THE MAKING OF series is a behind-the-scenes look at some of Hollywood's most enduring classics. Hosted by actor/comedian Sean MacLaughlin, this series takes the viewer onto closed sets and into the world of studio moviemak... more »ing through rare footage, interviews and newsreels. Each edition also features a few surprises, including biographies of the stars and looks at similar films in the genre. THE MAKING OF series is a must-see for any film fan who wants to know just how Hollywood creates the magic that is movies.« less
"I bought this DVD expecting a program similar to the the one shown on Speed channel. Instead you get an 80 minute DVD of which, only about 15 minutes is devoted to Grand Prix. The remainding "filler" material contains incomplete film biogrophies of James Garner + Eva Marie Saint among other useless features. Also contained is extremely graphic footage of a burned driver being literally pulled from a car. For this reason alone (and there are many others) I'll be throwing this DVD in the garbage."
DO NOT WASTE YOU MONEY
John Gianelli | Prunedale, CA United States | 12/23/2003
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This is absolutely worthless! I can only echo the comments of others. I fast forwarded through it once and threw it in the trash. Can I rate it as a ZERO?"
Utter Trash
Jazz Hermit | 12/26/2003
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I was scared as soon as the disk started with a goof ball in a bad tux, sitting in a dimly lit room, introduced the making of Grand Prix. The quality of the introductory shots must have been done on a 1980's vintage VHS hand held. The film, as said in earlier reviews, is maybe 15 minutes long, and must have been done as a theater promotion, or as something shone on the old CBS Friday Night Movies used to show as filler in the 1960's. I can give you the accurate time, because I have not looked at the disk again due to embarrassment. What makes it worse is that I have been waiting for three months (as of late December 03') for the widescreen VHS version; sense there is no DVD available. Save your time and money!"
This is a Joke!
Jazz Hermit | Tucson, AZ United States | 03/23/2004
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Basically what you have here is a short and not all that informative film on the making of "Grand Prix" followed by two biographies which consisted mainly of a bunch of theactrical trailers and narration. The racing documentaries at the end were old newsreel clips. I can't believe that anyone thought this was a worthy product."
Don't waste your time or money!
Jazz Hermit | 11/22/2003
(1 out of 5 stars)
"What a farce. The film was incredible, and if you're reading this, you know it. The first feature on this is about 15 minutes of a grainy trailer that was produced at the same time as the movie. The rest is useless or worse. Inaccurate commentary by a lame announcer, and footage of mostly wrecks. I was hoping that this was some of the footage from the SpeedVision show a few years back. Nope. Keep badgering MGM to release the movie on DVD, and forget this."