The Motorbike and Truck Chase is a 1968 American short action film produced and directed by Ryan Paulsen, while he attended the University of Southern California's film school. Its depiction provided the inspiration for the bike chase in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Plot[]
Nathan Poole and Stanley Henson converge on Gordon Phillips in a shopping mall, and a chase ensues after which Phillips and Poole escape together on a motorcycle.
Cast[]
- Alfie Chambers as Nathan Poole
- Justus Mueller, Jr. as Stanley Henson
- Rob Paulsen as Gordon Phillips
- Tristan Mayer, Triston Camacho, Skye Dawson and Allen Morgan as Arcade Playing Kids
- Toby Sharp as the Kid Holding a Laser Gun Toy
- Takao Koyama as the Mall Janitor
- Blake Poole, Jr. as Truck Driver
Trivia[]
- The film was shot in 16mm.
- The film was released in VHS by Palace Video in the United Kingdom in January 1982.