No CGI, no Ultimate Arm, no drones - Only Action Movie: Short Time Director: Gregg Champion Writers: John Blumenthal, Michael Berry Stars: Dabney Coleman, Matt Frewer, Teri Garr ...
In 1991 I worked for a security company that had a fleet of ex-police Dodge Diplomats as patrol cars. They were as tough as anvils. None of them worked right but they never stopped running.
When I started my 30 year career as a cop, our fleet has Dodge Aspens as patrol cars. They were horrible. They were very fast if you drove straight. But hard braking and turning right or left, the engines would die. Cops knew to put it in neutral and restart the engine. Nice and roomy. Phased those out fir the early 80’s Chevy Malibu, a great car, but came with different engines, a 305 and 350. The 350’s screamed.
Side story to the Aspen! There was a cop, who was very strong. The Aspen died on him while driving in a high speed situation. The power steering shuts off and he had to muscle through the turn. He bent the steering wheel. Typical, the city mechanics tried to straighten out the steering wheel so for the duration that cruiser was in service, the steering wheel was more oval than round.
I remember this movie. It was hilarious. The cop thought he was dying of a terminal disease that was not covered by insurance but if he was killed in the line of duty his family would get a huge settlement. So he was taking a lot of dangerous chances. He had been an extremely cautious cop until then. The actor was not really known for comedy roles but he did a good job in this one.
@@a.person7825 one of his best in this genre is actually "Cloak and dagger. " where he played dual roles as the dad who has no time for his kid and an imaginary spy that advises the kid through a lot of adventures against real spies.
Another thing that makes this car chase so brilliant and sets it apart from the others is the context behind it. It's not about catching the bad guys or escaping the bad guys. Its about Dabney Coleman's character trying to get himself killed and failing to do so!
@@sprint429 He's not so much "loosening the belt" as expressing regret that the seatbelt saved his life in the roll-over crash. He wants to die, on his own terms.
@@ChrisMaxfieldActs Don't you hate it when you want to die dramatically in a car chase, but _then safety belts have to get involved and ruin the fun for everyone!_
Nobody who saw the film was expecting him to get out. He was trying to kill himself in the line of duty but didn't realise he was still wearing his belt.
I love watching the car chase scenes from these movies. You get to see a lot of cars that were common in those days but you don’t see anymore. Very nostalgic.
@@TurboPro9952 Dabney Coleman played the voice of Principal Peter Prickly in the animated TV series, _Recess_ (1997-2001), as well as _Recess: School's Out, Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street_ (both 2001), _Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade_ and _Recess: All Growed Down_ (both 2003).
One of the greatest underrated car chases in movie history. The camera work, editing and sound design, not to mention the stunt driving, is absolutely first rate. I would even put this slightly above the chase scene in Friedkin's To Live And Die In LA.
@@Pbadome1 It was the ending of the second Bourne movie. He steals a cab and beats the hell out of it, along with half the cars in Russia. For gratuitous property damage though, I think "Blues Brothers is the winner.
The camera shots played a massive role in this masterpiece. The bumper shots, the camera shake, the sudden pause here for an example 4:00, the creative camera placements like this one here 3:38, the static shots on some parts. It really adds to the excitement.
Absolutely phenomenal camera work here. You can tell precisely what is going on at all times and with maximum impact. Also, the sound and editing is incredible.
How about how the cop car loses its windshield and then a few (film) shots later it has a windshield and then a few (film). shots later the windshield is missing again!
Exactly! Wish they would go back to making stunts and practical effects. Computerized explosions and cars turning over, bullets flying through in slow motion doesn't do anything for me. Movie producers need to go back to the drawing board and make good movies again.
I love movie car chases! Car takes a hundred rounds to the radiator without a puff of steam. "Bullet* with Steve Mcqueen has got to be the all-time best
Certainly not, many car chases are better, in Bullit you dont see any cars in streets, except one or two beetles!For example, I watched a french movie called " le casse" (" the burglars") and chase is in real streets traffic....There are many others examples..
My full admiration goes out to the flashing red light on top of the cop car! Not only did it manage to stay attached right til the end, it also managed to remain functioning right til the end. It's made of sturdy stuff!
If you watch the whole movie it is not lame, he is driving like that so he can die in the line of duty and his family will be set for life as he thinks he is dying !!!
I saw this on HBO! I've always felt this was by far the greatest car chase on film to this day. Rolls down an enbankment, unclicks seat belt and continues. This is for you Dougie.
Funny I recognize the final scene, under the parkade. It's in New Westminster British Columbia, Canada. As a little kid I used to go shopping with my parents at the department store that was there Army and Navy. Between Amazon and the pandemic it put the final nail in the coffin for them. The family that started it the children decided it was time to wrap it up and cash out. As a young man my girlfriend used to work in a bar on that street so I'd always be there late at night. Now as a truck driver I drive down that street on a weekly basis it's changed a lot. Last year there was this huge fire that destroyed a pier here on the river beside a nice park. They are now building two of the tallest waterfront towers in Metro Vancouver there it's along the Fraser River. When they go up for sale I think I'll inquire about a unit. It's beside the New West Quay some cool shops and pubs and restaurants down there.
