Favorite Car Chase?
Rick
while. The one in Caledonia -- It's Worth a Fortune is exciting. Jim
loses the bad guys by heading up a truck ramp. Good execution in that
chase. What's your favorite?
-Rick
Tony DeAngelo
Though it's not a car chase, honorable mention goes to Jim crashing the
Firebird with Beth as passenger.
Jim: Are you okay?
Beth: OKAY??!!!!!!
Jim: Good!
dw
How about the one where he is driving the Vega with a semi chasing him and
goes across a bridge to narrow for the semi to cross.
Or the one where he is in a VW. Didn't have the power so he had to outwit
them.
Of course the one where the helicopter is chasing him and he goes through a
hanger with the doors open on the other end enough for a car but not a
helicopter was good as well.
But there are a ton of others as well.
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bcnmason
> They're not my favorite thing about TRF, but I enjoy them once in a
> -Rick
I have to echo what DW mentioned, in the fact that there's just so many good
ones, that it's hard to pick an overall favorite. Here's a few that I
really enjoy,....
"Guilt". As was already mentioned, the chase with the helicopter had some
really great aerial shots! Great stunt driving by Jim and some nifty moves
by the stunt pilot. Same can be said for the "Backlash of the Hunter"
episode / pilot.
"Gearjammers". Very rare that Jim doesn't lose the goons in a chase, but in
this one he couldn't shake them. In typical smart mouth fashion, Jim
commends them on their driving, takes the air out of their tires (reminds
them that their tire is a little low), then speeds off. Great scene.
"Sticks & Stones May Break Your Bones,....". Nice modified 'vette. Need I
say more? Jim drives the wheels off the 'bird to elude them. Smokes the
tires, pulls a classic reverse 180, then another 180 in front of some cops
handing out a ticket. Then he's asked if he's been drinking. Next scene,
Jim's taking a breathalizer test at the station.
Brian
RNeill22
>From: cole...@operamail.com (Rick)
>Date: 1/21/04 4:13 PM Eastern Standar
Don't recall the episode, possibly "New Life, Old Dragons," with Rocky, Jim and
L.J escaping by driving Rocky's 4wD pick-up truck along the beach. The goons
get stranded on the sand trying to follow.
bcnmason
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You would be correct, RNeill. That is the episode which that chase takes
place. I believe they were driving a Ford LTD if I'm not mistaken.
On a similar note,.....the Lincoln Continental in "The Aaron Ironwood School
of Success" met with the same results on the sand,....without any doubt.
Hmm,...I have this craving for pizza all of a sudden.
Brian
Rick
> Boy that is a tough one as there is so many
>
> How about the one where he is driving the Vega with a semi chasing him and
> goes across a bridge to narrow for the semi to cross.
That's an early episode, isn't it? Can you recall the name of that?
CardsFan
Not necessarily my favorite, but in "Claire" he is chased by a couple guys
in a huge Chrysler. He gets cornered and ends up faking them out and ends
up with their gun. He makes 'em toss the keys and crawl under their own
car.
A similar scene was in "Quickie Nirvana" when he put the car of the guys who
were chasing him into neutral and it rolled backwards down a hill.
Both were beautiful.
AJM
William R.
Lindsay Wagner and James Woods. One of Jim's classic finesses of all time
came in that episode when he encounters three key people at the race track,
and got one (the truck driver) to lose his cool and essentially admit the
Calvin Calhoun was invited to their party. This countered their statement
to the police that he crashed the party.
William R,
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sanpablo
I can't recall the episode name but I remember one where he ended up
driving on a car transport truck and when he comes down off the ramp
there is a cop there. Ring a bell, anyone?
dw
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That is Caledonia-It's Worth a Fortune as Rick mentioned above
sanpablo
When he said a triuck ramp I was thinking of one of those
freeway/highway run off ramps that you see on steep grades :-)
Always enjoy the 180 reverse turns!!
William R.
personal favorite. Especially clever was how he used the narrow alley the
ditch the pursuers.
William R.
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RNeill22
Don't recall if anyone's mentioned it yet, but I liked Jim's response when
Falcone complimented Jim on a reverse spin maneuver.
Jim shrugs: "Ah. Drivers in LA do that all the time."
bcnmason
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> Suggesting a U-turn while driving that bus in "Dwarf in a Helium Hat" was
my
> personal favorite. Especially clever was how he used the narrow alley the
> ditch the pursuers.
> William R.
LOL! If I remember the dialogue correctly, Jim said "sure, I'll do a 180
and then pop a wheelie back up the street".
