I would like to add that if u think about it this movie is really like a movie length version of an episode of the twilight zone. Arguably hollywoods greatest stunt driver ever, carey loftins amazing driving and stunt skills were utilized in dozens of hollywood productions over a period of nearly half a century. Get a closer look at the only surviving truck from the movie duel. When a mexican generals nephew is found murdered in the rio grande river texas ranger david kingston is tasked with. But im glad that they never really show his face in the movie and the few times that they do you really have to hunt for it. Truck collector brad wike with the 1960 peterbilt used in filming the movie duel. Dennis weaver drove a plymouth valiant and the truck from the movie duel was a 1955 peterbilt 281 driven by carey loftin. Oct 01, 2014 the movie was directed by steven spielberg and was based on a short story written by richard matheson.
Neil losasso of burbank, ca had been a fan of the movie duel all of his life. The worst case of road rage, a psychopathic driving a truck terrorizes and attempts to kill an innocent. Well, we recently stumbled upon the duel truck while on a photo shoot in. Also there is a 143 diecast model of a 1949 peterbuilt truck which looks like it can be converted to the truck from duel. If you appreciate movies like i do and if you like filmmaking and cinematography you can really appreciate a. Duel is the best car movie you can watch on youtube right now. The duel is an entertaining period film about keeping law in the old west. When the truck appears from over the hill, take a look at the very next shot of the truck from the front, and you will notice that the large exhaust on the side of the truck has moved from left to right and back to left again. I cant verify the name of the mesa but i believe it is called black mesa. The duel pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the duel pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The first two pics are from the net and the last pics is a frame from the movie, that i enhanced with a photoimpression program. Spielberg drew great attention with his hit abc tv movie duel 1971, starring dennis weaver as a motorist being terrorized by an unseen truck driver. Steven spielberg was shown seven different semi trucks to choose from.
The script mindlessly coughs out modern phrases not used in the 1800s for example, someone did a number on someone else. The peterbilt 281 351 was a line of tractor units built by peterbilt that ran from 1954 until 1976. Its gorgeous, honestly, but i would head on over to the armor forums and read up a little on weathering technique and the use of pigments, especially for dust. As spielbergs first fulllength movie, duel helped jumpstart the directors bigscreen career. Loftin was born on january 31st, 1914 in blountstown, florida and broke into movie stunt work in the late 1930s. Every once in a while it is fun to look back at our past cover features and answer the question, where are they now. The duel truck 1955 peterbilt 351281 finishedfruehauf. Duel the best bits of film trivia the tanker driver was. I saw the made for tv movie on the color tv in my parents living room,i started watching it. Having published 104 magazine for 21 years now, we have had some memorable covers, for sure, but none have been as popular and talked about even today as our may 2004 cover featuring the ghostly duel truck from the 1971 movie about a renegade rig that terrorizes. Duel 1971 dennis weaver in duel 1971 carey loftin and dennis weaver in duel 1971 carey loftin in duel 1971. At the end of the film, david man comes to a dead end, so he spins the car around and waits for the truck to appear.
That movie truck had a really wellworn, dusty appearance that you could easily replicate and really hit a home run out of the park with the presentation of this model. Arguably hollywoods greatest stunt driver ever, carey loftins amazing driving and stunt skills were utilized in dozens of hollywood. One of the most sinister automotive movie characters ever, the tankerhauling peterbilt from the seminal spielberg picture, duel, is up for auction. Spielberg drew great attention with his hit abc tvmovie duel 1971, starring dennis weaver as a motorist being terrorized by an unseen truck driver. The truck from duel is a piece of movie history the aficionauto takes a closer look at the villain from steven spielbergs first movie. So its quite obvious that it was never meant to be an empty truck driving by itself. The movie was directed by steven spielberg and was based on a short story written by richard matheson. May 07, 2016 the climax of the film was done in one take. The truck from duel is a piece of movie history the drive. And considering that this is widely recognized as his feature debut, thats even more impressive.
It was very popular with truckers, with the 351 series outlasting the 281 a needlenose model 281 was featured in the madefortv movie duel in 1971. Feb 03, 2009 this is the last known surviving truck from the movie duel. Peterbuilt truck form the 1971 movie duel finescale. This is the last known surviving truck from the movie duel. Duel 1971 steven spielberg, film locations a business co flickr. Rent duel 1971 starring dennis weaver and eddie firestone on dvd and bluray. While setjetting some other locales, i decided to check out some of the main locations seen in the film. In fact, the vehicle from jeepers creepers probably ripped off the look of the truck in duel. As a tribute to the intense car and truck chase movie, ive put together a list of 10 fun facts that you might not know. Peterbilt tanker from movie duel on farm near lincolnton charlotte.
