1:42.08

1966 American film by George Lucas February 2026 January 2025 1:42.08 1-42.08_film_Opening_titles_(1966).jpg George Lucas George Lucas Pete Brock George Lucas George LucasAlan GadneyGeorge HubbardMike Padilla University of Southern California 1966 7 minutes United States English 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.Short Film Collection Round-Up Murray, Noel The A.V. Club September 19, 2007 https://www.avclub.com/short-film-collection-round-up-1798203019 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.Hearn Marcus https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Cinema_of_George_Lucas.html?id=sJQLAQAAMAAJ&source=kp_book_description The Cinema of George Lucas 2005-03-01 Harry N. Abrams 978-0-8109-4968-3 en 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.Smith Jim George Lucas 2003 Virgin Books 9780753507551 12 https://books.google.com/books?id=G2lZAAAAMAAJ&q=%221:42.08%22+%2260+Cycles%22 30 April 2017 en See also List of American films of 1966 References External links Category:1966 films Category:Documentary films about auto racing Category:Short films directed by George Lucas Category:American short documentary films Category:Films without speech Category:American auto racing films Category:American student films Category:1966 short documentary films Category:Films shot in California Category:Films set in California Category:1966 English-language films Category:1966 American films Category:English-language short documentary films