weapons away tag you’re it
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
of movie chases on foot
for this list we’re looking at film
scenes that feature a character running
for his or her life or chasing after
someone else’s so hop into your sneakers
hydrate yourself and let’s start the
race number 10
Riverdance insomnia yes I’m a little
cranky
lack of sleep you know this movie sees
the late great Robin Williams playing a
scheming crime writer who attempts to
blackmail Al Pacino’s character so he’ll
look the other way in a murder
investigation that is if he can get away
with it I saw you take aim come on
forget it fast shoot your partner the
chest these kinds of action sequences
often ramp up the tension in a
psychological thriller and this
dangerous chase across a river at a log
farm is like a tightrope walk right
across our nerves
we don’t actually see Williams face
partly because it’s his stunt double but
it’s also a nice device to show how
mysterious and elusive his character is
number 9 run around the block Point
Break in this cult classic action flick
the bad guys are terrorizing the burbs
and we’re with them every step of the
way
starting with a firefight no really this
guy’s on fire the chase sees FBI agent
Johnny Utah take off after a Ronald
Reagan masked robbery suspect they
sprint across town from the gas station
Reagan blew up two well everywhere else
running through every nook and cranny of
the neighborhood tearing through lawns
kiddy pools and even actual kitties
but it’s the point of view shots and
timing that really bring the audience
into the scene and the fence jumping
athletics build a marathon of adrenaline
but of course how can we forget Utah’s
emotional and angst-filled reaction at
the chases end
number eight Street dreams are made of
these inception Freddie salmon oh my god
it’s you know it isn’t
you’re not dreaming now I am this film
is often described as a clever mind
bender for its dream within a dream
complexity but before those observations
can even be made
we are teased early on with some
action-packed dream symbolism
this slightly surreal chase through the
streets of Mombasa is depicted as Cobbs
reality yet the panic triggering
stumbling blocks look like classic
nightmare material
notice the maze-like design constant
danger in every direction and walls
literally closing in
metaphors aside it’s still a great watch
for it’s cool stunts and action are you
doing a new boss I need to protect my
investment number seven long-distance
sprint the matrix it’s the sound of your
death
goodbye mr. Henderson racing braking and
climbing through dilapidated buildings
Neil is trying to return from the matrix
to the real world before his crews
defense against a sentinel attack severs
his only connection to it shit that’s my
phone talk about a pulse-pounding race
for the phone get me the hell out of
here
this hunt down from the sci-fi action
blockbuster is special because the
agents have a distinct advantage they
can body snatch their way to just about
anywhere they like
with that fact as a foot chase
game-changer Neil’s pursuers could be
steps ahead or close behind it’s best
not to look back
number six hide-and-seek
Raiders of the Lost Ark
showboat swordsman ain’t nobody got time
for that there’s a damsel in distress
and she’s being carried and carted away
by Nazi sympathizing terrorists
Indiana Jones knows Marion is in a
basket but which one few movie chase
scenes balance urgency and hilarity in
the synchronized wade displayed in
Raiders and Indiana Jones headless
chicken run of desperation works on both
levels
it tackles the fear factor as much as it
tickles the funny bone and that’s why we
love it number five
can’t touch this on back the Thai
warrior posting no wire work or CGI this
martial arts flick popularized Tunisia
as a living legend due to his natural
ability as a freerunning
Muay Thai kickboxing stunt man
extraordinaire ting and his associate
are being chased through a marketplace
by a gambling crime ring of street thugs
and his evasion skills are exhilarating
the scene it’s some parkour action a
little showing off and what looks like a
man who’s more mindful of the fragile
obstructions on route than the danger
he’s in
number four extraordinary ability men in
black we could have also gone with Will
Smith’s Chase in enemy of the state
heroine and control we got to be drop to
the sixteenth floor but we prefer him as
the chaser not the chasey is it cheating
that his character literally jumps on a
bus and then hitches a ride on another
one just to catch up to this bass footed
alien he’d just be raining black people
in New York no because in this foot
chase he’s a resourceful NYPD officer
who does what it takes at this point in
the sci-fi comedy his character doesn’t
even know that he’s not chasing a human
being yeah well he’s just pissing
