The movie starred dennis weaver as a motorist on a business trip that was being terrorized by a murderous tanker truck on a desolate stretch of road in california. He is the nameless and unseen driver of a large rusty 1955 peterbilt 281 gasoline tanker truck. Duel tv movie 1971 carey loftin as the truck driver imdb. This peterbilt is the only surviving truck from steven spielbergs first film. Carey loftin and dennis weaver in duel 1971 carey loftin in duel 1971.
Oct 01, 2014 duel was a made for television movie that originally aired in 1971, then remade for theatrical release. Ganassi parts ways with larson chip ganassi racing announced tuesday it had parted ways with kyle larson after the driver made a derogatory remark in an online race sunday night. 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. We have a mild mannered businessman,excellently played by dennis weaver,on his way to a very important appointment. This peterbilt is the only surviving truck from steven. Truck collector brad wike with the 1960 peterbilt used in filming the movie duel. 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. In hidden folks, in the suburblevel, one of the hidden characters the player is tasked with finding is driver dave, who is tailgated by a crazy truck driver on one of the streets.
The reason was interstate trucks needed one plate for each state they were. Duel was one of stephen spielbergs first films, and it was an incredible start to what would would become an amazing filmmaking career. Drivers to win duel event before first points cup series. In the rockford files season 1 episode the dark and bloody ground 1974 september a mysterious truck driver wearing dark glasses tries to run jim off the road in a compact car, just like in duel, using its sounds and filming location of palmdale, california for parker, arizona. A second truck, a 1960 peterbilt 281 was built as a standby unit at the request of universal studios as the engine of truck no.
He gave yugi and his friends a lift when they were hitchhiking. 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. And, by the way, there isnt a cliche to be found here. The movie was good but who was the truck driver and what guy was he in the. I went there this past sunday 04232017, awesome see that a lot is still the same.
A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractortrailer. David mann is a middleaged salesman driving on a business trip. For one the protagonists name is david and since he is in a battle against a much larger and more powerful foe the name is an obvious reference to the david from the. The truck driver is a minor character that makes his only appearance in yugioh. The movie was released november 11th, 1971, which is 43 years ago today. What really drives the creepiness is the rusty tanker truck billowing noise and smoke. One of my worst nightmares is one that involves me being pursued relentlessly by an unstoppable enemy without anyone else to help. When mann overtakes and passes it again, the truck blasts its horn. Duel can be classified in the genre of monster action films 272. I wasnt two minutes in and i was hooked, amazed, thrilled. I would like to thank digital dreams studio for helping me put. The truck from duel is a piece of movie history the drive. I saw this movie on american movie classics one of those movies that you watch and have to watch the whole movie to find out who the truck driver was.
There are a few scenes where you can see the driver pull the rope on the horn valve, and oddly enough its when theres no horn sound. The movie was good but who was the truck driver and what guy was he in the cafe scene with the guy with the cowboy boots. By the end of the film, you realize the truck was just as crazy as its driver, in a sense. He also acted as a truck driver in stroker ace 1983 in which his face is never seen as in duel, but not as a villain this time. Written by richard matheson, based on his short story. Duel, as everybody knows, is the story of a traveling businessman desperate to get to his meeting on time who is faced with the most bizarre threat ever. From theaficionauto this is the real duel movie truck. Only one example of the films uncredited main character, a 1955 peterbilt 281, remains in existence. In the rest of the film however, there is not any support structure to be seen. As a semiparanoid driver the idea of being terrorized by a tractor trailer on an empty highway sounds terrifying to me. Steven spielberg directs duel, a highvelocity thriller about a motorist terrorized by an evil truck. Get a closer look at the only surviving truck from the. Get a closer look at the only surviving truck from the movie. When i read the synopsis to duel, i imagined a gripping thriller.