What puts the original Gone In Sixty Seconds into a league by themselves is Toby who was everything. Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Stuntman, High-Speed Stunt Driver, you name it. They couldn't get permission for the high-speed chases but they did them anyway. They paid many thousands of dollars not only in fines, but they also paid for all the damage they did to the infrastructures (light poles, etc) of the several cities they flew thru. Best of all, the reason they were able to crash 100 cars is that he owned a massive wrecking yard. Sell 'em for scrap, write 'em off the books, add the money to the filming budget. The guy was one smart cookie!
@Dude with Opinion when i was 17 , i ride my BMX all day long.....not the same country, not the same way for play. Now i'm 34 and i ride a 1971 firebird tuned to 330hp , and every time i ride my pontiac i'm back to my 19, when i was stupidly mad.
This was awesome! Look closely at 1:49 frame by frame, the cop car clearly breaks his Left Front tie rod (steering) but looks like they repaired that and kept filming the scene with the same car at 1:51.
Yep. Same with the tow truck in Terminator 2. When it jumps down from the bridge you can clearly see that it broke its right steering but in the next scene its fixed.
"Short Time" is a real gem of a movie with some great stunts and funny lines. It is helped by Dabney Coleman and Matt Frewer playing two cops called "Bert" and "Ernie" and doing a good job of channelling the Sesame Street characters.
This was one of the most hilarious ridiculous things I have ever viewed - especially when his red mangled car was still able to drive after somersaulting. this is one of the best good old belly laughs I have had in a long time. Good for the immune system.
For anyone who needs context: This is a film about a cop who finds out he only has a few weeks to live, but his wife and child will only be able to collect insurance money if he dies in the line of duty
I was a teenager in the 90's and it was easily the best decade of my life! The early Internet, Gamespy, heaps of populated Quake servers, modem and LAN Warcraft II, Star Trek Next Generation, Stargate, X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Sopranos, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, and so much more! Pure heaven!
Was a teenager in the the early 80's and it was easily the best decade of my life! Discovering computers with my first VIC-20, then C64. Trading games on BBS's. Great action movies like Aliens, Die Hard. Back to the Future, the Terminator, Star Trek WOK, Commando, Ghostbusters, The Goonies. Back when TV was entertaining with shows like The A-Team, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Knight Rider, the start of Star Trek:TNG, McGyver, Magnum PI, The Greatest American Hero, The Six Million Dollar man. And so many sitcoms. The birth of Music videos. Very cool TV miniseries like "V". When Schwarzenegger, Willis, M. J. Fox, Sigourney Weaver, were household names. Good times. Good memories. (The 90's weren't too bad either. Neither was the 70's)
@@DocMicrowave Awesome reply! Although I was too young in the 80's (born in 1984) I still have immense love and respect for that era, as well as the 70's (mostly from music, TV shows and movies from those decades). Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Peace and love ❤✌❤
Lets see...SEGA in it's prime, console wars, the Mclaren F1 (and supercars in general), best NFS games of all times, the best anime, NBA golden age, best action movies (Arnold, Sly, JCVD, JC, Bruce willis, Seagal, etg), first Matrix, The truman show (Jim Carrey), Football in it's prime (the real Football, not the american), F1, FIA GT, Indycar golden years, and a long etc...
Certainly one of the best car chases since 1968's "Bullitt" with Bill Hickman and Steve McQueen and 1973's 'The Seven Ups" with Bill Hickman and Roy Scheider.
No!!! The geezers here seem to think these cars all survived. Just patch up the holes and drive them another 800,000 miles. Nostalgia is one of the greatest enemies of the truth.
W...why? Those things were at the tail end of the Malaise era. Thing only made 140 HP or something. My 2 liter 4G63 SOHC makes that amount. On a 2xbbl carb.
@@the_kombinator e58 4bbl 360 made 245 hp and a nice big flat torque curve. More torque at 1500 rpm than your shitbox all out. You're engine wouldn't last 30 minutes at maximum rated horsepower. A 318 would last 20k hours in a towmotor.
@@randymagnum143 Um, actually, a very worn out (and heavily modded - 15.8 at St Thomas) 4G32 I had lasted an hour at Mosport well past the redline at times until I spun a bearing due to oil starvation. I still have the engine. I was keeping up with an Integra Type R on the straights and an MR2 kept up with me in the turns. The 360 fitted to an American land yacht would not be able to keep up with my shitbox on track, period. It MIGHT breach the 14s with some mods. Also, 4G33s are in fact used as forklift engines in Asian countries and are extremely durable. So are GA16DEs - both are better than what Hyster put into their forklifts and require very little servicing and don't piss out oil like the Iron Duke.
I like how after they scrape over the tops of the parked cars, the chase vehicles are suddenly much louder....from the exhaust systems being damaged in the previous scene! Good sound design.
I always get sad when I watch old movies and they total something like an old Crown Vic, Dodge Diplomat, Grand Prix, etc. But the thing is, those cars were new then. It's the same principle as taking a 2021 car (any model), and revving it until the engine explodes. Or taking it off-roading and purposely putting it through abuse. We don't see them as valuable now, but they could be in 50 years, the same way classic cars now were normal then, so they didn't think anything of it. That's what I always think of.
@@jackrich8399 true because there was a time when cheap easy to modify vehicles were readily available for $1000 on Craigslist and the days of 92-00 Civic, Integra, Prelude, E30, Volvo Brick cars are long gone. Eventually everything becomes a classic and sought after on some level.
@@BoostedPastime they only become a classic after people buy and wreck as many as they can. No respect for the car, just something to beat up because you can't be bothered to fix it.