What really drives the creepiness is the rusty tanker truck billowing noise and smoke. Finished duel semi truck finescale modeler essential. See more ideas about peterbilt trucks, the rockford files and steven spielberg. Believe or not, but this truck reappears in the movie torque. As founder and president of caribou industries, mike harrah has designed and built, owned and operated restaurants, shopping malls, luxury condominium towers, golf courses, industrial parks, aircharter services, hotels and marinas, and subdivisions in arizona, hawaii, nevada, and california. Dec 20, 2016 stars aligned five iconic trucks together for the first time. Stars aligned five iconic trucks together for the first time. This is some footage i had from when i owned the truck from 02 to 05. Only later on does he realize that the people he is in business with are racketeers that want him to smuggle goods on his trips. In steven spielbergs first fulllength movie, duel, a traveling salesman dennis weaver is harassed by a menacing 40ton truck on a remote desert highway.
The car goes headon into the truck,the truckdriver drives over a cliff,and we see the truck crash. At the end,the fan on the dash,and a tire or 2 on the truck are still moving,as dirt falls down the hillcliff. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. But far worse logical mistakes make this movie a muddle. It will be on display saturday at a truck show near lincolnton.
But saying that the movie is just about a guy getting chased by a truck is selling duel short. Might be the same model truck but at the end of duel the truck was really crashed off of a mesa. Brilliant in its simplicity, the cult favorite takes road rage to a dangerous level as the traveler and the mysterious truckdriver are pitted against one another in a motorized duel to. Years later, after finding out that there was a duel truck still in existence, he began looking for it. Spielberg images seen in a sidemirror on the truck bearing down on david mann. The duel truck 1955 peterbilt 351281 finishedfruehauf tanker wip posted by millermeteor on sunday, november 9, 2008 11. Old narrow nose peterbilt classic trucks, peterbilt, trucks. I am doing this currently and well got rolling and forgot to take and put up pics. May 15, 2018 the truck from duel is a piece of movie history the aficionauto takes a closer look at the villain from steven spielbergs first movie.
Pictures of the truck driver pictures of the truck driver. Duel is probably the most literal example of nightmare fuel i have ever seen. He refuses to take part in their illegal schemes and the action begins in this cult classic. Summary, pictures, sounds and info about the 1971 movie, duel, starring dennis weaver as a motorist terrorized by a murderous truck driver. Jun 24, 2016 i was really impressed by this great movie and the low rating seems totally unjustified to me. Nov 06, 2014 its gorgeous, honestly, but i would head on over to the armor forums and read up a little on weathering technique and the use of pigments, especially for dust. So many wrong turns by the duels writer and director make the errors in judgment committed by the movies characters seem forgivable in comparison. I would say that i have that experience with this movie. A needlenose model 281 was featured in the madefortv movie duel in 1971. Originally, when duel was a telefilm and had not yet become a fullfledged theatrical feature, the budget had to kept down, and losing more than one 1955 peterbilt oil truck was not an option. Despite the tv movie limitations, steven spielberg has managed to convey an illogical yet completely visceral thriller better than most filmmakers today. Duel was one of stephen spielbergs first films, and it was an incredible start to what would would become an amazing filmmaking career. Steven spielberg directs duel, a highvelocity thriller about a motorist terrorized by an evil truck. I would like to thank digital dreams studio for helping me put.
All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. I also like seeing real pics of the stunt driver outside the movie too. Duel 1971 i have seen steven spielbergs first film, duel, a number of times and it still holds up really well, maybe moreso in our era of road rage. I was really impressed by this great movie and the low rating seems totally unjustified to me. Sometimes you see a painting where it is not the content that catches your eye, but the way that it is painted. I am taking on a project for a friend to make a duel semi truck a look alike at least. The peterbilt 2851 was a line of tractor units built by peterbilt that ran from 1954 until 1976. You can post additional pics in comments if you wish, but if you use the sites own image upload. Duel is a 1971 american road thriller film written by richard matheson, which is based on his own short story. Two men have chosen to fight to the death using the exact same method shown in michael jacksons beat it video. Dennis weaver director of photography dow dow crew dow press dow project duel duel book duel crew duel general info duel location hunters duel locations duel movie duel phenomenon duel soundtrack duel truck duel truck model editor enric folch fan made fan pages gab stifani george eckstein.
The movie was released november 11th, 1971, which is 43 years ago today. This movie is noteworthy because its one of spielbergs first films, but beyond that it nothing short of awesome. The first two pics are from the net and the last pics is a frame from the movie, that i enhanced with. Duel starring dennis weaver stalked by this menacing 1960 peterbilt tanker truck. It is the feature fulllength directorial debut of american director, producer, and screenwriter steven spielberg, and is distributed by universal pictures. The psychotic truck driver feels offended and chases david along. I saw duel on its first release in the uk, as a support film.
Brad wicke shows off his vintage hollywood big rig. Throughout the film, the driver of the truck remains anonymous and unseen. Peterbuilt truck form the 1971 movie duel posted by anonymous on friday, july 22, 2005 5. The sound effects are very similar in the scene transitions and also any tz fan knows the screenplay of duel was by richard matheson who actually wrote many tz episodes. Duel truck model archives a trip into the duel phenomenon. Duel the films of steven spielberg pictures cbs news.
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