Yeah saw it today and it looked incredible how he handled that truck, 80 mph in a truck? That takes some serious balls.

Taking corners fast in a car is one thing, but if im honest, if i drove a truck like that, i would stick to legal speed.

Cary Loftin was the driver, that man is a legend! My god he handled that Peterbilt like a pimp. Next time you see duel watch the end carefully, the front tires of the truck are already going off the cliff when he finally jumps out!!! That’s nerves of steel, nothing but respect for man.

@@sakariaskarlsson634 I live near where duel was filmed, my dream is to have a replica duel truck and haul ass down the same road. I’ll probably scare the shit out of myself in the process... Since I was 3 years old I have wanted to drive that beast. I have always wondered how it felt getting paid to aggressively chase and torment the valiant for 12 days with it. Sounds like 2 weeks of a awesome time.

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Same location that Spielberg used in his classic 1941 movie. When Belushi landed the plane on the same road with the same Snake Lady. And if you look closely you can see the faint a Spielberg reflection in the phonebooth glass.

That would be Mr. Cary Loftin.

Who was he?

Cary Loftin was one of the finest stuntdrivers in Hollywood. And also one of the finest stuntmen in Hollywood-history.

He is a personal hero to me. I first saw duel when I was 3, and have always admired the way he handled that beast. 13 un-synchronized gears (double clutching required), no power steering, relatively shitty brakes, all in a truck that handles like a refrigerator full of bowling balls. Despite all the challenges, his driving exudes absolute control over the beast. He also was such a man that if you watch closely the door doesn’t swing open until the front tires have gone over the edge!!! Some device that would have driven the truck straight by itself failed, so Cary literally manned the helm until the last possible second! A true man.

What was that handle the driver pulled on just before the truck came off the cliff in this movie? Handbrake?

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My Father and I watched Duel together. He was a Dennis Weaver fan. I too miss my dad, it has been 14 years now.

I also saw this when it first came out And yep I was also 6, our parents had friends over and we a watched it w their kids in the finISHED room downstàirs..what a Great vibe we were all freaked out by it..Ioved it them and I still do

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I have thought of that. I knew that according to the extras on the DVD, he sent the actual truck over the cliff, but then he expanded the movie for the theatrical release. Though they didn't say so, the clear implication had to be that they got another, identically looking truck. I was told that the additional scene was the one with the school bus, but that would create a continuity problem. Before it, the truck is in front of Dennis Weaver, but after it, it's behind him. My guess is that the scene at the railroad crossing immediately afterwards must also be new, since after that, the truck is in front of him again.

It was also shown in Latin America... In Venezuela, at least, that I know of...

Two trucks I believe.

This is the original truck, just it's been restored and fixed from the cliff..

​@@CarlosRicciardi726no it's not, the original was completely totaled, besides, the dash is completely different in this one

foxy 1047 really? Hahahahaha

That was "an extra".... that plummeted off the cliff?

@@paulcarpool2288 They have two used for this film.

​@@paulcarpool2288No, it was the hero truck, it's gone. This must be the one they used for the additional shots for the theatrical release.

Just watched Retro Recipes go there and look. The property people and the production company both said the wreckage was winched out after the stunt. They actually found a truck there, but it wasn't the Duel truck oddly

Hell yeah!!!

My dad had an old International Harvester with one of those split differentials, It had a little motor that gave the transmission extra gears. The problem is the things were very temperamental, if you used it wrong it would burn out the motor. So they tended to not use it at all.

i had the same thought:D

he passed away 1997

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glad to hear it!

Didn't know that this scary monster looking truck was a 1955 PETERBILT. I remember FLAMMABLE and did not see explosion when it went over cliff.

Erik Caldwell hahahah right?! Super safe like death proof

Chris Moctezuma yeah I thought I did a walk through of the inside but I guess I ran out of time.

That is correct. The original truck was destroyed when it went over the cliff at the ending.

how come it wasn´t destroyed in tha mammoth dive into the abyss? was it restored?

Superb Media Content Creator hahahah thanks!

HI. I am so glad someone else understands what the point of having the mirror there was for. I tried to explain to many that is what it was for,to watch the air fuel mixture or to prevent lugging the engine. Nobody understood.

capesquirt yep that what they did in the old day when they were driving over the mountains in the rogued west

oh that's cool! I had no idea that's what it was for!

Smoke patrol...absolutely

Yep, a "Texas Tach". If the mixture is adjusted right you could make flames shoot out of the stack at night. Might not see it on this one though because of the big hole in the exhaust pipe under the stack. Still, this is my favorite movie vehicle of all time!

True. Scary truck.

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You're right, it just sounds angry.

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