"The Chase Is On" - Stealing the cash was easy, getting away was the hard part
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Film Synopsis:
'Hot-wired' from the '70's & '80s genre of Aussie muscle car movies,
Two Ford GT fanatics are fuelled by revenge after being double crossed by the Mafia. Their mission - steal the money back, plus interest. They must find a getaway car, locate the cash and escape before the Mafia catches up with them. Stealing the money was easy, getting away is the hard part. Strap yourself in and hit the nitrous, as this 30 minute film takes you on a wild ride across the streets of Melbourne, Australia. As the chase unfolds, the GT boys encounter a little more than they bargained for. Will the new GT outrun the Mafia's 300 Kw monster?......now the chase is on.
Chapters:
00:00 - Traction Control Films
00:24 -Start of film
07:09 - Red XY meets up with Blue XY GT HO
08:56 - Theft Blue Ford FPV BA GTP
11:43 - Theft Red Ford FPV BA GTP
14:06 -Red GTP gets nitros
20:32 -Case theft
26:12 -Red BA GTP Returned
PRESS RELEASE 31/8/04
Ford GTs are the stars in Australian producer/director Cameron Male’s Cult film, “The Chase is On”.
The thirty minute film is largely action with minimal dialogue. According to writer Paul Pittorino, "The cars are the stars". Using original Ford XY GTs and their modern counterpart, the GT-P, “The Chase is On” features adrenaline pumping adventure through the streets of Melbourne.
Eight cars combining over 3,000 horsepower and $650,000 street value were used to shoot the film. It took more than a year to shoot. The most expensive and oldest car was the blue XYGT, the very same car used in the latest Ford FPV advertisement appearing on billboards and TV. The most powerful car was a Yellow Holden Monaro which produced over 700 horsepower with thanks to its monster supercharger. The film shared some similar characteristics with Mad Max 1, which were shot in the Fairhaven and Airey's Inlet area and also produced without a budget. The guys who drove the cars, owned the cars.
The 30 minute film takes the viewer on a wild ride across the streets of Melbourne. As the chase unfolds, the GT boys encounter a little more than they bargained for. Will the new GT outrun the Mafia's 300 Kw monster? … now the chase is on.
This film was fortunate to have some added editing expertise from an international documentary-film editor, who gave the shoot footage a dynamic and challenging feel whilst respecting the original vision. He comments that this film is in stark contrast to street racing footage of films such as "The Fast and the Furious" which depict illegal and unsafe actions.
Shot on and off location, "The Chase is On" had strong ethical precepts since day one. The film's cinematographer, Tim Ali said, "When shooting the film, Traction Control Films always kept in mind the influence this film would have upon a new generation of drivers".
Following a near sell-out crowd of performance car enthusiasts at Federation Square's cinematic centrepiece "The Chase is On" made its world premiere at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) on Friday June 18, 2004.
Directors Statement: Cam Male
I’ve always loved Aussie muscle cars. watching “Running on Empty” at the cinema in the early 80’s, my interest in these cars turned into a passion. The concept of the movie was born the day I went for a ride in a Phase III XY GT HO. At this point my passion quickly turned into a vision to make Australia’s next full feature car cult film.
Its 2003, that vision becomes reality when I arm myself with a new video camera and take possession of my new Ford BA GT-P. Not being happy with simply copying “Gone in 60 seconds” or “The Fast and the Furious”, I wanted to produce my own style of car movie with a distinctive Australian feel - merging a visual documentary about the cars together with a basic story line. In my opinion, the focus of the movie, after all, should be “the cars” and not the actors. Australia sadly lacks any sort of modern, decent car films with Australian cars filmed in the Australian landscape.
My first movie was never going to be a Hollywood multi-million dollar blockbuster. Instead, my Melbourne based film would portray Australia's unique car culture. After all, the people driving the cars, owned the cars. This is a movie made by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts. 'The cars are the stars'. The plot is simple, there is no budget, acting has been kept to a minimum and the focus of the film is 'cars'.
The movie featured some of the latest Aussie muscle cars to hit the road in Australia, melded with some classic Ford iron from the early seventies. As we started shooting, our crew extended to enthusiasts ranging from FPV, HSV and other car clubs, internet forum members and students of media courses all donating their time, cars and hard work and all sharing the vision of the Aussie car cult movie.
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