OT LeMans/McQueen

by **Don Scurlo** » Tue, 05 Jun 2001 03:46:50

I agree. As soon as the film started I was immediately struck by what a
accurate job Roland Ehnstr?m and the whole GPL Lemans crew did in creating this
track, fabulous work. Not only that, it's a great track to drive, very similar
lap times to Spa but, for me, way more enjoyable driving. Thanks guys.

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by **Dave Henri** » Tue, 05 Jun 2001 08:15:51

"Robin" > I really liked the commentary when they went to commercial breaks
a la
I was getting dinner ready just before it aired here on the West coast,
so I ran down and started a tape rewinding. Popped into my son's room and
asked him to start recording in a couple of minutes once the tape has
finished rewinding...went back upstairs. Came back down several hours
later...saw the 2nd airing was on and stopped the tape...hit rewind..and
when it got to the beginning of the tape...the almost exact same portion of
the race showed up...(rain tires) so I have a tape with the last half of
the movie...then after that I have the first half of the movie...needless
to say...my son dropped the ball getting the tape started...I dropped kicked
him for that...(ssshhhh don't tell the PC police)
dave henrie

by **Sideshow Bo** » Tue, 05 Jun 2001 08:55:47

: ...needless
: to say...my son dropped the ball getting the tape started...I dropped
kicked
: him for that...(ssshhhh don't tell the PC police)
: dave henrie
:
:

You'll get another chance... Speedvision has the movie scheduled to follow
the Le Mans race.

SB.

by **Tim** » Tue, 05 Jun 2001 11:01:37

> : Andrew,
> :
> : I wonder the same thing. I have LeMans on Laser Disc but would love GP and
> : Lemans on DVD. The prints that Speedvision has on both GP and LeMans look
> : very good.

> I've got the Letterbox GP on VHS, very nice transfer... it would be awesome
> on DVD especially if they had something like Speedvision did and interview
> Garner.

<snip>

The interviews with Garner were great during the Making of Grand Prix,
and Frankenheimer was great as well. Can't stand the 'Grand Hotel'
approach as Frank' called it; when Speedvision showed GP last year I
recorded the making of and then just the race portions of the movie
without the melodrama. [DVD is good for that too]

Le Mans was the opposite- no Hollywood story at all there, just great
race footage. Almost a documentary with an actor inserted into scenes.

I loved the story in the 'making of' where Frankenheimer was told that
a reviewer in a car mag said Le Mans was a racing movie and Grand Prix
was a soap opera!

Frankenheimer's love of cars is evident, though; Ronin had amazing
chase scenes in it.

A couple of others I would like to get are Winning, which I have not
seen in years, and even Bobby Deerfield, which was on Classic Sports
recently, which I have never seen but would like for the race footage
as well.

Le Mans seems to be the only movie that did not try to shoe-horn a
melodrama into it.

Tim

by **Matt Lanze** » Tue, 05 Jun 2001 20:46:14

Agreed! Sat. night was the first time I'd seen the movie, and couldn't believe
how accurately the guys modeled the track for GPL. Even the frickin' Esso Man!

Superb work guys... Your love for the game is evident, and your hard work is
cementing this "game" as the best ever (IMO)!

Warlock!

> Anyone else watching this movie for the x'th time but with different eyes
> now that you've had the LeMans track constantly loaded everytime you fire up
> GPL? I couldn't believe how accurate a job everyone did who had a hand in
> creating the track for GPL. I was driving right along with Steve every lap
> they showed. The only thing that kept messing me up watching the film was
> the chicane added before the grandstand/pit area... otherwise I was there!!!
> Robin

> > Movie "LeMans" with McQueen starting now on Speedvision.

> > --