(1) Bad Boys II (2003)
The Taurus World Stunt Awards had good making of... footage for this classic chase. Armoured camera cars put you right in the action as autos are flipped by an air cannon off the back of a car carrier. Yeehaw!

(2) Bullitt (1968)
The classic (so often copied it has become a cliché) car chase with a Dodge and a Mustang getting some big air as they take on San Francisco's slopes. Full credit to Carey Loftin, Bill Hickman,  and Bud Ekins for one of cinema's most exciting car chases. Cool music and a great build-up to the start of the chase.

(3) Blur music video "Middle of the Road" (2001)
Grant Page shows age hasn't slowed him down. There is more chase action in this music video than in many feature films. Cars, motorbikes, a boat, and  a plane all have a go. Grant can clearly be seen in one scene and is prominently credited!

(4) The French Connection (1971)
Bill Hickman at work again. Another classic car chase - with a difference. Car chases overhead train. There are a lot of stories about this film e.g. that the woman pushing the pram who is barely missed by the speeding car was a pedestrian who got in the way. I don't put much stock in unconfirmed rumours.

(5) The Corruptor (1999)
A gritty, realistic car chase with lots of innocent pedestrians getting shot and other cars getting in the way and being wasted.

(6) Freebie and the Bean (1974)
I love this film. Some people find the story too confusing and think it's too talky. Whether you do or not, the stunts and fights are great. The highlight is an insane chase involving cars, a motorbike, a van, and numerous obstacles including pedestrians. The chase finally concludes with James Caan's stunt double dropping his motorbike rather than following the van he was chasing off a second storey building to the street below. Normally that would be the end of the chase, but in this crazy film Alan Arkin and James Caan continue to chase the bad guys on foot into a restaurant for a messy fight and shoot-out in the kitchen. Did I say how much I love this film?

(7) Gone in 60 Seconds (2001)
Not bad for a remake. Some very close stunt driving. the climactic bridge jump is partly achieved using computer technology.

(8) Hooper (1978)
A stunt film classic. The final sequence involves an earthquake, explosions, and all sorts of mayhem involving cars, trucks, motorbikes, and pedestrians. Allegedly most of the final chase was shot in one take using multiple cameras. Two standout stunts involve a near miss by collapsing factory chimney and a massive rocket powered jump over a collapsed bridge. The film's adline read "Ain't nobody can fly a car like Hooper!" Bill Fredericks built a rocket powered car that was able to leap 456 feet over a river (where a bridge had been). The rocket weighed in at a mere 250 pounds, but had 14,000 horsepower!  Burt Reynolds played the main part of Sonny Hooper. The character has a damaged back, so the impact of the final car jump might paralyse him. During the end credits the bets scenes are replayed along with some deleted scenes and behind the scenes shots. watch closely and you'll see Hal Needham rush up to pull a trapped stuntman out of a burning car. There is also some fun car stuff earlier in the film's story (both on-and-off the screen of the fictional The Spy Who Laughed At Danger James Bond-type film the characters are making). I blame Hal Needham's Hooper and Grant Page's Danger Freaks TV series for getting me into stuntwork (and I wouldn't have it any other way!).

(9) The Italian Job (1969)
You'll believe a Mini Cooper can fly - well almost. They do everything but. As they get away with boots laden with stolen gold, the drivers cut through shopping arcades, a wedding, down stairways, through a storm water drive, across a culvert, over building rooftops, and drive up ramps into a moving bus. The 2003 remake tries but is not in the same league.

(10) The Man From Hong Kong (a.k.a The Dragon Flies) (1975)
Classic Aussie action film showcasing the work of Grant Page and other great Australian stuntmen. seventies car chase action at its best! Even gruntier is the work done on the original Mad Max with victims including an innocent van and caravan. Insane, high speed stuff!

(11) The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Ever wondered what would happen if they did a car chase Matrix style? First, build your own motorway...add 200 cars...wreck as necessary. Don't forgot a big motorbike, lots of guns, and a kung fu fight on the roof of a speeding truck. Much more use of computer than in Bad Boys II or T3 but still lots of excellent real wrecking going on.

(12) Ronin (1999)
Adrenaline pumping high speed chase including one lengthy sequence of driving on the wrong side of the road as a seemingly never ending stream of cars comes towards them. They used real racing car drivers and in some scenes the actors are in the cars turning fake steering wheels mounted on the passenger side to give the impression that they are driving at speed.

(13) Terminator 2 (19XX)
An excellent chase that starts with a motorbike smashing through the glass wall of a building and the rider leaping onto a hovering helicopter as the bike falls. After that it's helicopter and truck versus car - including the helicopter flying under motorway overpasses. Heart pumping action.

(14) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Simon Crane outdoes himself with an incredible chase involving the nasty Terminatrix robot driving a massive crane. She uses the crane and remotely controlled police cars, an ambulance, and a fire engine to try and crush the ute driven by our hero. Arnie comes to the rescue on a big bike. Destruction on a massive scale as power poles, parked cars, and buildings all get in the way of the crane. One of the best action chases in years - made even better by the fact that virtually all of it is done without computer effects.