Unlike the high-octane, neon-soaked escapism of modern action flicks, The Last Run is a "tidy if not exactly tight" character study. George C. Scott stars as Harry Garmes, a semi-retired Chicago wheelman who has spent the last nine years living a quiet, solitary life in Albufeira, Portugal. He's a man merely existing, tuning his 1956 BMW 503 convertible just to prove he still has the touch.

Shot on location in Portugal and Málaga, Spain, the film captures a raw, dusty European atmosphere that you just can't replicate on a soundstage.

Released in 1971, is a lean, gritty road thriller that serves as a spiritual blueprint for generations of "driver" movies—from Walter Hill’s The Driver to Ryan Gosling’s Drive . A Different Kind of Getaway Driver

Trish Van Devere plays the girl caught between them, adding a layer of romantic tension to the claustrophobic confines of the BMW. A Legacy on Wheels