everybody off today huh with speed and
determination he ignores the strange
weapon superhuman ability while scaling
and crazy eyes just so he can get his
bust and it earns him his new job
I make this look good number three
zombies and demons 28 weeks later this
is a panic inducing home invasion with
flesh-eating zombies doing the invading
the quick cuts and bobbing camera turns
its audience into one of the victims
trapped inside this doomed house
and don is hunted through it by the type
of zombie that can put track stars to
shame
this twenty eight weeks later chase is
much more than your average action movie
sequence because in a moment of drama
and selfish desperation Donne abandons
his wife he’s not just running from the
flesh-eating dead his grief is chasing
him too
number two run for your life district 13
Leto played by actor David Bell is
escaping French gangsters after stealing
and destroying their cocaine for this
film he is regarded as the free runner
responsible for making the parkour
phenomenon a fad of the mid-2000s after
this French action flick also known as B
13 was released
when combined with the rest of its
action-movie ultraviolence about ghetto
street life and urban warfare the foot
chase is a raw look at what the human
body is capable of when it’s in danger
agility is a great offensive and
defensive strategy and a dangerous
weapon
before we run after our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions chasing
this guy Jason
morning time
holster the bloody weapon plot I need
him alive
number one under construction Casino
Royale for his first mission James Bond
seeks out a bomb manufacturer and
confronts him in Madagascar all the
chasing fist-fighting shoot-’em-ups and
feats of acrobatics are the puzzle
pieces fitted to create this Casino
Royale sequence that can challenge its
most emotionally and physically balanced
viewers with vertigo
the art of parkour is all about using
your surroundings and this entire
construction site is a playground for
the athletically inclined
or more of a battleground in this case
without dialogue an early look at the
rebooted bond character is seen through
his bold actions and dangerous
decision-making
do you agree with our list what foot
chases did we miss in tunnel control
this is DC Metro in pursuit armed felon
Lucie in tunnel requesting video help
over for more heart racing top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com now
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
of movie chases on foot
for this list we’re looking at film
scenes that feature a character running
for his or her life or chasing after
someone else’s so hop into your sneakers
hydrate yourself and let’s start the
race number 10
Riverdance insomnia yes I’m a little
cranky
lack of sleep you know this movie sees
the late great Robin Williams playing a
scheming crime writer who attempts to
blackmail Al Pacino’s character so he’ll
look the other way in a murder
investigation that is if he can get away
with it I saw you take aim come on
forget it fast shoot your partner the
chest these kinds of action sequences
often ramp up the tension in a
psychological thriller and this
dangerous chase across a river at a log
farm is like a tightrope walk right
across our nerves
we don’t actually see Williams face
partly because it’s his stunt double but
it’s also a nice device to show how
mysterious and elusive his character is
number 9 run around the block Point
Break in this cult classic action flick
the bad guys are terrorizing the burbs
and we’re with them every step of the
way
starting with a firefight no really this
guy’s on fire the chase sees FBI agent
Johnny Utah take off after a Ronald
Reagan masked robbery suspect they
sprint across town from the gas station
Reagan blew up two well everywhere else
running through every nook and cranny of
the neighborhood tearing through lawns
kiddy pools and even actual kitties
but it’s the point of view shots and
timing that really bring the audience
into the scene and the fence jumping
athletics build a marathon of adrenaline
but of course how can we forget Utah’s
emotional and angst-filled reaction at
the chases end
number eight Street dreams are made of
these inception Freddie salmon oh my god
it’s you know it isn’t
you’re not dreaming now I am this film
is often described as a clever mind
bender for its dream within a dream
complexity but before those observations
can even be made
we are teased early on with some
action-packed dream symbolism
this slightly surreal chase through the
streets of Mombasa is depicted as Cobbs
reality yet the panic triggering
stumbling blocks look like classic
nightmare material
notice the maze-like design constant
danger in every direction and walls
literally closing in
metaphors aside it’s still a great watch
for it’s cool stunts and action are you
doing a new boss I need to protect my
