I have seen this movie a few times. Walter Matthau played the title role. He was a crop duster pilot that stole from the mob and they were after him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoqEg8aZ ... re=related

You have to see the movie to understand why he pushed the stick forward to flip the plane on its back.

Also the trailer park seen was taken at one of those places in Nevada where Gump hangs out.

In a seen with some gal, he had just finished making love to in a round bed, she asked "What do you want to do now." His reply was "I was thinking of boxing the compass" Great line.

I use some of the 16 points to the compass when talking to center and giving distance and direction of my position from a vor or airport. Not sure they like that. It confuses them if I go up to 16 so I just round off and only use 8

Tim

Good movie..some decent flying..anybody know where the junk yard was? I thought it was somewhere out near Fernley NV.
HC

According to wikipedia -

The trailer park scenes were shot in Dayton at the trailer park near today's Red Hawk Casino (closed in 2008) and the Carson River, near U.S. Route 50, at the corner of Hart and Louie Streets.

helikiwi wrote:According to wikipedia -

The trailer park scenes were shot in Dayton at the trailer park near today's Red Hawk Casino (closed in 2008) and the Carson River, near U.S. Route 50, at the corner of Hart and Louie Streets.

Knew the country looked familiar..my younger brother lived in Dayton for a while. I've been around the Fernley, Dayton, Virginia City, Carson area some..of couse this movie was made some time ago.
Now let's see....where was the Cat House that was in the movie?

hicountry wrote:

helikiwi wrote: Now let's see....where was the Cat House that was in the movie?

Ask Gump

Tim

Locations

Charley Varrick was set in New Mexico, but filmed primarily in two Nevada towns, Dayton and Genoa. The opening bank robbery exterior shots were filmed in Genoa and the police chase of Varrick and his gang were filmed nearby at U.S. Route 395). The interior bank scene was filmed in Minden. The trailer park scenes were shot in Dayton at the trailer park near today's Red Hawk Casino (closed in 2008) and the Carson River, near U.S. Route 50, at the corner of Hart and Louie Streets. The closing flight scene was filmed at City Auto Wrecking, located at Rt. 1 Mustang Exit, Sparks, near the now-defunct Mustang Ranch brothel, ten miles east of Reno. The Chinese restaurant scene was filmed at what is today a Starbucks coffee shop and Ceol Irish Pub in Reno, at Virginia and California Streets. The photographer's studio and gun store scenes were filmed in Gardnerville. Director Don Siegel filmed several of his movies in northern Nevada, including Charley Varrick, The Shootist, and Jinxed!

helikiwi wrote:Locations

Charley Varrick was set in New Mexico, but filmed primarily in two Nevada towns, Dayton and Genoa. The opening bank robbery exterior shots were filmed in Genoa and the police chase of Varrick and his gang were filmed nearby at U.S. Route 395). The interior bank scene was filmed in Minden. The trailer park scenes were shot in Dayton at the trailer park near today's Red Hawk Casino (closed in 2008) and the Carson River, near U.S. Route 50, at the corner of Hart and Louie Streets. The closing flight scene was filmed at City Auto Wrecking, located at Rt. 1 Mustang Exit, Sparks, near the now-defunct Mustang Ranch brothel, ten miles east of Reno. The Chinese restaurant scene was filmed at what is today a Starbucks coffee shop and Ceol Irish Pub in Reno, at Virginia and California Streets. The photographer's studio and gun store scenes were filmed in Gardnerville. Director Don Siegel filmed several of his movies in northern Nevada, including Charley Varrick, The Shootist, and Jinxed!

This must be common knowlege in New Zealand.

tim