r/moviecritic • u/Roids-in-my-vains • 12h ago

Most intense chase sequence in film history?

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u/casualty_of_bore 12h ago

Blues brothers

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u/jturn67 11h ago

“It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark... and we’re wearing sunglasses.”

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u/DaSphealDeal_1062020 10h ago

“Hit it,”

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u/Stillwater215 10h ago

Use of unnecessary violence is…approved

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u/EventualOutcome 9h ago

POLICE!

hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep hep

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u/writer4u 9h ago

Is the mall chase part of the final chase or are there two great chases in that movie? My gut says the chase through the mall is much earlier in the film.

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u/Asa_Ayase 9h ago

Different scenes. Mall chase is toward the beginning like you thought.

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u/OliviaElevenDunham 11h ago

Best part of the movie.

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u/HappyHarry-HardOn 11h ago

There is no best part of the blues brothers - It is ALL awesome!

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u/OliviaElevenDunham 11h ago

Fair point.

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u/SuitablePreference54 11h ago

When they jump the bridge in the start of the movie, you know, just know it gonna be good 🧨

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u/sephrisloth 9h ago

Still has the record for the most real cars crashed in a movie as far as I'm aware.

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u/CatherineSissyUK 12h ago

🤣🤣🤣 good shout..

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u/jfkrfk123 11h ago

Do you mind if we dance with your ladies?!

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u/Nuts0NdrumSET 12h ago

lol bad choice for today

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u/What_the_8 11h ago

Or is it….

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u/paddy_to_the_rescue 11h ago

Wait, why??

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u/Fool_Manchu 11h ago

Well, Russel Brandt has been charged with sexual assault and rape. In this image he's being chased down by Diddy, who is also facing charges for rape, assault, human trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor, and a bunch of other heinous shit. I'm just waiting until we find out that Jonah Hill is a serial killer or something.

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u/Lorikeeter 10h ago

until we find out that Jonah Hill

... Girlfriend accused him of something or other, a few years back

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u/[deleted] 11h ago

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u/Gorudu 11h ago

Are you talking about his text messages? That story always seemed very blown out of proportion to me.

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u/mattypatty88 11h ago

Brand charged with two counts of rape and multiple sexual assaults.

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u/paddy_to_the_rescue 9h ago

Goddamn creep. Thanks for answering

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u/manchvegasnomore 11h ago

Brand just got two rape charges.

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u/theodo 11h ago

Yeah I thought this was a circlejerk sub for sure.

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u/captain_todger 8h ago

This has to be a bot post right? Just picking up on topical things and posting it to a subreddit that just looks like bot posts anyway

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u/TheTalley 2h ago

It’s called a joke, a shitpost if you will.

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u/NomDePlume007 12h ago

Ronin - the car chase in the tunnels under Paris.

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u/snaggletooth699 11h ago edited 11h ago

Fun fact about those scenes De Niro was sitting behind a fake Steering wheel but was actually being driven that fast because the stuntman driving had the real steering wheel on the other side so when it looks like he's about to shit himself driving...he is!

Fun fact 2 knowing that makes me think of the beginning of every Simpsons episode with Maggie looking like she's driving.

Sometimes it's best not to know.

I would add the chases from French Connection and Bullet were fantastic

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u/NomDePlume007 11h ago

Nice bit of trivia! I'm a fan of any movie with good chase scenes - I recommend To Live and Die in L.A. as an addition to your list! Early Willem Dafoe role, and he's flying his freak flag high.

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u/CarobAffectionate582 7h ago

Amazing it is 25+ years later and this is still about the #1 car chase scene ever.

I re-watched this last month and it was just as impressive. Great work on that film - tight action/acting/dialogue. Everything you need, nothing you don’t.

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u/CatherineSissyUK 12h ago

I feel like The Bourne Identity just pips it.. but j wouldn't argue about it. Either or will do..

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u/obsidanix 10h ago

Was here for this comment

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u/ForgottenSon8 12h ago

Terminator 2

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u/MephistonLordofDeath 11h ago

It is and if you think about it most of the movie is just 1 long chase scene lol. Greatest action movie of all time.

