Talk:Hell Drivers (film)

Patrick McGoohan

The picture of Patrick McGoohan from the page with that title would go nicely on this page. It's actually a picture of him as a character in Hell Drivers. 89.240.14.38 09:56, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:34, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

The number 3/13 truck switch

I don't think the truck brakes just "fail" near the end. Doesn't MacGoohan sabotage truck number 13 (usually driven by Tom) by sabotaging the brakes? But Tom (or his girlfriend) secretly swap the keys with another truck or something - so MacGoohan drives the sabotaged truck off the cliff himself and only realises second before it goes over? I will check. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.210.174 (talk) 11:51, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

ok - more now - the trucks have numbered plates front and rear, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc (to aid the audience re identification in the driving scenes presumably). The numbered keys in each ignition match those outside plates. MacGoohan sabotages truck 13 (in order to kill Tom), but Tom becomes leader so takes truck Number 1 instead. Tom (or his girlfriend) have switched the plates of truck 13 to truck Number 3 (so that new driver of it MacGoohan will crash a truck that he sabotaged himself) - but the numbered ignition keys of each truck remain the same of course. The audience only realise the switch when MacGoohan does (having got into his truck numbered 3 he realises the brakes have failed - and suspiciously looks at the keys since he sabotaged the brakes of 13 - and sees that they are indeed numbered 13 and so it is that truck with switched plates - but realises too late to save himself and the truck goes over the cliff). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.210.174 (talk) 12:18, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Whats it all about?

Did the original storyline intend to be about a "Biker Gang" as they would have been called in the 50s? Changed as the censors would have vetoed it? There seems to be a lot of common ground- The leader (McGoohan) wears a very biker-looking jacket,ie flying jacket with the sleeves cut off- did truckers ever wear them? The initiation of the new boy- getting put in his place (and finally accepted) by the existing members. The fracas at the local dance- did truckers have a reputation for doing that? A roadside cafe being the normal meeting point after work rather than during it? And finally- Hell Drivers/Hells Angels? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mawkin (talk • contribs) 15:33, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Discuss!

Mawkin (talk) 13:29, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

The style of gilet referred to above was issued to British drivers and vehicle mechanics throughout WWII, so yes I think a little digging will show truck drivers, and their mates wearing them.86.166.214.110 (talk) 17:18, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Billing

Having just watched the film, I can say with certainty that Patrick Mcgoohan (on the 2nd list, 4th billed), David McCullum (on the 2nd list, 11th billed) and Sean Connery ( on the 3rd list, 12th billed), did not 'star' in this film. As a result, I have removed them from the introduction and the infobox; the article therefore now agrees with the opening credits and the poster.

RASAM (talk) 16:15, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

McGoohan is listed as also starring and is on the theatrical poster so should be in the info box. Next to Baker and Lom he was the most important character. On the DVD he is second billedREVUpminster (talk) 18:27, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

No mention of the obvious pun.

I never saw a mention of it.... Hawletts - Haul it(s).

Middle More Rider (talk) 15:07, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

"Recently released from prison"

I realise this statement in the lede has a citation, but I would question the source. We can infer as much from Tom's evasive answers, but nowhere in the film is that fact stated by him, or by anyone else. Hanoi Road (talk) 16:40, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

It's heavily implied during the scene between Tom and his family, and later confirmed by Tom when he vents in anger to Lucy the night before Gino's accident.80.42.85.147 (talk) 08:16, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

The implication is pretty obvious. He's just meeting his mum for the first time, after being away, and she is stil langry with him... and at the beginning of the movie, he says he's not living anywhere at the moment (because he's just out of prison).

When applying for work, Tom says he's been 'abroad'. Cartley's only care is how quickly Tom can drive a truck. As mentioned previously, it's the night before Gino's accident that Tom reveals his time 'abroad' was actually spent in prison. The implication is, whatever it was Tom did it disabled his younger brother, hence the scene between Tom and his family at their tobacconist's shop. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.25.32.242 (talk) 20:59, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Film noir?

This is a story about truck drivers... not sure it qualifies as a film noir crime drama?