Duel (1971) - Monster Analysis Remastered

All Sightings of the menacing truck from Duel (1971).

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MUSIC:
10:45 - 12:22 - Vyen - Addicted
24:32 - 25:21 - Kevin MacLeod - Future Gladiator
30:26 - 34:13 - CJ Burnett - Joy Ride
Duel OST

PRACTICAL EFFECTS:
Three trucks & two Plymouth Valiant's were used, 'auditioned' by Spielberg and his small team

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Duel (1971) Monster Analysis

The Debut film of non other than Steven Spielberg, adapted from a short story by Richard Matheson who got the idea for the film when he was driving home and a large truck was tailgating him. It was originally intended to be a TV movie, and it was, even aired on TV, but ended up being a theatrical release after universal requested that Spielberg shoot additional scenes to make it a 90 minute feature.

I first seen this movie when I was around 10, caught it on TV late one night after I snuck downstairs when my parents were in bed. I was glued the entire way through. Dennis Weaver gives a stellar performance that evokes so much paranoia and confusion. The monster of the show is the truck. It was always its own character, yes we do see there is someone driving it but I prefer to think the menacing threat is the truck itself, not the psycho driving it. Plus it just looks so damn cool!

Cannot recommend this title enough, get a copy or watch it on whatever streaming service you use, it's a gripping watch.

Stay Awesome guys
Lee
Movie Junkie

This Duel analysis is absolutely brilliant. Duel is one of my favorite movies.

[toxicpanda]

The atmosphere of this movie is something new movies just can't get right. It's scary but not trying to jump scare you every 5 mins

[BushmansAdventures]

As a trucker, I love this movie.

That old school truck just invokes constant fear . I want to build one like this, and play the theme song while driving 🤣

[FennixGamingYT]

That truck growling along and rolling coal at those speeds with those camera shots… just pure art.

[alistermcintyre]

jaws..terror in the water..Duel..terror on the roads

[KazuyaTaki-uifv]

Never before or since has a psychological panic been presented with such ease and clarity of visuals.

[lonestar]

This is a classic. I see it as Road Rage in its infantcy. The look back at the truck when first passing reminds me of Jeeper Creepers.

[medicus]

I love the sound of the in-line sixcylinder turbo of the Peterbilt needle nose. When the driver shifts through all of the 13 gears of the fuller (at the end you see the shifter) it’s just great. No wonder that the truck offers sufficient power to chase the lame duck of a Plymouth.

[mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

"Honey, you're never going to believe what happened to the Valiant!"

[iamrichrocker]

what a great movie..no "message"...just pure entertainment that we all recall the first time we watched this movie..my whole family was transfixed watching this..

[JP]

Fun Fact: The man playing the 'psycho truck driver' was one of the industry's best stuntmen of the time - Carey Loftin. Amongst the films he worked on or supervised the stunt action were: Magnum Force, French Connection, Mission Impossible (TV Series), Bullitt, Point Blank, Bonnie and Clyde, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Great Escape to name a few!! In all he worked on 380 films as either a Stuntman or stunt coordinator and a further 112 films as a cameo (usually a truck driver). You do see him once in Duel. He was actually one of the drinkers at the bar. He was the one that looks over at Dennis Weaver's character menacingly. If you type Carey Loftin into Google images it comes up with a picture of him in the film!!

[RWXX]

Spielberg's cinemaphotography can make a simple tractor/trailer look so menacing and wicked. Absolute magic. No bullshit, no CGI. The real deal. Hat's off to Dennis Weaver, Dale Van Sickel and Carey Loftin for slamming the asphalt and making this Duel happen. Don't attempt this at home, kids.

[bigsoup]

I watched this movie as a kid in the mid 2000s (My family has the DVD of this movie). So I wasn’t in the era this movie was made. Yet this movie is a masterpiece. It’s so simple yet intense and realistic. Genuinely terrifying at parts. I’ve been on drives and motorcycle rides on smaller roads away from populated areas and have had some drivers try to run me off the road or get me to crash. And those situations remind me of this movie. Fantastic film.

[tntkitty]

This was an awesome movie😂.I watched it years ago. I Can not get enough.

[jeffkuehn]

This movie was terrifying at 8 years old. Still one of my favorite movies.

[klubberzvonhatzenbuhl]

The truck driver just wanted to ask Dennis about his warranty.

[garrisonnichols]

Steven Spielberg said Jaws was a sequel to Duel because both films are about these mysterious killers preying on everyday people. As a young man working at Universal he got to see some Alfred Hitchcock films being made and you can easily see Spielberg took notes on how to build suspense from the master himself.

[casesoutherland]

30:19 This is my favorite scene in the entire movie! Carey Loftin gives such a great performance as the truck driver, even though he has barely any screen time!

[CombatSecurityPolice]

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