This Parody of the Drive Movie Reimagines Ryan Gosling as an Uber Driver
Riley von Niessen — May 23, 2016 — Pop Culture
The 2011 Drive movie directed by Nicholas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling is reinterpreted by Joey Thompson in this hilarious trailer.
While the original film has a violent and dramatic plot, this remake uses satire to show what the character's life would be like if he drove for Uber instead of helping criminals evade the police. The trailer is titled 'Drive 2: The Uber Years' and follows the Gosling lookalike around Los Angeles.
It takes off from the original film which ended with him driving off alone. He deals with the worst of the worst, picking up intoxicated girls who demand he stop and pick up food on their way home and some people who vape in his car. This Drive movie remake shows the character use his getaway skills for these purposes, trying his best to get a five star rating.
While the original film has a violent and dramatic plot, this remake uses satire to show what the character's life would be like if he drove for Uber instead of helping criminals evade the police. The trailer is titled 'Drive 2: The Uber Years' and follows the Gosling lookalike around Los Angeles.
It takes off from the original film which ended with him driving off alone. He deals with the worst of the worst, picking up intoxicated girls who demand he stop and pick up food on their way home and some people who vape in his car. This Drive movie remake shows the character use his getaway skills for these purposes, trying his best to get a five star rating.
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