a car movie. Steve McQueen was a pro-racer himself. "Le Mans" was really a dream of his. I mean, McQueen was obviously an amazing actor, but from what I've seen, he just acts more comfortable in Le Mans. He was perfect for his role.

And you're a Porsche fan! You'll love this movie. The 917's just sound wild. There's really no other word. I mean, the Ferrari's sound cool and untamed, but the Porsche's were just so much more insane.

if they have it at an actual bets buy ill buy it tomorow

I really want to see it, but my parents are strict about what I buy, so I probably won't get it. Are there any other car related movies?.....

I'll get it from the Video rental shop.
Neither of those sites deliver to Australia and I can't be bortherd buying a movie.

The only car movies you can really get in Australia are Initial D, High Octane and Street commodores. The rest are extremly rare.

^^^Damn .

Its rather hard to find anything else, unless you look on e-bay or work for a car company and have the promotional videos.

I've read about Le Mans before and they say it's a great movie. Also in one section they used a full size remote control replica ferrari for one of the scenes and the control went crazy and it turned round and went speeding towards the cameraman at 200k/mh. He escaped but only just.

Its rather hard to find anything else, unless you look on e-bay or work for a car company and have the promotional videos.
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saw bits and peaces of it looks like a great movie didn't see the whole movie tough:(

I really want to see it, but my parents are strict about what I buy, so I probably won't get it. Are there any other car related movies?.....

There are tons of car related movies, but why wouldn't you be able to watch this? It's G rated, which means no cursing, no sex scenes, no violence. Just straight up racing.

Wow. I didn't think anyone would react that quickly. You made a wise choice, my good man. Bullit was also an awesome movie, but it's not as much as a car movie. Steve McQueen was a pro-racer himself. "Le Mans" was really a dream of his. I mean, McQueen was obviously an amazing actor, but from what I've seen, he just acts more comfortable in Le Mans. He was perfect for his role.

And you're a Porsche fan! You'll love this movie. The 917's just sound wild. There's really no other word. I mean, the Ferrari's sound cool and untamed, but the Porsche's were just so much more insane.I bought the movie a few years ago. I'll kill anybody else putting fingers on it...

By the way, the same year as the movie was made at Le Mans, 1970, McQueen finished 2nd at the 12 hours of Sebring co-driving a Porsche 908/2 Spyder, and this with a broken foot !!!:cool:

I really want to see it, but my parents are strict about what I buy, so I probably won't get it. Are there any other car related movies?.....

Dude what age are u?

If ur under 3 congrats on the great grammer skills, if ur over well.........
BAAAAHAAAHAAA

Dude what age are u?

If ur under 3 congrats on the great grammer skills, if ur over well.........
BAAAAHAAAHAAAHell, he's American the grammar is like an Audi R8 driven by Dindo Capello. - Perfect.

It's worse for me. Damn, it's like keeping a 500kg/1,100lbs Cobra 427 on the Ring.

^^Shame on u, being beaten by a 3yr old in the grammer stakes, mmm steaks

I really want to see it, but my parents are strict about what I buy, so I probably won't get it. Are there any other car related movies?.....Hell yeah!
Gone in 60 seconds (2000) - It's violence, yes, they're killing a unicorn with a crazy ass scrap-machine.
Damn, i havn't seen that movie for two years, but i still remeber the roar from the side pipe'd 427 changing from 3rd to 4th gear at Thomas Bridge... dang.

It's considered as "Movie making at it's worst" - but I don't give a damn.

By the way, the same year as the movie was made at Le Mans, 1970, McQueen finished 2nd at the 12 hours of Sebring co-driving a Porsche 908/2 Spyder, and this with a broken foot !!!:cool:

I thought it was a broken toe. Damn, that's even worse. He was probably one of the best actors of the era. Hell, he's probably one of the best actors ever. He's definetly my favorite. Why? He's not an over actor. That's all you see in modern movies. Over acting keeps your attention and is exciting, but there's no depth to the character. McQueen was a master at making all of his characters somewhat of a mystery. He was brilliant.

To all who don't know, he died at the age of 50 in 1980 due to a rare form of lung cancer. Such a terrible loss. A great actor, a great father, and a great racer. He was something that's not seen in modern Hollywood. He was an artist and an enthusiast. He loved both acting and racing (both motorcycles and cars), and he didn't just view them as a way of making money.

Alright, I'm done ranting.

He also got banned from school for driving a motorbike inside:cool:

He was probably one of the best actors of the era. Hell, he's probably one of the best actors ever. He's definetly my favorite. Why? He's not an over actor. That's VERY true, he acted like a normal person, he didn't make it seem like he was even acting! Have you ever seen "The Hunter"? The one about Papa Thorson? That was a true story and my favorite McQueen movie. One of my favorite movies of all time...


Hell yeah!
Gone in 60 seconds (2000)Damn, i havn't seen that movie for two years, but i still remeber the roar from the side pipe'd 427 changing from 3rd to 4th gear at Thomas Bridge... dang.First of all, as far as action goes the original movie was TWICE as good as the new one. Second, you do realize that the 'roar' from the 'side piped 427' was a sound effect, right??? :cool:

That's VERY true, he acted like a normal person, he didn't make it seem like he was even acting! Have you ever seen "The Hunter"? The one about Papa Thorson? That was a true story and my favorite McQueen movie. One of my favorite movies of all time...


First of all, as far as action goes the original movie was TWICE as good as the new one. Second, you do realize that the 'roar' from the 'side piped 427' was a sound effect, right??? :cool:LOL, no i didn't. I heard they were using 427s in the movie cars, in order to get a better sound than the 289/302s.

