Also check out 'The Warriors' and 'Southern Comfort' for the best of Hill. 'The Driver' is expertly directed by Walter Hill, who also scripted. Hollywood just seems to have lost the ability to make these kinds of movies. Why it has yet to be remade is a mystery, but hoping it isn't as it will undoubtedly suck. I'd put 'The Driver' up there with the original versions of 'Vanishing Point', 'The Getaway' and 'Gone In 60 Seconds' as the most underrated action thrillers of the 1970s. 1 Harlem Shuffle Bob & Earl 2 Egyptian Reggae Jonathan Richman & Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers 3 Smokey Joe's La La Googie Rene 4 Let's Go Away for Awhile The Beach Boys 5 B-A-B-Y Carla Thomas 6 Kashmere Kashmere Stage Band 7 Unsquare Dance The Dave Brubeck Quartet 8 Neat Neat Neat The Damned 9 Easy The Commodores 10 Debora T.
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Plus you get Isabelle Adjani ('The Tenant'), always a pleasure to watch. I think he's one of the most interesting Hollywood actors and 'The Driver' is yet another great performance from him an a career filled with them ('The Wild Angels', 'Bloody Mama', 'Silent Running', 'Coming Home',etc.etc.) And Ryan O'Neal, an actor I've never warmed to, is surprisingly effective is a role originally intended for Steve McQueen. He's willing to do anything to do so, even setting him up.
Bruce Dern is the cop obsessed with catching him. Ryan O'Neal plays a getaway driver, the best in his field. There's no traditional character development here, but the actors and the action get the point across. The characters are all archetypes and named after their roles. It's one of the greatest action movies I've ever seen, with car chases as exciting as any filmed before or since. How underrated is Walter Hill?! 'The Driver' is one of his least known movies to a mainstream audience, but one of his best loved among fans.
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