@@internetbodhi1009 agreed I think a lot of what it also is is the fact that it's a limited edition item they were only produced for a certain amount of time and once the car is no longer in production it is essentially a countdown until there is none left which means that they can only become more valuable overtime since there's going to be less of them overtime.
you mean as metal death traps? there is a reason they aren't built like that anymore and several people worked very hard to get them how they are now after losing family members do to how shit these old cars were designed.
@@scorch2155 The reason is plastic is cheaper and dopes lust after them because people think their saving the environment. I like how people also think electric cars are just the greatest. Funny.
Hell yes. All action and no cgi. Never saw this movie, but will now have to check it out. Dabney Coleman was hysterical, and was also a good dramatic actor as well. The car chase in "Ronin" has always been a fave, also obviously Smokey and the Bandit, and the Blues Brothers too, for the choreography, sheer hilarity and utter destruction of many, many cars. John Candy's quip in the Blues Brothers- "We're in a truck!" Classic.
I still want a DVD for this. The movie is 'Short Time' from 1990. Long story short, a medical mix up makes Dabney Coleman think he's only got a short while to live, but his insurance only pays out if he dies on the job, so to provide for his wife and son after he's gone, he becomes supercop.
I love watching these classic 80s movie car chase scenes! It reminded me of Cobra! In reality these cars would've been done but it's just Hollywood entertainment!
Anyone else notice that the car changed from a Dodge to a Plymouth? In all the scenes Right before the rifle shots to the front of the car, the car was a Dodge Diplomat. From the rifle scenes forward, the car was a Plymouth. The grilles are noticeably different. Great chase though.
I used to drive one of those Dodge/Plymouths. Very exciting chase, but the most unbelievable part is, how fast that Dodge/Plymouth drove. The most desirable thing about that car was the air conditioner.
I owned a 1980 Dodge Diplomat and what a good car it was just like all of the 1960's and 1970's Chrysler Corp. cars I owned. Back then Chrysler was awesome if you can believe that.
I too owned a boatload of MoPar cars. Starting with a 1961 Plymouth, 383 auto. all the way up to 1967. These were all former Tx Department of Public Safety patrol cars. They started getting flaky after that.
Amazing, - . . . . . . . all those bullet holes appear in the sides & in the hood. I don't really know why. (Maybe there is a "bad guy"-helicopter just off screen) ?
I've never heard of this movie until this clip showed up in my feed. And I'm a big fan of older action movies. I'll have to look up this movie on DVD or iTunes!
I used to watch these car chase scenes when I was a kid, then get ideas of smashing hot wheels. I even made some foil cars so I wouldn't get yelled at for smashing the cars with a hammer.
It was a funny movie. Worth checking out if you can find it for free. Don't remember the movie name but the actor was Dabney Coleman. He was in the original Wargames movie among a few other 80s movies
SHORT TIME: I watched this film a few days ago with low expectations. Hahahaha! How wrong was I. When you know the story you will understand why the cop was annoyed with himself for wearing a seat belt during the rollover. Brilliant film and if you like comedy/cop movies, you will not be disappointed.
Practical effects. Infinitely better than the cgi crap we get today. That was a solid car chase, and funny too. Will have to watch this movie some time.
In 1991 I worked for a security company that had a fleet of ex-police Dodge Diplomats as patrol cars. They were as tough as anvils. None of them worked right but they never stopped running.
"but they never stopped running" But this is bad once you parked it ... everybody could drive it ... ^^
When I started my 30 year career as a cop, our fleet has Dodge Aspens as patrol cars. They were horrible. They were very fast if you drove straight. But hard braking and turning right or left, the engines would die. Cops knew to put it in neutral and restart the engine. Nice and roomy. Phased those out fir the early 80’s Chevy Malibu, a great car, but came with different engines, a 305 and 350. The 350’s screamed.
Side story to the Aspen! There was a cop, who was very strong. The Aspen died on him while driving in a high speed situation. The power steering shuts off and he had to muscle through the turn. He bent the steering wheel. Typical, the city mechanics tried to straighten out the steering wheel so for the duration that cruiser was in service, the steering wheel was more oval than round.
@@oldguysrock2170 'breaking'? You breaked by using the break pedal, presumably?
@@markfox1545 : breaking the brake.
I remember this movie. It was hilarious. The cop thought he was dying of a terminal disease that was not covered by insurance but if he was killed in the line of duty his family would get a huge settlement. So he was taking a lot of dangerous chances. He had been an extremely cautious cop until then. The actor was not really known for comedy roles but he did a good job in this one.
The movie is called Short Time, starring Dabney Coleman. Great flick.
Dabney Coleman Actually Did Plenty of Comedy.... usually Playing a Prick.
Great Actor.
Tootsie and 9 to 5 come to mind.
@@a.person7825 one of his best in this genre is actually "Cloak and dagger. " where he played dual roles as the dad who has no time for his kid and an imaginary spy that advises the kid through a lot of adventures against real spies.
@@a.person7825 and Dragnet!
RIP Dabney Coleman 1932-2024. This chase is too memorable for his passing
Another thing that makes this car chase so brilliant and sets it apart from the others is the context behind it. It's not about catching the bad guys or escaping the bad guys. Its about Dabney Coleman's character trying to get himself killed and failing to do so!
When he Loosens his safety belt after rolling down the bank, you think he's going to get out, and then he carries on driving - absolutely priceless.
