Scent of a Woman’s Ferrari Joy Ride
- Scent of a Woman‘s Ferrari Scene
- Pacino’s pitch perfect performance in a 1992 Thanksgiving drama
- Don’t she purr?
By Gunnar Heinrich | Tap Link to Watch scene clip on YouTube >>>
“HOLD on Charlie, I think we got another gear here!”
The Ferrari scene in Scent of a Woman is one of the most thrilling automotive clips in cinematic history.
From behind the wheel of a tutto rosso Ferrari Mondial t cabriolet, blind retired lieutenant-colonel Frank Slade played perfectly by a boisterous Al Pacino -HOO-aahh!- finds life affirmation for a few brief shining minutes in Brooklyn.
Mr. Slade’s frightened co-pilot is the insecure-with-life prep school pupil named Charlie (Chris O’Donnell).
Charlie’s harrowing job is to shadow the blind veteran in New York during his Thanksgiving vacation and Mr. O’Donnell’s low-key performance proves the perfect foil to Mr. Pacino’s bravado.
We thrill as the tailored vet whips the Ferrari’s V8 into a singing froth and with Charlie’s yelp-for-instruction, executes a perfect powerslide into an adjacent street and then again.
SLADE: I love this! I love it! Shall we take it to the max?
CHARLIE: We are.
Just watch out for the yellow flag…
About the Author: Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.
Paul | Dec 1, 2009 | Reply
I give the ultimatums!