Brian
bcnmason
was supposed to originally. (According to Ed Robertson). It was that long
foot chase in "Roundabout" at the very end through the Hoover Dam building.
Geronimo! Hard not to laugh somewhat at the ending of the chase. Gotcha!
(Both Jim and Robertson gasping for air).
Brian
dw
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That's understandable. I think Jim actually used one, or something similar
to it. I don't recall the episode but after he got stopped Angel got out and
started walking.
Adam H. Kerman
William R.
You got that right about the bus ride. Now I remember that Jim said "pop a
wheelie", instead of "U-turn".
obtw: I'm a little green on e-mail lingo. Can you tell me what "LOL!"
stands for and means. I see that expression quite often.
Thanks,
William R.
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CardsFan
> Brian,
>
> You got that right about the bus ride. Now I remember that Jim said "pop
a
> wheelie", instead of "U-turn".
>
> obtw: I'm a little green on e-mail lingo. Can you tell me what "LOL!"
> stands for and means. I see that expression quite often.
Laughing out loud.
AJM
Rick
by a thug. He pulls a 180 and gets the guy's license number. Very
slick.
John Hardy
except that I finally realized that it was James Garner
performing the 180. He turned onto a side street, followed
by the bad guys. He reached a dead-end and stopped. The bad
guys stopped next to him. He threw the Firebird into reverse
and did a 180 to escape. I don't know what episode it was,
and it isn't really important. Just realizing it was James
Garner was the main thing.
--
John Hardy
Spud
garbage dump. He's on dirt the whole time with his tires a squeeling.
Ed
JosephLoya
Everyone seems to remember the tires blowing out on the chaser, but this time I
noticed that Jim "bump drafted" a guy into the parking lot before the gate
fell. The chaser had to stop and drop some coin into the slot.
He was only shown for a split second, but I'm pretty sure I recognized the
driver that Jim bumped through the gate as that tall thin guy who played the
"flunky" cop through the much of the rest of the series. (Who the heck was he?)
Brian: Keep warm, Daytona is soon. What do you think of the "Chase to the
Championship" setup?
bcnmason
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> I just came across the opening of "This Case is Closed."
> Everyone seems to remember the tires blowing out on the chaser, but this
time I
> noticed that Jim "bump drafted" a guy into the parking lot before the gate
> fell. The chaser had to stop and drop some coin into the slot.
> He was only shown for a split second, but I'm pretty sure I recognized the
> driver that Jim bumped through the gate as that tall thin guy who played
the
> "flunky" cop through the much of the rest of the series. (Who the heck was
he?)
To me, that was officer Billings, (Luis Delgado) driving that car. They
just slapped on a mustache,...I think.
> Brian: Keep warm, Daytona is soon. What do you think of the "Chase to the
> Championship" setup?
Thanks, Joseph. I have a whole Rockford library to look through for these
frigid occasions, and then some.
As far as the NASCAR "Chase to the Championship" goes. I have yet to read
up on it fully. Sounds rather interesting from what I did read, but a lot
of die-hard fans are already sending in the lynch mob. I'm taking a wait
and see approach to it.
Brian
Erich Wise
>
> "JosephLoya" <josep...@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
> > I just came across the opening of "This Case is Closed."
> > Everyone seems to remember the tires blowing out on the chaser, but this
> time I
> > noticed that Jim "bump drafted" a guy into the parking lot before the
gate
> > fell. The chaser had to stop and drop some coin into the slot.
> > He was only shown for a split second, but I'm pretty sure I recognized
the
> > driver that Jim bumped through the gate as that tall thin guy who played
> the
> > "flunky" cop through the much of the rest of the series. (Who the heck
was
> he?)
>
> To me, that was officer Billings, (Luis Delgado) driving that car. They
> just slapped on a mustache,...I think.
>
And for some reason they had him yell "Hey!" when Rockford hit him (perhaps
so he would receive credit or higher pay?). If it hadn't been for that
word, the whole sequence would have been without dialogue.
rat...@rogers.com
the race-car-driving widow drive the 'bird, in order
to facilitate their getaway once Jim had burgled the
printer's shop. She lost the cops, but complained
about the 'bird having too much understeer?
Rick
> Suggesting a U-turn while driving that bus in "Dwarf in a Helium Hat" was my
> personal favorite. Especially clever was how he used the narrow alley the
> ditch the pursuers.
I just saw that one today. I bet Cannell borrowed the stolen bus
motif from Clint's movie "The Gauntlet." But it was definitely an
exciting chase to watch, irregardless of where the idea came from.
-Rick