Thread: Duel

It was a good flick.
Even a tad scary for a young one

Have they just done a remake of this recently?

I am pretty sure it is Spielberg's directorial debut - originally made for tv but picked up for cinema.
At least thats what i remember from media class

Originally Posted by Chops

Have they just done a remake of this recently?

Yeah, in 2010 and it was a bit . They had a prime mover, which really could have been any truck. It lacked the character of the original. That's what happens sometimes when you try and bring something into the 21st century - it just doesn't work.

Originally Posted by synthium

I am pretty sure it is Spielberg's directorial debut - originally made for tv but picked up for cinema.

Correct. Not long after this came Jaws where he really made it big

For all you Duel fans, here's a pic of 'one' of the trucks used in the film, and the same model car. This is believed to be the last remaining truck, as the others were sacrificed in the making of the film! It was also said that all the various rego plates were mounted on the front as though they were the plates from all the previous cars the driver had chased down....