a curse to have been given an enemy in life. It can be a blessing too. A wise man gets more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
This may also be a gift. A wise man learns more from his opponents than a fool learns from his friends.
◎Introduction
Nicky (Daniel Brühl) and James (Chris Hemsworth) have always been rivals. Nicky is serious and has great respect for the profession of racing. James likes to take risks and use racing as his bargaining chip. Although the two have completely different personalities, the contest between them has never stopped.
James married Suzy (Olivia Wilde), the supermodel he had been pursuing, Nicky also found the love of his life and joined the Ferrari team, while James, whose life had gone downhill at this time, joined With the McLaren team, a pair of enemies once again stood on the battlefield of life. In a game, it rained heavily, Nicky was seriously injured in a car accident, and James won the championship. However, Nicky did not give up because of this. In a very short period of time, under the restraint of everyone, he resolutely returned to the arena.
◎One-sentence comment
Accurately captures the thrill of facing the death race, and is also an ode to a great competition. ——"USA Today"
is not only the best racing film, but also a masterpiece outside the theme, and the performance of the two leading actors has made the film even better. - "Variety"
Movies are stylized, but "It's Hurry Up" was a huge success, creating one of the most exciting F1 race scenes in film history. It's like Hunter, sexy, humorous and exciting. It's like Lauda, smart, a bit blunt but ultimately touching. ——"Empire"
is a biographical film with rapid camera changes and rich characters, in which the pictures of F1 Grand Prix racing are often robbed of the limelight by those really interesting dialogue scenes. ——NPR
◎ Tidbits
The driving in the film is not a real Formula One car, but a Formula Three car, but it is camouflaged on the body and has a facelift.
Pete Morgan didn't have any racing scenes when he originally wrote the script, because he thought it would be a very small production, and the "race" was not on the track, but between the personalities of the two protagonists.
Daniel Bruch wore a special set of braces in the film to simulate Rhonda's slightly buck tooth facial features.
Chris Hemsworth lost 14kg to play Hunter. He previously weighed 98kg when he played Thor in Thor.
· Pete Morgan's wife is Austrian, is Nicky Rhonda's fellow. The Morgan made it easy to approach the legend, and they ate together at a Vienna restaurant on several occasions.
The 1976 Hunter-Ronda race shown in the film was the last time Germany's Nürburgring Nordschleife was used as an FI venue before it was withdrawn from the F1 stage due to the fact that the track was Too dangerous.
When Chris Hemsworth auditioned for Hunter, he hadn't finished filming The Avengers, but Ron Howard was so impressed that he immediately offered him the role.
This is the second collaboration between director Ron Howard and gold medal screenwriter Pete Morgan following "Conversations with Nixon".
· Russell Crowe was expected to play the famous British actor Richard Burton in this film.
Paul Greenglass was expected to direct the film, but he later directed another critically acclaimed 2013 film, Captain Philip.
·Although there are some distorted facts in the film, the film has been highly praised by F1 industry insiders, and received standing applause in the "judging panel" composed of real drivers, team leaders and team bosses.
Continuing the historical authenticity, the legendary eyewear brand Carrera became the highlight of the film. The protagonist Lauda wears a pair of Carrera 80 sunglasses, Hunter wears a Carrera Speedway, and Maraine Lauda wears a Carrera 16.
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