The Driver - Testing the Driver scene (1978)

[Spotty1125]

Look at that motherfucking asshole, breaking a lovely Mercedes!!!

[kungfuninja55]

1:17 dont they use that in the italian job when the cops tries to break down the door with the truck?

[russiasvodka1969]

Where does that 1:18 crash sound come from? I heard in The Seven Ups and Vanishing Point.

[4tom2u]

what a waste of nice W108!

[Spotty1125]

@4tom2u I know. Just let it rest in peace. Mercedes-Benz made more than 3.5 million of the W108's. More than my favourite; the W114 and W115. Please reply.

[SimpsonFan82]

i want a driver 1 hd remake!

[WerDeDeDe]

plauschangriff ? anyone



[ibinhoz93]

Nostalgia overload when i played the mission in San Francisco

[jrzy49]

This must have been the inspiration for Martin Edmondson to create the first mission of Driver (PS1).

[highspeedheadbanger]

i just can't watch this without hearing jones screaming

hey watch the paint!

[morrismagic08]

Who else plays GTA IV then gets bored and starts doing this to the cars! lol..

[TomeeDee86]

now i know what inspired the game :D

but ONLY the first Driver game was good!

the others after were poor... like the new Driver game (San Francisco)...

souldjumping, hahh? sucks...

[TheLUKA64]

is this the movie that inspired "Driver" I HAVE GOT TO SEE IT

[jazzx251]

@TheLUKA64

Yeah - and that was the toughest first level of any videogame I've ever played. You certainly had the skills for the rest of the game after that!

[TheLUKA64]

@jazzx251 i can actually do that first mission is less than 30 secs now :D

[TheEdTeach]

ok...you're fired for fucking up the car...douchebag...

[TheTornamiter]

was it the color of the car which annoyed him?

[tosspot86]

so this is where they got the inspiration for the car park scene in the driver 1 game

[nazronerox]

So why did he start messing up the car?

[haantje68]

@nazronerox proving his driving skills by putting the Mercedes where he wants it is and keep it driveable. 

[NarekNitrogen]

In the moment he crashes to the wall at 1:21 the crash sound is used in Driver 1(PS1)

[Grollensoul]

It likes Driver 1 game for psx as movie o,o

[CrustyBiker]

I have Driver and Vanishing Point both great movies :-)

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

1:18

Maybe we'll give you a call when we need a ride to the grocery store.

[CrustyBiker]

@INEEDNAWZZZ Best line from the game :-)

[djgravtex]

D U M P E R T

[McFudge93]

I can see what the original Driver PC game was based on now... It looks like the game sampled the crash sounds from this scene

[CrustyBiker]

@McFudge93 Also the car steeling scene from the begginings of the movie/game are very similar and your motel rooms

[PhouFoo]

you cant do stuff like that with modern cars... all the electronics and security devices would stop the car after the first contact with a wall....

[JTMies]

0:25 í tought that i was the only one who does that.

[JTMies]

I could do that.

[grumpypant]

That's what I would like to do to the latest GM car since they're owned by GOVERNMENT MOTORS...Obama would be really damn proud of me!!!

[mechanicx1578]

@grumpypant Typical of an un-educated grumpypant type person. GM being loaned money, saved 1+million jobs in the automotive industry. Chrysler was loaned money in the 80's which they re-payed. GM has re-payed a large portion(largest IPO in history) of American taxpayers money.WE THE PEOPLE still hold 26% in GM they are posting profits which makes WE The People, money. I don't see the 700 Billion given to the banks producing any "profits" for We The People, unless you count home foreclosures.

[LiquidSexWax]

You wrecked the car, man!!!

Mission Failed.

That car would be worth about 60k + in mint condition today!

[IronPump89]

noooooo they destroyed that merceeeeedes..... assholes

[ssrabs]

classic movie and classic car chases

[jbrun009]

Hey watch the paint man! MISSION FAILED

[checkeredcabguy]

1:18 - 1:20 is one of the crashing sound effect used in Driver (the video game).

[ZefreyLove]

That Mercedes doesn't sound as good as that old LTD, LOL..

[sfgunner88]

no dumbass but i played Driver on ps1, so there was a movie called The Driver ? born in 88 so is that how Driver became the game ?

[MrCJSuperbad]

Best stunt driving scene ever, from Walter Hills classic "The Driver"........

[DarkTrackstar]

What a nice 300 grosser... I'm surprised he didn't get shot with an ak47

[C9H13NO3Adrenaline]

What a SHAME... You just don´t do that to a Mercedes....

[77Pacer]

sound @ 1:18 is the EXACT SAME sound clip used as the car crash sound in Driver You Are The Wheelman!!!

[viceroy30]

a classic cult movie,i would like to see if a current merc could take the same punishment.ryan is cool as ice.

[Ryoku75]

@viceroy30 (Hits gas hard) Oh shoot, the TCs kicking on, I'll have to turn it off. (Tries to rub a wall) great, now the auto-brakings kicking on. (Swings the car into a post lightly) Gimme a break, now the cars gone into accident mode! With todays features in cars is it any wonder why todays drivers are so careless?

