Thanks for reviewing this with us, Nathan Barnatt! Here's his short film Neutral: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hmh1waOTgJuym9I.html

@TwistedUpMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry

@PCFROMVCS

4 жыл бұрын

Who is Nathan I only see Dad

@chozo_progeny7570

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to have to watch Duel this eve. Also, can we expect to see Keith Apacary in any upcoming Nerd episodes? The Sega peripherals episode is still in my top 3 for best KZread videos 🤣

@patient_6925

4 жыл бұрын

I always thought the truck was haunted and there was no driver

@DoubleNickelFilmsLtd

4 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite movie; Clearly the best debut of Director Steven Spielberg.

Alternate title of film is actually Big Rigs: Over the Road Chasing

@PershingDragoon

4 жыл бұрын

lmao

@Mr.Marbles

4 жыл бұрын

Big rig‘s you‘ll shit brix

@Delta225

4 жыл бұрын

Big Motherfuckin' Rigs!

@QuestionMark46

4 жыл бұрын

YOU'RE WINNER!

@raccoonstarsmember

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

The idea that Duel just interrupted another horror movie is brilliant. That needs to exist.

The guy who played the truck driver is a super famous stunt man and if you look at the IMDB page it shows you who he was at the bar.

@mrkipling2201

3 жыл бұрын

Carey Loftin.

@KZwoof

3 жыл бұрын

Which one is he? I couldn’t tell the camera pans to fast

@LA_HA

3 жыл бұрын

So, he Was at the bar

@bonehead2768

2 жыл бұрын

Carey Loftin WAS NOT AT THE BAR-he NEVER APPEARED in the movie.he drove the truck,but you never see him.Thats according to Steven Spielberg,and I really think he'd know,eh?!?

@pigeonsil240sx

2 жыл бұрын

i refuse to find out as i feel it ruins some of the imagination if i find out

I was born in 71, and around the time Star Wars came out ,I saw it on TV (DUEL) and my dad said it was great, so when I knew it was coming on again,I taped it, eddited out all the comercials and watched it over and over again in my families old toploader ,became one of my most beloved films next to Star Wars

I saw Duel as a teen and was completely blown away.

What I really enjoy about this film is careful vehicle choices and visuals of them. Spielberg specifically chose the truck model due to a more isolated cab to look more animal-like and like wise when the crew was choosing a car they carefully chose what would be considered the most "mild mannered" of automobiles, the Plymouth Valiant. Spielberg demanded it to be red and it kind of hammers home this Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad wolf or Jason with his red cape against the Kholkikos .

Spielberg's tradition is actually that he goes on vacation whenever his film premieres, so he doesn't have to look at reviews. The story he doesn't film on the last day was actually that he directed the final shot of JAWS from a motorboat and when picture wrapped, he speed away because he was sure the crew was going to try and drown him from all the stresses and overscheduling that had gone on.

Hidden Gem! Steven Spielberg put a lot of love into this film; he said it connected to him cause he felt the world at times was bullying him

@Donscottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

That little red Plymouth Valiant was a runner too

I bet the truck is being driven by Large Marge.

@Shanethefilmmaker

4 жыл бұрын

If that were true, she'd run over Pee Wee.

@FamilyGuyBob

4 жыл бұрын

You never see the driver's face, only his arm so clearly it's doctor claw.

@Shanethefilmmaker

4 жыл бұрын

@@FamilyGuyBob Everybody knows that already. The OP was making a joke.

@pentagramprime1585

4 жыл бұрын

Could someone please splice together scenes from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure with Duel? Thanks.

@Brad772006

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, I could totally see that. Large Marge. Terrifying truck driver!

My dad is not a huge movie guy, but there are some movies he made sure we watched as kids, and Duel was one of the ones that really stuck with me. I can still remember watching it, even thirty something years later. It’s just one of those movies that really sticks with you.

