Rush, the movie (with SPOILERS)

Regarding your question on the Koinigg/Cevert crash in the other thread, I think it was supposed to be Helmuth (even though the car looked like a Tyrrell). Firstly, Cevert's accident was in '73 at the Glen, but also Helmuth was decapitated at the Glen in '74. The crash depicted in the movie was of a driver going through the armco and being decapitated.

I think they made little changes like that due to creative license, but like with the helmet, I don't quite understand why. I'll assume there were some legal restrictions governing the moves.

 

The role of the racing in the movie was such that giving an accurate account of events would not have changed it one bit. The story was more about Hunt/Lauda and their rivalry.

 

Watched it last night with a group of tifosi (FCA-PR) thanks to Ferrari of San Francisco buying out the theater. It's a dramatization, not a documentary. It's meant to be entertaining, and it is. If you want to be picky about details, I'm sure that there are tons of inaccuracies. Any time you set a story in the past, you give yourself a challenge trying to film it in the present. I especially loved the scenes filmed driving in the street cars of that day and the way Ron Howard captured the essence of the period itself. Well done.

 

I liked the movie, but would have liked more racing sequences. Both actors were superb.
IMHO: Frankenheimer's "Grand Prix" was a more enjoyable film.

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9f1mfyEZGs[/ame]

 

Just as in Apollo 13 Ron Howard managed to tell a well known story and make it captivating.

All nitpicking aside this is simply the best racing movie ever made. Just as Apollo 13 still is the best space movie of all times.

Can't wait to get this on DVD and watch it over and over again.

Also fab job by the German actors (the German was all real) and the make up artists.

 

I guess the Italians don't care much. Rush finished in second place in Italy's box office last week-- to The Smurfs.

 

I don't think it is doing well here either. In my movie theater there were maybe a dozen people. All of us middle aged, no young folks.

Not that I care.

 

If I told my GF I wanted us to go see a movie about the lifestyles of two race car drivers from the 70's, one of whom was badly burnt in an accident, she would say I'm crazy.

That's the problem. I can't see this attracting a wide audience.

Do you know the production budget was only 35 million? That's really small by today's standards. The Butler costed the same to make.

 

I didn't know.

As for your GF I think you can take her to the movie as it is a movie about two extraordinary men and what makes them tick. There is about as much of emotional drama as there is racing. I recommended it to my wife who really is not into racing (although she knows now quite a bit through osmosis).

 

What's with the "spoilers" crap??? We know how the 1976 F1 season ended!!!

 

There are lots of great scenes in the film which I don't know were real or made up but giving them away would be a spoiler.

My fav scene: the ride in the Italian countryside and them trying to hitch hike

 

I was wondering how accurate the film actually depicted their rivalry-and at the end what appears to be respect and fondness for one another. I also found it uncanny how they got the resemblance to the actual physical appearances so close to reality. The overbite, and I did not hurt that James Hunt had movie star good looks to begin with. I found this-Lauda in his own words:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=O0O7viDuNZ4#t=0

 

No, I understand that. But imagine your average guy asking a girl out on a date. Pretty tough sell.

 

Blick's Benoit commented on it and stated that the rivalry part was overdone. He mentions how they played once Backgammon till 5am on qualifying day. Along with Bernie.

That said I think the movie puts it all into perspective at the end of the movie.

Agreed on the uncanny resemblance of the actors.

 

I stumbled across this. Early Lauda and Luca. I wonder, did he know what his future at Ferrari would become.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFXOdm6sEFI&feature=player_detailpage

 

True dat.

 

This looks to be a good documentary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EDGV7U3vqU4

 

Just saw it in a theater with small crowd but loved it. Three other people i saw it with liked it despite no interest in cars or racing. I was surprised lauda had such a big part. I expected it to be more of a swinging 70's with hunt story. Lauda was very sympathetic role and i found myself rooting for him. Was he a consultant on the film?

Scene when he drives the 2 italian guys in their car was priceless. I really was able to understand the excitement they must have felt being with the ferrari driver. Hunt punching out the journalist was good too. The ending in the airport was very satisfying.

Not sure how it stacks up vs le mans and gran prix. Lemans had best driving sequences but no story at all. Gran prix was bit soap opera. Rush skimped on driving. Time will tell

 

Shazam! I was wondering what about his wife. Who is she.. so I googled. He and his first wife divorced in 1991, then he married a woman many years his junior who saved his life by donating her kidney to him! Amazing.

Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda marries his transplant hero girlfriend 21 years his junior | Mail Online