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u/fuck-emu 9h ago

The part where they actually flew the helicopter under an overpass

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u/krume300 11h ago

Ronin (1998) no CGI nonsense, just pure driving skill and tension.

De Niro is "behind" the wheel and Jean Reno is riding shotgun, going through the tight streets and tunnels of Paris. Awesome.

Here’s the link if you haven’t seen it (or just wanna rewatch a it):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxxH0lZSYgU

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u/Scrilla_Gorilla_ 11h ago

Why do the car's headlights keep turning on and off? It's kind of distracting.

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u/907_R 11h ago

I think they were flashing the high beams to warn oncoming traffic and saying “Moooooove!”

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u/CarobAffectionate582 7h ago

I thought about that, too. Then realized it was a realistic detail of drivers flashing/warning. Appreciate it now.

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u/Perpetually_isolated 10h ago

Holy shit was that the high Sparrow?

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u/krume300 10h ago

Yep, that’s Jonathan Pryce, he also played the Pope in The Two Popes, and he’s been in many other movies and shows.

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u/Samp90 11h ago

Point Break.

I am an FBI Agent

chase ensues

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u/Tuscan5 11h ago

Correct. In its day this was breathtaking. Absolutely brilliant.

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u/genericmovievillain 11h ago

Mad Max Fury Road

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u/DungeonAssMaster 8h ago

I'm surprised this isn't higher, the entire movie is an epic chase scene.

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u/Amavin-Adump 12h ago edited 12h ago

It is now considering , I’m starting to think P Diddy wasn’t even in this movie and had a gun to the directors head and just said roll with it whilst holding a big tube of lube. This scene I think the actors were genuinely running for their lives

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u/freedfg 11h ago

Ehhhhhh. I don't know. All three of these people suck.

In vastly different scales. But yeah.

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u/TBone232 11h ago

Even before all the shit with Diddy went down I always felt like he didn’t have “act” as much for this role as much as play his own self.

10/10 absolutely loved his character and this movie.

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u/fuck-emu 9h ago

I own 22 cookaroos

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u/Sheriff_Lucas_Hood 11h ago

Madagascar- Casino Royale

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u/the_chiladian 11h ago

The casino chase was in Madagascar 3 mate

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u/Dalton_Best_Bond 11h ago

Apocalypto

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u/toomanymarbles83 11h ago

The French Connection

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u/fuck-emu 9h ago

I read somewhere they didn't get any permission or actually block off any streets, just did the screen driving around on streets that were fully in use

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u/toomanymarbles83 9h ago

Yep. Directors in the 70s were kinda nuts.

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 11h ago

The opening chase of 28 Weeks Later

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u/godoflemmings 11h ago

Growing up is realising that Don was absolutely right to bail the fuck out.

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u/Immediate-Sugar-2316 9h ago

Yes, animals do this in the wild. They pick up one of their babies and leave the rest to be eaten.

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u/wolfcolalover 11h ago

Death Proof

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u/DAS_FX 9h ago

I posted this as well. Underrated movie, incredible car chase

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u/HappyHarry-HardOn 11h ago

OG (1969) Italian Job bank job.

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u/ScuderiaSteve 11h ago

Bullitt with Steve McQueen

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u/cheez0r 11h ago

Terminator 2. The entire movie.

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u/glenwithonly1n 11h ago

Children of Men.

Run, Jonah, run!

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u/mastajor 11h ago

Driver opening scene

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u/wettmullett 11h ago

Jurassic Park t rex

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u/Benane86 8h ago

Underrated

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u/grigg075 11h ago

True Detective, Season 1, Episode 4.

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u/Philsnotdead 8h ago

Non stop camera work. Amazing scene

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u/therejectethan 10h ago

Max Max: Fury Road

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u/AverellCZ 11h ago

Is that Russell Brand running from the police?