[viceroy30]

@Ryoku75 very intelligent comment,forgot about all the modern safety gizmos in a premium current car ! .

[Ryoku75]

@viceroy30 Thanks, some of these gzmos are just pointless like back-up cameras, I see their point in vans, but whatever happened to mirrors? Whatever happened to decently sized windows?

[pblomgren]

I remember this scene. Great stunt driving. Better not tell the vallet parking attentant of this movie.

[groomercab]

Just magic.no cgi just skill.terrific film.snyone know the stunt drivers name?

[jrzy49]

This scene reminds me of the first mission in Driver where you have to pass the checklist, and other missions in that game and Parallel Lines where you have to scare the passenger into submission.

[quirpco]

This scene wouldn't have worked with a modern car, having front & side airbags.

[joiisland]

:) Fantastic clip, old merc took good beating

[Pigbenis133]

Listen closley to 1:18 when the car hits the wall

it´s the same sound used in the game driver 1 when you hit something haha

[Bittboy]

@Pigbenis133

That sound is used EVERYWHERE. In almost every car chase movie back in the 70s, that was THE sound they used for crashing. LOL

[Colo118]

@Pigbenis133 this whole sequence probably inspired them to do the most frustrating tutorial ever seen in a videogame.

[Pigbenis133]

@Colo118

True mate

[Pigbenis133]

@Colo118

True mate

Also this sound is like the wilhelm scream for cars ^^

[0takuMetalheadGamer]

@Colo118 the first time that i played driver 1 took me hours to finish the interview, now that im playing it again it's actually kinda easy :p hell i'm trying to gett it under 40 seconds atm xD

it is an awesome game though and based on one hell of an awesome movie :D

[Marinemauro]

@Pigbenis133 yeah you're right! thanks for pointing that out!

that sound is still impressed in my memory :D

Used to love that game when I was 8...

[macmanefrank]

so this is were they got the story for Driver parallel lines from!!!

[meduzka4482]

the sound of 1:18 is a crash sound of driver!!!!!

[freddysaar]

@meduzka4482 YEA MAN, DID U HEAR IT?? xD

[kuri619]

@freddysaar Thats what i heard too! then when i was seeing the comments you 2 realized this fact xD . Best game ever made xD . I still play : D

[salemsaberghaguem]

its sounds and looks like driver 1 of play satation

[minniemation]

i distinctly remember doing the same thing for the first mission in driver back in 99. :D

[ahmadbanna]

wikipedia says:

the original orange Mercedes which was destroyed in the multi-story carpark scene was auctioned off, in its destroyed state, to independent British movie car collector, Ian Jackson. The price of the final bid is unknown but is believed to be between £8,000,000 and £9,000,000.

[1960pontiac]

The greatest Mercedes Benz kill scene ever !!

[mrdeedz1]

Oh yeah.....Now i see where the game "Driver" came from!!!

[DerAdventurer]

I love Mercedes Benz. Great scene. But it hurts to watch.

[bluegreenius]

absolutely great clip!.....love the way ryan o'neill refuses to take the job after wrecking the car......claiming "i dont like him"..pointing to one of the hoods....magic!

[waddleduckie1]

I love this tangerine colored mercedes. Too bad they had to ruin IT. DAMN IT!!!! What's next. They won't be driving anywhere without the wheels!

[WHITEORSE]

That is the difference between a normal driver, and a greath pilot. 'The driver' is the original title, but to me is'nt correct to call him simply 'driver'. Hi is an professional driver, so, an pilot. Unforgettable movie and scenes. The R.O'Neil visage expression, are incredible. Rest ever like ice. Wow..

[58Standard]

This is by far the best scene in the movie. Give the man the Job!

I loved this movie when I first saw it and I used to watch this scene over and over again.

[indoscorp]

poor mercedes... :(

[tine214]

@indoscorp my sentiments exactly. First time I've seen anyone do that to a nice Tangerine colored Benz. BTW ) what Benz model is this? a 280? 

[indoscorp]

@tine214 you are right, it is a MB S280

[tine214]

@indoscorp Thanks so much. I thought I was wrong since I do get confused with the Mercedes Benz models easily. I really am a lover of the 1960's fin-tailed and mid 1970s sedans. They looked real serious, but very dependable cars.

[Jordacar]

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[AnnePodney]

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[scoughman]

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[gwoodstrom]

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[saj810]

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[dbfurtney]

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[guywhiteycorngood]

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[califgirl101]

A lesson learned...don't screw with The Driver! Incredible as this movie is, I have never seen it! Hats off to Ryan O'Neal in this flick! :)

[aDeSe18]

1:18.

Listen to the crash sound. Exactly the same effect used on Driver 1.

[mbaladon]

Exactly! Now I see where they got the inspiration from. I didn't know about this movie. This is the test at the beginning of the game, the same trials and everything.

[aDeSe18]

First Driver (game) level.

[Congo4life]

wtf he got hired, my great grandmother drive better than tat lol

[britishleylandcrap]

Well he proved that he could pinpoint where to hit the car and how hard but stil keep it driveable

[chevysean]

As the man in the Allstate commercial says: "Does your car insurance cover this?"