The Driver (1978)

150 from the 70's: My Fave Films From The 1970's (150 movies items)

"In 2011, one of the films that appeared on most critic's "Best Of The Year" lists was Drive, starring Ryan Gosling & Albert Brooks. And while I thought it was a solid enough flick, the truth is, I was bit underwhelmed. I was hoping more of what could've been an update of this 1978 Ryan O'Neal vehicle, The Driver. A gritty crime film about a bait & catch plot to catch a criminal-for-hire driver-with-no-name (now that's what you call a job description!). Now, I'm sure it comes off kind of shallo"

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"Chevrolet C-10 Stepside "

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" The film that inspired Nicolas Winding Refn's 2011 film, 'Drive', 'The Driver' is an iconic and stylish movie in its own right. It's easy to see where Refn took his influences from (a 360° hallway shot is lifted directly from this film). Ryan O'Neal's Driver is just as enigmatic as his successor, Ryan Gosling, an aloof, introverted individual involved in a violent game of cat and mouse with bent detective, Bruce Dern and beautiful, if mysterious, witness, Isabelle Adjani (her English-language"

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"Ryan O'Neal destroying the orange Benz in the parking deck. "

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"06.02.2013 "

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"New DVD"

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"31st January, on DVD Really cool thriller with great car chases and action, The Driver is definitely a good genre film. Why not a higher score, then? You get the feeling that you've seen everything this film has to offer on the first viewing. There's not much substance: the story is not that complex nor are there many intricacies in the characters. Acting wise, it's a bit mixed: Bruce Dern is excellent as the detective, while Ryan O'Neal leaves a bit to be desired. He's not terrible, but you re"

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"5.1. Winding Refn ottanut tästä hieman vaikutteita Driveen. Takaa-ajokohtaukset ovat lähes yhtä vauhdikkaita kuin French Connectionissa ja yökuvat erittäin cool. Hill hallitsee toiminnan ja jännityksen rakentamisen täysin suvereenisti, mutta dialogipainotteisimmissa kohtauksissa leffa alkaa paikoitellen laahaamaan. Varsinkin Adjanin ja O'Nealin yhteiset kohtaukset ovat hieman tönkköjä. Odotin selkeää mestariteosta joten siihen nähden pieni pettymys. Bruce Dernin kyttärooli saa ku"

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" Hey, remember that dumb new movie that stars Ryan Gosling as a getaway driver? Oh I bet you do, but that doesn't matter because The Driver is 100 million times better than any blatant rip off. Ryan O'Neal epitomizes cool as he smoothly evades coppers in classic cars and suave chase sequences. This is the epic car movie that is on par with Bullitt as the best of it's genre."

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"Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Matt Clark, Joseph Walsh "