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{{InfoboxFound |title=<center>Greatest Ever Screen Chases</center> |image=Richard Hammond.jpg |imagecaption=The host of ''Greatest Ever Screen Chases'', Richard Hammond. |status=<span style="color: green;">'''Found'''</span> |datefound=23 Aug 2023 |foundby=tonygunkington and Tarlanx }} '''''Greatest Ever Screen Chases''''' was a 2005 television special produced by Sky One and was initially broadcast on December 23rd of that year. At over two hours in length, it consisted of a countdown of what was believed to be the 30 greatest on-screen chases, ranging from real police chases such as O.J. Simpson's<ref>[https://pressreader.com/uk/daily-star/20051223/281625300713160 Pressreader article on the special, focusing on O.J. Simpson's police chase.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> to iconic movie scenes. It was presented by Richard Hammond, then known as an eminent host of BBC's ''Top Gear'', and followed on the back of two<ref>[https://youtu.be/yRaKlmXF77Y YouTube - Sky One: Movies' Greatest Cars.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> earlier<ref>[https://youtu.be/tR0PTBBpqpo YouTube - Sky One: TV's Greatest Cars.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> car-centric television specials produced by Sky which are both available online, albeit presented by Jason Barlow, a former host of the aforementioned car show. ==Production== The special is known to have been directed by Tim Hopewell,<ref>[https://revolutiontalent.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/TIM-HOPEWELL-CV-RKA.pdf Revolution Talent PDF concerning Tim Hopwell's past work as director.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> executively-produced by Mark Robinson, and edited by Kate Dobson.<ref>[https://nweg.tv/editor_profile.aspx?editor=97 The North West Editors' Guild page for Kate Dobson.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> It featured scenes produced by Stunts International.<ref>[https://4rfv.co.uk/c/37563/stunts-international 4frv - Stunts International.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> Despite a primary focus on car chases, reinforced by Sky's decision to use Hammond as host, the special also contained non-car chases, such as Indiana Jones' escape<ref>[https://telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3648950/Todays-TV-and-radio-choices.html The Telegraph - Today's TV and Radio choices for December 23rd, 2005.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> from a boulder in ''The Temple of Doom''. Certain scenes included additional input from renowned actors and actresses including Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman. The eventual winner of the special, Bullitt's car chase scene, featured a segment where Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, gave an interview while standing next to the movie's signature Ford Mustang. ==Known content== From news clippings and forum posts made of the special, it can be ascertained that the special contained the following, although the general order is unknown, aside from the top 3: * ''Bad Boys 2'' van chase scene, 2003 * ''Bullitt'' Mustang vs. Charger chase scene, 1968 (Winner) * ''The French Connection'' car vs. L-train chase scene, 1971 (3rd) * ''The Matrix: Reloaded'' freeway chase scene, 2003 * ''Night of the Living Dead'' zombie chase scene, 1968 * O.J. Simpson's police chase, 1994 * ''The Rock'' Ferrari vs. Hummer chase scene, 1996 * ''The Temple of Doom'' boulder chase scene, 1985 * ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' storm drain chase scene, 1991 (2nd) ==Airing history== ''Greatest Ever Screen Chases'' premiered on Sky One on December 23rd, 2005. It is then known to have re-aired on Sky 2<ref>[https://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=141&t=294158 PistonHeads forum thread covering its 2006 re-airing.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> on August 1st, 2006, on Sky 3<ref>[https://redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=89601.80 Red and White Kop forum thread covering its 2007 re-airing.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> on July 25th, 2007, and a final time on Sky One<ref>[https://issuu.com/latestmagazines/docs/latest7_373 Issuu - Latest 7: Issue 373 for the 20-26 May 2008.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> on May 23rd, 2008. ==Availability== There were no known publicly-available recordings of ''Greatest Ever Screen Chases'', and it appears the special never aired again following its 2008 airing. It was never released on any form of home media, nor is the special available for online streaming. ==Discovery & Recovery== On August 20th, 2023, Reddit user [https://reddit.com/user/OK1002/ u/Ok1002] posted to the [https://reddit.com/r/lostmedia/ r/LostMedia] subreddit asking if anyone could find the Greatest Ever Screen Chases, as he had been looking for years and couldn't find it. He had contacted several people who worked on the show, including Mark Robinson and Jeremy Bishop, who got back to him not being able to find a copy. User [https://reddit.com/user/lljones29/ u/LLJones29] commented the link to a short [https://youtu.be/0la4OoyhLCg YouTube clip] that was 3 minutes long. The clip originated from a user named Tarlanx, who had less than 100 subscribers and had not posted in 11 years. Another Reddit user, [https://reddit.com/user/tonygunkington/ u/Tonygunkington], who had been helping in the search and also reaching out to people who worked on the show, left a comment on the YouTube video hoping Tarlanx would see it. On August 23rd, 2023, he responded that he had the full special. Tonygunkington and Tarlanx exchanged information and, hours later, Tonygunkington would post to both [https://reddit.com/r/thegrandtour/ r/TheGrandTour] and r/LostMedia saying that he had gotten the files for the lost special but would need help converting them to make them viewable. u/sopel97 worked to convert the special into a downloadable form and it was then shared to Reddit, Discord, The Lost Media Wiki, and the internet archive. ==External Link== *[https://imdb.com/title/tt0499030/?ref_=tt_urv IMDb page for ''Greatest Ever Screen Chases''.] Retrieved 06 May '20 *[https://tunnel.verizon-fios.net/hammond/ ''Watch Greatest Ever Screen Crashes''.] Retrieved 23 Aug '23 ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Found media]] [[Category:Found TV]]
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