For anyone interested the truck is a 1950s Peterbilt 281

@lemmythebulldog8812

4 жыл бұрын

Michael actually I think it was 60 but the 281 regardless is one of peterbilts greatest models

@CarlosRicciardi726

4 жыл бұрын

1955 exactly..

@Alleroc

3 жыл бұрын

The second I saw it I thought I recognized a Peterbilt.

@mrkipling2201

3 жыл бұрын

281 and a 351 was used.

When you think of his very early career, we kind of lost a great horror director in Steven Spielberg. But when you think of his later career, and, as a horror fan, it saddens me greatly to say it, I'm kind of glad we did.

This movie is simple and at the same time truly outstanding. ... Just the ending of the salesman staring at the abyss where he just sent his hunter is simply perfect.

@fencefirst2722

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for ruining it

@Viper-dz2kw

4 жыл бұрын

Rap Sure Records BEATS dude it’s a movie from the 70’s

@fencefirst2722

4 жыл бұрын

@@Viper-dz2kw lol.. Ik

It's heartening to see people appreciating movies from the 70s. I thought it was fascinating that someone thinks that an old BMW resembles a Plymouth Valiant. I had a 1975 Dodge Dart, which I quite similar to the Valiant in Duel.

@olivermarijuanajones5041

4 жыл бұрын

Except that the Dart was tough as nails. The car that Mopar quit making cuz they wouldn't break down ( which was def not an issue w/ the valiant )

@inthezone4123

4 жыл бұрын

Are you suggesting there was much of a difference between these two cars? I'd agree that the slant 6 in these vehicles was bullet proof.

@FinestCitizen

4 жыл бұрын

My mother drove a 1976 Plymouth Valiant, and dad a 1977 Plymouth Volaré when I was a kid. Both were great, but susceptible to rust and crumpled easily in accidents. They wound up trading them in around the 1990s. At least the Plymouths my parents owned at the time were easy to repair, unlike most modern-day vehicles.

I remember people criticizing Fury Road for being just a chase almost throughout its runtime, as if movies like Duel never existed.

@TheitaniofRome

4 жыл бұрын

Idiots. Mad max is all about driving vehicles through wasteland.

@Sapsche

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheitaniofRome True, that's one reason why _Beyond Thunderdome_ was the worst installation of the series imo

@gazzawhite

4 жыл бұрын

Duel and Fury Road are both brilliant movies.

@vacion610

4 жыл бұрын

Anybody notice that stench? Smells like a troll sneaking around here.

@Sinjinator

4 жыл бұрын

Fury Road was overhyped garbage. The original Mad Max 1 & 2 both had a much better story, actors, production.

Concerning Tony's fascination with the snake lady: There's a hilarious scene in the criminally underrated 1941 where John Belushi pulls his plane up to the same gas station from this movie, and he asks that same actress, Lucille Benson, to fill it up.

James and Nathan are like kindred spirits. Loved Nathans presence here.

@barnatt

4 жыл бұрын

Danifficus 😉

One of the most overlooked film. So little but so much build and suspense. Love this film!

Carey Loftin is the truck driver. He did indeed jump from the truck. The man was a legend, and drove in probably every single good car-chase movie from the 70's you could think of.

Tony is a dork. I watched this movie and the car DEFINITELY DID NOT start it. I He calmly passed a slow truck on a back road with his turn signal. Dude seriously.

@ji0883

4 жыл бұрын

Dork wow haven't heard that terminology since ed edd n eddy but anyway agreed the truck started it.

@quatz1981

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah im not sure how Tony comes up with that conclusion.

@monkeysaru3957

4 жыл бұрын

@@ji0883 Urm do I just live a bizarre life or something? Since when was "dork" an outdated word? I literally hear people say it multiple times every day

@mgeiger2341

4 жыл бұрын

@@quatz1981 He's such an assnard sometimes.

@kev0lution

4 жыл бұрын

​@@ji0883 Lol to be fair if you are old enough to remember watching the movie Duel Dork is a classic curse word. The F word almost is used daily now days it will eventually not be bleeped out anymore. "Shit" and "ass" are barely bleeped nowadays when I remember the word "hell" was bleeped. Come to think of it...do they even bleep anymore or just silence the word lol? I dont remember, God I am old.