LOL, no i didn't. I heard they were using 427s in the movie cars, in order to get a better sound than the 289/302s.Believe me, when they can save budget money by using a cheap (sorry Ford guys) 289 and dub the sound effects, that's what they'll do... especially in a high budget movie like that

I thought it was a broken toe. Damn, that's even worse. He was probably one of the best actors of the era. Hell, he's probably one of the best actors ever. He's definetly my favorite. Why? He's not an over actor. That's all you see in modern movies. Over acting keeps your attention and is exciting, but there's no depth to the character. McQueen was a master at making all of his characters somewhat of a mystery. He was brilliant.

To all who don't know, he died at the age of 50 in 1980 due to a rare form of lung cancer. Such a terrible loss. A great actor, a great father, and a great racer. He was something that's not seen in modern Hollywood. He was an artist and an enthusiast. He loved both acting and racing (both motorcycles and cars), and he didn't just view them as a way of making money.

Alright, I'm done ranting.You said it all !!!!:cool:

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Well they are hard to find. You cant walk in to a video library and hire anything other than Initial D and High octane, Repco stores sell random car movies as well.

Those cost a lotmore than the few $ it takes to rent them and then copy them to DVD.
I couldn't find Lemans there anyway.

I'm sure JB-HIFI have it. They have everything.

^ Amen to that.

They've got Danzig, Misfits...everything..........but no 69 Eyes...*tear

They've got Danzig, Misfits...everything..........but no 69 Eyes...*tear

If JB-HIFI doesn't have something, it means it's not worth buying.

Funny you say that, because they sold out of all their stock.

69 eyes are amazing. A Spider has eight, so has an Eleanor. You have to find a fly if you wanna beat the 69 eyes.

Rant on, Mopar68.

A year ago, I answered the question of best car movie with LeMans; followed by Gran Prix (John Frankenheimer), Vanishing Point, and Gumball Rally. Only momentarily is there any accelerated replay in these movies. Alledgedly, LeMans was filmed in excess of 160 mph; Gumball Rally above 125.

LeMans is a docudrama, light on the drama. Can any car fan not cringe at the destruction of a 917 and a 512? Can any racing fan (or racer) not agonize over the slow/stop-motion replays of those 2 crashes? Ferrari collector/movie driver Paul Pappalardo lost his leg in the filming of this movie. As a movie, it's as close to the real deal as we are likely to get.

Steve McQueen was a friend of karate champ/stuntman? Chuck Norris. McQueen got him into acting. Norris quoted McQueen years later: "If you don't say anything for a long time; what you say will be more important". It worked for Steve McQueen. It didn't work for Chuck Norris... when he's not kicking some bad guy upside the head; he's boring.

Recently I answered the question of the best sounding 12 cyl engine with the Porsche 917 sans turbo(s). I have seen/heard a few at vintage races. In 1971, Milt Minter drove the Vasek Polak Racing 917/PA spyder at the Road Atlanta Can-Am race against Team McLaren. The car sounded LOUDER when it was 100 yards past you on the back straight; when the pulses from 2 4-inch exhaust collectors came closer to being in phase. There were no db limits back then. I was too young/smart/cool/stupid to wear earplugs; I had to drop cam and slap ears after it came by.

Many times, me and a friend came (100 miles) home from an IMSA Camel GT race; put the LeMans tape (EP from broadcast/long dead) in; FF 14 or so so minutes; patch to the stereo; and crank it up at the start. The first 2 laps (before the goofy, jazzy music comes in) are music to any race fan's ears.

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PS. From "The Hunter"
Jordy: What's that?
Papa: A stun gun (beanbag gun).
Jordy: What's it do?
Papa: It ruins their day.
Jordy: I'll stay in the car.
Papa: You stay in the car (that he's handcuffed to...).

Last night I changed my favorite movie. It is now Le Mans. I watched it with my cousin and my friend and it was the most amazing movie ever.

We figured out that none of the main actors say anything for the first 38 minutes of the movie. But they didnt have to say anything the entire movie if they didnt want to.

Amazing movie. Thank you mopar for bringing it to my attention.

Rambo says a combined total of 311 words in all three of his films.

Rambo says a combined total of 311 words in all three of his films.Chuck Norris says a combined total of 311 words in one issue of "Walker! - Taxes raindeer"

Last night I changed my favorite movie. It is now Le Mans. I watched it with my cousin and my friend and it was the most amazing movie ever.

We figured out that none of the main actors say anything for the first 38 minutes of the movie. But they didnt have to say anything the entire movie if they didnt want to.

Amazing movie. Thank you mopar for bringing it to my attention.

See, I told you. I think it'd ruin the movie if there was too much talking. Like I said before, the lack of dialouge creates some serious depth and mystery. Very cool I think.

See, I told you. I think it'd ruin the movie if there was too much talking. Like I said before, the lack of dialouge creates some serious depth and mystery. Very cool I think.

I totally agree. They didnt need to say one thing more in that movie. It was perfect.

To all who don't know, he died at the age of 50 in 1980 due to a rare form of lung cancer. Such a terrible loss. A great actor, a great father, and a great racer.
He died because he had breathed a few silos of tobacco and a few break pads worth of asbestos.
Cool movie, have owned it for a while. Lots of people died during the making with McQueen describing the whole thing as a bloodbath.

"Racing, for those who do it well, is about life. The rest of the time is waiting."

"Racing, for those who do it well, is about life. The rest of the time is waiting."

Close, but I think it was more like this.

"For some, racing is life. Everything that happens before or after is just waiting".

I think that was it.

I was going to watch the movie again just to figure out what that line said, because when I heard it the first time I immediately loved it.

I really want to see that movie now.
But I did see Inital D.