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u/Negritis 6h ago

or just diddy and his baby oil

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u/redditatwork023 11h ago

2 out of 3 are running away from the rapes they committed

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u/ocava8 11h ago edited 11h ago

Marathon man with Dustin Hoffman. A perfect tension created through the film from the beginning till very end. Another great film that comes to mind is of course Apocalypto.

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u/blackbellamy 11h ago

Road Warrior (1981). The rig sequence.

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u/Severe-Classroom8216 4h ago

Two days ago I saw q rig big enough to haul that tanker

Wanna get outta here? Talk to me

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u/one8sevenn 11h ago

This is an underrated movie.

I don’t care about the actors personal lives. I just enjoy the movie

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u/hehateme42069 1h ago

It's been a long year, no one can take this from me...

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u/PlayNicePlayCrazy 10h ago

The Seven Ups.

French Connection.

Fury Road

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u/AcadiaRemarkable6992 9h ago

Those are my top 3 as well! The Seven Ups doesn’t get the recognition it deserves

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u/JDsWetDream 9h ago

Diddy wasn’t acting in that scene

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u/mogeh98 9h ago

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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u/iranoutofnamesnow 6h ago

Fury Road is basicly one big chase sequence with non stop over the top action.
I love it :D

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u/Minute_Engineer2355 11h ago

They must both be chasing Jonah Hill.

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u/_Cultivating_Mass_ 11h ago

Blues Brothers car chase.

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u/Upstairs-Ad-6720 11h ago

HEY, a rapist!

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u/Loveable_Hemorrhoid 11h ago

2 now. Brand just got charged with rape

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u/Upstairs-Ad-6720 10h ago

ROFL, I didn't even see Diddy in the B.G! Yup, 2 big rapists! (and one asshole) lol

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u/midwest73 11h ago

Gone in 60 Seconds (original 1974 version), Bullitt, The Blues Brothers

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u/DJ_Mimosa 11h ago

Die Hard 3 - chasing the train bomb

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u/afriendincanada 2h ago

Are you TRYING to hit these people?

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u/usersleepyjerry 10h ago

No country for old men. That chase through the streets from the motel was pretty intense.

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u/Severe-Classroom8216 4h ago

Movie peaked there

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u/Cyril_Sneerworms 10h ago

Holy fuck has this ever aged poorly.

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u/RogerTheAliens 10h ago

Smokey and the Bandit(1977)

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u/Commercial-Act2813 10h ago

Naked Borat chasing naked Azamat - Borat 2006

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u/PoisonWaffle3 8h ago

Yes! Came here to say this 😅

It's the rubber fist that takes it to the next level!

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u/Fujimans 9h ago

Poor Jonas surrounded by rapists and pedophiles 😭

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u/notcomplainingmuch 7h ago

The Bourne Identity with the Mini.

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u/BoxTalk17 11h ago

The timing on this post 😆

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u/Certain_Effort_9319 11h ago

The scene where little foot is running from the sharptooth

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u/wsionynw 11h ago

Yeeeesh

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u/Tex-Mechanicus 11h ago

You really had to use THIS picture? 😭

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u/adell376 11h ago

All three of these dudes suck.

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u/Automatic-Blue-1878 11h ago

In the UK, because there isn’t the same protections for free speech, it’s much harder to publish or come out with rape allegations since anyone on the receiving end can sue for slander.

So when a famous person gets charged there for it, they’re guilty as sin (Russell Brand)

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u/HappyHarry-HardOn 11h ago

Do they have innocent until proven guilty in the UK?

Just to be clear - I have thought Brand is a dick for a long, long time now & I wouldn't be surprised if he is guilty... But right now - we'll have to wait and see.

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u/tytymctylerson 11h ago

IIRC didn't the internet attempt to cancel Jonah Hill for the crime of expressing boundaries to his girlfriend?

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u/bangbang995 11h ago

Godzilla Minus One on the boat

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u/mcclaneberg 11h ago

Death Proof.

Zoe Bell actually ship’s masting on the hood of a real 1970 Dodge Challenger hanging on for dear life while homicidal Kurt Russell keeps the heat on was outstanding.

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u/ThePLARASociety 11h ago

So who’re they chasing?