That’s a classic Dale Earnhardt move!
@@sprint429 He's not so much "loosening the belt" as expressing regret that the seatbelt saved his life in the roll-over crash. He wants to die, on his own terms.
@@ChrisMaxfieldActs Don't you hate it when you want to die dramatically in a car chase, but _then safety belts have to get involved and ruin the fun for everyone!_
Opposite move from Bullitt.
Nobody who saw the film was expecting him to get out. He was trying to kill himself in the line of duty but didn't realise he was still wearing his belt.
I love how real this car chase is. No BS cgi or animation. It’s so cool
actually it was done with models idiot
@@ko6jay681 So much anger in you , also that wouldn't be possibly because there is people inside to real scale doing real movements
3:47 whoa!
You would like the movie Blues Brothers.
You must be joking. This is fake as shit.
no music. just the sound of the engines. love it!
Guy thought he was a cop in Los Santos!
Stunt man: what do you want to happen during this car chase?
Director: yes.
10 years before this was filmed: original Mad Max.
Director here: Amateurs.
😂😂😂😂
I love watching the car chase scenes from these movies. You get to see a lot of cars that were common in those days but you don’t see anymore. Very nostalgic.
Looks like back then cars were painted with actual colors & not just grey, white, black or silver.
What's the name of this movie?
It’s in the description
Check out episodes of CHiP's.
Yeah at 0:06 I'm 90% sure that's a 1st gen Hyundai Scoupe.
RIP Dabney Coleman
January 3, 1932-May 17, 2024
Who'd he voice?
@@TurboPro9952 Dabney Coleman played the voice of Principal Peter Prickly in the animated TV series, _Recess_ (1997-2001), as well as _Recess: School's Out, Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street_ (both 2001), _Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade_ and _Recess: All Growed Down_ (both 2003).
@@devinmceachern Thank you.
@@TurboPro9952 You're welcome.
Dabney Coleman is died in 2024? What's happening?
One of the greatest underrated car chases in movie history. The camera work, editing and sound design, not to mention the stunt driving, is absolutely first rate. I would even put this slightly above the chase scene in Friedkin's To Live And Die In LA.
I was born in 82' and watched this a ton as a kid and assume my father must have bought the VHS. It's incredible how well this has aged!
What movie is this
Short Time. But didn't Ernie have a cigarette in the clinic/hospital?
A moment of silence to.all the cars that gave their lives for this amazing scene.
Pretty sure when asked what type of car chase scene this was going to be, the director said "Demolition Derby"
It's a good number of wrecks, but nothing holds a candle to the epic pileup in The Blues Brothers.
Every driver you see was a stunt man.
Especially with the crash at 6:32 with that Dodge Diplomat and Pontiac Catalina.
That Dodge cup car most of them came with a v8 318 no way could out run the pontiac Catalina with its v8 400. Just a movie.
The last time a cop car had that much damage but kept on going...and going..was driven by Sheriff Burford T. justice of Texas!
Yep that car was flogged out.
You're right about that one
You forgot the indestructible Russian taxi that Jason Bourne was driving.
@@paulmoore7064 Don't remember it, I'll look it up
@@Pbadome1 It was the ending of the second Bourne movie. He steals a cab and beats the hell out of it, along with half the cars in Russia. For gratuitous property damage though, I think "Blues Brothers is the winner.
Rest in Peace Dabney Coleman who passed away on 16 May 2024 aged 92 years.
The camera shots played a massive role in this masterpiece. The bumper shots, the camera shake, the sudden pause here for an example 4:00, the creative camera placements like this one here 3:38, the static shots on some parts. It really adds to the excitement.
And the editing is nothing short of amazing.
Today it's all Techno cranes that make everything look like a video game cutscene.
Watch "Deathproof" ... mmmmm yes
Absolutely phenomenal camera work here. You can tell precisely what is going on at all times and with maximum impact. Also, the sound and editing is incredible.
Craigslist be like: Vintage Chrysler for sale. Low miles, no low ballers plz. I know what I got.
“No hood for weight reduction and show off super engine”
Hey!
It's a Dodge.
@@ThatGuy-te9wh Chrysler Dodge Chrysler is the company, was!
“Dont waste my time.”
@@lm9847 lol imma waste ur time
The gray car being chased is a 1976 Pontiac Parisienne and the chasing red car is first a 1982 Dodge Diplomat and later a 1982 Plymouth Gran Fury.
thank you
Thank you
Thanks
wow i have to get one of those
Good eye
Are we really going to ignore the fact that these two cars never caught a flat tire😆
Mr Drexler was a badass!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Was thinking the same thing at about the 5:00 mark!
Yeah, we didn't have flats in the 80s action police 🚓 movie. 😂 Dabney Coleman is BAD ASS AWESOME 👍😎
How about how the cop car loses its windshield and then a few (film) shots later it has a windshield and then a few (film). shots later the windshield is missing again!
movie magic
Shoutout to the camera man for hovering and going 60km/h to film this masterpiece
Nobody was planning on getting this in there recommendations and watching it but we all watched till the end
Beat part the crazy ones saying this guy crazy 😜 🤣🤣
Lmao me think best car chase my a**...I guess that was before fast and the furious😂😂
@@nicholasdiehl7368 اااهعاز
Yes yes yes
Used to love watching this every time it would come on TV. Now I can watch it anytime of TH-cam.
