This is one of the things I love about old movies. They had a lot of relatable ambient sounds, not just like in this scene but daily life, traffic, etc., whereas today's movies feel like they're shot on a soundstage, which they are.
®ioT yeah this movie is amazing and it's one of my favourites! but thinking that most of the classic mustangs and chargers are today either rusted out or destroyed and most of people who played in this movie are now probably dead feels kinda sad
McQueen was not big on dialog. Watch the first several minutes of LeMans- not a word of dialog. In the Magnificent Seven, McQueen completely upstages Yul Brynner while sucking on a straw in his mouth.
Yes, in The French Connection he actually did double duty. Hickman was the chase scene's stunt driver and he also played Fed agent Mulderig, the guy who is accidentally shot at the end. Bill Hickman was friends with James Dean, and he was the first one on the scene after the crash which killed Dean. Bill had been following a minute or two behind while towing Dean's race car trailer.
i love those american V8, no question about it. but in my opinion the car chase withe the bmw 5er and the peugot in ronin is much cooler. what do you think about it?
MilkyWhite Official The engine sounds were dubbed in. What you thought was the mustang was actually a GT40. As for the Charger maybe the real deal? Mine sounds pretty close.
Dreamcatcher H, the crash aspects were actually just stunt cars that were prepared just for such scenes. The non-crash scenes were different cars that survived after filming was completed. January 2021, the survivor Mustang sold, at Mecum auction in FL, for $3.47 million and was in near same condition after the filming was finished. It was also a daily driver for several years before it was stored away. The 440 SRT Charger survivor was sold to a guy in AZ. He repaired some damage and repainted the car beige. Stupid thing to do because doing that killed the car's historical value. As I recall, it only brought $30k when it was re-sold.
No special effects? What, you think someone actually fired a shotgun at Steve McQueen? You think some stung guy actually drove a car into a petrol station, causing it to explode and him to die? This scene is full of special effects.
Steve McQueen in the Mustang, Bill Hickman as the wheelman in the Charger, Paul Genge as the hitman in the Charger & Bud Ekins who threw down the bike, will live forever in this scene!!!!!
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Still one of the best movie car chases ever. No in-your-face music, no ridiculous jumps and stunts, no yelling, no rapid-fire editing, no shaky-cam, no CGI (naturally) - just raw vehicular action.
The bit at 1:48---maneuvering the Charger between a guardrail and a truck at high speed--really shows how outstanding a stunt driver Bill Hickman was. Then again, he drove the Pontiac in 'The French Connection' (1971) and drove a car and coordinated the entire chase scene in 'The Seven-Ups' (1973) so, yeah, he's pretty much the greatest stunt driver of all time.
The key aspect of this chase scene that makes it unique: It’s filmed at full speed. Steve McQueen’s Mustang and the black Charger are really driving fast; it’s not a sped-up film. And of course 2 iconic badass muscle cars.
This chase scene was absolute brilliance. One of the few times in movie history that with no dialogue, CGI, unnecessary sound effects or dumbass music it still manages to keep your attention and not be boring or too over the top. In another 10 or 20 years, this scene wont be possible to replicate but at least it is on film and will always be available for those of us that appreciate the raw sound and looks of an era that is long gone.
Wish someone would do a chase just like this with today's muscle cars. The Hellcat and GT350/500 deserve a _rematch_ , dammit... and they're probably not gonna be around for much longer.
You should check out the movie "grindhouse" its a newer movie that has some of the best car chases ive ever seen between a 69 charger and a 70 challenger. The filming style is very similar to this.
@@who_cares848 I love that movie, That chase was awesome and Zoe Bell was a total badass. I liked Stuntman Mike's Nova in the one before that chase just a little bit more. I wouldn't want to ride in the "crash box" though. It is a shame that they destroyed all three of those cars but it was really cool to watch
@me3333 yeah it was definitely a shame that they wrecked those cars but at least it made for an awesome scene. Didnt piss me off nearly as much as Drive angry where they wreck that chevelle... that movie wasn't even good....
*My parents had those cars (at the same time) when I was a child. My father had the Charger & my mother the Mustang. My Mother's 1968 Mustang Fastback was given to me when I received my license.* *That thing was a tank!*
This is what got me into cars. I’m a mechanic and car collector because I saw this scene when I was 8 years old and went crazy for cool cars ever since. You can stick your hybrids and electrics and anything with an automatic transmission up your keister.
i remember watching this when i was young, this clip isn’t even the full chase scene. probably one of the longest and most entertaining car chase scenes in cinematic history
I always understood that both of those cars had automatic transmissions. It sounds like every time Steve McQueen shifts he has to double clutch the Mustang. WTF?
