1:42.08 (1966)
- Directed by
- George Lucas
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short documentary follows a Lotus 23 race car as it speeds around a track. The film uses the car's engine sound and fast-moving visuals to create a poetic feel.
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What happens
1:42.08 (also known as 1:42.08: A Man and His Car and 1:42.08: To Qualify) is George Lucas's 1966 senior project at the University of Southern California. It was named for the lap time of the Lotus 23 race car that was the subject of the film. It is a non-story visual tone poem depicting the imagery of a car going at full speed, and featuring the car's engine as the primary sound element. Shot on 16mm color film with a 14-man student crew, it was filmed at Willow Springs Raceway, north of Los Angeles, California. The Lotus 23 was driven by Pete Brock. Lucas cited the influence of Jean-Claude Labrecque's 1965 short documentary on a cycling competition, 60 Cycles, on 1:42.08. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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