The Ten Most Underrated Movie Cars
No one goes as Donny for Halloween, but without him The Big Lebowski wouldn't be as beloved. The same goes for some awesome but unheralded bigscreen automobiles. With your help, we're giving due to the ten most underrated movie cars.
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10.) War Of The Worlds
The car: Plymouth Voyager
Why it's pivotal: Tom Cruise's ability to get the Voyager to start saves his family as they journey away from the killer aliens. They live in the car for much of the movie.
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9.) Gran Torino
The car: Ford Gran Tornio
Why it's pivotal: Without giving too much away for those who haven't seen the film, the eponymous car's given a small but important role in the film it ties the entire film together even if it's barely driven.
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8.) Ronin
The car: 1998 Audi S8
Why it's pivotal: The entire film Ronin's sort of underrated and doesn't end up in car movie lists as often as it should. All the cars in the film are great, but they go through them like Arizona State undergrads go through free prophylactics so all the vehicles are in a supporting role. The best? The nitrous-injected Audi S8.
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7.) Fargo
The car:Burnt Umber Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
Why it's pivotal: Part of an underhanded ransom from an even more underhanded Oldsmobile salesman, this middle-of-the-road car from a middle-of-the-road state is both pivotal and symbolic.
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6.) The Blues Brothers
The car: Car 55 Police Interceptor
Why it's pivotal: The Blues Brothers, though beloved, has one famous car in it: the Mount Prospect Illinois 1974 Dodge Moncao. You could maybe also argue the Pinto Wagon was famous. But the Dodge Polara that goes flying into the back of a semi while being driven by the oft thwarted Illinois state troopers? Awesome, memorable, unheralded.
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5.) Bullitt
The car: Porsche 356C Cabriolet
Why it's pivotal: Did you even know there were cars in Bullitt other than a Charger and a Highland Green Mustang? Yep, Bullitt's girlfriend drove a hot little Porsche he ended borrowing in the pursuit of the criminals.
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4.) Back To The Future
The car: 80s Toyota Hilux
Why it's pivotal: Does anyone remember that the DeLorean is Doc's car? The amount of time he actually drives the car is pretty limited in the film, but Fox does drive the awesome and lustworthy Toyota. Yet how many BTTF Toyota replicas do you see?
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3.) The Birds
The car: Aston Martin DB2
Why it's pivotal: Listen, Tippy, if you're going to drive into a town being attacked by wild birds perhaps an expensive British convertible's not the way to go...
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2.) Jurassic Park
The car: YJ Jeep Wrangler
Why it's pivotal: Everyone remembers the damn Explorers, because at the time they were new and had the way better paint job. But let's be honest here. Given the choice you'd take a Jeep, which was both the vehicle they explored the island with and the one that helped get Newman killed.
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1.) The Big Lebowski
The car: 1973 Ford Torino
Why it's pivotal: Not only is it The Dude's only form of transportation (lest he have to bum a ride from Walter) the car's theft adds another dimension to the confusing update of the noir classic The Big Sleep.
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