Movies, TV shows, and songs about trucks and trucking

[1985 kenworth]

always nice to go back in time and remember this stuff..gives me chills thinking about it....oh never mind gotta turn up the heat

[doodlebug]

Gee, how many 8 track player's, will be pulled out of the attic? LOL!
Cheer's, Neil.

[glorydays24]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

C.W. McCall -
Wolf Creek Pass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6LzWZYWpOU

Jerry Reed -
Semi-happy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dymu8...eature=related

Red Sovine
Phantom 309
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCeVP...eature=related

Red Sovine -
Giddy up go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j763...eature=related

Red Sovine -
Little Joe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT81i...eature=related

Red Sovine -
Teddy Bear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydJg5...eature=related

The video for this one has some awesome trucks in it as well.
Red Sovine -
Truckers Prayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10pqR...eature=related

I could list a bunch of these songs I grew up listening to these riding with my uncles in their semi's. I also hate to say it but my favorite truck I like to ride in with my uncle was his Ford L9000 with the big cam Cummins. They used this truck to haul logs to the top of the hill when they were logging in southern Indiana cuz the two Petes could not make it up the hill with a full load so the Ford pulled the trailers to the top of the hill then they hooked up the other trucks and we headed home. Now on the road was another story that poor Ford was wide open trying to keep up.

Travis

Ask, and you shall receive

Big John

[grumpygrady]

Originally Posted by doodlebug

Gee, how many 8 track player's, will be pulled out of the attic? LOL!
Cheer's, Neil.

8 Track tape players ,I never went for that new fangled stuff stuck with my reel to reel

[doodlebug]

Originally Posted by grumpygrady

8 Track tape players ,I never went for that new fangled stuff stuck with my reel to reel

Wish I still had one

Cheer's, Neil.

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by doodlebug

Wish I still had one

Cheer's, Neil.

I got 1 that came out of my "74" IHC 1/2 ton pickup somewhere

[glorydays24]

Back to movies for a moment, we can't forget about "MACK" in Cars.

Big John

[fhhhstix]

I moved some post here from my thread about the Happy Toy's truck and I think they will make a great thread that we can have some fun with.


Travis

[REV73]

has anybody mentioned the move F.I.S.T. starring Sylvester Stallone??? and I just saw some of a movie starring Michelle Monaghan called Trucker a few weeks ago.

[1985 kenworth]

thats the one set in the 1930's sly works or drives a truck but gets into the busness of fighting with his older challenged brother...sound right..if it is not much footage of trucks but lots of fights..don't recall trucker though when was it made?

[REV73]

2009 i believe

[BRICKNICK]

Yeah F.I.S.T was basically about the forming of the teamsters union kinda.

[1985 kenworth]

getting back to the reel to reels how in the heck did they play while in the truck with all of those bumps my granddad had one it was huge...almost as big as a movie machine

[hippy]

maximum overdrive, that's all i got.

[glorydays24]

There was a movie called Trucks. It was based loosely on Maximum Overdrive, and it was kind of cheesy, but it had some good moments.

And the first season of the Incredable Hulk, there was an episode where there were cut scence from Duel. And if I remember correctly, the camera guy in the back seat of the car, you could see the top of his head, and sometimes his face...I like catching mistakes in movies and shows.

Big John

[grumpygrady]

Originally Posted by 1985 kenworth

getting back to the reel to reels how in the heck did they play while in the truck with all of those bumps my granddad had one it was huge...almost as big as a movie machine

bumps don't matter to a reel to reel ,you could turn them upside down and they would play, think of a large cassette player lol only the most costly trucks and cars had them in them and of course green horents and batmans cars

[1985 kenworth]

lol yea your right about the reel to reels

[Radio Control Trucker]

Originally Posted by BRICKNICK

That would be Over The Top. We are forgetting a few more fellas come on....I have everyone of those movies mentioned in this post in dvd and some on blu ray. Now for the movies you gentlemen have forgotten....

Big Trouble In Little China ( You know what Ole Jack Burton always says....)
Think Big (with those dumb barbarian twin brothers who drive a Peterbilt threw the film)
Joy Ride 1 & 2(with Paul Walker running from "Rusty Nail")
Breakdown (with Kurt Russell who's wife is kiddnapped by trucker)



Then movies with some kool truck apperences

Live free or die hard (freightliner chase scene)
Transformers 1 2 3( Peterbilt Optimus Prime)
Beverly Hills Cop 2 (axels cement mixer Mack)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (old school needle nose Pete at end)
Waterworld (had a needle nose Pete turned into a boat)
Armed And Dangerous (the guy with the cabover Ford hauling rocket fuel)
The fast and furious (the end high jacking scene with the Peterbilt)
The Road Warrior (the black and red Mack)
Stop or my mom will shoot(sly stallone has a chase scene in an ol pete)

That is just what I can remember. If you guys like IMDB.COM (Internet movie database) and you ever have a question about some vehicle in a move you'll love IMCDB.ORG (Internet movie car database). It will tell you every vehicle in almost every movie, even if it just drove by. Usually the have a still screen shot of the vehicle which helps tons with our hobby in recreation of trucks from movies or tv. This thread rules by the way, i say we sticky all trucker movies for inspiration for builders who haven't seen these awesome movies and trucks.

After that entire list you forgot to mention:
Beverly Hills Cop the original - the opening scene is where Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is in the middle of a bust on the back of a trailer with cigarettes and the suspect runs up and uses the truck to evade capture by the police by driving the truck to escape and Axel is flung around on the back of the trailer like a rag-doll.
RCT

[BRICKNICK]

Originally Posted by Radio Control Trucker

After that entire list you forgot to mention:
Beverly Hills Cop the original - the opening scene is where Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is in the middle of a bust on the back of a trailer with cigarettes and the suspect runs up and uses the truck to evade capture by the police by driving the truck to escape and Axel is flung around on the back of the trailer like a rag-doll.
RCT

Ahha you are correct my friend, you got me there. That scene was my favorite scene of the movie.

[doodlebug]

Don't forget the blooper's, where Eddy Murphy is trying to shift that Mack DM mixer, and floundering! Gotta luv those old 5 speed's on hill's, LOL!
Cheer's, Neil.