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02-03-2011, 05:09 PM
Driving Off the Edge: The Best Off-Road Moments
Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam and thought, "I should just drive off this dumb road, through the woods and be home in five minutes." These guys had the same idea - and they did it.
25
Die Hard with a Vengeance
When John McClane knows a short cut, he takes it. With only a few minutes to get himself from Harlem to downtown New York, McClane takes the quickest route he knows: directly through Central Park.
24
Batman Begins
Batman isn't known for flashy exits, preferring more subtle methods of departure, but he didn't have much choice when he came to his unattainable girlfriend Rachel's rescue. Taking to the roofs of Gotham in his enormous black tank, Batman crashes through awnings and flies across the sky, barely escaping by the skin of his fangs.
Highway too slow, Bruce?
23
Tron
The game grid could not contain Tron. When the renegade program and his new friends Flynn and Ram are brought to the Master Control Program's lightcycle arena, all hell breaks loose. And by all hell, we mean the three dudes in light-up pajamas.
The MCP should demand his money back from whoever built those grid walls - one lightcycle crash and there's a massive hole! Cheap boolean labor.
22
The Blues Brothers
With Jake fresh out of jail, the Brothers decide to take a swing through the new mall...in their car.
In hot pursuit are two fuming cops, leaving little time for the music duo to admire the amenities of the shopping center. They have everything!
21
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Don't try and get into Ace Ventura's head. For years he'd been living in solitude at a monk's temple in the Himalayas - the man needed a pick me up. In this case, the pick me up was driving a jeep like Mr. Hyde on ecstasy through the African jungle.
20
Bad Boys 2
When Plan A doesn't work, resort to Plan B. When there is no Plan B...drive a hummer through someone's house and get the f*ck out.
Not one for structure, Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) puts pedal to the metal to save his new girlfriend Syd and partner Marcus from being blown to smithereens. In true Michael Bay fashion, their off-road exit is still very, very big.
19
Smokey and the Bandit
Gosh darn whippersnappers and their law menacing and such.
The Bandit is on the run from the police and thanks to the wonder of his CB radio, evades them with a little off-road dosado. If you asked yourself what a CB radio is, please immediately phone your Grandfather for a history lesson. Whippersnapper.
18
Inception
Who let the druggie drive?!
Before anyone had time to begin "shifting animosity from father to uncle," subconscious soldiers were already on the Dom Cobb's team's ass, forcing conscious (sorta) Yusuf to go off-road with this van of dreamers. We're assuming whatever kept those guys asleep through that ride isn't available over the counter
17
Beverly Hills Cop
You've been caught by the police for selling stolen cigarettes - what do you do?
Not wait for the guy in the back to buckle up, that's for damn sure. Hanging on for dear life while your cohort manically drives across the train yard wasn't in Axel Foley's job description, which may be the reason he didn't scramble back to undercover work after this little incident.
16
Bullitt
Bullitt's epically rigid car chase sees Steve McQueen pushed off road multiple times, but each time he comes clawing his way back, even angrier than before. Eventually, McQueen gets the upperhand, and bumps his challenger into his own off-road death. Thank you conveniently placed, highly-flammable gas station.
15
The Bourne Identity
Tipping its hat to The Italian Job, Jason Bourne takes to the sidewalks and staircases of London to avoid wrangling from his mysterious adversaries. Remember a time when you had to watch out for glass phone booth doors while cruising down the pedestrian walkway with your Mini? Ah, the old days.
14
Duel
Steven Spielberg's first film Duel is one long car chase - that concludes with a destructive off-road moment. Luring the Mack truck that has been randomly hunting him down to cliff's edge, David sacrifices his automobile and sends the hidden evil-doer plummeting to his firey death. Take that trucker union!
13
Tomorrow Never Dies
James Bond always has the spiffiest cars. In Tomorrow Never Dies, the 007 agent makes a grand exit, staging a massive car chase in a parking garage, away from a civilian-populated road. The result is mayhem in a way only a slick Brit remotely driving from the back seat could whip up. Smug bastard - Bond's cherry on top is leaping out just before sending the car flying from the top floor.
12
The Italian Job
Rarely do bank robbers have time to properly obey traffic laws. So, they take...alternate routes.
In the infamous scene from the original The Italian Job, a band of mastermind criminals (and excellent drivers) make use of their Mini Coop's petite sizes to weave in and out of Turin's tiny pathways. If you think it's impressive, wait until you see them parallel park.
11
Wanted
Shooting at a train from afar wasn't working for Fox, so she did what any assassin would do - off-road straight into the motherf*cking train.
I say motherf*cking train to paint a better picture of her ridiculous move: hurdling from a grassy hill, spinning and timing her entrance to save Wesley from a few stray bullets. Impressive, but it's Angelina Jolie behind the wheel, so you should expect nothing less.
10
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Speilberg really loves throwing assholes off cliffs, no?
Indy and his father take over the controls of a Nazi tank manned by resident dickhead General Vogel and steer it off course towards a drop of doom. Of course, Indy manages to escape. Vogel...not so much.
