Car movie database - Facts on automotive movies
List of car films - Mainstream car films
A database of facts on films about motor cars and plot details and characters.
A summary of American Graffiti.
American Graffiti was written and directed by George Lucas featuring actors such as Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfuss. Initially released in 1973 the film was instantly met with positive reviews from the public and critics alike.
What is The Fast and the Furious about?
Exhilarating and fast paced, The Fast and the Furious has a multi-layer car racing story as its focus. The central figure is actor Paul Walker and the movie is about the world of Asian automotive imports. A cop called Brian O'Connor is ordered to locate a handful of robbers, who use motors that have been juiced up to steal merchandise, by building an alliance with a group of street racers. He takes part in a street racing event in the desert in an altered Dodge Charger and comes up against ex-prisoner Dom Toretto. In the final scenes Dom is injured and Brian lets him get away instead of arresting him for his crimes because he has developed a friendship with him throughout the course of the movie. The picture fulfils its target to provide fast paced entertainment and keep the viewer guessing.
Well known movies starring cars
Love action movies and cars? You've no doubt watched lots of movies starring award winning actors as well as Volkswagen Beetles, El Caminos, Aston Martins, Minis, Gran Turinos, Mitsubishis and Nissans. Box office hits like Vanishing Point, Bullitt, The Fast and The Furious and Risky Business contain different storylines where the autos are vital to the tale. Explosions, high-speed chases and cool manoeuvres make up many scenes in critically acclaimed movies like The Italian Job, Ronin, Smoky and the Bandit, The Dukes of Hazard and Cars and Speed Racer. Batman and James Bond are of course two popular heroes who are always close to a powerful engine and a wide stretch of road - scroll down for more details!
The Italian Job - a summary
Anybody with a slight interest in cars and classic movies will have heard of The Italian Job. The British film has collected a massive following and modern versions of the picture, released way back in the 1960, have since been filmed starring great actors such as Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron. The lead role is taken on by veteran actor Michael Caine. He plays Charlie - an ex-convict who brings together a team of mates to steal a shipment of gold from an Italian city with assistance from a trio of Mini Coopers, a bus and two Jaguars. A number of car chases follow through the city streets, highways, rooftops, rivers and sewers. The gold is successfully robbed by the team but their bus starts skidding on the road and they are left wavering over a cliff edge - the end credits begin to roll as the thieves work out how they will escape with their loot.