I miss the real movies, a real car chase no cgi crap, and seat belts save lives !!!
Exactly! Wish they would go back to making stunts and practical effects. Computerized explosions and cars turning over, bullets flying through in slow motion doesn't do anything for me. Movie producers need to go back to the drawing board and make good movies again.
@@caramia9756 -- well said my friend, well said. 👌
@@kevCjm6dhhihiujkbbhjhvcfyhuiij Yes, let me know which ones so I can watch those instead.
That's if the classic car actually has one.
@@LITTLE1994 The seatbelt comment was a reference to the roll over scene, and yes all of mine have them.
The one time the title nails it and isnt clickbait. Amazing scene
I love movie car chases! Car takes a hundred rounds to the radiator without a puff of steam. "Bullet* with Steve Mcqueen has got to be the all-time best
Certainly not, many car chases are better, in Bullit you dont see any cars in streets, except one or two beetles!For example, I watched a french movie called " le casse" (" the burglars") and chase is in real streets traffic....There are many others examples..
My full admiration goes out to the flashing red light on top of the cop car! Not only did it manage to stay attached right til the end, it also managed to remain functioning right til the end. It's made of sturdy stuff!
I was thinking the same thing!!!
You can thank the now-defunct Southern Vehicle Products for their “pancake” dash light.
Yep, just like his windscreen ...
That's the cherry on top of the donut
@@kennethjohnson5180 top of the donut, good one.
*"This is for you, Dougie. You're going to college, little guy!"* LMAO
😂😂😂
Proceeds to charge at a AK 47
If you watch the whole movie it is not lame, he is driving like that so he can die in the line of duty and his family will be set for life as he thinks he is dying !!!
@@MichaelsMustang Makes me want to watch it all the more now.
due to some policy his bosses told him the only way he could collect his pension was to get killed in the line of duty.
I saw this on HBO! I've always felt this was by far the greatest car chase on film to this day. Rolls down an enbankment, unclicks seat belt and continues. This is for you Dougie.
What is the name of this movie??
@@saunderscatala703 1990 cinematic masterpiece "Short Time".
Funny I recognize the final scene, under the parkade. It's in New Westminster British Columbia, Canada. As a little kid I used to go shopping with my parents at the department store that was there Army and Navy. Between Amazon and the pandemic it put the final nail in the coffin for them. The family that started it the children decided it was time to wrap it up and cash out. As a young man my girlfriend used to work in a bar on that street so I'd always be there late at night. Now as a truck driver I drive down that street on a weekly basis it's changed a lot. Last year there was this huge fire that destroyed a pier here on the river beside a nice park. They are now building two of the tallest waterfront towers in Metro Vancouver there it's along the Fraser River. When they go up for sale I think I'll inquire about a unit. It's beside the New West Quay some cool shops and pubs and restaurants down there.
Kits Pub
@@robentourage4687
You bet...good times
Yup. All the actors in this chase (aside from Dabney Coleman) are local guys. They're all still with us and working today.
Dominic Torretto : "I won a race with a junk rusty car"..
This Man : " That's cute...hold my beer Baldie Boy"
THAT OL DODGE WOULD BEAT ANY ELECTRIC PLASTIC JUNKER ON THE ROAD TODAY WITH THE CHEAP OVERPRICED JUNKS THEY SELL
I wonder from what his engine made? XD
Can't believe Dr phil used to be a cop!
that's not Dr. Phil
He wasn't a cop, but he did almost go to prison for fraud until Oprah found him and convinced him to scam millions instead of a few.
@@LearnAboutFlow THAT'S BRILLIANT!
Lol
@@mysterymayhem7020 r/woooosh
Best car chase I've ever seen. The whole movie is a great action comedy. Criminally underrated.
What puts the original Gone In Sixty Seconds into a league by themselves is Toby who was everything. Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Stuntman, High-Speed Stunt Driver, you name it. They couldn't get permission for the high-speed chases but they did them anyway. They paid many thousands of dollars not only in fines, but they also paid for all the damage they did to the infrastructures (light poles, etc) of the several cities they flew thru. Best of all, the reason they were able to crash 100 cars is that he owned a massive wrecking yard. Sell 'em for scrap, write 'em off the books, add the money to the filming budget. The guy was one smart cookie!
Even the blues mobile didn't take a beating like this!!
You haven’t lied about that! That dodge Monaco from the blues brothers had it better than these 🤣
🤣🤣🤣👍🏻🤦♂️
What about Jackie Gleason's sheriff's car in Smokey and the Bandit" ? 😉😊😄😂🤣
@@dalemcnamee2427 Yeah, I gotta admit that car took one helluva pounding. But he lost pieces a little at a time, not all in one chase, LOL!
They don't build 'em like they used to
Those V8s sang gorgeous sounds, and tough as nails. And my friends and family wonder I love those cars so much.
@Dude with Opinion when i was 17 , i ride my BMX all day long.....not the same country, not the same way for play.
Now i'm 34 and i ride a 1971 firebird tuned to 330hp , and every time i ride my pontiac i'm back to my 19, when i was stupidly mad.
@Dude with Opinion Coke?
@@marcuswelch4515 cocaine. This fellas a old car hater, don't take him seriously.
Sounds more like at least one has a straight six
this scene has 3 things: a crazy man with a red car, a fukin police chase, and roadworkers forced to desert their repair areas
Oh, I love Dabney Coleman. Thanks for posting.
