Grand Prix, the 1966 movie starring James Garner, is on this Sunday on
Speed Vision. I'm told it shows all the tracks. Anyone that likes GPL
might want to tape it.
JB
Edmonton, AB,
Grand Prix, the 1966 movie starring James Garner, is on this Sunday on
Speed Vision. I'm told it shows all the tracks. Anyone that likes GPL
might want to tape it.
JB
Edmonton, AB,
> Hello,
> Grand Prix, the 1966 movie starring James Garner, is on this Sunday on
> Speed Vision. I'm told it shows all the tracks. Anyone that likes GPL
> might want to tape it.
> JB
> Edmonton, AB,
In the movie "Grand Prix", lest you forget, there was some wonderful footage of
the vintage circuit at Spa (which, if I remember correctly, served as the
impetus for GPL). Then, the race season finale offerred fantastic shots of the
entire circuit at Monza, including the oval which had not actually been used
for an official Grand Prix in many years.
Also, in one sequence, we see Gran Prix de Mexico replays on a movie screen
while 'Pete Aaron' is being roundly chastised by Mr. Yamura for general
complacency.
Even though filming for the movie included Watkins Glen and Mosport as well,
these were left on the cutting room floor to shorten the film. It would be
truely remarkable if someone in attendance that day would have had the
foresight to pickup and store those vintage feet of film. Oh, what a wonderful
remake we could see.
Scott.
>Unfortunately it doesn't show *all* the circuits.
>Monaco is heavily represented but the others (Monza, Clermont-Ferrand)
>are simply "backgrounds".
>> Hello,
>> Grand Prix, the 1966 movie starring James Garner, is on this Sunday on
>> Speed Vision. I'm told it shows all the tracks. Anyone that likes GPL
>> might want to tape it.
>> JB
>> Edmonton, AB,
>--
>Regards,
>Bruce.
>----------
>The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:-
>http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/
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You've forgottten all about the part at Spa were the Ferrari driver crashes
into a shed(?)
And at the Glen Gardner's car cathes fire !
btw The screenshots at Allisons page show the part of Monaco-track at which
Ascari flew into the ocean :-)
(I think they do that in"Grand Prix" too)
cheers,
Bart
> > Hello,
> > Grand Prix, the 1966 movie starring James Garner, is on this Sunday on
> > Speed Vision. I'm told it shows all the tracks. Anyone that likes GPL
> > might want to tape it.
> > JB
> > Edmonton, AB,
> --
> Regards,
> Bruce.
> ----------
> The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:-
> http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/
Brandon Reed
>In the movie "Grand Prix", lest you forget, there was some wonderful footage of
>the vintage circuit at Spa (which, if I remember correctly, served as the
>impetus for GPL). Then, the race season finale offerred fantastic shots of the
>entire circuit at Monza, including the oval which had not actually been used
>for an official Grand Prix in many years.
>Also, in one sequence, we see Gran Prix de Mexico replays on a movie screen
>while 'Pete Aaron' is being roundly chastised by Mr. Yamura for general
>complacency.
>Even though filming for the movie included Watkins Glen and Mosport as well,
>these were left on the cutting room floor to shorten the film. It would be
>truely remarkable if someone in attendance that day would have had the
>foresight to pickup and store those vintage feet of film. Oh, what a wonderful
>remake we could see.
>Scott.
>>Subject: Re: Grand Prix - The Movie
>>Date: Sat, Sep 12, 1998 23:15 EDT
>>Unfortunately it doesn't show *all* the circuits.
>>Monaco is heavily represented but the others (Monza, Clermont-Ferrand)
>>are simply "backgrounds".
>>> Hello,
>>> Grand Prix, the 1966 movie starring James Garner, is on this Sunday on
>>> Speed Vision. I'm told it shows all the tracks. Anyone that likes GPL
>>> might want to tape it.
>>> JB
>>> Edmonton, AB,
>>--
>>Regards,
>>Bruce.
>>----------
>>The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:-
>>http://www.racesimcentral.net/
>></PRE></HTML>
John is a client of my photo lab here in Los Angeles. He tells me that all that
extra footage is lost and that he doesn't even have a print of the film! He
says he has been approached about a sequel, but talk is cheap here in
Hollywierd and that he hasn't seen a decent script yet.
BTW, I saw Eve Marie Saint a few years ago on Letterman and she wouldn't even
talk about the film! She hates motor racing and thought it was a horrible
experience. Sheesh....
-don
"To race is to live, everything else is just waiting." - Rudi Caricciola
Cheers!
--
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Speedvision's presentation of the movie "Grand Prix" will commence at 7:00pm
Eastern Standard Time (-5GMT). The movie is a MUST-SEE, and will be in
LETTERBOX format.. so nothing will be "cut" from the edges (I've got the
full-screen video.. so I'll be taping this one!). There will be feature
interviews with the producers of the movie, and exclusive footage of the
making of the movie (from what I hear). The presentation will be FOUR HOURS
LONG... so make sure you have your VCR set to EXTENDED PLAY....
