Grand Prix (1966)

Grand Prix: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshirô Mifune. American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard.

“Although it is almost 40 years old, it is still the standard by which racing movies are judged. The good news is the plot doesnu0026#39;t interfere with the racing scenes. Itu0026#39;s also great to see drivers like Graham Hill, Phil Hill (glad he didnu0026#39;t quit his day job), Chris Amon, Jimmy Clark, and others on screen. The cars are incredible, even with their lack of aerodynamics and their skinny tires. The opening scene with the engines starting and watching the throttles work is just too cool. These were the 3-litre engines and it was back when drivers actually had to clutch and shift! Itu0026#39;s also great to see the tracks as they were back then, especially Spa. Unfortunately they were incredibly dangerous and have been updated for safety reasons, but they were good to see in their old form.”