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  • the sound at 2:10 is just so awesome it seems like a song =D

  • A tractor trailer with an extra trailer traveling about 60+ mph while crunch a lot of cars quite easily ... although I think he could have punched through the 5 cop cars at the end but they needed to set up Foley as being recognized for being an undercover cop too.

  • One of the best 80s movies.

  • Damn all those cars folded like cardboard.

  • By my count, aside from the police cars (all Chrysler vehicles), the truck smashed three Chryslers, two Fords, two Chevys, two AMC's and a Volkswagen. The cars at the very end when the driver bailed looked like a couple of Chevys, but I'm not sure.

    I wonder if Chrysler donated most of the cars for this scene? I think GM did similar in 'Bad Boys II,' when the woman being chased was in a GMC Yukon Denali, and most of the cars that got smashed or thrown off the car-carrier were GM vehicles.

  • @Rinjingin7

    Same. Just came here from the song Neutron Dance song on youtube to watch this scene lol

  • Can anybody tell me the correct name of the song?

  • @n1jet It's Neutron Dance by The Pointer Sisters. Doesn't anybody checks through the comments?

  • Epic truck chase with even more epic tune in the background...

    ...I must be watching a BHC film :D

  • How in the HELL did they get permission to destroy that neighborhood?

  • @FastbackJJZ109 They mostly just smash up cars. No buildings get damaged. Likely the cars were junkers (they're mostly 1970's cars or earlier) or ones provided by the studio for the purpose of being wrecked. It's easy enough to get permission to film somewhere.

  • @FastbackJJZ109 Detroit made a lot of money off that film and a little bit of local property destruction in a rundown neighborhood certainly did not hurt any chances at rebuilding. ... Makes you wonder how much money Detroit could make nowadays and how it would benefit their economy.

  • @FastbackJJZ109 Its Detroit, probably made an improvement

  • truck chevy titan

  • I found the street where the taxi was crushed by the truck, the street name is Winder Street & Brush Street. :) 1:23

  • Brings back so many memories..

  • 1984 was one great yr for movies.

  • Ford Pinto at 2:11?

  • @CanuckaLocomia '76 Plymouth Duster.

  • Check out all the people standing in the background watching at 2:09

  • Tragic waste of a 1974 AMC Ambassador wagon at 2:17

    Then to add insult to injury it gets flung into another AMC wagon at 2:19

  • Carmageddon!!!

  • How does the flimsy Astro bumper stand up to all that car flinging action? 2:16 shows the massive reinforcement that the bumper sits in.

  • @effilhcnih It was reinforced with a steel i-beam according to the director's DVD commentary.

  • Why the hell did the bus do a 180? No cops or truck in the shot...like it's from a different movie.

  • @TheCounsilDotCom A common question, and one I have no answer to, I'm afraid. All Martin Brest said of the incident is the bus was spun by the same stunt driver driving the truck, so it was indeed made for this film. But I agree it is out of place in the sequence.

  • Being a truck driver I know you can't drive doubles like that but good Chase scene tho

  • That was such an epic ride Axel went through.

  • Neutron Dance by the Pointer Sisters

  • What's the name of this song?

  • Wow i just noticed how the model public buses haven't changed since,that was 84 now it's 2011!

  • fuck me the the police siren light is almost bigger than the fukin car

  • 0:30 - I LOVE this camera shot! So epic!

  • In russia I smash car

  • More realistic than todays car chases, with the pop up exploding cars

  • @ArsenikCem0 lmao!! I laugh at the same thing

    

  • grand opening.

  • 180 with a bus ! SICK :D

  • hgahahaha i felt in love with this movie after the 1st seconds of it :DDD this scene is shit crazzy ass motherfucker ;D

  • "Freeze asshole!"

  • @padrejohn1971 Foley, we should've known it was you

  • Can someone put the valet scene up. "Can you put this in a good spot 'cause all this shit happened the last time I parked here" CLASSIC!

  • Great scene and great movie!

  • Obviously a 40 ton truck makes an ideal escape vehicle.

  • @JackMacyntire Well, he was already sitting in it with the motor running and the cops didn't know he was even in the cab. He took a chance and caught them off guard.

  • @JackMacyntire even better when its hooked to a set of trains....