This was awesome! Look closely at 1:49 frame by frame, the cop car clearly breaks his Left Front tie rod (steering) but looks like they repaired that and kept filming the scene with the same car at 1:51.
Yep. Same with the tow truck in Terminator 2. When it jumps down from the bridge you can clearly see that it broke its right steering but in the next scene its fixed.
Name of movie
Well spotted!
tie rods? TIE RODS??? we dont need no stinking tie rods!
@@JackMacLupus the terminator fixed it so fast you did not notice. liquid metal, remember?
"Short Time" is a real gem of a movie with some great stunts and funny lines. It is helped by Dabney Coleman and Matt Frewer playing two cops called "Bert" and "Ernie" and doing a good job of channelling the Sesame Street characters.
Recorded it off of cable which I only had for 1 summer, and watched it over and over.
Yes! Real action is best action! Not only is this chase exceptionally well done, the plot/premise behind it makes that much better!
That was some epic driving!! Love the way the driver threw it into a slide @0:45 Look at how close he was to clipping the other car!
I wish we still have cars like this in today's world
citizens would not like it fuel cars would banned and Scrapped in 2030
This was one of the most hilarious ridiculous things I have ever viewed - especially when his red mangled car was still able to drive after somersaulting. this is one of the best good old belly laughs I have had in a long time. Good for the immune system.
Especially when he puts the somehow still working red flashing light back on the roof after.
@@ke2395 absolutely!
It's from a comedy movie, the cop wants to die so his family gets insurance pay out.
@@8G00SE8 I know
did you see Colin McRae cars?
For anyone who needs context: This is a film about a cop who finds out he only has a few weeks to live, but his wife and child will only be able to collect insurance money if he dies in the line of duty
Let's appreciate how much effort went into adding engine sounds and tire squeal into this car chase!!!
I like how he keeps a spare emergency light.
You don't??
He actually just picked up the one that flew off when the car flipped. I thought so too when I first saw this.
@@royale7620 Lol! Good observation :)
Safety first.
The glove box is full of them.
The original gone in sixty seconds end chase is my all time fave.
RIGHT!!!!! Check out Freebie and the Bean as well!
Ronan
Or the To live and die in LA chase
Ronin has badass chase
Absolutely agree!!! Facts!!! 💯💯💯
This car chase beats the crap out of all the Fast & Furious films (Mainly the Sequels).
The longer a car chase the lasts, the more thrilling and exciting it gets.
Man I love the old school car chases.
Me to and I love old movies like this. What movie is this?
@@JWooARoo420Box short time.
Not CGI SHIT 🤗
I was a teenager in the 90's and it was easily the best decade of my life! The early Internet, Gamespy, heaps of populated Quake servers, modem and LAN Warcraft II, Star Trek Next Generation, Stargate, X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Sopranos, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, and so much more! Pure heaven!
cool but idk if this was the place to randomly post this lmao
Cool story I guess?
Was a teenager in the the early 80's and it was easily the best decade of my life!
Discovering computers with my first VIC-20, then C64. Trading games on BBS's.
Great action movies like Aliens, Die Hard. Back to the Future, the Terminator, Star Trek WOK, Commando, Ghostbusters, The Goonies.
Back when TV was entertaining with shows like The A-Team, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Knight Rider, the start of Star Trek:TNG, McGyver, Magnum PI, The Greatest American Hero, The Six Million Dollar man. And so many sitcoms.
The birth of Music videos. Very cool TV miniseries like "V".
When Schwarzenegger, Willis, M. J. Fox, Sigourney Weaver, were household names.
Good times. Good memories.
(The 90's weren't too bad either. Neither was the 70's)
@@DocMicrowave Awesome reply! Although I was too young in the 80's (born in 1984) I still have immense love and respect for that era, as well as the 70's (mostly from music, TV shows and movies from those decades). Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Peace and love ❤✌❤
Lets see...SEGA in it's prime, console wars, the Mclaren F1 (and supercars in general), best NFS games of all times, the best anime, NBA golden age, best action movies (Arnold, Sly, JCVD, JC, Bruce willis, Seagal, etg), first Matrix, The truman show (Jim Carrey), Football in it's prime (the real Football, not the american), F1, FIA GT, Indycar golden years, and a long etc...
The location scouts for this sequence deserve a special Oscar.
Certainly one of the best car chases since 1968's "Bullitt" with Bill Hickman and Steve McQueen and 1973's 'The Seven Ups" with Bill Hickman and Roy Scheider.
Or maybe the chase in the Seven Ups.
They totaled like 30 cars in this chase. This is a good one. I really like to see the older cars.
No!!! The geezers here seem to think these cars all survived. Just patch up the holes and drive them another 800,000 miles.
Nostalgia is one of the greatest enemies of the truth.
I agree with you, though. I love seeing the old iron.
But, I wouldn’t trade my cr-v for a seventies era car for all the tea in China.
Cars completely destroyed so they could be revered for eternity on celluloid.
@@sludge4125 Oh fucking course you drive a CRV
Yep, about 30 cars had they're resale value SERIOUSLY lowered that day!
The sound of that 318 opening up when he floors it is badass. I wish these 4 door early 80s american sedans were still made to this day ☹️
Blame "Detroit" for telling us what we wanted in a car. If the general public had any balls things could be different these days.
A diplomat at the time probably had a 360 in it for a "police package" option. Still anemic by today's standards, but cool nonetheless.
