What was the first use of the driving closeup shots known from Miami Vice?
One of the trademarks of Miami Vice were the nightly cruises through Miami's streets, which were usually accompanied by great music and very characteristic camera shots showing closeups of the car while driving, as seen in this pictures and in various other examples.
Especially the left one to me is absolutely characteristic for Miami Vice. But I wonder though, if Miami Vice was the first movie/TV-show to employ those specific camera shots. Or more generally asked, what was the first work to use those kinds of driving closeup shots?
Best Answer
Grand Prix (1966) contains some short shots like this (watch the trailer closely). Likewise Città violenta (1970), The Cars That Ate Paris (1974), Death Race 2000 (1975), The Gumball Rally (1976) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).
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