  • @Quex01 Exactly what I was thinking! XD

  • LOVE the music in this. Pointer Sisters rock

  • I love this scene. My only problem with it is it clearly involved so much more budget than the rest of the film, after this the ending almost seems like an anti-climax. Classic film though, I don't normally like Eddie Murphy but in this he's awesome.

  • This would be the most fun stunt ever.

  • And in case you need it, the green taxi cab getting crushed (at 1:24) is at Brush Street & Winder Street. Not many buildings left there either!

  • @evadker

    I saw that sign, too. The ones Im still trying to figure out are near the beginning of the scene.Also the "Serwers" store where the vegetable truck got slammed.

    Theres also a shot of them driving down the road and you can see "viking Motel" in the background. I think thats on Grand River and its still called Viking Motel.

  • @zambonitron The vegetable truck gets slammed at that Michigan Avenue & 30th Street intersection mentioned here. Most the surrounding buildings are gone though. And yeah, the Viking Motel, now closed, is located on maps in that location from the movie (you can see the distinct skyscraper in the background).

  • @evadker

    Thanks.

    The gas station at 2:01 (visible behind the bus) is gone as well.

  • @evadker

    Also, the grey house at 2:26 is still there but all the others in that row are gone

  • What is the song called

  • @Bjm2995 Neutron Dance.

  • PENIS!

  • WISH I COULD DO THAT ON THE M25 TO THE PEOPLE CUTTING ME UP IN MY TRUCK EVERYFUCKING DAY

  • @baafulang Sounds Fun Right?

  • fuckin brilliant chase scene,great music,crap editting and some great stunts.......brilliant

  • That looks like fun!!!

  • they just dont make films like this no more, good times :)

  • Nah but seriously...why in god's name did the bus spin?

  • @KarlLeroyMD Presumably to avoid hitting the truck, although they messed it up by not having the truck in the shot with it. I assume they were intended to narrowly avoid colliding head on.

  • @Kooshmeister3 why did they miss the bus in the shot? please answer or i'll murder a midget

  • @KarlLeroyMD My thoughts exactly. Should have left that one on the cutting room floor. Bus spinning is a great shot but completely random without seeing a reason.

    Still, great to see a chase that looks real compared to all the overcut CGI crap these days. The stunt man hanging off chains is great.

    Also, I love that Foley does nothing except get slammed around. I bet if it was written today he would somehow cause the truck to crash thru some ingenious superhuman feat.

    Awesome film.

  • that stuntman is one hell of a driver or is that just normal detroit driving LOL

  • Ooh, hoo! 

  • VEGETABLES!

  • 2:09 - 2:13 HOLY SHIT!

  • @CheeseReaper22 I believe the words you were looking for were "WOOO HOOO!."

  • MY KIDS R 3 AND 6YRS OLD, THEY LOVE THIS FILM SOO MUCH, WHY THE HELL DONT THEY MAKE FILMS LIKE THIS ANYMORE. 12 AND 3 ARE SO GOOD, LOL

    INSPECTOR TODD, ROSEWEED, AND TAGGERT. THESE GUYS NEED SO MUCH CREDIT CAUSE IN ALL THE FILMS THEY GIVE US ALL A FUCKIN LAUGH. BIG RESPECT

  • I found the street where the cigarette truck collides with all the cars, it's on 30th Street - Michigan Avenue

  • @surfarandrewboy Hi there ive been tryingto find were that scene happend for years i cant find 30th Street Michigan avenue though :(

  • @BillyBigTop hi ther just try 30th street Detroit on google maps

  • Respond to this video... Just found it sorry :) wow the area has changed so much it has become a ghost town!!! were has all the houses gone and its so overgrown!!!

  • @surfarandrewboy

    Ive been trying to figure out where all the scenes were filmed for awhile. Have you figured out where the corner was at 2:15 where he folded up the green Ford?

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  • The 2:15 shot is on 30th Street at the Magnolia intersection. The telephone pole is there. The houses he passes going down 30th right afterwards are still mostly present (a pale green house in particular.) The roadblock is at the end of 30th on Jackson Avenue (with the now ruined school in the background).

  • @surfarandrewboy

    My bad..the scene i asked about was the one you mentioned....i thought at first you meant the scene where he crashes, loses the trailer and runs off....

    The bus spin was also 30th and Michigan. The 2 story building with the billboard in the background is still there. Its a very abandoned area now. Almost every building and house is gone.