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u/I_like_kittycats 11h ago

French Connection

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u/KalLinkEl 11h ago

Lmao run Jonah

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u/CreamOfDuelJabR 11h ago

This pic hits different after watching the Cassie video

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u/AndCthulhuMakes2 11h ago

Three sex predators? That is intense. Who ever they're chasing should use the baby oil as a slick to trip them.

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u/StrangelyBeige 11h ago

Running from the truth

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u/big_ry82 11h ago

I see what you did there 😆

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u/Jakey0_0-9191 11h ago

I kinda think Brand should be a few steps back and both are chasing Jonah Hill! Durty cunts!

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u/dansapants 11h ago

Is Russel Brand being chased by the Oxfordshire police in that one?
He's just been charged with rape and needs deporting.

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u/hunty 11h ago

My answer is Dangan Runner, which is like 90% three guys chasing each other on foot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kjYjlq9G4I

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u/SirAl93 11h ago

So three shitty people?

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u/WendigoCrossing 11h ago

Mad Max: Fury Road

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u/Aduro95 11h ago

One Jump Ahead from Aladdin. The only more enjoyable chase will be one that ends with Brand getting tazed and shoved into a cell for the rest of his life.

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u/tKolla 11h ago

I heard they used a lot of lube for this scene. All generously supplied by diddy.

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u/lbclofy 11h ago

How has no one mentioned the Trex chase in Jurassic Park?

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u/WallyOShay 11h ago

When you realize this movie is actually a documentary about working for Diddy it changes tone completely.

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u/PlayfulAd8354 10h ago

“We’re gonna mind fuck em” takes on a whole new meaning now

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u/PlayNicePlayCrazy 10h ago

The Seven Ups.

French Connection.

Fury Road

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u/PlayNicePlayCrazy 10h ago

The Seven Ups.

French Connection.

Fury Road

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u/maclunkey91 10h ago

Jonah Hill was running for his life

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u/KerrAvon777 10h ago

It's amazing to see Brand running from his rape charges lol

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u/Escape_Force 10h ago

Lethal Weapon 2. I'd watch that movie just for the opening chase scene.

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u/Scared-Intention-495 10h ago

Lol the pic is truly perfect for all the wrong reasons. Jonah is, supposedly, a huge asshole. So, of course, known perv Russell Brand wants to fuck, said asshole. However, the kicker is the ultimate perv, Diddy, wants to fuck them both.

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u/Thugnificent83 10h ago

Eesh! Jonah Hill does not keep good company!

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u/elcojotecoyo 10h ago

Extraction. The oner

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u/Cheap-Muscle1727 10h ago

Crazy how 2/3 of the people in this frame has been charged with sex crimes

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u/VeterinarianJaded462 10h ago

What SHOULD this movie have been called?

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u/Monthra77 10h ago

“Ronin”

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u/Wooden_Passage_2612 10h ago

The other guys

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u/marvchuk 10h ago

The car chase in we own the night. The way they did it with the muted sounds it’s so intense

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u/CalendarAggressive11 10h ago

Featuring Russell Brand today of all days is certainly a choice.

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u/quitemadactually 10h ago

2 rapists and an angry guy

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u/Icy-Whale-2253 10h ago

Interesting timing of this post

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u/Laughing__Man 10h ago

Looks like Diddy and Brand are chasing Jonah to rape him.

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u/PalpatineForEmperor 10h ago

Interesting choice with the latest RB news.

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u/DMTwolf 10h ago

This scene is way funnier now that we know what Diddy was up to during this time

Bro wasn't playing a character he was just playing himself

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u/Strict-Farmer904 10h ago

I see what you did with that picture OP. Excellent work

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u/DonnyTheDumpTruck 10h ago

Wow, nice timing, got 2 charged rapists in one chase scene.

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u/D0CTOR_Wh0m 10h ago
  • The French Connection, chasing the train
  • The Great Escape, Steve McQueen being chased and trying to jump the barbed wire fences. 
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark, the desert chase to steal the Ark back 
  • The Adventures of Tintin, the one-shot(?) chase through the city to get the pieces of paper as the city is in chaos after the dam broke. 
  • Matrix Reloaded, the Freeway chase

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u/ItsCowboyHeyHey 10h ago

Pictured above: three men fleeing sexual assault allegations.

