Meet the film directors who destroyed the most cars in their productions

In fact, film productions are increasingly advanced and well-elaborated. Since the invention of cinema, there have been car chases in movies. Recently, a study was carried out in order to find out which Cinema director destroyed more cars in his productions. See below for more details on this subject.

Sometimes big productions require many cars to be destroyed

The automobile world and cinema began an incredible partnership after the Second World War. Hollywood and Detroit took collective steps towards cars, playing a significant role in modern cinema through the medium of the most popular films of the time.

Examples of films that marked this moment

Among several, “Operation France” (1971), in which Popeye Doyle gets involved in a confrontation behind the steering wheel with a train, and “Bullitt” (1968), whose chase is undoubtedly the most exciting filmed until today.

Yes, there were several productions that later had to send the vehicles to the scrapyard, among them we can highlight: “Fast and Furious”, “Transformers” and the “Matrix” saga.

After all, which film director holds the record for destroying cars in his films?

The website ScrapCarComparision.com, from the United Kingdom, cites that Michael Bay is the director who most destroyed cars in his productions compared to other professionals. This title came mainly because of the movie “Transformers”. In total, the director carries in his luggage 15 films and over 354 vehicles destroyed.

Check out the list of the 10 most destructive directors in cinema below:

1. Michael Bay (“Transformers”, 2007): 354 cars;
2. Justin Lin (“Fast and Furious”, 2009): 135 cars;
3. John Landis (“The Blues Brothers”, 1980): 120 cars;
4. Christopher Nolan (“Batman Begins”, 2005): 83 cars;
5. The Russo Brothers (“The Avengers: Endgame”, 2019): 80 cars;
6. John Woo (“Mission Impossible II”, 2000): 77 cars;
7. Richard Donner (“Lethal Weapon”, 1987): 61 cars;
8. Steven Spielberg (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”, 1981): 60 cars;
9. Paul Greengrass (“The Bourne Supremacy”, 2004): 51 cars;
10. Lana and Lily Wachowski (“Matrix”, 1999): 45 cars. In the photo, you can see Morpheus' car.