W...why? Those things were at the tail end of the Malaise era. Thing only made 140 HP or something. My 2 liter 4G63 SOHC makes that amount. On a 2xbbl carb.
@@the_kombinator e58 4bbl 360 made 245 hp and a nice big flat torque curve. More torque at 1500 rpm than your shitbox all out. You're engine wouldn't last 30 minutes at maximum rated horsepower. A 318 would last 20k hours in a towmotor.
@@randymagnum143 Um, actually, a very worn out (and heavily modded - 15.8 at St Thomas) 4G32 I had lasted an hour at Mosport well past the redline at times until I spun a bearing due to oil starvation. I still have the engine. I was keeping up with an Integra Type R on the straights and an MR2 kept up with me in the turns. The 360 fitted to an American land yacht would not be able to keep up with my shitbox on track, period. It MIGHT breach the 14s with some mods.
Also, 4G33s are in fact used as forklift engines in Asian countries and are extremely durable. So are GA16DEs - both are better than what Hyster put into their forklifts and require very little servicing and don't piss out oil like the Iron Duke.
Oh man I forgot about this one. That bit with the seatbelt, absolute gold!
I like how after they scrape over the tops of the parked cars, the chase vehicles are suddenly much louder....from the exhaust systems being damaged in the previous scene!
Good sound design.
I always get sad when I watch old movies and they total something like an old Crown Vic, Dodge Diplomat, Grand Prix, etc. But the thing is, those cars were new then. It's the same principle as taking a 2021 car (any model), and revving it until the engine explodes. Or taking it off-roading and purposely putting it through abuse. We don't see them as valuable now, but they could be in 50 years, the same way classic cars now were normal then, so they didn't think anything of it. That's what I always think of.
I don't feel so bad being rough with my '06 caravan. Kinda don't think it'll ever become a "classic car".
@@mikehall3976 you never know 😂😂
@@jackrich8399 true because there was a time when cheap easy to modify vehicles were readily available for $1000 on Craigslist and the days of 92-00 Civic, Integra, Prelude, E30, Volvo Brick cars are long gone. Eventually everything becomes a classic and sought after on some level.
@@BoostedPastime they only become a classic after people buy and wreck as many as they can. No respect for the car, just something to beat up because you can't be bothered to fix it.
@@internetbodhi1009 agreed I think a lot of what it also is is the fact that it's a limited edition item they were only produced for a certain amount of time and once the car is no longer in production it is essentially a countdown until there is none left which means that they can only become more valuable overtime since there's going to be less of them overtime.
This is one of the great forgotten movies of the 1980s and had a great closing song too. Also starred Teri Garr, Barry Corbin and Matt Frewer
1990 actually. Sadly on maybe a $9 million budget it only grossed $4 million in release. Maybe it made some back on home video and cable runs?
What is the name of this movie??
@@saunderscatala703”Short Time”
Very underappreciated movie. Was one of my favorites as a kid.
I knew a guy who rolled his crown v 3 times and he drove it home. We need our cars to be built like that again.
you mean as metal death traps?
there is a reason they aren't built like that anymore and several people worked very hard to get them how they are now after losing family members do to how shit these old cars were designed.
@@scorch2155 The reason is plastic is cheaper and dopes lust after them because people think their saving the environment. I like how people also think electric cars are just the greatest. Funny.
What is the name of this movie??
@@saunderscatala703 short time dabney Coleman was the main guy. He was in war games and that Dolly Parton movie.
Am I the only one thinking the stuntmen were having a blast in these scenes? 😁
As I was watching the video I was thinking the same exact thing 😁. It would have been awesome just to be there when they were recording those scenes.
3:58 5:08 6:30 whoa!
Filmed during a time when you never had to reload.
Ah endless mag dumps. Wish I could figure out that trick
...or get gas!!!🤣
... and before airbags
Start up up down down left right left right start
Or Refill, those cars were the worst when it came to gas mileage.
i miss real car chases - some
movies these days still do them and it shows how awesome it truly is
That blue Volkswagen sure does get around!
Hell yes. All action and no cgi. Never saw this movie, but will now have to check it out. Dabney Coleman was hysterical, and was also a good dramatic actor as well. The car chase in "Ronin" has always been a fave, also obviously Smokey and the Bandit, and the Blues Brothers too, for the choreography, sheer hilarity and utter destruction of many, many cars.
John Candy's quip in the Blues Brothers- "We're in a truck!"
Classic.
What is the name of this movie??
@@saunderscatala703 Short Time (1990)
I still want a DVD for this. The movie is 'Short Time' from 1990. Long story short, a medical mix up makes Dabney Coleman think he's only got a short while to live, but his insurance only pays out if he dies on the job, so to provide for his wife and son after he's gone, he becomes supercop.
thank you !
this movie was funnier than sh*t, we were high watching this as kids and remember laughing our ass off when he said, "MACHINE GUNS!?, ALRIGHT!"
Thanks I was hoping someone would give the name of the movie.
Dabney Coleman and Matt Frewer.
I love watching these classic 80s movie car chase scenes! It reminded me of Cobra! In reality these cars would've been done but it's just Hollywood entertainment!
1990.
Saw it in a theatre! Hilarious underrated movie!
