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Posted by: STL914 Jul 22 2005, 10:48 AM
How many of you had watched Grand Prix last night on TCM? Great movie!
I've been waiting for the DVD versionn of Grand Prix to be released for some time now. My web searches turned up only a "Making of Grand Prix" DVD being offered for sale. This morning, Michael Moore, 914club member from
GA , sent me link to a web site where anyone can sign a petition requesting the owners of the film to release it in DVD format. Here's the link:
http://www.putgrandprixondvd.com/
I urge anyone who is a true race fan to go to this site and sign the petition. Who knows, it may actually work.
Posted by: URY914 Jul 22 2005, 10:51 AM
I watched it last nite too. 
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Posted by: ClayPerrine Jul 22 2005, 10:55 AM
I missed it. I was working on the rear suspension of my 914. But I have it on VHS. Great Movie. 
Posted by: grantsfo Jul 22 2005, 11:16 AM
| QUOTE (STL914 @ Jul 22 2005, 08:48 AM) |
| How many of you had watched Grand Prix last night on TCM? Great movie! I've been waiting for the DVD versionn of Grand Prix to be released for some time now. My web searches turned up only a "Making of Grand Prix" DVD being offered for sale. This morning, Michael Moore, 914club member from GA , sent me link to a web site where anyone can sign a petition requesting the owners of the film to release it in DVD format. Here's the link: http://www.putgrandprixondvd.com/ I urge anyone who is a true race fan to go to this site and sign the petition. Who knows, it may actually work. |
Great movie. I watched Grand Prix as a kid over and over. I had the original record that had sounds from the movie and could tell the differnce between all the cars just based on engine sounds.. In fact over the years I have picked up 2 more albums that are in perfect shape and I have vintage Grand Prix movie posters too. I just need to find a record player and transfer the sound track to a cd.
The making of Grand Prizx DVD was disapointing to me. It really didnt have a significant amount of footage and poorly pulled together. A couple good scenes. Nothing like the making of Le Mans movie.
I'm on several services that will update me via email when the DVD is released.
Posted by: seanery Jul 22 2005, 11:17 AM
signed away!!
Posted by: lapuwali Jul 22 2005, 11:41 AM
Thanks for that link. They put Le Mans on DVD, but I've been waiting for Grand Prix for quite some time. Unfortunately, Frankenheimer died recently, so he can't help with any supplemental material. SPEED had some fabulous interviews with him a James Garner when they did a big blow out showing, and told a lot of really nice behind the scenes stories (like how Yves Montand was towed around the banking in a partial tub, and the two car was a GT40).
Posted by: STL914 Jul 22 2005, 11:47 AM
719
DVD BUYERS HAVE SIGNED OUR PETITION SINCE
JULY 15, 2005.
That's about 26 signatures since I signed about 1 hr. ago.
Posted by: ClayPerrine Jul 22 2005, 11:53 AM
| QUOTE (STL914 @ Jul 22 2005, 11:47 AM) |
| 719 DVD BUYERS HAVE SIGNED OUR PETITION SINCE JULY 15, 2005. That's about 26 signatures since I signed about 1 hr. ago. |
It said 720 after I signed it....
Posted by: michaelmoo Jul 22 2005, 12:00 PM
724!
Posted by: URY914 Jul 22 2005, 12:08 PM
I have a press package from when the movie was released and the Popular Mechanics mag that showed how they wrecked and filmed the cars.
Cool stuff.
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Posted by: ArtechnikA Jul 22 2005, 12:14 PM
i'm still waiting for Faster, Pussycat, Kill! Kill!
the 356 content, doncha know...
Posted by: maf914 Jul 22 2005, 02:32 PM
| QUOTE (grantsfo @ Jul 22 2005, 09:16 AM) |
| I had the original record that had sounds from the movie and could tell the differnce between all the cars just based on engine sounds.. In fact over the years I have picked up 2 more albums that are in perfect shape and I have vintage Grand Prix movie posters too. I just need to find a record player and transfer the sound track to a cd. |
The original record? I didn't know they produced records of the soundtrack.
I have an old long play record of a 1960's F1 Grand Prix from Sebring. It has the broadcasters, car sounds, and interviews. I no longer have a turn table hooked up to my stereo, but I need to put in on a disk so I can add it to my collection of priceless stuff!
Posted by: iamchappy Jul 22 2005, 04:12 PM
I also watched it last night.
