Rush pulls no punches when it comes to showing the dangers of Formula 1 in the 1970s.
"I accept every time I get in my car, there's a 20% chance I could die," states Daniel Brühl's Niki Lauda during the film. While the factual accuracy of this statement is debatable, there is no doubting that Formula One was a hugely dangerous sport back in the '70s.
But it was also hugely exciting. Rush, which follows the rivalry between the decade's two biggest names, Niki Lauda and James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth), works hard to capture a sense of the risk and reward that drivers would go through for each race.
Behind all that risk is stunt driver Niki Faulkner. Charged with the task of pushing real and replica classic F1 cars to the ragged edge, Faulkner played a large part in making the movie so exciting.
The process started with a...
"I accept every time I get in my car, there's a 20% chance I could die," states Daniel Brühl's Niki Lauda during the film. While the factual accuracy of this statement is debatable, there is no doubting that Formula One was a hugely dangerous sport back in the '70s.
But it was also hugely exciting. Rush, which follows the rivalry between the decade's two biggest names, Niki Lauda and James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth), works hard to capture a sense of the risk and reward that drivers would go through for each race.
Behind all that risk is stunt driver Niki Faulkner. Charged with the task of pushing real and replica classic F1 cars to the ragged edge, Faulkner played a large part in making the movie so exciting.
The process started with a...
- 1/25/2014
- Digital Spy
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