I think the film was made in the late 50's, prior to the release of the E-Type
(1960). I recall two scenes vividly: Fred Astair and his XK 150 (?) near the
end of the movie and when the search party discovers the source of the strange
radio signal. The race scene didn't make much of a lasting impression at the
time, but then I was just a teen and only starting to become interested in
"sports car" racing. So, off to rent a copy!
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From: N197TR4@cs.com
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 5:24 AM
To: rocky@tri.net; emanteno@attglobal.net; elkhorn@megsinet.net
Cc: FOT@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Movie "On the Beach" Great race scene
I came from this era and I think I read the book and went to the movie.
I think I remember a love scene on a beach....no cars...raging hormonones
perhaps?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Irv Korey" <emanteno@attglobal.net>
> To: "David & Krystal Wingett" <elkhorn@megsinet.net>
> Cc: "Friend Of Triumph" <FOT@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Movie "On the Beach" Great race scene
>
>
> > At 07:22 PM 1/10/02 -0500, David & Krystal Wingett wrote:
> >
> > > GEE, What have I done!!! I slept thru this Most of this
> > >film!! Please, WHAT RACE SCENE ???? Will it be on again any time
> soon?
> > >Someone should have e-mailed me and told me to stay awake. Irv C. it
> must
> > >have been you. You must share in this some how! shi*
> > > DW
> >
> > Sorry, I'm completely out of the loop on this one. If this is the movie I
> > think it is, the only thing I remember is one of the characters
> > deliberately killing himself by crashing an E Type.
> >
> > Irv
> >
> The gist of the movie is that the nuclear war has happened, the US and USSR
> are destroyed, and the fallout is slowly spreading around the earth. Most
of
> it concerns a US sub (commanded by Gregory Peck) that managed to avoid most
> of the carnage by being underwater. Now Australia is the last bastion
before
> nuclear winter destroys the planet. The race in question becomes largely an
> exercise in fatalism -- nobody cares if they are going to get killed in it
> (or at least Fred Astaire doesn't) because they're all gonna die anyway.
But
> there are still some neat cars in the race scenes.
>
> Good (if bleak) movie from Nevil Shute's book, a fairly common anti-war
> theme from the '60s (the same era that gave us "Fail-Safe" and "Dr.
> Strangelove").
>
> --Rocky
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