In fact, the vehicle from jeepers creepers probably ripped off the look of the truck in duel. Duel the best bits of film trivia the tanker driver. Every once in a while it is fun to look back at our past cover features and answer the question, where are they now. Spielberg had seven trucks to choose from, all lined in a row, and he picked a 1955 peterbilt 281 tanker, the smallest of the trucks. William byron won the second bluegreen vacations duel race on thursday, making him just the sixth driver in nascar history to win one of the daytona 500 qualifying races before winning a. He encounters a dilapidated tank truck in the mojave. The truck driver s final moments before his much deserved death. In steven spielbergs first fulllength movie, duel, a traveling salesman dennis weaver is harassed by a menacing 40ton truck on a remote desert highway. It stars dennis weaver as a terrified motorist stalked on a remote and lonely road by the mostly unseen driver of a mysterious tanker truck. While yugi, joey, tea and tristan were stranded in the desert, tea stood on the side of the road, with her thumb up, while the boys hid.
Find out how north carolina trucker and classic truck collector brad wike became the owner of the last surviving truck used in the iconic trucking horror movie, duel. It works, but mann wins the duel by sacrificing his car. As a tribute to the intense car and truck chase movie, ive put together a list of 10 fun. Duel is a film with a pure heart that survives on its own juices. Duel is a 1971 television thriller film directed by steven spielberg and written by richard matheson, based on mathesons short story of the same name. This is the official event page for farmtruck and azns, daily driver dual. Only observed are the truck drivers boots and veined. The truck driver was played by carey loftin, and when he asked spielberg what his motivation was for tormenting weaver, spielberg said to. Heres my top six scary trucking movies, best watched in the dark at a lonely rest stop in the middle of nowhere.
Apr 20, 2018 duels truck is one of films great monsters. Watch a semi truck and school bus duel on a texas interstate. I love the shot where the truck is in the tunnel and mann is messing with the school bus and then the trucks lights come on and the music goes dunnnn. The truck driver is the main antagonist of the 1971 short story duel by the late richard matheson, and the 1971 television film of the same name, which is steven spielbergs first directed film. For the general concept of persons fighting in arranged combat for honor, see duels duel is a 1971 television movie about a salesman driving through the california desert who is suddenly attacked by a large tanker truck after passing it on the deserted road directed by steven spielberg.
For the general concept of persons fighting in arranged combat for honor, see duels duel is a 1971 television movie about a salesman driving through the california desert who is suddenly attacked by a large tanker truck after passing it on the deserted road. The truck driver gets a few moments of these to show that he is not above helping out a school bus full of kids in need or giving a friendly honk to passing trains. The truck driver s defeat as he falls off the cliff to his death, an unearthly roar echoing in the background. 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. Some may take duel as just an ontheedgeofyourseat thriller but i have a feeling there is much deeper meaning to it. One of his most famous, yet discreet roles was as the murderous truck driver in steven spielbergs duel billed as cary loftin, in which only his arm and boots can be seen.
Did the duel truck driver openly presented what he did. In some shots, such as the gas station scene where david mann is on the telephone, or the railroad crossing scene, the air conditioning unit has a support structure to hold it in place. Sure you can get caught by a murderous band of backwoods cannibals, but at least you have a chance to escape. The truck driver is the main antagonist of the 1971 short story duel by the late richard matheson, and the 1971 television film of the same name, which is. Though we know stunt driver carey loftin of bullitt fame was behind the wheel, the truck driver is. The duel truck is a dilapidated peterbilt 281 starring as the main antagonist in steven spielbergs duel. Duel tv movie 1971 carey loftin as the truck driver. Though we know stunt driver carey loftin of bullitt fame was behind the wheel, the truck driver is never seen in the film, giving it a hint of the supernatural.
Additionally, spielberg said that the multiple license plates on the front bumper of the peterbilt subtly suggested that. I love the shot where the truck is in the tunnel and mann is messing with the school bus and then the truck s lights come on and the music goes dunnnn. It is driven by an unseen trucker who uses it as a weapon by attempting to kill those who overtake him. The author of the short story that the film is based on. 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 can recall vividly watching this movie as an abc movie of the week at the tender age of six. This is some footage i had from when i owned the truck from 02 to 05. Here are a few pics of cary loftin, the truck driver. Very few movies at that time in my life had the ability to captivate me. This is the last known surviving truck from the movie duel. The truck from duel is a piece of movie history the aficionauto takes a closer look at the villain from steven spielbergs first movie. Peterbilt tanker from movie duel on farm near lincolnton.