If you've still got any room left on your tape, make sure you also catch the
following:
Mon. 14th 6pm (EST) - Legends of Motorsport: "Nine Days in Summer" - Part 1
Tue. 14th 6pm (EST) - Legends of Motorsport: "Nine Days in Summer" - Part 2
These will also be repeated at 3am (Tuesday morning, and Wednesday morning)
if you didn't catch it the first time..
I haven't seen "Nine Days in Summer", but from what I hear, it is a
MUST-SEE.. with footage from the 1967 Grand Prix Season.
** Also mark down the following dates **:
Thu. 24th 6pm (EST) - Legends of Motorsport: "The Ringmasters 1967"
Fri. 25th 6pm (EST) - Legends of Motorsport: "Lap of the Gods"
The first is suposedly a documentary of the (in)famous Nurburgring
Nordschleife.. all I can say is WOW !! this track was amazing - all 20+
miles of it!!
.. The second features an in-car look at a lap around some of the most
famous Grand Prix tracks.. again.. all I can say is WOW!!
Looks like my VCR is going to be VERY busy in the next two weeks!!!
doktorB
http://webhome.idirect.com/~drbryan/gpl
For the GPL track files, FAQs (I've got them!), installation help, release
date updates, poll-of-the week, pictures, and more!
** Make sure you check out my Poll of the Week: Which (potential)GPL box
cover do YOU prefer?.. 4 to choose from!
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>Grand Prix, the 1966 movie starring James Garner, is on this Sunday on
>Speed Vision. I'm told it shows all the tracks. Anyone that likes GPL
>might want to tape it.
Brandon
>Speedvision's presentation of the movie "Grand Prix" will commence at 7:00pm
>Eastern Standard Time (-5GMT). The movie is a MUST-SEE, and will be in
>LETTERBOX format.. so nothing will be "cut" from the edges (I've got the
>full-screen video.. so I'll be taping this one!). There will be feature
>interviews with the producers of the movie, and exclusive footage of the
>making of the movie (from what I hear). The presentation will be FOUR HOURS
>LONG... so make sure you have your VCR set to EXTENDED PLAY....
>If you've still got any room left on your tape, make sure you also catch the
>following:
>Mon. 14th 6pm (EST) - Legends of Motorsport: "Nine Days in Summer" - Part 1
>Tue. 14th 6pm (EST) - Legends of Motorsport: "Nine Days in Summer" - Part 2
>These will also be repeated at 3am (Tuesday morning, and Wednesday morning)
>if you didn't catch it the first time..
>I haven't seen "Nine Days in Summer", but from what I hear, it is a
>MUST-SEE.. with footage from the 1967 Grand Prix Season.
>** Also mark down the following dates **:
>Thu. 24th 6pm (EST) - Legends of Motorsport: "The Ringmasters 1967"
>Fri. 25th 6pm (EST) - Legends of Motorsport: "Lap of the Gods"
>The first is suposedly a documentary of the (in)famous Nurburgring
>Nordschleife.. all I can say is WOW !! this track was amazing - all 20+
>miles of it!!
>.. The second features an in-car look at a lap around some of the most
>famous Grand Prix tracks.. again.. all I can say is WOW!!
>Looks like my VCR is going to be VERY busy in the next two weeks!!!
>doktorB
>http://www.racesimcentral.net/~drbryan/gpl
>For the GPL track files, FAQs (I've got them!), installation help, release
>date updates, poll-of-the week, pictures, and more!
>** Make sure you check out my Poll of the Week: Which (potential)GPL box
>cover do YOU prefer?.. 4 to choose from!
>------
>>Hello,
>>Grand Prix, the 1966 movie starring James Garner, is on this Sunday on
>>Speed Vision. I'm told it shows all the tracks. Anyone that likes GPL
>>might want to tape it.
> You mean there were WOMEN in that movie. I FF through all the non-racing
> moments. Nothing like a bunch of useless dialogue and bad acting to mess up a
> perfectly cool racing flick!
> >BTW, I saw Eve Marie Saint a few years ago on Letterman and she wouldn't even
> >talk about the film! She hates motor racing and thought it was a horrible
> >experience. Sheesh....
> >-don
> >"To race is to live, everything else is just waiting." - Rudi Caricciola
Did you notice the burn on James Garner's neck at the end of the movie?
I bet that was real, from the flame scene at the Glen (I think). Now
there was an *actor* who wasn't afraid to race!
Devon
Hey, I'll gladly sit through a little dialogue just to get a look at the
totally cool Francoise Hardy! Yum!
My favorite bit of dialogue in the film is the drivers meeting before Spa when
all the drivers are ***ing about the track conditions and what could happen
if it rains. How many real F1 pilots can you pick out of the crowd?
-don
"To race is to live, everything else is just waiting." - Rudi Caricciola
wasn't that at Brands Hatch?
Andy.
I liked his story in the Speedvision presentation about how Lloyd's of London
pulled his insurance especially after they got wind of that scene.
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