Vanishing Point

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Art film and road movie collide for Vanishing Point, an existential car chase across the desert in a post Easy Rider America. Barry Newman stars as Kowalski, a taciturn driver who bets that he can drive a new Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco in 15 hours. He loads up on amphetamines and begins his odyssey through the contemporary west while a funky black DJ (Cleavon Little) turns the driver into a folk hero and broadcasts advice on dodging the cops. It's like a counterculture precursor to Smokey and the Bandit, with the road as the last bastion of freedom and the DJ as a combination commentator and mystical guide. The slim plot offers a network of society drop-outs that aid the "last free Man on Earth" (as the DJ describes him) on his obscure but obviously symbolic quest while flashbacks paint Kowalski as a world-weary hero. It doesn't really make much sense, but the amazing car chases and excellent stunt work are stunningly set against the American west, beautifully captured by cinematographer John A. Alonzo. Vanishing Point is most assuredly a product of its time, the heady, anything-goes era of rebellion in the early 1970s. --Sean Axmaker

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Thrills, spills and a handful of pills. It all adds up to one of the most spectacular car chases in motion picture history! Barry Newman stars as Kowalski, the last American hero, who set out to prove that he can drive from Denver to San Francisco in just fifteen hours. Along the way, he meets an old prospector (Dean Jagger), a snake worshipper, a nude woman on a motorcycle, and a blind D.J. (Cleavon Little) who "sees" danger ahead in this super-charged, action-packed adventure!

Customer Reviews:

Great Pace, Great Chase.......2007-08-31

Speed freak Kowolski has a heavy foot on the gas and a bloodstream full of stimulants as the viewer is treated to a Denver to San Francisco hellride. Cleavon Little as DJ SuperSoul is the glue that holds it together, a technique borrowed for use by the DJ in 1979's "The Warriors".
Soundtrack good and if you saw it on TV as I did as a squirt, you'll be treated to a naked hottie hippy chick in a scene edited out for the small screen.

1970 DODGE CHALLENGER!!!!!.......2007-08-28

How could a movie make everyone in my generation obsessed with a car? This movie accomplished that task. Without question this was a seventies statement. Every man who grew-up in the seventies must watch this movie...then you will be like me, a man on a lifetime quest to purchase a 1970 Dodge Challenger.

Vanishing Point, the first movie.......2007-08-23

Hard to find campy classic explores drug, race, hippy scenes. We must have seen it 10 times when it played in the early 70's. Still watch it every six months or so. Two quick nude scenes were racy in the 70's, but pretty tame now. Characters well developed, car chase scenes excellent for the pre-digital era (when they actually had to do the stunts). Too bad it is a little pricey, but worth the money if you remember it from when it showed in theaters.

Vanishing Point - USA & UK Version.......2007-08-07

A wonderful cult film of the 70's this movie comes to life with raw speed, a constant chase across the desert a man (Berry Newman) must get to California in his own hurry. With the aid of a blind DJ (Cleavon Little) he charges his way through recalling his life. The end is the end! The UK version was basically the same but had about 9 or so minutes of dialog with a woman that he gives a ride to along the way. All in all, a must have for any nitro fueled car fanatic or those that love the 70's!

It was good movie.......2007-06-13

I bought it cause they were talking about it in the recent Grind House movie that came out in spring of 2007.

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VP II
Vanshing point
IT'S AWFUL, SO WHAT!
Aarrrrgghh! Vanished Point!
Haa - THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO

Vanishing Point
Starring: Viggo Mortensen , Christine Elise , Steve Railsback , Rodney A. Grant , and Peter Murnik
Director: Charles Robert Carner
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Release Date: 2005-03-22

Description

Viggo Mortensen stars as Jimmy Kowalski, a Desert Storm veteran with racing in his blood, dark secrets in his past, a pregnant wife at home, and a vintage 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger to deliver. But when his wife is suddenly hospitalized, a desperate Kowalski speeds cross-country with police from four states, a vengeful trooper [Steve Railsback of HELTER SKELTER and ED GEIN], and the FBI in hot pursuit. Now with the help of an outspoken radio DJ [Jason Priestley], the man a nation hails as `the last American hero' and the Feds label a `possible terrorist' rockets toward a final roadblock where the speed limit is the floorboard, and life, death and freedom all come together at the VANISHING POINT. Christine Elise [ER], Keith David [ARMAGEDDON] and Peta Wilson [LA FEMME NIKITA] co-star in this explosive Fox-TV remake of the legendary cult classic that fans call `the ultimate car chase movie'!

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VP II.......2007-08-27

Remaking a film that was a cult classic from the 1970's is not an easy thing to do, and there are a million ways one could screw it up. For all the things that could have gone wrong or angered fans of the original film, this one did okay.

