The Last Chase Apr 2026

Looking at (1981) offers a fascinating glimpse into early 80s "near-future" sci-fi. It portrays a dystopian United States where a viral pandemic led to a totalitarian regime that outlawed private vehicle ownership under the guise of fossil fuel depletion. Film Breakdown & Themes

: New City Hall (interiors), Royal Bank Plaza , and First Canadian Place. The Last Chase

: The Allen Expressway and Flamborough Speedway. Where to Watch The Last Chase (1981) - IMDb Looking at (1981) offers a fascinating glimpse into

: Dupont Station , Spadina Station , and Yorkdale Station . : The Allen Expressway and Flamborough Speedway

: Lee Majors stars as Franklyn Hart, a retired race car driver who rebuilds his orange Porsche 917 CAN-AM and flees to a "free America" in California. He is joined by a young hacker, played by Chris Makepeace, while being pursued by a fighter pilot (Burgess Meredith) tasked with stopping them.

: Modern audiences find the movie increasingly prescient, noting its themes of government control via a pandemic and the legislative push toward electric vehicles as parallels to contemporary events. A "Spotter's Guide" to Locations

: Critics often view the film as a libertarian fantasy , equating car racing with personal freedom against a "nanny state".