  • "im just burnin doin the neutron dance" as i do recall..peter sang this in a episode of family guy!

  • "Lets get the Fuck out of here"

  • Best 80's scene ever !!!

  • Awesome. Can't stop laughing!

  • I love it..

  • I love the Dodge & Plymouth cop cars the best part!!!!

  • 2:09 that must be FUN!!!! :D

  • looks like me on GTA

  • I haven't seen this movie for ages.. I used to have all the three movies on VHS in my pre-teen years. And I loved this song.. untill now I forgot how great it was.

    And I rembember that I used to love Judge Reinholdt (Rosewood) in these movies. I thought he was damn cool.

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  • This chase scene going on with the song in the background always makes me laugh my ass off! Cool scene!!

  • What does porn music do in an action comedy movie?

  • Does anyone know the street name where the truck is crashes with all the cars :D

  • my childhood dream

  • Simply A Classic...

  • that was one of the most epic chase scenes in the history of film

  • It's hilarious how the truck driver is grinning ear to ear as he is smashing through all of the cars and laughs as he hits the police car!

  • Did anyone notice that at 2:18 in the orange car the backside window is missing? Before the Truck hits it?

  • the Pointer Sisters are one of the best female artists ...wow..and Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop...that truck scene is amazing Classic movie and classic Pointer Sisters

  • the Pointer Sisters are one of the best female artists ...wow..and Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop...that truch scene is amazing!

  • "I'm from Buffalo."

  • song name???

  • @MrScarhand18 Neutron Dance by the Pointer Sisters.

  • @Kooshmeister3

    Patti Labelle i thought? humm?

  • @lewisburgatheist Soundtrack and DVD commentary say Pointer Sisters. *Shrug*

  • 2:00

    Bus driver: "Why the hell not, I've always wanted to try this!"

  • That part at 2:53 is why I'm always careful running on corners. Love the little steps he takes to avoid sliding and falling down!

  • @CliftonPhotographer Lol cartoon skid.

  • Dude in the truck wrecked Detroit then got away with it? @.@

  • Read my lips-5000 dollars! Awesome line!

  • Anyone else notice that when "The Heat Is On" that they travel toward the cigarette truck and the chase follows that same route in reverse?

  • Is'nt unusual with trucxk + carrirer in the us?

  • @Scaramanga76 What...?

  • @Kooshmeister3 I mean't is'nt it more common with trailers than with this combination?

  • @Scaramanga76 Yes, double trailers are fairly uncommon (but not rare).

  • I will never forget one of they guys from the cigarette deal appearing on Beverly Hills Cop II, and the look on Axel's face when he realized who the jerk was.

    Axel: Hey man, take off your glasses! I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU!!! You almost got busted, I did get busted!

  • 1:25-The cab is at the corner or Brush and Winder in Detroit. Most of the buildings are long gone now, and the streets have partially been reconfigured.

    1:43-Viking Motel-Still there, same name.2700 block of Grand River.Area also looks a bit different.

  • 1:25-The cab is at the corner or Brush and Winder in Detroit. Most of the buildings are long gone now, and the streets have partially been reconfigured.

  • i bought adidas when i was 12(1994) after seeing this movie. i adore.

  • 1:44 Loving his tandem truck load of cigarettes!

  • Don't know if it's just me, but I would get ECSTATIC when watching movies/shows with cars crashing, turning over, flying off cliffs, exploding or getting crumpled into pancakes.

    This scene represents something common in 80s action flicks/shows: The glorious DEATH OF CARS. I also loved Dukes of Hazzard, ChiPs, A-Team and Fall Guy for these very reasons :-)

    Car flipping forever!!!

  • "Foley, do you realise how much this little fuck up is gonna cost this city? Where the hell did you get a truck full of cigarettes anyway?"

  • my God those cars crumpled like card.

  • @TURBODORK2 For the movie, the truck's front bumper was reinforced with a steel beam which is what allows it to do that without rendering itself undriveable. I'm uncertain what sort of damage it would do with its normal bumper but it's still huge and heavier than the cars it's hitting.

  • The bus was the best scene. I wonder if that was the same driver

  • @Psycho9263 The same stunt driver drove the truck and spun the bus, yes. :)

  • I always loved the cigarette truck chase.The one in this scene who did the best acting was the driver. He doesn't say a thing yet so much is perfectly conveyed by his facial expressions. He is a complete maniac. You can tell he doesn't give a turkey and knows he is going to get caught at some point but he goes through it all anyway. It is as great as the end of White Heat.

