Man, I love that painting.   Read more

After the meet and greet I had another go at this and it just as you said.
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One of my favorite movies period. Originally saw this on TV in the 80s as a kid and it’s been ingrained in my memory since. Never understand why this one is often left out of “best car movies” lists.    Read more

Thank you for letting me know about this movie, I will be checking it out ASAP. I feel like the Simpsons or something did a parody because the vibe of it seems familiar to me. Read more

“More specifically, it’s about an hour and a half of a Peterbilt tanker truck terrorizing a guy in a red (Tor-Red, I believe, would be the factory designation) Plymouth Valiant.”

Directly after the Universal Pictures logo, the film opens black and you hear the sound of a car starting. Read more

There’s a reason we made Duel the first episode of Reels and Wheels Podcast - it’s a GREAT movie. Your take is spot-on, too. Spielberg didn’t waste a frame of film and put so much thought into every shot - notice in the conversation where his wife is browbeating him over the phone, Mann is filmed through the door to a… Read more

Oh man! (no pun intended)  I saw this on TV when I was a kid and for decades could never remember the name of the awesome movie that I watched all by myself. Thanks for this article, as now I know the answer! I also had no idea this was Steven Spielberg’s directorial debut.  Learned something new today, on the… Read more

No joke, I saw this movie as a child and pledged to myself that i’d never own a car that couldn’t outrun a (souped up) big rig. Read more

That Spielberg guy was pretty good. Wonder what he’s been up to since? Read more

I can go along with this. I have always loved Duel for is super simplistic straightforward plot. I have never taken the time to analyze it like this but after reading, I can not really argue too much here. This is one of the greatest terrible movies that is secretly awesome.  Read more

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One of my favorite movies! I discovered it buried in late night cable when I was in jr. high (I’m 39) and tried to tell all of my friends about it. They all thought I was crazy and that the movie was lame. Read more

It might still be Spielberg’s best film, in terms of what it set out to do and how it nailed it’s goals. If it isn’t his best, then it’s right behind Raiders. Also his direction is not annoying. Read more

Great analysis. The youngins will flock to it now that you’ve succinctly (and accurately) explained how it’s an astute allegory about patriarchy and shifting views on masculinity. Read more

This was a great write up. I’ve been a fan of this film since I was 12 years old. Read more

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Yes, the best car movie because it’s about characters — the cars are integral characters in the story. And the ending.......the last scene as the camera pulls away. Read more

This is one of my uncle’s favorite movies and my mom always mentioned it.  I think we finally found it on DVD to give to him and we got a copy too because I was interested.  Watched it on my laptop while on a flight out to Anaheim when I was in high school.  My battery died probably 3 minutes from the end.  I plugged… Read more

“THE RADIATOR HOSE!!!” Read more