OT: The green helmet

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I just noticed there's a film on UK sky digital channel TCM at 5.00 on Friday 18th may, called The green helmet. It says very little about it only, A racing driver who loses his nerve after several bad crashes makes a final attempt to prove himself. I've never heard of it before, anyone know anything about it, i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it, any good etc. -- Mark Aisthorpe London UK Remove NO-SPAM to reply

The Green Helmet, released in 1961, starred Bill Travers, Ed Begley, and Jack Brabham and was filmed at Le mans, Silverstone, Sebring and Mille Miglia. No great shakes as a racing film, but mght be worth a look as a documentary of the period. (It's been nearly 30 years since I've seen it, so please forgive me if my recollection is a little faded.) On Thu, 18 May 2000 20:21:22 +0100, "Mark Aisthorpe" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I just noticed there's a film on UK sky digital >channel TCM >at 5.00 on Friday 18th may, called The green >helmet. > >It says very little about it only, >A racing driver who loses his nerve after several >bad >crashes makes a final attempt to prove himself. > >I've never heard of it before, anyone know >anything about it, >i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it, >any good etc. > >-- >Mark Aisthorpe >London UK > >Remove NO-SPAM to reply > >

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It's the green hornet with bruce Lee..... Mark Aisthorpe <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : pqXU4.3705$[email hidden]...

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> I just noticed there's a film on UK sky digital > channel TCM > at 5.00 on Friday 18th may, called The green > helmet. > > It says very little about it only, > A racing driver who loses his nerve after several > bad > crashes makes a final attempt to prove himself. > > I've never heard of it before, anyone know > anything about it, > i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it, > any good etc. > > -- > Mark Aisthorpe > London UK > > Remove NO-SPAM to reply > >

I'ts a sportscar type racing film, featuring footage from Le Mans and the Targa Floria or Mille Miglia in the late 50's... Not the best racing movie I ever saw, but there's some good fottage from LM in it. -- All the best, Ed Solheim ** Proud member of the GPLEA ** (Remove SPAM-GUARD in address to reply) Mark Aisthorpe wrote: > I just noticed there's a film on UK sky digital > channel TCM > at 5.00 on Friday 18th may, called The green > helmet. > > I've never heard of it before, anyone know > anything about it, > i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it, > any good etc.

LOL : ) No definitely The green helmet. Well thanks for the quick replies guys, Hmm, Le Mans, Sir Jack, sounds interesting. Have to see if I can remember how to set the video. -- Mark Aisthorpe London UK Remove NO-SPAM to reply "LL" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8g1ldm$anu$[email hidden]... > It's the green hornet with bruce Lee..... > > > > Mark Aisthorpe <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : > pqXU4.3705$[email hidden]. .. > > I just noticed there's a film on UK sky digital > > channel TCM > > at 5.00 on Friday 18th may, called The green > > helmet.

Sounds like the famed Tom Cruise racing movie...Top Gun...er I mean the Famed Tom Cruise racing movie All the Right Moves...er I mean the famed Tom Cruise movie Days of Thunder...er I mean the ... dave henrie Mark Aisthorpe wrote:

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> > I just noticed there's a film on UK sky digital > channel TCM > at 5.00 on Friday 18th may, called The green > helmet. > > It says very little about it only, > A racing driver who loses his nerve after several > bad > crashes makes a final attempt to prove himself. > > I've never heard of it before, anyone know > anything about it, > i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it, > any good etc. > > -- > Mark Aisthorpe > London UK > > Remove NO-SPAM to reply

Hello, I'm an expat Brit living in Canada : AND : Yes, I've seen this movie. It has Jack Brabham in it in a bit part (he was World Champion at the time),plus some nice footage of Le Mans, Silverstone (a test session) and the Mille Miglia/Targa Florio. The plot is a bit awful - a British racing driver out of a job signs up to help a US tire manufacturer sell his product (by winning races on his tyres), seduces his daugther, kills his best friend (co-pilot Sidney James) then wins the big race. It's not a bad film.It is worth a view in my opinion. Nowhere near as good as Le Mans or Grand Prix, but much better than "The Racers" (Kirk Douglas) or Days of Chunder (sorry Thunder) Enjoy !! ========================================= Mark Aisthorpe wrote in message ...

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>I just noticed there's a film on UK sky digital >channel TCM >at 5.00 on Friday 18th may, called The green >helmet. > >It says very little about it only, >A racing driver who loses his nerve after several >bad >crashes makes a final attempt to prove himself. > >I've never heard of it before, anyone know >anything about it, >i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it, >any good etc. > >-- >Mark Aisthorpe >London UK > >Remove NO-SPAM to reply > >