1998 Winter Catalog
p. 66
Rendezvous Video
"Better than any chase scene ever filmed, because it's real! Renowned
French director Claude Lelouch mounted a camera on the nose of his
Ferrari, then drove flat out through the streets of Paris, running
countless red lights, using pedestrians as apexes and sidewalks as
streets. The sound of his roaring V-12 is stirring enough, but the sight
of Paris rushing by on the Champs Elysees at over 100 mph makes this '...
a must-see piece of auto cinema.' Car and Driver. 9 minutes of non-stop
excitement."
117461N
$49.95
Larry Clark had this to say:
>Okay, (as Jack Nicolson said) I'm dyin here. I searched motorbooks.com
>for the rondezous video, but no luck.
>
>Hmmm... sure would love any more tips if anyone has them. I'd love to
>see it again.
>
>Larry
>66 'B (no bumpercam)
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
>Reply-To: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
>To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Movie Review
>Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:41:01 -0700
>
>Rendezvouz featured a Ferrari, which one I can't recall (it never
>appeared on camera). Still available from Classic Motorbooks. Short
>but
>hair-raising. Pretty much unbelievable gall (and luck)... running red
>lights on the Champs Elysee (sp?)... hitting 4th gear in one-lane
>alleys... probably won't impress any San Franciscans -- they see
>Beemers
>driven similarly every day...
>
>Larry Clark had this to say:
>
>>I remember reading that they hired Formula 1 drivers to do the stunt
>>driving. My dad used to have a short film called "Rendezvous." It was
>>made by strapping a movie camera to the front bumper of something
>>fast (sounded Italian) and driving at unbelievable speeds through
>>Paris. Ronin was the closest thing I've seen since. Too bad about the
>>acting.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: WSpohn4@aol.com <WSpohn4@aol.com>
>>To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
>>Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 11:50 AM
>>Subject: Movie Review
>>
>>
>>>Here's a movie review. I know.... car group and all, but this one is
>>related
>>>to automotive matters.
>>>
>>>I rented the DVD of Ronin the other evening. De Niro was good, and
>>the
>>>French sidekick, whose name escapes me was OK, but the rest of them
>>including
>>>the red haired slightly bug-eyed female lead (whose brief romantic
>>interlude
>>>with De Niro was as forgettable as her acting), didn't engage my
>>sympathy.
>>>
>>>The real star of the movie, however, was the stunt driving.
>>>It is better than anything I have seen since Bullitt (one of the
>>first DVDs
>>I
>>>bought. Although De Niro and one of the other drivers are no Steve
>>McQueen,
>>>and in any case no doubt had stunt drivers (I think Steve did at
>>least part
>>>of his own driving), the level of effects is truly excellent.
>>>
>>>It is set in France in scenic surroundings, and the driving on
>>country
>>roads,
>>>in the city, the WRONG way on autoroutes etc. is pretty thrilling
>>and looks
>>>quite realistic - it doesn't look choreographed, and not every car
>>that
>>comes
>>>to grief bursts into flame; in short, it appears that some thought
>>actually
>>>went into that part of the shooting.
>>>
>>>The good guys drive a nitrous burning Audi A8, as well as
>>miscellaneous
>>>Renault/Peugeot stuff, and the bad guys also a BMW and various other
>>European
>>>iron.
>>>
>>>For the squeamish - no nudity, but a fair bit of blood. Recommended!
>>>
>>>
>>>Bill Spohn
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
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>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>Runs great,
>looks particularly bad since some SUV clown backed into it.
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
>
>
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