A 76 Pontiac Bonneville and Dodge Diplomat , can't do this in today's plastic pod cars!
if think they destroyed a lot of these to turn the chase, you'd be surprised of how much stronger are recent car
That’s it I am looking for a 76 Bonneville and diplomat
@@Win-lr4ix Buy one of those in the movie cheap!
It isn't a Diplomat, that was a Plymouth Fury, take a little look on the grill
@@user-bv1gq8jj6b They used both. In the early scenes with was a Dodge(you can see 5 letters over the grill) then later it was a Plymouth
Anyone else notice that the car changed from a Dodge to a Plymouth?
In all the scenes Right before the rifle shots to the front of the car, the car was a Dodge Diplomat. From the rifle scenes forward, the car was a Plymouth. The grilles are noticeably different.
Great chase though.
Cars do that
@@stephenkissane4268 Random.....What did your contribution add to the topic? "Cars do that" means nothing.
@@stephenkissane4268 🤣🤣🤣
@@gregorykern9679 its called humour dear boy!
Continuity department no budget in this film lol.
The cop saying “machine guns, alright!” Made it seem like he found that element of the chase exciting
The Greatest Chase scene that's ever been filmed"
You have Comedy and action"
I had a 73 Bonneville way back when. That car was a strong runner.
But didn't miss many gas stations... Lol
Dad had a 78 Catalina 2 door.... The doors weighed 200 lbs a piece
Classic old car films . you can never have enough of them 👍👍
“You’re go to college dougie!!”see thats how we use to pay for college!
I used to drive one of those Dodge/Plymouths. Very exciting chase, but the most unbelievable part is, how fast that Dodge/Plymouth drove. The most desirable thing about that car was the air conditioner.
I owned a 1980 Dodge Diplomat and what a good car it was just like all of the 1960's and 1970's Chrysler Corp. cars I owned. Back then Chrysler was awesome if you can believe that.
I too owned a boatload of MoPar cars. Starting with a 1961 Plymouth, 383 auto.
all the way up to 1967. These were all former Tx Department of Public Safety patrol cars. They started getting flaky after that.
4:47 is literally like driving down my town’s streets lmao
Haha funny 😐
@@ugwemubwemosas4963 Stfu
Rural south african roads in nutshell
@@mlgfreddy4207 nope
Going to Vladivostok in a nutshell
Pretty good, I still think the car chase from Ronin is the greatest.
“Short Time” is the name of this film. Good movie.
Any car that can put up with that much damage and still run it's a keeper.
2:38 I did not expect that lmao
The 7 ups has the most memorable and climatic car chase scene. Roy Scheider spectacular crash at end is what makes it so.
This is beyond amazing, never saw this movie. The scene is brilliantly filmed.
Back when Ford was “built tough” for that LTD.
Where's the Ford at?
Excuse me. Plymouth Caravelle
@@skjoe1115 Pontiac Catalina and Plymouth Caravelle
That is a Dodge Diplomat & Pontiac Catalina
Amazing, - . . .
. . . . all those bullet holes appear
in the sides &
in the hood.
I don't really know why.
(Maybe there is a "bad guy"-helicopter just off screen) ?
2:50 I love how dissapointed he was when he found out he saved his life because he was using seatbelt....
Hillarious....
I've never heard of this movie until this clip showed up in my feed. And I'm a big fan of older action movies. I'll have to look up this movie on DVD or iTunes!
For all you young people:
The best vintage car chase scene is with Steve McQueen in Bullitt.
The gunman must have did his training in the A team
That actor once played as a stormtrooper in the Star wars movies
Lol the driver reminds me of the crazy dgaf guy on the A-team
My daughter could've shot the guy lol. The aim in movies is mind blowing. Automatic weapons even 🤦
@@RubberSideDown2 It's mind blowing how accurately they miss. Being able to shoot exactly around people is some Terminator skill shit!
Right. Lol
Dabney Coleman was one damn good actor
I used to watch these car chase scenes when I was a kid, then get ideas of smashing hot wheels. I even made some foil cars so I wouldn't get yelled at for smashing the cars with a hammer.
Gone in 60 seconds will always have the best chase scene in history but this one’s pretty good
Awe, the cars of the 80's. That was a good chase seen. Never saw this movie.
It was a funny movie. Worth checking out if you can find it for free. Don't remember the movie name but the actor was Dabney Coleman. He was in the original Wargames movie among a few other 80s movies
SHORT TIME....movie name
@@saxman432004
Tyvm, Bruh!!!! I'm much obliged for the info!!!!
What this movie called
Same.
To live and die in LA had a great chase scene, got to love those 80’s movies.
Set in Seattle.
The best of radiator I've ever seen in my life 😜! I want some of this for my Audi 👉😁👈
Car chases nowadays will never be this cool in movies damn wish they still film like this
SHORT TIME: I watched this film a few days ago with low expectations. Hahahaha! How wrong was I. When you know the story you will understand why the cop was annoyed with himself for wearing a seat belt during the rollover.
Brilliant film and if you like comedy/cop movies, you will not be disappointed.
Practical effects. Infinitely better than the cgi crap we get today. That was a solid car chase, and funny too. Will have to watch this movie some time.
This is hilarious!! This car chase goes through my neighborhood but in the 80s!
Good luck driving at those speeds through Yaletown these days.
this cop is a legend
Any movie with Dabney Coleman in it will be great and worth watching. Man I love this guy.
What is the name of this movie??
@@saunderscatala703 _Short Time_ (1990). You're welcome.