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Famous Car Chase - Steven McQueen In Bullitt

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Famous Car Chase - Steven McQueen In Bullitt

Posted on 18 February 2009 by Scott

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Scott Says: February 18th, 2009 at 10:13 pm Bullitt is a 1968 thriller film starring Steve McQueen. The movie is most-remembered for its central car chase scene through the streets of downtown San Francisco, one of the earliest and most influential car chase sequences in movie history. The scene had Bullitt in a dark “Highland Green” 1968 Ford Mustang G.T.390 Fastback, chasing two hit-men in a “Tuxedo Black” 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum. (In honor of the Mustang in the film, the Ford Motor Company produced a limited edition 2001 Ford Mustang GT “Bullitt Mustang,” which took styling cues from the ‘68 movie car and even mimicked its exhaust note). Bullitt won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing (Frank P. Keller) and was nominated for Best Sound. Writers Trustman and Kleiner won a 1969 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. Its quite amazing, and amusing, to see the lack of visual effects, acting skills, simple stunts scenes and videography. However, its also great to see some opposite lock and tyre smoke from original 60’s muscle cars!

Bullitt is a 1968 thriller film starring Steve McQueen. The movie is most-remembered for its central car chase scene through the streets of downtown San Francisco, one of the earliest and most influential car chase sequences in movie history. The scene had Bullitt in a dark “Highland Green” 1968 Ford Mustang G.T.390 Fastback, chasing two hit-men in a “Tuxedo Black” 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum.
(In honor of the Mustang in the film, the Ford Motor Company produced a limited edition 2001 Ford Mustang GT “Bullitt Mustang,” which took styling cues from the ‘68 movie car and even mimicked its exhaust note).

Bullitt won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing (Frank P. Keller) and was nominated for Best Sound. Writers Trustman and Kleiner won a 1969 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Motion Picture Screenplay.

Its quite amazing, and amusing, to see the lack of visual effects, acting skills, simple stunts scenes and videography. However, its also great to see some opposite lock and tyre smoke from original 60’s muscle cars!

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