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What is the plot of American Graffiti?
American Graffiti was written and directed by George Lucas featuring actors such as Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfuss. Initially released in 1973 the film was instantly met with positive reviews from the public and critics alike.
The Fast and the Furious and what it's about.
Heart-racing and exhilarating, The Fast and the Furious is centred on a multi-tiered motor racing story. Muscle-flexing Vin Diesel stars and the film brings to light the harsh realities of the Asian automotive import sector. Slick cop Brian O'Connor is asked to bring down a group of thieves, who use cars that have been powered up to steal goods, by forging an alliance with a gang of street racers. He gets caught up in an underground desert racing championship in a 1970 Dodge Charger and has to race ex-prisoner Dom Toretto. In the final sequence Dom injures himself and Brian lets him get away instead of arresting him for his crimes because he has developed a friendship with him throughout the course of the movie. The action movie completes its aim to provide viewers with edgy performances and fantastic scenery.
Movies with cars in the plot
Do you love cars and movies? Then you have surely viewed a mix of movies that star award winning actors as well as Volkswagen Beetles, El Caminos, Gran Turinos, Mitsubishis, Aston Martins, Nissans and Minis. Box office hits like Vanishing Point, Bullitt, The Fast and The Furious and Ferris Bueller's Day Off feature unique storylines where the vehicles are necessary for the plot to unfold. Explosions, high-speed chases and cool manoeuvres make up many scenes in high profile films such as The Dukes of Hazard, Ronin, Cars, The Italian Job, Smoky and the Bandit, and Speed Racer. Characters like James Bond and Batman are never a moment away from a state-of-the-art vehicle and a stretch of open road - keep reading to find out more!
A summary of The Italian Job.
Anyone who knows a bit about cars and critically acclaimed movies will recognise The Italian Job. The British film has collected a huge following and modern day remakes of the picture, released in cinemas in 1969, have since been created starring beauties like Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg. Award-winning actor Michael Cain plays the main role. His character Charlie, plays a criminal who gathers a team of people to steal a gold shipment from city in Italy with assistance from a trio of Mini Coopers, a bus and two Jaguars. Many car chases follow through the city streets, highways, rooftops, rivers and sewers. Charlie and his team do get the gold in the end but their bus loses its grip on the road and is left teetering over the edge of a cliff - the end credits begin to roll as the thieves work out how they will escape with their loot.