Exclusive: Ambulance director Michael Bay says he's destroyed more vehicles in his movie career than any other filmmaker in Hollywood.
Ambulance director Michael Bay says that he's probably destroyed more vehicles than any other director in history. Bay is known for his explosive visual style. He debuted with 1995's Bad Boys and has escalated the bombastic carnage with each subsequent film, including movies like The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and the first five movies of the Transformers franchise.
Bay spent the better part of ten years directing the Transformers movies, which grossed over $4.3 billion at the worldwide box office. Along the way, he snuck in smaller films, including Pain & Gain with Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg and 13 Hours with John Krasinski and Halo's Pablo Schreiber.
I don't, but someone can count. Well, we do have a count from my transpo guy, but I've definitely probably destroyed more vehicles than any other director in history. Just to give an example, I was in a Chinese car factory, and they were so impressed to take me into the guy that crashes the test crash dummies and I'm like,"I am not impressed, dude. Okay? I've crashed more cars than you ever have in your lifetime.
Bay recently discussed overstaying his welcome on the Transformers franchise , saying he should've stopped after the fourth one. Still, he was lured back after it made over a billion dollars at the box office. The franchise has continued with Bay just producing at this point, starting with 2018's Bumblebee and the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
Bay's claim is likely valid, but it will be impossible to know until someone crunches the actual numbers. The director has made a very healthy career out of destructive big-screen decimation, and, in truth, there aren't many who can match his style or expansiveness in that pursuit. While plenty of filmmakers have put explosive stunts and vehicular destruction on the big screen, Bay has made it an art form.
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