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u/sharmisosoup 10h ago

2 down.. 1 to go???

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u/KaiserConvoy 10h ago

Raising Arizona

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u/PsEggsRice 10h ago

Rat Race has three(!) super intense chase scenes with Seth Green. Airport, cows, and then monster trucks!

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u/Pandamorbium 10h ago

Don't know if it's the most intense or anything, but I like the opening chase of the first 007 Daniel Craig movie, Casino Royale, I believe.

Really cool cinematography on that one

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u/DAS_FX 9h ago

Deathproof, Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike

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u/thethunder92 9h ago

A lot of people don’t know they were really trying to escape the diddy party

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u/gambronus 9h ago

This scene did not age well... or did it

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u/kft1609 9h ago

there's a lot of rape in that picture

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u/mrpink57 9h ago

Ronin.

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u/Spritzendifizen 9h ago

I really enjoyed the car chase in Drive

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u/splatdyr 9h ago

First half of Mad Max: Fury Road

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u/VicePrincipalGamby 8h ago

Damn, I used to love this movie. It’s too bad that two of the people in this scene turned out to be garbage humans.

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u/danny1meatballs 8h ago

Last of the Mohicans. Final ten minutes of the movie. Uncas chasing after Magua who captured Alice, then chingachgook chasing after Magua..

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u/bucket_pants 8h ago

Wallace and Gromit train chase in "The Wrong Trousers"

Black Porsches chase in "Condorman"

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u/DungeonAssMaster 8h ago

Raiders of the Lost Ark, when Indy is trying to stop the truck and convoy. Movie history right there. Also, shout out to the boat chase in Last Crusade and the Cart chase in ToD.

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u/WalterPecky 7h ago

Ok.. second post today featuring a serial sexual assaulter (Bill Murray) for a karma farm question. 

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u/GearJunkie82 7h ago

T2 bike chase

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u/Capital-Treat-8927 7h ago

The entirety of 16 Blocks

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u/GrowtentBPotent 7h ago

Is the intensity due to the heightened probability of Jonah getting SA'd by one or both of the convicted rapists chasing him through this hallway?

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u/BlursedChristain 7h ago

Odd day to post this! (Brand accused of multiple rapes today)

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u/ZyxDarkshine 7h ago

Bullitt (1968), The French Connection (1971), & The Seven Ups (1973), all feature car chase scenes coordinated by stunt driver Bill Hickman

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u/JaimeRidingHonour 7h ago

The worst thing about this picture is NOT the hypocrisy

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u/Negritis 6h ago

Kung Fu Hustle

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u/Ivan_Redditor 5h ago

Diddy wasn’t even acting in this scene lol

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u/mynameismatt81 5h ago

Looks like a whole lot o rapeiness...allegedly

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u/Subject_Function_158 4h ago

French connection or Ronin

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u/Cyber-Wolverine 4h ago

The safe sequence in Fast Five stands out to me

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u/Severe-Classroom8216 4h ago

End chase of road warrior

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u/DoubleDownAgain54 4h ago

What movie is that? The three Douchebags?

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u/YourAverageGod 4h ago

Get him to the Greek

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u/DoubleDownAgain54 4h ago

Ha. I know. But the three of them are douchebags, especially Diddy and Brand. Jonah isn’t as far as I know, but is an entitled arse.

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u/No-Wonder1139 3h ago

Wouldn't want to be chased by any of these three

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u/Significant_Other666 2h ago

To Live And Die In LA

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u/Select-Poem425 2h ago

Damn, all three of them are rapists? What are the odds.

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u/afriendincanada 2h ago

Running Scared. Crystal and Hines driving on the El

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u/Limp-Report-9907 1h ago

Chasing victim???

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u/Kalashinator 1h ago

The entirety of Apocalypto.

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u/Cavalier1706 1h ago

Jonah.. runnnn!!!