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.
If you were to ask most movie buffs who the original "Transporter" is, they’d likely point you toward Jason Statham. But thirty years before Frank Martin ever checked his oil, there was Harry Garmes. The Last Run(1971)
If you’re a fan of "guy-and-his-car" movies, The Last Run is required viewing. It’s a reminder that before there were CGI stunts and superhero drivers, there was just a man, a manual transmission, and a very long road ahead. He's a man merely existing, tuning his 1956