Sunday, July 8, 2012

100 Greatest Movies of All Time...That I Own. # 93 ~ The Chase





Before Charlie Sheen went crazy...

Maybe...

The Chase = Pure movie fun.

A wrongly convicted man tries to escape the law, and winds up kidnapping an heiress with a candy bar!  Sounds far-fetched...

You won't care!

Sheen and Kristy Swanson spend the majority of the movie bantering back and forth as they attempt to escape to Mexico.  In pursuit are some of California's finest...and not-so-finest lawmen and other mercenaries.

Along the way, he attempts to prove he's innocent (a plus) and the girl he's kidnapped begins to fall for him (major plus!).  All that remains by the end of the film is to find out if they'll make it, and if they can prove that he's innocent.

Released in 1994, the movie's epic car chase, filmed by helicopters along the way would play out in real life a few months later when O.J. Simpson attempted a similar stunt.  His chase however was much slower, and way less exciting.  Plus, he was really guilty.

The Chase... not guilty... or at least... one of my guilty pleasures to watch on DVD!

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