I love Duel! I can just feel David’s tension & paranoia every time I watch it. I especially love the scene inside the restaurant when he’s trying to figure out who the driver is. It’s a very tense moment. Dennis Weaver put on one hell of a performance as David.

You can't beat me on the grade. YOU CAN'T BEAT ME ON THE GRADE!

@CrazyBanana510

4 жыл бұрын

lol glad I'm not the only person who loves this quote

@theq4602

4 жыл бұрын

Thing is it probably could. That truck had a NTC 400 Cummings and a 18 speed road-ranger transmission. That truck was fast as hell, that wasnt just the movie.

@Donscottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

"Okay.....okay....you wanna play games???"

@BSE1320

4 жыл бұрын

@@theq4602 Depends if was loaded ir not.

@theq4602

4 жыл бұрын

@@BSE1320 it wasn't, all that would do is suck up fuel and add to production costs,

I think the biggest and best example of "less is more" was the decision to NOT have the truck explode into a fireball at the bottom of the cliff, as all other vehicles do in movies.

My aunt showed my family this movie in probably '91 and prefaced by saying that it was one of the most suspenseful films she'd ever seen. It still frightens me because of the realness of road rage and mindless, anonymous hate, and the "victory" ending made us all jump for joy when that truck plummeted into the ravine. Kudos, Mr. Grebleips!

Nate is such a cool character, nice to see him on the show.

@barnatt

4 жыл бұрын

Azziee 😉

One day, my dad and I ran into this movie on TV. We didn’t know what it was but we were enraptured. Aw, back in the day when you had to flip through the 10 - 15 channels you had until you found something good.

@neighbor-j-4737

4 жыл бұрын

Lols, I remember 3, and PBS only... And our remote was yelling into the other room to turn the big, lighted dial a couple clicks left or right...

@LA_HA

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

Duel is one of the all-time great films, regardless of genre. As a kid in the late 1970s and early 1980s, my mom and I used to watch it every year when it would be shown on TV on (I think) the Labor Day weekend. It must have been the extended version on TV by then because I bought the DVD the month it came out in the 2000s and I remembered every scene.

Such an underrated flick.

This movie is dope AF. There's like literally three lines of dialogue in the entire movie, its super unique. And terrifying! If you havent seen this movie you really need to.

I really enjoyed Nathan Barnatt's presence and insight here, a very fresh perspective on Rental Reviews!

@darksamurai73

4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see him just being himself and not Keith Apocary too

@omikronweapon

4 жыл бұрын

That character ruined the subsequent AVGN episodes for me. I hated him so much. I guess it was also the feel of that episode that didn't sit well with me though. The second I saw his face here I was tempted to stop watching. But he's actually alright to watch as just himself. Indeed, he even brings stuff to the table.

@nunyanunya4147

4 жыл бұрын

hello Nathan's mom!

@TheBrotherGrim

4 жыл бұрын

@@omikronweapon A lot of people seem to feel that way, but personally I love the Keith episodes. I enjoy some stupid ass slapstick once in a while.

@barnatt

4 жыл бұрын

👍

I remember watching this on tv in the early 90's as a kid n was amazed by it. It was so cool.

It's genuinely amazing how many great movies exist. It's a beautiful thing that I will never run out!

Duel is my favourite Spielberg film. The tension is amazing, and the simplicity of it shows Spielberg's skill as a director. I always felt like it was a big influence on The Terminator, which is my favourite movie of all time.

@cornbredx

4 жыл бұрын

The Terminator was actually much more influenced by Westworld- almost ripping scenes directly from it. Maybe Duel was influential in some small way, but I find that slightly unlikely since Duel was a TV movie and it's actually a mostly forgotten film by all but the most film savvy. That's not to undermine it's achievements, but it was not as lauded in the 70s and 80s, or even 90s. People just didn't really talk much about TV movies- and mostly still don't. If it was influential at all I don't think it would have been consciously so. Edit: Although I can see how you'd think that with the truck scene in T2. So, I suppose anything is possible.

