{"id":323716,"date":"2010-02-15T19:20:09","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T00:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=37363"},"modified":"2010-02-15T19:20:09","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T00:20:09","slug":"the-10-best-car-chases-of-the-90%e2%80%99s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/323716","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Car Chases of the 90\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Ronin: 1998<\/h3>\n

\n1994 BMW M5, Mercedes 6.9, Audi S8<\/strong><\/p>\n

These are probably the best car chases to come out of Hollywood in the last 20 years. They’re fast and raw with some killer camera work. Plus the cars they use are stellar choices. I mean really, an Audi S8, BMW M5 and Mercedes Benz 6.9, these are the big guns of the worlds Super-Sedans.<\/p>\n

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2. Short Time: 1990<\/h3>\n

\n1980 Dodge Diplomat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Short Time<\/em> came out in 1990 and stars Dabney Coleman as a cop who just found out that due to a medical condition he\u2019s going to die in a short time\u2026 get it\u2026 Short Time<\/em>. Anyway, in order for his family to collect his pension he needs to die in the line of duty. The movie is not that well known, but the chase scene is actually a lot of fun to watch, so sit back, relax and enjoy the next 8:11. <\/p>\n

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3. Tomorrow Never Dies: 1997<\/h3>\n

\n1997 BMW 750i<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take one BMW 750i, add a bit of James Bond and a really cool remote control doohickey and you\u2019ve got a great bit of automotive carnage. <\/p>\n

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4. The Fifth Element: 1998<\/h3>\n

\nFuturistic Taxi Cab<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Fifth Element<\/em> is an action-comedy, techno thriller directed by Luc Besson. I have to say that the man has one vivid imagination. The car chase scene takes place between a futuristic Taxi driven by Bruce Willis and a few futuristic police cars. Just envision a Chevy Caprice and Ford Crown Victoria 230 years in the future and you\u2019ll get the idea.<\/p>\n

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5. The Rock: 1996<\/h3>\n

\nHummer, Ferrari 355<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery star in this return to Alcatraz flick, that pits an H1 Hummer against a Ferrari 355 Spyder as they rip through the streets of San Francisco. One thing that always amazes me about 90\u2019s car chases, is that the cars sustain absolutely no damage. How is this possible? It\u2019s kinda\u2019 like the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard<\/em>. That big tomato jumped over everything in Hazzard County and never got one dent… it’s simply mystifying. <\/p>\n

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6. Striking Distance: 1993<\/h3>\n

\n1980\u2019s Chevy Caprice \/ 1980\u2019s Ford Crown Victoria<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once again we\u2019ve got Bruce Willis as a cop trying to catch the bad guys. This time however, he\u2019s got his old man in the car who\u2019s also a cop and shows amazing composure throughout the entire chase seen. He must really be confident in his Son’s driving ability to be so damned relaxed. I’d be screaming like a four year old boy if I was in that thing.<\/p>\n

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7. Terminator 2: Judgement Day: 1991<\/h3>\n

\nGrumman Box Van \/ Helicopter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here we have James Cameron shooting another one of his multi-ba-billion dollar blockbusters. We\u2019ve got Arnold on a Harley Road King, little Eddie Furlong on a Kawasaki dirt bike and Robert Patrick rolling heavy in a Peterbilt. Combine all these elements together and you\u2019ve got the makings of a great car chase.<\/p>\n

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8. Lethal Weapon 3: 1992<\/h3>\n

\n1987 Ford F-250 \/ 1984 Kawasaki Police 1000 <\/strong><\/p>\n

This was Mel Gibson when he was still famous \u2013 you know before he decided to hate the Jews. Back then he was also a fan of chasing cars on foot, although I\u2019m not exactly sure why. In this scene, aside from utilizing his Puma\u2019s, he also uses a subway car and motorcycle. Hey, at least he\u2019s branching out.<\/p>\n

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9. Die Hard With a Vengeance: 1995<\/h3>\n

\nMercedes 560 SEL \/ Dodge Ram 1500<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow! Bruce Willis was just everywhere in the 90\u2019s wasn\u2019t he? He\u2019s been in 3 chases so far. In Die Hard With a Vengeance<\/em> he\u2019s actually running from the baddies in a stolen (well, he stole it) Mercedes Benz, while being chased by a big ole\u2019 Dodge pick-up truck through Central Park. The conclusion is somewhat predictable, but that doesn’t stop it from being a great car chase.<\/p>\n

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10. Freejack: 1992<\/h3>\n

\nChevy S-10 Pick-up \/ Armored personal carrier<\/strong><\/p>\n

This chase made the list simply because I think Mick Jagger is hilarious when he acts. Emilio Estevez plays a race car driver who was brought into the future so that his body could be used as a surrogate for someone else. Problem is, he’s not quite done with it, so he’s on the run with Microphone Mick hot on his trail. <\/p>\n

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1. Ronin: 1998 1994 BMW M5, Mercedes 6.9, Audi S8 These are probably the best car chases to come out of Hollywood in the last 20 years. They’re fast and raw with some killer camera work. Plus the cars they use are stellar choices. I mean really, an Audi S8, BMW M5 and Mercedes Benz […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3854,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-323716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}