  • LOVE IT!! ^_^

  • @segafan1995 yeah there was only one green chevy ever built............

  • Crazy funny chase scene gets me every time! Poor Axel!

  • Detroit still looks the same...........

  • Epic and a half.

  • @Kyrojoki I laughed the 5th time! XD

  • I laughed my ass out when i saw this movie first time! :DD

  • @segafan1995 @segafan1995 don't you think it is possible to have 2 cab the same color and model in the whole city of Detroit?

  • @segafan1995 don't you think it is possible to have 2 cab the same color and model in the whole city of Detroit?

  • @segafan1995 Yeah I noticed it. The car is a 1975 plymouth fury not a chevy.

  • @traingp7 Is that the same as christine? from the john carpenter movie or was that a 1957 plymouth fury?

  • @MrDontstareitsrude Christine was a 1958 Fury in the book. In the movie they used 1958 Plymouth Belvederes for Christine which is a similiar model but not the exact same.

  • @traingp7 Ah right ok still a nice car though I also love american muscle cars

  • typical north american movies. action action action and very much fun :-)

  • @segafan1995 Actually its a Plymouth Fury, not a Chevy Monte Carlo

  • Who the fuck is singing?

  • @Adrian20092802 The Pointer Sisters.

  • @segafan1995 Why is that a goof? Surely they'd use the same model car for multiple cabs.

  • "Freeze asshole!"

  • This is the funniest scene of any movie!!!! Makes me smile/laugh every time I see it.

  • That scene always makes me smile I love the last few seconds when he is smashing into all the parked cars as he drives down the street, Wouldnt happen in the real world these days as the cops are not allowed to chase you if the situation gets to dangerous.

  • @Crom2000 Realistically they'd lay spike strips or shoot out the tires or something.

  • @Crom2000 Yeah. The Detroit steel could take a hit better than the little plastic boxes we drive around in today!!

  • I just hope that was a Eddie Murphy shaped mannequin at :55

  • at about 1:20, the semi passes the Taxi (with luggage behind it) that it slams into a few moments later. Neat!

  • This is so badass. It will never be anything LESS than badass. It has become even more impressive with time!

  • 2:05-2:23 giving the phrase "crumple zones" all new meaning

  • amazing

    

  • they sure don't make movies like this anymore

    nowadays its the same recycled themes , sequels, prequels, comic book adaptations and they all rely on CGI to draw in crowds

  • i just like the way the truck smashes the shit out of everything.

  • freeze asshole xD

    i love de chase from the 80's movie ;)

    80's powaaaaaa

  • 2:54 I love the cartoon slide and sprint that guy pull.

    What's this song?

  • This is how a car.... or should I say a truck chase should be done. The good old days , before CGI. 

  • that was a movie! i thought this was everyday life in detroit...

  • I'm so thankful for my parents taping this movie off TV when I was a kid!! Still one of my favourites and I'm 27 years old!!

  • @hi99au:Whaaaaaaaaaah! The movie's 27 years old.I think it's a little late to be griping about "mistakes" made in such a dynamic scene where lots can go wrong.

  • @doughesson i though it may be fun pointin them out to your guys

  • There are crew members on roof when the cigarette truck smashes into the taxi.

  • When the police car hits the barrels during the opening chase, we see a shot of it from the inside of the patrol car behind it. In the next exterior shot, the camera is visible in the front seat.

  • The police car plows through the same barrels and rubbish twice during opening chase

  • During cigarette truck chase, the plate on the truck's hood, which is left from the crash with a vegetable truck, disappears in the scene after the bus breaks, the reappears in the next scene. Also, in the following close-ups you can see the plate has been attached with a wire in the middle.

  • Crew or equipment visible: In the rear driver's side window of the police car following the truck pursuit on the other side of the railway tracks.

  • Continuity: When the cigarette deal gets broken up, three different models of police cars are involved in the first 20 seconds. Possibly they had rapid support, but definitely a different car emerges from the alley than the one which began backing out of it.

  • Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double for Axel during the opening chase. His arms have become more muscular, his hair is different, and he has grown a few inches

  • Hey Axel.Gotta smoke?