The truck driver is the main antagonist of steven spielbergs 1st directed film for tv duel. 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. Discussion in questions to truckers from the general public started by woodtoyz, sep 8, 2010. The truck driver is the main antagonist of the 1971 television film duel, which is steven spielbergs first directed film. Id like to report a truck driver whos been endangering my life. Owned by self made man brad wike in north carolina. Here aer a few pics of cary loftin, the truck driver. The film is about the terrified and bullied driver of a small plymouth valiant who is chased by a faceless peterbilt tanker truck driver. He gave yugi and his friends a lift when they were hitchhiking biography. According to the drive, the movies original villain, a 1955 peterbilt 281, was destroyed at the end of the 11 day film shoot.
Pictures of the truck driver pictures of the truck driver. I always got the impression that the truck driver was never in the cafe. May 15, 2018 find out how north carolina trucker and classic truck collector brad wike became the owner of the last surviving truck used in the iconic trucking horror movie, duel. The truck itself has an anthropomorphic appearance making it very iconic and. Oct 22, 2017 this movie is noteworthy because its one of spielbergs first films, but beyond that it nothing short of awesome. The films protagonist named david mann while traveling on a freeway gets chased by a big truck whose driver, for no explained motive, wants to kill him. Duel was a made for television movie that originally aired in 1971, then remade for theatrical release. Mann and the bus driver free his car and mann flees. It will be on display saturday at a truck show near lincolnton. Since owning the duel truck, brad has not done much to the truck, but he did add the swamp cooler to the back of the cab and he did climb up on the roof and bend the horn to look more like the main truck used in the filming of the movie the one that went off the cliff and was destroyed at the end. The truck itself has an anthropomorphic appearance making it very iconic and animalistic. This is part of a simple but extremely effective scheme by the truck driver, to isolate mann from any possible source of help.
The truck driver was played by carey loftin, and when he asked spielberg what his motivation was for tormenting weaver, spielberg said to him, youre a dirty, rotten, nogood son of a bitch. A chilling aspect of the film is that the truck drivers face is never seen. On the truck cabs rear window, there is some sort of air conditioning unit installed. A semi truck and school bus got into a highway duel on a highway in san antonio, texas, recently. Will someone id the truck and tanker in the movie dual. Duel i always got the impression that the truck driver. Additionally, spielberg said that the multiple license plates on the front bumper of the peterbilt subtly suggested that the truck driver is a serial killer, having run down other drivers in other states.
The video was shared by youtube user sirlags alot on november 26 in the dash cam footage, a school bus, seen in the far right lane, swerves in front of a semi truck in the next lane, which in turn causes the semi truck to come close to colliding with a car. The duel peterbilt movie truck american nightmare or american dream. Truck driver pc game free download full version truck drivers allow you to run simulations across the wide world, modify your truck car, buy new trucks and build strong relationships with the communities you visit. He drives a large rusty 1955 peterbilt 281 gasoline tanker truck. This truck has come to be known as the surviving duel truck however it was never used in the film. Duel the best bits of film trivia the tanker driver was. May 07, 2016 duel is a 1971 television thriller film directed by steven spielberg and written by richard matheson, based on mathesons short story of the same name. I believe seeing the driver ruins it a bit, because you have to feel the truck is alive itself. This just in police have finally identified that crazy driver who was menacing dennis weaver in duel hotkeys. Suddenly,there is trouble ahead in the form of a ruthless tanker truck driver. Special edition dvd 2005 but yorik pointed out in a comment that during the days when duel was made it was not an unusual sight at all that the trucks were plastered with multiple license plates.
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