Gearhead Cinema

EP 21: The Transporter Refueled (2015)

Ben would like to dedicate this episode to the unknown idiots out there, this one is for you. This week the guys cover the final Jason Statham Transporter movie. This is the episode of many tangents, but don’t you worry it still features some some great discussions centred around the stunts, the actors and as always the production crew. 

Can the second Transporter movie get any more ridiculous than the first? Listen to find out. This week the guys cover  Transporter 2, expanding their  discussion from last week, still talking about Jason Statham, more on Inspector Tarconi, Lolas crazy character, some off topic tangents, bonkers scenes, and Adam brings some interesting trivia this time around. Tune in for this wild episode! 

This week the guys start Diell’s beloved Transporter franchise. The love for Jason Statham in this episode is unanimous, unlike the divided opinions the guys have on the movie. We discuss our favourite scenes, the impracticalities, ridiculous Hollywood exaggerations, Jason’s Olympic past and current extraordinary skills, and Adam even gets stumped with the lack of trivia on this movie! Join us on this fun ride. 

Last in the getaway driver series the guys cover Baby Driver.  A much more recent movie centred around its great soundtrack. The discussion highlights some fun aspects of the movie that you may have not noticed upon the first or even the second viewing, Diell gives us a great explanation of the driving and Ben shares his interpretation of the ending. Listen to find out more!  

Continuing in the getaway driver mini series the guys discuss Drive, featuring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan. In the episode the guys talk about  the impracticalities of some of the cars used in the movie, argue about what classifies as a car movie, as well as mention some notable scenes and fun trivia about the movie and it’s production. Tune in to find out our thoughts! 

On this episode the guys cover The Driver from 1978, starting yet another mini series this time centred on getaway drivers. They give a perfect recap and go in deep with the details. Lots of great cars in this movie  which leads to a great guessing game at the end! Listen to find out if Adam guessed the cars right! 

Similarly to the movie, this episode is all over the place; the messy recap, the shaky relationships in the movie, some great Sylvester Stallone impressions, the timeline of Stallones career, the over use of the word “overlap”, the wild trivia and more. Join us for the last movie in the race car movie mini series! 

On this episode the boys discuss their strong thoughts on this 1971 movie and why it may or may not have been as great as anticipated. Another movie that’s a  part of the mini race car movie series we have going on. Tune in to find out more. 

Next in our mini series is Grand Prix, filmed in 1966. A race car movie staple, directed by John Frankenheimer who also directed Ronin, covered in episode 7 of the podcast. In this episode the guys cover topics like the filming process, equipment, editing, overall production, cinematography and what makes this movie the foundation of race car movies and how it influenced the future of car films. 

Staring the New Year with a mini series centred around race car movies. This week the boys discuss Rush; a movie based on the real life rivalry between James Hunt and Nikki Lauda. The topics of discussion range from the emotional state of the characters and their motivations, to drawing parallels to todays F1 drivers and how the sport has evolved over time. 

On this weeks episode the guys discuss the cinematic master piece that’s known as Ford V Ferrari; based on a true story the movie shows the historical first ever win of Ford against Ferrari in the 24 hour race LeMans in 1966. Diell gives us some insight on the state of the auto industry; the boys argue about a wrench and as always Adam gives us some interesting facts about the filming of the movie and everyone involved. 

This week the boys come back with a 2003 remake of the Italian Job. The discussion is centred around everything from our love of Jason Statham, Mark Wahlberg playing himself, roasting certain vehicles, interesting trivia from Adam, the nostalgia that the movie brings and more. Listen to find out! 

This week the boys discuss first of the two Italian job movies. Another classic from 1969. The discussion revolves around mini coopers, British slang and Sir Michael Caine. Tune in! 

This episode is the sweet spot of movies; lots of good cars and a good story line! Not to mention the incredible car chase scenes. Ronin pays homage to the 60s espionage tropes. The guys do some funny impressions, Ben offloads his hatred for the Prius, and they discuss the movie, it’s cast, and the filming process. 

On this episode the guys mostly diss Scott Eastwood, draw some parallels between the Fast and Furious franchise and Overdrive, discuss outdated movie tropes but also talk about some of the amazing cars that are at the centre of this late 2010s car heist movie! 

This week the boys discuss GATOR the sequel thats not really a sequel , Burt Reynolds returns, this time with his moustache 

This week the Boys dive into the 1973 southern fried Burt Reynolds movie "White Lightning". Discussion also includes: How Burt Reynolds is without his moustache, The influence this movie had on Tarantino's career and how even Stephen Spielberg had a hand in it! 

"The boys discuss The Wachowski siblings 2008 fever dream of a film "Speed Racer". Topics also include: the origins of the marvel universe, some God-awful concept cars and weather or not flying cars will ever be a thing?" 

"The boys discuss the 2006 Adam McKay comedy film "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" topics include the inherent absurdity of NASCAR as a whole, the state of comedy movies since this films release and just how much Ben can quote this movie front-to-back."