That wasn't a stock 390 it was well warmed over I had a warmed up 390 in my 66 XL Galaxie and would scoot down the drag strip running 13s, not bad for 375 HP. In NASCAR the 66 Ford's were running 185 @ Daytona
They actually wanted the composer to make music for this scene. He wisely told the director he thought the raw sounds of the cars were more powerful than any music that could be scored to the chase.
@@thepayne7862 Indeed he was. Now take what I said with a grain of salt lol. That’s what I’ve read in a couple of articles when I was researching the fastback used in this movie.
@@drewbaglin1632 Steve McQueen had a ton of race car driving experience. Some scenes, the producers wouldn't allow him to drive for fear of him possibly being injured, thus, filming the completion of the movie would not be possible.
My father lives near this road and takes me home from school there. Nice to see a road I recognize and have been down in a movie. Also my uncle has a 40th anniversary Bullitt Mustang and customized it to look close to the original one from this movie.
never in the history the American cars have regulated the world. People in the world and even in America prefer simpler and cheaper cars like the Europeans and the Japanese, or really sports cars like the Italians.
Entire comments section is gunna be Ford guys (and gals) arguing Dodge guys (and gals). Can't we just agree to disagree? 🤔 Or better still, why can't we just accept that it's two amazing cars battling it out on an American highway, surrounded by pretty Cadillacs and Chevrolets and other American classics. Honestly, car chases don't get much better than this.
The window roll down kills me every time. You're using your Charger as a battering ram, you're shooting at a detective... but you better roll down the rear window before shooting.
Indeed. Struggling to think of many modern films that come close. There's _Baby Driver_ and... nope. That's it. (And I'm _pretty_ sure Mr. Egort wasn't driving in the shoot. Although, if he was, more power to him.)
I think this scene still holds the record for most "double clutching" sound effects. FYI: One of the original movie Mustangs was found in Nashville a year or 3 ago.
Bill Hickman was a truly outstanding stunt car driver, the scene where he had to drive the charger between the guardrail and the truck at the very high speed it was, really showed his great driving skills, he was a legend in stunt car driving, R.I.P Bill Hickman, Steve McQueen and Bud Atkins,..🙏🏾. The bullit car chase will always be the most memorable car chase ever, though there are some others that was just as good too, but bullit will remain the most memorable and greatest one of all. 👍🏾.
@@SDSen ok thanks for the extra information on that if I remember correctly bud did do a great deal of the stunt driving for Steve McQueen in the chase mostly the difficult turns and so on, which the director Peter Yates considered too dangerous for McQueen to do, again I don’t know if it’s true but I recall bud was Steve’s stunt driver in the mustang, though McQueen did most of the driving I believe that bud did the difficult turns and so on, if he did the stunt driving as the mustang drove between the guard rail and the truck at the high speeds it was going, it was seriously impressive stunt driving skills, resulting in the iconic car chase that bullit is so well known and remembered for, and it’s thanks also for the two legendary stunt drivers that made it possible, Hickman and atkins as well as the king of cool Steve McQueen, R.I.P to them all 🙏🏾, and I again thanks for your extra information on that, as I didn’t know that bud was a great stunt car driver as well a skilled motorcycle rider 👍🏾.
I know the Charger was pulled on a rope and was supposed to hit the station but missed. To tell the truth, I like how it was edited. It's much better conveying the sudden violence and slam bang destruction without cheezy reaction shots.
TheArtofDHT if you look closely right after the explosion close-up, you can see the Charger behind the station flying past like a bat out of hell. they flat towed it at about 90 mph to shoot that scene.
@@corvettels9 WRONG. The Charger was NOT pulled by a rope. The stunt Charger was attached to the stunt Mustang using a fabricated steel tubing set-up that had a quick-release aspect. It wasn't at 90 mph either. It was less than 50 mph.
A absolutely cool film, loved the way how it started off with the villains tailing Steve McQueen character frank, then the villains being tailed, the cool, smooth music, faded out to the roar of the car engines, brilliant, bullitt ranks up with the French connection, to live and die in L.a. The seven ups, and McQ, those were my favourite films with car chases.
I love this movie..if you notice when the charger went off the road at the gas station,you can actually see it going behind the gas station in a cloud of dirt and dust,thanks for the video..
I saw this scene at the theatre when I was 10 years old. My mom and dad dragged me along. This wasn't a kids movie but I certainly remember the action.
