Comments on: Didja ever notice – “train wreck” in film?

By: addie

addie — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:40:40 +0000

Tim Smith–I came over to this list just to add "Tough Guys", I didn't think it would be here, but it was a fun wreck wasn't it?Speaking of Kirk Douglas, "The Big Trees" has a train wreck.

By: Candy

Candy — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:55:41 +0000

If I remember correctly "Darling Lili" has a train wreck near the end….

By: Candy

Candy — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:55:38 +0000

If I remember correctly "Darling Lili" has a train wreck near the end….

By: Luman

Luman — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:32:11 +0000

1938's "The Young In Heart" has a good trian wreck. Unexpected too.

By: CSO

CSO — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:35:32 +0000

Okay . . so not a full on train wreck, but I have to give kudos to "Emporer of the North" for several convincing harrowing moments of shear near missage. Lee Marvin was never better!

By: MDR

MDR — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:12:17 +0000

The comedy The Wrong Box (1966), which aired last night on TCM, features a train wreck!

By: Garland

Garland — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:00:47 +0000

Let's see… King Kong wrecks an elevated train early on during his NYC rampage.Godzilla steps on the tracks in front of a speeding train during his Tokyo rampage.Superman (Christopher Reeve) prevented a train wreck by becoming a rail in one of his early movies The Indians wreck a train by pulling down a water tank in front of it in "Union Pacific"There is a nice wreck in the move "Other Men's Women". Engineer and fireman are fighting (over a woman, of course) in the cab of their locomotive and get by a stop signal and clip the caboose of a train moving in the opposite direction moving into a siding. Looks real to me!Without a doubt, the neatest railroad movie I have ever seen is "Danger Lights". Close calls, but no wrecks.

By: MDR

MDR — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:01:23 +0000

Found another one – The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969), which is part of the Robert Mitchum Signature Collection (to be released Tuesday), features a climactic train wreck (due to a bridge being out).

By: MDR

MDR — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:52:49 +0000

BKing, thanks for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), yet another Oscar winner featuring a train wreck!Rhett, I didn't mean to slight The Fugitive (1993); I was trying to point out that the two listed prior to it had won the Best Picture Academy Award whereas this one was merely nominated in that category.Mrs. Rutledge, I've been meaning to see The Clairvoyant (1934) for some time now (and have it on tape), particularly since Claude Rains is in it!Thanks for the additions, Tim Smith; I wasn't familiar with either of those films.

By: Tim Smith

Tim Smith — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:02:08 +0000

Don't forget "Tough Guys" which featured the fabulous Southern Pacific 4449, both in real footage and models. Another old film with a great train wreck was "Crack in the World". Come to think of it, any old monster film usually involves the giant whatever smashing up a train.