America’s love of the automobile, and the infatuation with the iconic styling and performance American cars have historically embodied has never been more prevalent than in the movies of the 1960s to the 1980s. With epic car chases, crashes, jumps, and even cars and trucks in starring roles, Hollywood absolutely embraced cars as part of the cast of characters.  And to this day, even after a bit of a lull, car related movies thrive. One of the biggest franchises in movie history, the Fast and Furious movies, revolve around cars in every scene. But what makes these movies tick is the people and equipment that are being filmed. We’re talking stunt cars and stunt drivers. I have had the privilege of being on set for filming at some pretty cool car movies, and have been on site for the building of several cool stunt cars, and there is a lot that goes into them. Some more trick than you would think, and some WAY more simple than you can imagine.

Check out Influence and Impact to see what Jason and Marcel have to share on the subject.

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Auto Revolution’s Influence & Impact traces the automotive history of custom car and truck builders.

The ultimate showcasing of cars in the movies, is an epic car chase. Since the early days of Hollywood, a climatic chase sequence can set a movie a part or add some CGI cliche cheesiness.

Recently, the chase towards realism has advanced thanks to newer technology and innovations from stunt coordinators.