What: Broadly speaking, I find action sequences almost mind-numbingly boring. (My brain goes, "But ... nothing is *happening.* No one is talking.")
What's Up, Doc? -- a screwball comedy throwback from 1972 -- features an exquisite car chase sequence that even I adore. It includes: a cab, a large pane of glass, treacherous San Francisco hills, several stolen vehicles, grocery-delivery bystanders, costumes, and a Chinese dragon.
How to get it: See this clip from the Warner Archive for the beginning of the chase sequence, but be aware the clip ends before the Chinese dragon and certainly before the Big Wet Finish. You really should just watch the whole movie.
Connection to previous Wreckage: What's Up, Doc? (Rec. #38) was also part of List #42: In Praise of the American Screwball Comedy.
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