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The Car (1977)

First there was Duel, Steven Spielberg’s 1971 TV-movie about man vs. truck. Then came Jaws (1975), which Spielberg says he accepted partly because of the parallels with Duel; he even reused the same “roar” for the shark’s death that he … Continue reading

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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)

The difference is that it’s real.  Every high speed spin-out, every flip, every crash.  They really drive those cars over raised bridges, through billboards, backwards into rivers, off steep precipices, through fences and into trees and buildings.  It would be … Continue reading

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