I loved Duel as a kid. It was on t.v. all the time on one of the local channels.

Happy to see the Nerd and Friends doing this movie. I saw it as a kid in the 80s and it really stuck with me over the years. The premise is pretty simple and the way Spielberg creates suspense throughout the film is great. Another thing I love is how he never shows the driver which almost makes you think the truck is alive (something he did throughout most of JAWS). The diner scene is fantastic and the film shows what can be done on a small budget and with heavy time constraints.

So pleased to see Nathan in one of your videos!

@barnatt

4 жыл бұрын

Homework Radio 🙏

@magical571

2 жыл бұрын

sega activator episode

I remember seeing this when I was pretty young, must've paved the way for Hitcher (with Rutger Hauer)

@kyleshiflet9952

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was an insperation

@74810Eric

4 жыл бұрын

liked just because the pun. :D

@seanseanston

4 жыл бұрын

Yes... it's weird when you think about it actually; they both have a very similar premise of a mysterious stranger stalking somebody and terrorizing them for seemingly no real reason, but whereas Duel keeps the stranger's identity and appearance a secret, The Hitcher has him casually go straight up to his victim and speak with him multiple times throughout while being very prominently on-screen. Still has an air of mystery and horror, but done by very different means... they must have obviously been inspired by Duel but I wonder if they purposefully decided to make a film based on flipping that core aspect of Duel around and seeing if it would still work?

@kyleshiflet9952

4 жыл бұрын

@@seanseanston exactly it was like let take the idea and flip on its ear where we have a figure we can see but give audience sudtle clues to this man

@litaspunk

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing while watching this review. I wish James would do a review of The Hitcher. Or has he and I just missed it?

Another great hidden gem, the villain is what nightmares are made out of… The unseen forces of evil that drives the film. Definitely recommend this one for sure, great review fellas

@Shiratto

4 жыл бұрын

drives the film. XD

@abegarfield3754

4 жыл бұрын

Jet Kazama, Have a cigar, you deserve it.

@milkman1649

4 жыл бұрын

Kinda reminds me of anton chigur

@LORDJPXX3

4 жыл бұрын

Duel is a hidden gem?

@BlazePiffington

4 жыл бұрын

Lord-JP More like esoteric but it doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily

I'm so happy to see all the love Duel is getting. I've never known anyone else that likes it.

They played this movie for my writing class in high school.

Nathan Barnatt looks surprisingly similar to that crazy dude with the lisp that helped you destroy the set of that AVGN Christmas Special. Lol

@PrematureMailbox

4 жыл бұрын

I know it's crazy! They should get keith apicary to guest alongside nathan barnatt

@gmsllc

4 жыл бұрын

He also looks like the guy in the intro to the video

@gambitwilson8623

4 жыл бұрын

gmsllc DURRR!!!

@gambitwilson8623

4 жыл бұрын

PrematureMailbox Lol. YOU get it

@DarkElfDiva

4 жыл бұрын

Keith Apicary, the CEO of Service Games Enterprises, Limited.

I loved the Bob's Burgers parody of Duel, "Christmas in the Car."

@jamesesterline

4 жыл бұрын

I remember that episode.

@jeremysimpson2476

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't Bobcat Goldthwait the driver?

@26nyy

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, that was him.

@jonnyquezt1651

3 жыл бұрын

Jingle in the Jungle

for a simplistic film, i can't believe how much fun it is to watch. whenever i see a peterbilt, it always reminds of the truck from this movie. for an early 70's movie, it has aged pretty well.

This movie fucking rules. Honestly, it's been one of my favorites since I was a kid. I love everything about it, the performances, the writing, the tension, the (unintentional) hilarity. Awesome.

Probably Spielberg's most underrated film.