investment number seven long-distance
sprint the matrix it’s the sound of your
death
goodbye mr. Henderson racing braking and
climbing through dilapidated buildings
Neil is trying to return from the matrix
to the real world before his crews
defense against a sentinel attack severs
his only connection to it shit that’s my
phone talk about a pulse-pounding race
for the phone get me the hell out of
here
this hunt down from the sci-fi action
blockbuster is special because the
agents have a distinct advantage they
can body snatch their way to just about
anywhere they like
with that fact as a foot chase
game-changer Neil’s pursuers could be
steps ahead or close behind it’s best
not to look back
number six hide-and-seek
Raiders of the Lost Ark
showboat swordsman ain’t nobody got time
for that there’s a damsel in distress
and she’s being carried and carted away
by Nazi sympathizing terrorists
Indiana Jones knows Marion is in a
basket but which one few movie chase
scenes balance urgency and hilarity in
the synchronized wade displayed in
Raiders and Indiana Jones headless
chicken run of desperation works on both
levels
it tackles the fear factor as much as it
tickles the funny bone and that’s why we
love it number five
can’t touch this on back the Thai
warrior posting no wire work or CGI this
martial arts flick popularized Tunisia
as a living legend due to his natural
ability as a freerunning
Muay Thai kickboxing stunt man
extraordinaire ting and his associate
are being chased through a marketplace
by a gambling crime ring of street thugs
and his evasion skills are exhilarating
the scene it’s some parkour action a
little showing off and what looks like a
man who’s more mindful of the fragile
obstructions on route than the danger
he’s in
number four extraordinary ability men in
black we could have also gone with Will
Smith’s Chase in enemy of the state
heroine and control we got to be drop to
the sixteenth floor but we prefer him as
the chaser not the chasey is it cheating
that his character literally jumps on a
bus and then hitches a ride on another
one just to catch up to this bass footed
alien he’d just be raining black people
in New York no because in this foot
chase he’s a resourceful NYPD officer
who does what it takes at this point in
the sci-fi comedy his character doesn’t
even know that he’s not chasing a human
being yeah well he’s just pissing
everybody off today huh with speed and
determination he ignores the strange
weapon superhuman ability while scaling
and crazy eyes just so he can get his
bust and it earns him his new job
I make this look good number three
zombies and demons 28 weeks later this
is a panic inducing home invasion with
flesh-eating zombies doing the invading
the quick cuts and bobbing camera turns
its audience into one of the victims
trapped inside this doomed house
and don is hunted through it by the type
of zombie that can put track stars to
shame
this twenty eight weeks later chase is
much more than your average action movie
sequence because in a moment of drama
and selfish desperation Donne abandons
his wife he’s not just running from the
flesh-eating dead his grief is chasing
him too
number two run for your life district 13
Leto played by actor David Bell is
escaping French gangsters after stealing
and destroying their cocaine for this
film he is regarded as the free runner
responsible for making the parkour
phenomenon a fad of the mid-2000s after
this French action flick also known as B
13 was released
when combined with the rest of its
action-movie ultraviolence about ghetto
street life and urban warfare the foot
chase is a raw look at what the human
body is capable of when it’s in danger
agility is a great offensive and
defensive strategy and a dangerous
weapon
before we run after our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions chasing
this guy Jason
morning time
holster the bloody weapon plot I need
him alive
number one under construction Casino
Royale for his first mission James Bond
seeks out a bomb manufacturer and
confronts him in Madagascar all the
chasing fist-fighting shoot-’em-ups and
feats of acrobatics are the puzzle
pieces fitted to create this Casino
Royale sequence that can challenge its
most emotionally and physically balanced
viewers with vertigo
the art of parkour is all about using
your surroundings and this entire
construction site is a playground for
the athletically inclined
or more of a battleground in this case
without dialogue an early look at the
rebooted bond character is seen through
his bold actions and dangerous
decision-making
do you agree with our list what foot
chases did we miss in tunnel control
this is DC Metro in pursuit armed felon
Lucie in tunnel requesting video help
over for more heart racing top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com now
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