As much as I love the Porsches and Steve McQueen's coolness, I really believe it's Frankenhiemer's "Grand Prix" that's the best and certainly the more inspired of the two. The opening credits multiple images, the cast, including cameos by real racing drivers like Graham Hill, the nose-mounted cameras, special effects -- all of it were ground-breaking.

McQueen's effort five years later, took numerous creative cues from Frankenheimer's work. One of particular note is the heartbeat sequence at the beginning of "Grand Prix" and the green flag sequence in "Le Mans."

I saw "Grand Prix" in in a movie theater in 1968 with my dad. It was shortly after my mother died, and somehow, we really bonded watching that film on the big screen. He never forgot the experience -- neither did I.

For you guys, it seems to me, the real question might be, "do you want to hang out with Garner or McQueen?"

Delia
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