@benwasserman8223

4 жыл бұрын

Big K I mean it’s a TV movie, so most people don’t usually mention it in his filmography

@bigkmoviesandgames

4 жыл бұрын

@@benwasserman8223 which is very unfortunate. Even though it was made for TV it had the production quality of a theatrical release.

@clovers-vintage-all-sorts

4 жыл бұрын

His only good movie in my personal (likely unpopular) opinion.

@jyu467

4 жыл бұрын

@@clovers-vintage-all-sorts Dang, not even a fan of Raiders.

@bigkmoviesandgames

4 жыл бұрын

@@clovers-vintage-all-sorts yeah bud that's a very unpopular opinion. To each their own though. Kind of surprised you don't like jaws considering they are similar in many ways.

My favorite Spielberg movie. Never gets old. I don't care if you never know the driver but I look for clues anyway

@dsprocks

4 жыл бұрын

There are no clues, stop looking for them. The point of the movie is that he could have avoided it all had he just confronted him, as he had the chance to simply by waiting outside of the truck for the driver to return when it was parked outside of the restaurant.

Steven Spielberg’s most underrated film.

Just happened to see this movie on tv about 10 years ago and I thought "Let's watch it a bit." And I was glued to my seat until the very end. What a great movie!

Carey Loftin did the stunt driving for this movie. He was a legendary stunt driver in Hollywood in those days. And yes, he drove the truck to the edge and then bailed. The man had stones.

Duel is awesome. I had the pleasure a few years back of seeing it at a specialty cinema in a double feature with Jaws. The big screen truly makes all the difference.

The trucker died then possessed the shark from Jaws - "spiritual" sequel.

Man i love this movie,so underrated

I'd love to see a Rental Review of Maximum Overdrive, that is one of my favorite Stephen King adaptations of all time

@ianhanawalt1907

4 жыл бұрын

Seconded

@JettBlast

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@frankiebeans8055

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Dodson hey honey, this machine just called me an asshole.

@jamesbennett5189

4 жыл бұрын

Maximum overdrive is all kinds of terrible but its sooooo dammed good.

@smgeezus7186

4 жыл бұрын

@@frankiebeans8055 😂😂😂

When I was a little kid & even now the dual truck is my favorite chase vehicle. Watching the truck terrorize the road always put a smile on my face

Duel is awesome. Anyone who’s ever driven a car has had an experience with a truck you can relate to I like how the truck has a load of different license plates from different states on its front, like trophies of its kills. I also always viewed the scene at the gas station at the beginning where the truck driver is checking his tyres as a preparation scene. He’s already picked his victim and now he’s readying up

Yeah, this is definitely one the best Steven Spielberg movies and it was a great directorial debut.

@humvee2800

4 жыл бұрын

Ikon 0photo

duel doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Also it's why i don't mess with truck drivers

@Roadwarrior819

4 жыл бұрын

I wish more people would watch this movie people mess with me all the time lol

@pinbot3779

4 жыл бұрын

@@Roadwarrior819 Y'all get enough trouble from brokers. You don't need more people messing with you.

Duel one of Spielberg's best movies period.

I LOVE movies that don't tell you EVERYTHING, Holding your hand through the movie. I miss when movies left questions on the table for the viewer.

Oh wow. I remember my mom telling me in detail about this movie years ago, but I didn’t know the name so I had no idea until you started talking about the plot. I made note of the interesting things she probably doesn’t know to tell her when I get a chance. Thanks for yet another entertaining movie review 👌

One of Spielberg's best films. Richard Matheson is a great story teller too.

@touche5616

4 жыл бұрын

Matheson was never mentioned!

@KirkRedgate

4 жыл бұрын

@@touche5616 I know, what's that about.

@antoniozuquete5068

4 жыл бұрын

Really? Best? You do realize that this is the same guy that made Jaws, the Indiana Jones series, E.T....

@alextoschi2242

4 жыл бұрын

@@antoniozuquete5068 Duel is right on the same level of Jaws and I would say it's more enjoyable than E.T. for me. Indiana Jones is it's own thing entirely.

