Product Details

• Directors: David Schendel
• Producers: David Schendel, James Lafferty, Javier Bajana, Ronald Bjarnason, Stephen A. Schendel
• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Vanguard Cinema
• DVD Release Date: May 25, 2004
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001LYFRC
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65,328 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buena Vista Social Club with Cars!, June 16, 2005

By	J. Peppler (North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved this movie so much I <a href="http://pratie.blogspot.com/2005/06/yank-tanks.html">blogged it</a>. Gorgeous shots of urban Cuba and Cubans and the craft of keeping old cars on the road for nearly half a century. The ingenuity and zest of these old dudes will inspire you. The music is great too. Watch a guy make motorcycles out of bicycles and chain saw motors. Watch a guy in a golden Cadillac he's had for 42 years with babes (maybe they're his grand-daughters) grinning in delight. Watch guys squirm when asked, "would you pick your wife or your car?" "My car! You can find another woman later." "Both have thirty years with me - it is an equally balanced love."

More seriously, there's a lot to learn about the way Cubans have adapted to being so isolated and lacking in things we think of as necessities. I hope we would not be too fat and lazy to do the same, if the need arises.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shade Tree Mechanics of the World, Unite!, September 16, 2006

By	39ejhsosjdovnhbd-[-=wicncdp[-w9cdjh (dkdjnsd02h2bf9]) - See all my reviews

Fortunately politics are left behind to take an endearing look at the
army of homegrown chewing gum and baling wire engineers that keeps Cuba
rolling. Meet the artisans who use chain link fence for welding rods,
and and can refit your cherry Studebaker woody with a Soviet tractor
engine. Suspended between old-fashioned Communism and Yankee freedom
and capitalism, a unique culture not yet lost to Toyotaland.
Recommended for any documentary fan who's ever been or aspired to be a shade tree
mechanic.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie for Car Lovers , March 29, 2007

By	Joe Architect (Salinas, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I saw this at Cinequest film festival in San Jose, CA a few years back. It's a great film about the ingenious ways the Cubans keep these beautiful cars running and looking good. I recommend it to any car lover who appreciates the classic value of the 50's American cars.