9
Thelma and Louise
Sometimes, off-roading it can be both physical and metaphorical. In the case of Thelma and Louise, it's both! With the police now their tail, the renegade ladies decide to hit one last stretch of life's desert - straight off "the edge." You never know, maybe they made it.
8
The Man with the Golden Gun
Bond's seen many a car chase in his day, but few like Scaramanga's literal "off road" getaway. After following him through Bangkok, Bond is left stunned when Scaramanga's car enters a barn and emerges again as a plane. Car. Plane car.
As long as Scaramanga's comfortable driving an embarassing looking vehicle, it's the perfect escape.
7
Fast and Furious
There's no better way to illegally cross the Mexican/US border than a hidden miner's cave (complete with power doors!).
As undercover heroin traffickers, Dominic and Brian are privy to a secret tunnel that would allows high speed runners to go to and fro from the States. One wrong turn, and you end up in Wonderland.
6
Back to the Future
In the final scene of Back to the Future, Doc Brown wows Marty with a bit of anti-gravity time traveling when his newly-outfitted Delorean lifts off the ground and zips forward in time. Where they're going, they don't need roads (except, that's apparently not true, as there are many a road in 2015).
5
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
All Cameron wanted to do was dent the bumper of his Dad's Ferrari, to show that he's emotionally damaged from years of negligence. Instead, he sent the sleek, red sports car hurdling into the woods. The thing never got on-road to begin with.
4
First Blood
Rambo channels his inner Han Solo, luring his captors into a forest where no police car dare go. Unforunately for them, they did dare go, and got an ass-whooping courtesy of Mother Nature (the only person more dangerous than Rambo).
3
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
John Connor, you fool. Did you really think the T-1000 wasn't going to follow you down into the sewer? His intelligence was programmed to kill you, not adhere to DMV protocol!
2
The Great Escape
McQueen appears again, this time pissing off German soliders by escaping from POW camp by bike. Going off-road isn't an issue for McQueen's Captain Hilts, and he makes full use of the grassy landscape to zig zag away from pursuing soldiers. If it didn't end with being tied up in a barbed wire fence, it may have bordered on actual fun.
1
Speed 2
Cars drive on roads. Boats drive on water. Boats who drive on land? Off-roading it!
Annie Porter couldn't have anticipated being stuck on another runaway mode of transportation, but that was the case when her cruise ship was hijacked by a maniacal terrorist. Considering the Titanic-sized boat's dimensions, it could have done a lot more damage to the coast of St. Maarten if Annie and her new boyfriend Alex didn't stop the evil-doer, but it still did a wee bit of damage upon entry.
Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam and thought, "I should just drive off this dumb road, through the woods and be home in five minutes." These guys had the same idea - and they did it.
25
Die Hard with a Vengeance
When John McClane knows a short cut, he takes it. With only a few minutes to get himself from Harlem to downtown New York, McClane takes the quickest route he knows: directly through Central Park.
24
Batman Begins
Batman isn't known for flashy exits, preferring more subtle methods of departure, but he didn't have much choice when he came to his unattainable girlfriend Rachel's rescue. Taking to the roofs of Gotham in his enormous black tank, Batman crashes through awnings and flies across the sky, barely escaping by the skin of his fangs.
Highway too slow, Bruce?
23
Tron
The game grid could not contain Tron. When the renegade program and his new friends Flynn and Ram are brought to the Master Control Program's lightcycle arena, all hell breaks loose. And by all hell, we mean the three dudes in light-up pajamas.
The MCP should demand his money back from whoever built those grid walls - one lightcycle crash and there's a massive hole! Cheap boolean labor.
22
The Blues Brothers
With Jake fresh out of jail, the Brothers decide to take a swing through the new mall...in their car.
In hot pursuit are two fuming cops, leaving little time for the music duo to admire the amenities of the shopping center. They have everything!
21
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Don't try and get into Ace Ventura's head. For years he'd been living in solitude at a monk's temple in the Himalayas - the man needed a pick me up. In this case, the pick me up was driving a jeep like Mr. Hyde on ecstasy through the African jungle.
20
Bad Boys 2
When Plan A doesn't work, resort to Plan B. When there is no Plan B...drive a hummer through someone's house and get the f*ck out.
Not one for structure, Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) puts pedal to the metal to save his new girlfriend Syd and partner Marcus from being blown to smithereens. In true Michael Bay fashion, their off-road exit is still very, very big.
19
Smokey and the Bandit
Gosh darn whippersnappers and their law menacing and such.
The Bandit is on the run from the police and thanks to the wonder of his CB radio, evades them with a little off-road dosado. If you asked yourself what a CB radio is, please immediately phone your Grandfather for a history lesson. Whippersnapper.
18
Inception
Who let the druggie drive?!
Before anyone had time to begin "shifting animosity from father to uncle," subconscious soldiers were already on the Dom Cobb's team's ass, forcing conscious (sorta) Yusuf to go off-road with this van of dreamers. We're assuming whatever kept those guys asleep through that ride isn't available over the counter
17
Beverly Hills Cop
You've been caught by the police for selling stolen cigarettes - what do you do?