@adgato75

4 жыл бұрын

@@antoniozuquete5068 Duel is considered the best TV film ever by many critics , and many horror aficianados hold it in very high regard.

Oh dude this movie kicked ass. Sooooooo underrated or just a hidden/forgotten gem.

I watched this movie a long time ago and never knew its title until now. One of most fun movies ever.

I heart James' hat...The Misfits (Glenn Danzig era) were f'ing awesome.

@ianhanawalt1907

4 жыл бұрын

A horror punk band where almost every song is based directly on classic horror/sci-fi movies? I would have been shocked if James wasn't a misfits fan haha

"I play meat." "You play MEAT?!"

@quatz1981

4 жыл бұрын

That's sick man, thats sick.

I love that a kid i grew up with just pops up all over the internet with all the creators i love.

Ahhhhh Duel. I only saw it once, way back in '04 when I picked up the DVD for like $5.00, along with 1941. This review jogged a lot of memories. It definitely holds up as an early masterpiece from Spielberg. I've just not spent enough time re-watching it countless times like I have Jaws, Close Encounters, Jurassic Park, and Raiders. That needs to change. Rental Reviews...you've inspired me to watch it again after 15 years.

Duel. Such a great movie! Suspense like Hitchock!

Oh, hey, Dad and AVGN are hanging out together!

@barnatt

4 жыл бұрын

PhilSwitch 👴 🤓

@readdising714

3 жыл бұрын

Philswitch is that name in reference to when Phil Labonte sung with KsE that one tour years ago? I heard people call it Philswitch Engage.

@actualFix

3 жыл бұрын

@@readdising714 No, it's been my Xbox gamertag for years now. It's a play on my name - Phil, and the word "flip-switch". There is also a currently performing band with the name "Philswitch Destroy", and it certainly has caused friction with record labels. I am genuinely considering abandoning this name, I'm just tired.

Duel is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Simple and brutally effective.

This is my favorite series on KZread

AWESOME movie. Very well done. Saw it about 30 years ago and had to wait for the internet to find out what it even is!

This is such a great horror/suspense movie directed by Steven Spielberg.

as a (former obviously lol)local video rental store manager this feels exactly like conversations us employees and regulars would have. Great stuff guys!

You guys just became my heros!!! I had memories of this movie from when I was three years old. I never saw it again and often I thought maybe I just made it up in my head. Now I have a name to put to it. I gotta find this now.

Duel is amazing! It really showcased Spielberg's mastery of tension, and it was a TV favourite here in the UK in the 80s. I hesitate to even call it a TV movie, because that degrades the quality of the film as it was a proper dramatic thriller, which I believe did get a theatrical release at one point. You should totally do Dark Star next!

Easily one of the best TV movies ever made. And you wouldn’t know it by watching the suspense in action

@LA_HA

3 жыл бұрын

There's a reason why this era of young filmmakers are known as The Mavericks: Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola, Scorsese, etc.

@theitfactorjameswheezer2852

2 жыл бұрын

@@LA_HA the 4 goats

I remember loving this movie as a kid when it came on tv, but could not for the life of me remember the name of it. Thanks to you guys I can now watch it again lol.

I started watching this video and ten minutes in I stopped so I could go watch this movie and then come back to the video. Also Mike as the Truck Driver is amazing.

I love this movie. One of the underrated great. A little fact: you _do_ see the driver: he is the guy in the straw hat who looks menacingly at the protagonist in the diner. That's Carey Loftin, a professional stuntman who is also credited at the end as "the driver".

Universal Studios also recycled the same roar sound effect for Knight Rider. The evil truck in the episodes "Goliath" and "Goliath Returns" use the same roar every time the tractor trailer is shown speeding down the highway.

@chongsfury4358

4 жыл бұрын

Some scenes were also recycled for an episode of the incredible hulk.

