Hey Guys!

I'm running up the S.O.S. flag on a conundrum I'm pondering...

There's a speed boat chase in the spec I'm writing for a studio producer.
I need recommendations for your favorite boat chase scenes in a movie to research.

Off the top of my head I've got...

Face/Off
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
World is Not Enough
Quantum of Solace
Sahara
Striking Distance
Speed II: Cruise Control
The Italian Job
Hard Rain
Patriot Games

(point of fact - the boat in my scene is the same make as the IJ&LC one...
http://www.hackerboat.com/boat-designs?locale=en_US#sportboat)

EDIT: Doesn't have to be two boats. Could be a boat and car or copter, etc.

Please shout out or embed links to your fave boat chases. Thanks!

Regards,
E.D.

A few of the bond films

Live and let die
Quantum of solace
Moonraker

I haven't seen water world - anything in that?

Any Miami Vice episode.  

I think there was one in Sahara as well.

Oh and a cracker in Caddyshack

Quoted from Reef Dreamer Oh and a cracker in Caddyshack

My former partner in the skydive reality show is a stunt person at the dock and also the redhead in the green bikini at the pool.

She still gets $36/month in residuals.  

Quoted from Grandma Bear My former partner in the skydive reality show is a stunt person at the dock and also the redhead in the green bikini at the pool. She still gets $36/month in residuals.

Thats a story and a half

what are residuals?

Not so much a boat chase, but a jet ski race.   Hardbodies.  One of my all time favorite movies.

I think Speed II. Not sure.

Quoted from Mr.Ripley I think Speed II. Not sure.

I think there was just the cruise ship.
And man... was that thing slow! LOL

Regards,
E.D.

Quoted from Reef Dreamer A few of the bond films Live and let die Quantum of solace Moonraker I haven't seen water world - anything in that?

I'll have to check out Quantum, must've mental blocked the boat chase.
WaterWorld is sailboats. I need some gas power, thanks for the suggestions!

Regards,
E.D.

Quoted from Grandma Bear Any Miami Vice episode.   I think there was one in Sahara as well.

Thanks! I assume you mean the Matthew McConaughey flick?
I'll go out on a limb and say the Bogart desert picture doesn't have a boat chase.

Regards,
E.D.

There's a chase at the end. Where the protagonist is after a plane.

Quoted from Mr.Ripley There's a chase at the end. Where the protagonist is after a plane.

Wow. Really? I must've totally blocked that.
Then again, I haven't seen the film since it came out in theaters.
I'll have to revisit the film. Thanks!

Regards,
E.D.

Been trying to remember this title since yesterday -- finally just Googled it.

Old Bruce Willis movie called, "Striking Distance" -- if memory serves, the whole film is pretty much boat chases, as he is with the Coast Guard or some such thing.

Another Bond movie, "The World is Not Enough" The starting sequence where Bond rides some little awesome looking knight rider type speed boat down the river thames. The movie isn't great but it's a good scene.

Is it me or does Bond movies have a lot of speed boat chases.

Striking distance. There's a car chase scene. Not much boat action except for the end.

Quoted from Mr.Ripley Striking distance. There's a car chase scene. Not much boat action except for the end.

Darn, that isn't the one, then?

I know I remember some film where pretty much the whole movie is people haulin' butt around the Everglades in their speedboats.

The only thing that bothers me more is that you actually recall this film haha.

'Deliverance'.

You can't not call them boats.  Not to mention, if some rednecks were trying to cork my keister, my kayak would be breaking water, land, and air speeds.

Plus, I have been told I have a pretty mouth.

Quoted from bert Darn, that isn't the one, then? I know I remember some film where pretty much the whole movie is people haulin' butt around the Everglades in their speedboats. The only thing that bothers me more is that you actually recall this film haha.

