Walter Hill's The Driver turns 45 today, and Craig D. Lindsey looks back on the beautiful, badass car chase B-movie that influenced everyone from Michael Mann to Edgar Wright:
, Roger Ebert called it “a movie about people who are not real because they are symbols, and it’s a damned good thing there are great chase scenes or the movie would sink altogether.” He also said “the closing chase – two great Drivers in a final showdown – had me on the edge of my seat for two good reasons: I was thrilled. And I couldn’t wait to leave.” Some people dug it, likeHill has stated thatis a lean, spare crime picture that refuses to give you exposition or backstory.
In an era when car-chase movies were guaranteed box-office bangers, Hill constructed one where most of the chases are done late at night, on the desolate streets of Los Angeles. Inspired by the nocturnal work of famed realist painter Edward Hopper, Hill really went about making a film noir where the setting is just as dark as the mood. To make sure of this, he got together with veteran cinematographer Philip H.
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