@crush41gb

4 жыл бұрын

I was about to say the same for Universal lightning strikes ftom Frankenstein to Hulk intro lol! :-D

I’m happily surprised you reviewed this movie. It’s a highly underrated gem of the 70s.

I love 70's movies too. The golden age in my opinion.

Duel was a huge inspiration for the film Breakdown from 1997. Extremely underrated movie. Check it out, fantastic suspense all the way through and J.T.Walsh does the best performance of his career.

@paulie.walnuts2838

4 жыл бұрын

Is that the one with kurt Russell? If yes it was a decent movie

@SlayerOfCunts

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulie.walnuts2838 Featuring Snake Plissken, yes.

@stoplyinn

4 жыл бұрын

Great movie

@endresebok8272

4 жыл бұрын

I knew it (Duel) reminded me of a movie. Saw a while ago, really liked it. Watched Duel now, really good too.

Duel was a great movie it ranks up there with my favorite The Car.

@kosmokat111

4 жыл бұрын

if you've not seen it, you might like Christine

@powerviolence29

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't they spoof the car in regular show?

I caught this movie on TV when I was around 8-9, I'm in my mid thirties now, and I can still remember the majority of scenes they're talking about. It was just such a compelling watch and simple enough that even a dumb kid could appreciate what was happening.

Fun fact: this movie was the basis of a clause in Spielberg's film contracts afterwards; per IMDB trivia: Some of the scenes were later reused as stock footage in an episode of the television series, The Incredible Hulk (1977). Episode: Never Give a Trucker an Even Break (1978). Obvious scenes used were the red Valiant slamming into the fence, the use of the same phantom truck in new TV footage, and the use of a similar Valiant in new TV footage. Unhappy by the discovery that footage from the movie was recycled, and unable to sue because the studio owned both the film and "Hulk" series, Steven Spielberg insisted that all his future contracts have a clause designed to protect his films from being used as stock footage.

Wow, it's like a semi old school ScrewAttack reunion.

@barnatt

4 жыл бұрын

theimporter 😉

Freaking love this movie. Terrified me more than Jaws did as a kid. The truck definitely represents David’s separation from his masculinity.

#1 thing that makes older movies better: Long/slower shots. People had attention spans and it wasn't super edited amd chopped together jumping from view to view, scene to scene.

Nathan is the best Dad. We should all be lucky to have a world where dad and avgn are in the same room.

I can't believe you guys went this whole review without mentioning "Big Rigs".

@Nesseight

4 жыл бұрын

If this had the truck from Big Rigs, HE'S WINNER !

Kind of like maximum overdrive but with one truck

@maximumjesus

4 жыл бұрын

I think that's actually the perfect comment about this movie

@TwistedUpMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Only one is good my guy

@bigkmoviesandgames

4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed maximum overdrive despite it being a bit silly. I wish Stephen king directed other movies as well.

@LunalovaniaGaming

4 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say the same thing lol

@localmusicians

4 жыл бұрын

James would have to find where you live and kill you for that comment lol this is NOTHING like Maximum Overdrive, for one (out of many that i won't list) Spielberg was not high off his butt on cocaine when filming it.

Maybe David Mann was so traumatized by this experience that he decided to get away from the land entirely and became a boat captain. And, fearing that the maniac driver might still somehow be out to get him, he decided to start going by his childhood nickname... Quint.

A great suspenseful chase thriller with such a very simple plotline, proof you don't need TOO MUCH in your movie. It *_IS_* very-much the prototype _Jaws_ but with a truck. I love how we are never told/shown who the truck driver was, we are mainly focused on the Truck itself. Amazing how Spielberg started his career with this small television film. I would recommend doing a double-feature of _Duel_ and _The Hitcher._

Goliath from Knight Rider made the same roars in the show as the truck in Duel 🤔

Mike matei as the truck driver? Hahahah i can hear him screaming at him. That would be hilarious.

Sweet you guys were born in 81 great year to start life. Glad to be there with you same year of birth.

Omg I forgot about this movie. I used to LOVE it as a kid