You sure that's not Live and Let Die? That was set in the Everglades

Face/off is gonna be the best boat chase out there for a long, long time, in my opinion.  Fun fact: that boat chase was actually in the script for Hard Target, but Van Damme insisted that instead of a boat chase, it be the helicopter/horse chase which is in the finished film.  Woo therefore held onto the boat chase until he was able to fit it in to Face/off.

Puppet on a Chain: http://youtu.be/3p0O1QsXfnQ (SPOILERS; but the movie sucks)

The above two, along with a couple of the Bond ones (Moonraker, World Is Not Enough) are probably the most impressive I've seen.

The Italian Job (2003): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=764r3kF5tZg

Hard Rain has lots of boat- and jet-ski-related action.

Patriot Games' climactic scene is a speed-boat action scene.  All I can find: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvAByCIqoOM (SPOILERS)

The Protector (Tony Jaa) has a (boring) boat chase.

The Tourist, I think, had a (presumably bad) boat chase?

EDIT:  How could I forget?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SI1zIJ5HTk

And Speed II totally has one -- he jacks a speed-boat from that same poor guy from the first Speed, remember?

I have a great memory for certain films Bert. lol.  

Quoted from bert Been trying to remember this title since yesterday -- finally just Googled it. Old Bruce Willis movie called, "Striking Distance" -- if memory serves, the whole film is pretty much boat chases, as he is with the Coast Guard or some such thing.

Wow. So bad. I just may die...

Quoted from bert I know I remember some film where pretty much the whole movie is people haulin' butt around the Everglades in their speedboats.

It might not be the whole movie but I remember some chase scene in the Everglades in Police Academy (5 if I’m not mistaken) but I think you would call them airboats to be fair?

Quoted from Heretic Face/off is gonna be the best boat chase out there for a long, long time, in my opinion.  Fun fact: that boat chase was actually in the script for Hard Target, but Van Damme insisted that instead of a boat chase, it be the helicopter/horse chase which is in the finished film.  Woo therefore held onto the boat chase until he was able to fit it in to Face/off. Puppet on a Chain: http://youtu.be/3p0O1QsXfnQ (SPOILERS; but the movie sucks) The above two, along with a couple of the Bond ones (Moonraker, World Is Not Enough) are probably the most impressive I've seen. The Italian Job (2003): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=764r3kF5tZg Hard Rain has lots of boat- and jet-ski-related action. Patriot Games' climactic scene is a speed-boat action scene.  All I can find: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvAByCIqoOM (SPOILERS) The Protector (Tony Jaa) has a (boring) boat chase. The Tourist, I think, had a (presumably bad) boat chase? EDIT:  How could I forget?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SI1zIJ5HTk And Speed II totally has one -- he jacks a speed-boat from that same poor guy from the first Speed, remember?

Wow Duff!
You went above and beyond!

I've never even heard of Puppet on a Chain before. Gracias!

Regards,
E.D.

Granted this is probably not the type of "chase you are looking for, but do I get points for saying The Birds? The scene where the woman is on the boat and the guy notices her and drives  to the dock to catch her. I hope that scene exists and I didn't just make it up in my head... Or maybe I should hope I did make it up in my head.

Quoted from Felipe Granted this is probably not the type of "chase you are looking for, but do I get points for saying The Birds? The scene where the woman is on the boat and the guy notices her and drives  to the dock to catch her. I hope that scene exists and I didn't just make it up in my head... Or maybe I should hope I did make it up in my head.

Hitch is always worth at least a point...
Even movies like Torn Curtain have a merit or two!

Regards,
E.D.

Quoted from Felipe Granted this is probably not the type of "chase you are looking for, but do I get points for saying The Birds? The scene where the woman is on the boat and the guy notices her and drives  to the dock to catch her. I hope that scene exists and I didn't just make it up in my head... Or maybe I should hope I did make it up in my head.

LOL!

I can't recall the scene either.
The Birds is like Hitchcock's impression of Michael Bay...
So, there should be a boat chase in there!

Regards,
E.D.