Driving Off a Cliff: Cool in the Movies, But Not in Real Life
Posted: June 26, 2008 – 1:50 pm
Cliffs are some of the most beautiful natural wonders of the world. They’re actually one of the few things left in nature that men have not cut down, burned or paved over.
Most importantly, cliffs have been used in some of the greatest scenes in movie history. Remember Thelma and Louise’s infamous head-first dive off a cliff? Or how Wayne and Garth emulated that in Wayne’s World 2?
Or when Ferris Bueller’s best friend Cameron accidentally pushed his father’s beloved sports car into the bottom of a ravine? Or when Sylvester Stallone battled bad guys in Cliffhanger (yeah, I barely remembered that one as well).
Cliff jumps are supposed to be cool. That’s why I was so bothered when I read that a 17-year-old boy in Colorado Springs drove his car off of Pikes Peak….over his girlfriend breaking up with him!