Viggo Mortensen is Kowalski this time around, but this time he has more back-story and a wife waiting at home for him. The whole plot gets tweaked a bit from the original since it changes the whole purpose of why he is trying to get cross-country in a specific amount of time. Using a 1970 Dodge Challenger, Kowalski in the 1997 remake of a 1971 classic becomes much more of a cult hero with a heart rather than a cool guy who likes to drive fast. Doesn't hurt it much, and Jason Priestley is the anti-government DJ who helps stir the fire when Kowalski starts to garner major attention to himself. This film seems to be almost a vehicle of pop culture for the mid-nineties, with two of its major stars being popular from the series "90210" and many references done that spin the anti-government machine that was churning at the time, with many mentionings of Ruby Ridge, Waco, and Oklahoma City.

While the original film had its own raw mystique, this one doesn't do to bad despite giving more depth to the main character, which of course leads to more possibilities and unanswered questions. Fasten a seatbelt if you have one, and watch how a man behind the wheel of a muscle car can become a folk hero, even if he never meant to!

Vanshing point.......2007-04-11

Great movie but couldn't figure out what happened to Viggo at the end. Did he die or live?

IT'S AWFUL, SO WHAT!.......2007-04-05

It has plenty of Mopar action in it. I could care less about the two goober stars of this, Viggo & Priestly, and i'm sure i'm not alone. I will buy this for 2 reasons; the Mopars and to a lesser extent, it has Steve Railsback(his groundbreaking role of Charles Manson in the original Helter Skelter from 1976). If it's possible for a newer movie to achieve cult status, this will be it. You'll be seeing these used on Amazon for $100 when production ceases. Pick it up NOW!

Aarrrrgghh! Vanished Point!.......2007-02-27

I saw this on TV when it came out. I'm sure it was a made-for-TV movie, and it should have stopped there. I remember looking forward to seeing it, then was totally bummed out. I wasn't expecting it to be as good as the original, but geeze, it shouldn't be allowed to have the same name or main character. Totally different plot, totally corny. Was this made to be a chick flick? Someone mentioned what's his names blue eye's, and the woman in peril. If I remember he has to drive through Utah to Idaho and plays chicken with the cops. No cop is going to play chicken! Why doesn't he buy a freakin' plane ticket? Instead he tries to kill himself so his wife has nobody. Arrggh!

Haa - THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.......2006-07-19

All the guys miss the nude shots of the first movie - the chase was excellent, the desert scene was disgusting.

Yeah, this movie version is definitely made for the ladies. Did you ever see such gorgeous blue eyes? They enhance the soul of the part Viggo plays. [Same with Hidalgo].

I love the souped up Hemi's - the muscle cars - but believe it, it takes a man to make the car.

And the gal who plays his wife has a certain beauty about her.
Believe me gals this is definitely a movie for the discerning female. Ignore any comments made by you know whos.

Enjoy the gorgeous scenery, the speed, the swerves, the nasty David Keith, the Indian Reservation part, the Spirit, the Ending, the speculation.

Much more to my likeing than the original movie with its dark side.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - One definitely to watch over again.

One Step Beyond: Night of Decision/Make Me Not a Witch/Vanishing Point/Moment of Hate/The R

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Major Disappointment
You'd really have to love the show to buy this disc!

One Step Beyond: Night of Decision/Make Me Not a Witch/Vanishing Point/Moment of Hate/The R
Starring: One Step Beyond
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Release Date: 2000-05-23

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Major Disappointment.......2000-06-09

As a lover of John Newland's work, I was very eager for the release of this DVD. What a shock I received when I popped it in the player. The sound is terrible, the prints used are worse. And -- biggest sin -- each episode is in the same butchered, 22-minute state we get on commercial TV! Do not waste your money on this disk!

You'd really have to love the show to buy this disc!.......2000-06-04

I looked forward to receiving this disc and was greatly dissapointed! The material used was sliced, chopped-up 16mm prints. The picture is dark and the sound is low. ONE STEP BEYOND was a great show and you'll enjoy seeing the shows again but the poor quality video will take away from that.

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Great Pace, Great Chase
1970 DODGE CHALLENGER!!!!!
Vanishing Point, the first movie
Vanishing Point - USA & UK Version
It was good movie

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Customer Reviews:

Great Pace, Great Chase.......2007-08-31

1970 DODGE CHALLENGER!!!!!.......2007-08-28

Vanishing Point, the first movie.......2007-08-23

Vanishing Point - USA & UK Version.......2007-08-07

It was good movie.......2007-06-13

I bought it cause they were talking about it in the recent Grind House movie that came out in spring of 2007.

Slim Goodbody X-Power: Rationals (Vanishing Point)

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Slim Goodbody X-Power: Rationals (Vanishing Point)
Starring: Slim Goodbody
Manufacturer: Goldhil Home Media
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ASIN: B000V8ZMZ4
Release Date: 2007-08-28

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Death Hunt/Vanishing Point
Starring: Barry Newman , Cleavon Little , Dean Jagger , Victoria Medlin , and Paul Koslo
Director: Richard C. Sarafian , and Peter R. Hunt
Manufacturer: Tcfhe
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ASIN: B000A2WP74
Release Date: 2005-05-03

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