I went and saw it when it came out when I was a kid, we had a Cooper Cinerama theater in our town with a 100ft wide screen and I bet i went and saw Grand Prix a half a dozen times, the Cinerama theaters were awsome I saw many classic movies shot in the 3 Strip and 70mm Cinerama format there. How the West was Won, Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Battle of the Bulge, 2001 Space Odyssey, Ice Station Zebra, and Airport had their Premire there, Reds was the last movie I saw before they tore it down.
It was like watching a movie in 4D.
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Posted by: iamchappy Jul 22 2005, 04:16 PM
nthr
http://cinerama.topcities.com/grandprix.htm
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Posted by: sixnotfour Jul 22 2005, 04:23 PM
I have the LP and the Movie it was releasd in VHS , DVD would be great 
750
Posted by: Jacques Jul 22 2005, 04:24 PM
749
Posted by: Porcharu Jul 22 2005, 10:38 PM
signed it # 784. I don't really like DVD's but it looks like digital doo doo is being forced on us analog lovers. I'm going to watch it right now on a good (fairly good) VHS machine.
Posted by: dinomium Jul 23 2005, 12:54 AM
789...
Is he going to unfurl the Black Flag?????
Posted by: Jacques Jul 23 2005, 01:43 AM
| QUOTE (srbliss @ Jul 22 2005, 09:38 PM) |
| ... I don't really like DVD's but it looks like digital doo doo is being forced on us analog lovers... |
I'd like to add the LD to my collection (contains Analog encoded Dolby Surround)http://japanld.free.fr/laserdisc.php?id=3338
Posted by: grantsfo Jul 23 2005, 09:04 AM
| QUOTE (maf914 @ Jul 22 2005, 12:32 PM) | ||
The original record? I didn't know they produced records of the soundtrack. I have an old long play record of a 1960's F1 Grand Prix from Sebring. It has the broadcasters, car sounds, and interviews. I no longer have a turn table hooked up to my stereo, but I need to put in on a disk so I can add it to my collection of priceless stuff! |
Yeah occasionally you can see the albums on evil bay. Opened up my box of old stuff and found a Grand Prix movie brochure as well. It has about 20 pages of photo's bios, information on the cars, circuits etc. Pretty cool. Forgot I had it!
Posted by: STL914 Jul 23 2005, 10:50 AM
All this talk of VHS and Laser disk; I wonder if there's a Beta version on the market?? 
Posted by: ArtechnikA Jul 23 2005, 12:35 PM
| QUOTE (Jacques @ Jul 23 2005, 03:43 AM) |
| ...I'd like to add the LD to my collection (contains Analog encoded Dolby Surround) |
i'd go for that; if you find 2 somewhere, either let me know, or buy it and i'll get money to you ...
Posted by: Jacques Jul 23 2005, 06:11 PM
-- No problem, unfortunately finding this title on LD may be as difficult as finding the DVD vers. >>
http://japanld.free.fr/laserdisc.php?id=7009
Posted by: SLITS Jul 23 2005, 06:16 PM
LD is almost as Retro as VHS
Posted by: ArtechnikA Jul 23 2005, 08:00 PM
| QUOTE (Jacques @ Jul 23 2005, 08:11 PM) |
| ... finding this title on LD may be as difficult as finding the DVD vers. |
the LD version at least exists. DVD doesn't...
Posted by: Gint Jul 23 2005, 10:15 PM
I signed up... Love to see that movie on DVD.
Posted by: jimtab Jul 24 2005, 10:26 AM
| QUOTE (maf914 @ Jul 22 2005, 12:32 PM) | ||
The original record? I didn't know they produced records of the soundtrack. I have an old long play record of a 1960's F1 Grand Prix from Sebring. It has the broadcasters, car sounds, and interviews. I no longer have a turn table hooked up to my stereo, but I need to put in on a disk so I can add it to my collection of priceless stuff! |
I have a mint copy of the "Sounds of Sebring 1956" with interviews. A few drivers you may have heard of, Stirling Moss(before knighthood), Porfirio Rubarosa, JM Fangio, Reg Parnell, Luigi Musso. It also has a great recording of a Porsche spyder being revved at rest. If I ever figure out my conversion setup I'll make the file available to club members. In the liner notes they go on and on about "Index of performance" and the fact that the cars have to travel at and average speed of 85mph for 12 hours....ah the golden years....
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