Not wait for the guy in the back to buckle up, that's for damn sure. Hanging on for dear life while your cohort manically drives across the train yard wasn't in Axel Foley's job description, which may be the reason he didn't scramble back to undercover work after this little incident.
16
Bullitt
Bullitt's epically rigid car chase sees Steve McQueen pushed off road multiple times, but each time he comes clawing his way back, even angrier than before. Eventually, McQueen gets the upperhand, and bumps his challenger into his own off-road death. Thank you conveniently placed, highly-flammable gas station.
15
The Bourne Identity
Tipping its hat to The Italian Job, Jason Bourne takes to the sidewalks and staircases of London to avoid wrangling from his mysterious adversaries. Remember a time when you had to watch out for glass phone booth doors while cruising down the pedestrian walkway with your Mini? Ah, the old days.
14
Duel
Steven Spielberg's first film Duel is one long car chase - that concludes with a destructive off-road moment. Luring the Mack truck that has been randomly hunting him down to cliff's edge, David sacrifices his automobile and sends the hidden evil-doer plummeting to his firey death. Take that trucker union!
13
Tomorrow Never Dies
James Bond always has the spiffiest cars. In Tomorrow Never Dies, the 007 agent makes a grand exit, staging a massive car chase in a parking garage, away from a civilian-populated road. The result is mayhem in a way only a slick Brit remotely driving from the back seat could whip up. Smug bastard - Bond's cherry on top is leaping out just before sending the car flying from the top floor.
12
The Italian Job
Rarely do bank robbers have time to properly obey traffic laws. So, they take...alternate routes.
In the infamous scene from the original The Italian Job, a band of mastermind criminals (and excellent drivers) make use of their Mini Coop's petite sizes to weave in and out of Turin's tiny pathways. If you think it's impressive, wait until you see them parallel park.
11
Wanted
Shooting at a train from afar wasn't working for Fox, so she did what any assassin would do - off-road straight into the motherf*cking train.
I say motherf*cking train to paint a better picture of her ridiculous move: hurdling from a grassy hill, spinning and timing her entrance to save Wesley from a few stray bullets. Impressive, but it's Angelina Jolie behind the wheel, so you should expect nothing less.
10
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Speilberg really loves throwing assholes off cliffs, no?
Indy and his father take over the controls of a Nazi tank manned by resident dickhead General Vogel and steer it off course towards a drop of doom. Of course, Indy manages to escape. Vogel...not so much.
9
Thelma and Louise
Sometimes, off-roading it can be both physical and metaphorical. In the case of Thelma and Louise, it's both! With the police now their tail, the renegade ladies decide to hit one last stretch of life's desert - straight off "the edge." You never know, maybe they made it.
8
The Man with the Golden Gun
Bond's seen many a car chase in his day, but few like Scaramanga's literal "off road" getaway. After following him through Bangkok, Bond is left stunned when Scaramanga's car enters a barn and emerges again as a plane. Car. Plane car.
As long as Scaramanga's comfortable driving an embarassing looking vehicle, it's the perfect escape.
7
Fast and Furious
There's no better way to illegally cross the Mexican/US border than a hidden miner's cave (complete with power doors!).
As undercover heroin traffickers, Dominic and Brian are privy to a secret tunnel that would allows high speed runners to go to and fro from the States. One wrong turn, and you end up in Wonderland.
6
Back to the Future
In the final scene of Back to the Future, Doc Brown wows Marty with a bit of anti-gravity time traveling when his newly-outfitted Delorean lifts off the ground and zips forward in time. Where they're going, they don't need roads (except, that's apparently not true, as there are many a road in 2015).
5
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
All Cameron wanted to do was dent the bumper of his Dad's Ferrari, to show that he's emotionally damaged from years of negligence. Instead, he sent the sleek, red sports car hurdling into the woods. The thing never got on-road to begin with.
4
First Blood
Rambo channels his inner Han Solo, luring his captors into a forest where no police car dare go. Unforunately for them, they did dare go, and got an ass-whooping courtesy of Mother Nature (the only person more dangerous than Rambo).
3
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
John Connor, you fool. Did you really think the T-1000 wasn't going to follow you down into the sewer? His intelligence was programmed to kill you, not adhere to DMV protocol!
2
The Great Escape
McQueen appears again, this time pissing off German soliders by escaping from POW camp by bike. Going off-road isn't an issue for McQueen's Captain Hilts, and he makes full use of the grassy landscape to zig zag away from pursuing soldiers. If it didn't end with being tied up in a barbed wire fence, it may have bordered on actual fun.
1
Speed 2
Cars drive on roads. Boats drive on water. Boats who drive on land? Off-roading it!
Annie Porter couldn't have anticipated being stuck on another runaway mode of transportation, but that was the case when her cruise ship was hijacked by a maniacal terrorist. Considering the Titanic-sized boat's dimensions, it could have done a lot more damage to the coast of St. Maarten if Annie and her new boyfriend Alex didn't stop the evil-doer, but it still did a wee bit of damage upon entry.