What is the name of this movie?

Question

What's the name of the thriller movie where the guy is being chased by a big-rig truck and the truck ends up going off a cliff?

Answer 1

Duel

Answer 2

'The Duel' was Steven Spielberg's first movie and it was a tv movie. When the truck is going off the cliff and it makes that weird sound, it's the EXACT same sound Spielberg used for Jaws when the shark was blown up and it shows the pieces of fish flesh sinking in the ocean.

Answer 3

In Breakdown, the truck goes off a high bridge....in Duel (with Dennis Weaver), I believe it is a cliff.

Answer 4

"The Car That Went Off The Cliff"

Answer 5

Could it be Breakdown with Kurt Russell in the starring role?

Let's see...




Plot summary for Breakdown (1997)



Jeff and Amy Taylor are moving to California and must drive across the country. When they find themselves stranded in the middle of a desert with hardly anyone or anything around, their trip comes to a sudden halt. Amy had taken a ride with a friendly trucker to a small diner to call for help, but after a long time, Jeff becomes worried. He finds that no one in the diner has seen or heard from his wife. When he finds the trucker who gave Amy the ride, the trucker swears he has never seen her. Now Jeff must attempt to find his wife, who has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom. But who can he trust?

A man and his wife are driving cross-country from Mass. to San Diego when their new car mysteriously breaks down. A truck driver stops and assists them by taking his wife to the nearest diner to phone for help but in reality is kidnaping her causing her husband to track his wife and the kidnaper down himself.

After their new Jeep conks out on a desolate stretch of Arizona highway, a well-heeled Massachusetts couple accepts the help of a kindly, honest-seeming trucker, who drives the wife to a diner while the husband stays behind to "protect" the vehicle. After saying goodbye, the husband gets two surprises: the Jeep starts, and his wife never actually arrived at the diner, and the trucker doesn't recollect having picked her up at all...




Breakdown (1997)


Director:
Jonathan Mostow
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Mostow (story)
Jonathan Mostow (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 May 1997 (USA)
Genre:
Action / Thriller
Tagline:
A cross-country trip. An unexpected breakdown. The trap has been set.
Plot Outline:
A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert.
Plot Keywords:
Disturbing / Breakdown / American Southwest / Diner / Police
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations
User Comments:
If you loved "Duel" you will love this film! more
(Cast overview, first billed only)

Kurt Russell... Jeffrey 'Jeff' Taylor

J.T. Walsh... Warren 'Red' Barr

Kathleen Quinlan... Amy Taylor

M.C. Gainey... Earl

Jack Noseworthy... Billy
Rex Linn... Sheriff Boyd
Ritch Brinkley... Al
Moira Harris... Arleen Barr

Kim Robillard... Deputy Len Carver

Thomas Kopache... Calhoun

Jack McGee... Bartender at Belle's Diner
Vincent Berry... Deke Barr
Helen Duffy... Flo
Ancel Cook... Barfly at Belle's Diner
Gene Hartline... Tow Truck Driver
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence/terror and language.
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 / Iceland:14 (original rating) / Iceland:16 (video rating) / Australia:M / Germany:16 / Ireland:15 / Netherlands:12 / Norway:15 / Portugal:M/12 / Spain:18 / Sweden:15 / UK:15 / USA:R (certificate #34949) / Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
American River, Sacramento, California, USA
MOVIEmeter:
16% since last week why?
Company:
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
In the original script, Red talks briefly to Amy in the gas station store at the beginning of the film.
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When he swims for his life in the river, Jeff Taylor is clearly wearing a life-jacket.
Quotes:
Billy, Gang Member: [to Jeff] You the fella looking for his wife?
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Road (2002)
Soundtrack:
Nobody Knows



Real gripping thriller, Russell though tends to be a bit of a wimp to start with then starts getting angry, the storyline is good but some of the scenarios are a little disbelieving and you will tend to keep saying things like "How come he has managed to escape and chase them so easily?" "How come she did that?" etc

The scenery is real nice, fans of road movies will be pleased too with the New Mexico landscapes and long quiet roads.

Worth a watch! We go into real redneck territory here also. I would like to criticise some of the acting though, the delivery of some of the lines tends to be a tad wooden in places (not so much from Russell) but I don't suppose the all non-star cast could expect Oscars.




Is this what you were looking for buddy?

Answer 6

Grind House

Answer 7

"Duel" Its one of Steven Spielberg's earliest movies. Made for TV, but good quality. Starred Dennis weaver.

Answer 8

The movie you're thinking of was called "Duel", starring Dennis Weaver.

Answer 9

Duel
Great film

Answer 10

Must be several movies to choose from but i'd suggest "Breakdown" too.