Thread: "Rendezvous" and "The Run"

yep,, thats a classic!!

he had those special american cop show tyres that squeal a lot!!

This has been used recently as a clip for a music video (I forget the name) and it was sped up a bit there to fit the length of the song.

Interestingly, other than a few straight stretches (Champs Elysee) he is not actually going that fast. It is amazing how quick it can look being filmed from bumper height - the pedestrian crossings however are a bit of a give away. You can't judge by the linemarkings as they are quite a bit closer together than ours. The sound overdub also makes it feel faster with high revving and screeching tyres.

There is a rumour that it was actualy filmed on a motorbike - which could have even the case since in a few shots the headlight beam does not have much spread.

Here's a link to a site where some geeks have tried to map the speed of the driving from timed intervals along the route...

Speed of a Car: C'était un Rendezvous

As I mentioned, there are some fast, straight stretches - 220km/h??? maybe - but the majority is at quite realistic speeds.

The Run just doesn't capture the same soul and passion of the original.

It was rumoured to be Jacky Ickyx driving.

I thought the sound was real not overdubbed ? I thought that was an urban myth.