I am SO DISAPPOINTED! I was really looking forward to this video. You should have stood/parked in the exact spot Steve McQueen's character did in every comparison. Otherwise it's pointless. But the biggest letdown, I've seen on Google Maps where they make the very sharp right turn at the corner (6:45) where there WAS grass and a vacant lot across the street, now is completely apartments. :(. Otherwise thank you so much for your time.
this is fantastic! we were on holiday in sfo a few years ago and i was disappointed to find that no one did a tour like the one you've filmed - surely having the most famous car chase of all time in your history is worth someone recreating it - even just for us tourists?! doesn't anyone do a bullitt tour of sfo?!
Add the music and those V-8s roaring on the soundtrack, still the best chase scene ever! Reminds me of when I was first dating my wife in S.F. - went off the top of Virginia St without braking, must have gotten all four wheels of my Corolla off the ground!
Wow, I live only about an hour south of the film location but have always wondered where some of the scenes were shot. You not only found some of the roads but the whole route, good job.. I'm surprised how rural some of the areas still are today. Where is the highway between 7'45" and 8'? Is that the road up to Twin Peaks?
You bunch of dorks..... Thats a great "Home" video, well shot and well interlaced with the original footage. I stumbled across this accidentally. And to get the original soundtrack songs is fab. I got a 68 390 GT Fastback over here in England and always wondered what the places look like now where the film was shot originally. Well done you guys. From all the Bullitt lovers over here Cheers
dude are you kidding me? i seriously harder than that on my way to work every morning than every single shot in this video combined, and im not even exaggerating in the least bit. it doesn't matter how much gas cost....he would still be driving a MOPAR with a big block much like my self. this isn't comparable to bullitt in any way shape or form. there isn't anything hard core or dangerous about it ....
Interesting to see how little has changed, and good effort in putting together-not sure Mr McQueen would be a Honda Civic fan! My neighbour used to live in the Brentwood area, back in the 60's and often saw Steve out in his souped up mini cooper.He even got talking to Steve about his latest wheels at a gas station, and at that time Steve came across as a decent and down to earth guy.He was also often about fast driving by himself, and not as we always think, surrounded by flunckies!
first, get rid of your 'peek-a-boo' crap at the end. second, when you go to film at the original locations, how about doing it at THE RIGHT TIME OF DAY!!! like i don't know, maybe noon-ish???!! third, get some video editing software, so you can edit your film in with the original -- i assume you have it on DVD?
Good job . It's cool to see the scenes then/now . Thanks for posting the video . Gas prices are a LOT higher now than when you shot the vids , and I think McQueen would still not drive a Civic , lol !! Just foolin' with ya ... gotta do whatcha gotta do ! Not everyone can be Steve McQueen .
Just keep kidding yourself. McQueen once showed up to a gala put on by the biggest names in Hollywood in a flannel shirt and jeans with a fully-grown lumberjack beard. Somehow I don't think he would be driving a Honda Civic. He might buy one just to demolish it with his Mustang.
@johndglynn yeah but 1,i doubt he would've bought the civic in the first place, 2, i'd rather drive a battered old pick up truck than a civic, 3 if he needed gasoline that bad, he could've taken some from his arm as steve had petrol flowing through his veins or he could've used a motorbike lol
Taken in the spirit of tribute from San Francisco which sort of transformed itself from the city of love to the city of queens since 1968 it sort of fits that a Honda doubles for a 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390. I'm sure McQueen would pay the gas bill and drive the legend if he were still alive.
Between 2005-2008m I have been visited the orginal scene of movie so many times I noticed that the vicinity of the aparmtent of Capt Bulitt W/O changed and the small market across the street is still there. But the safe house- Danny Hotel had already rebuilded to be a shopping mall.
first off.... Steve Mcqueen would never drive a honda civic! THAT IS GAWD AWEFUL! PLUS even if gas was 2.69 he would have driven his mustang becuz hes king of cool! so really video is ok, i liked it, its just that the civic belongs no where near the scene! ITS SO GAWD AWEFUL but nice job anyways.
Hi there! I am sure that you noticed that new beetle on those downhill streets? You should have filmed him four times - like in the original movie! PS: What is this for a soundtrack version? I've got the original soundtrack. And it differs from the one that you used...
Just watched your video and must say a job well done. BULLITT is one of my top ten favorite movies and I have always wanted to travel the route taken by McQueen in the film. Too bad you didn't have a 1968 Mustang GT to travel in. Thanks for sharing. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
The main difference in san francisco now is the rent. I lived there from 1964 to 1987. My rent for a furnished 3 room apartment on Oak street was 80 bucks a month. It was a great city from 54 to 74 and then became yuppified with the building of embarcadaro center. Never the same again.
I don't think he was going for a re-creation of the chase man, lighten up. I believe the author was simply showing then and now, k ?? I am in agreement though, I am not much of an import fan, but don't have such a hate on !
@mamabearmeatball You know at first I was with bikercc but then you started to connect your shots with the movie really well, some were spot-on. Especially love the ending :D Nice work! btw I'm the guy that made 'Boxitt', the Bullitt spoof
Clever juxtaposition of the images. Makes me nostalgic reflecting on the interim changes between the eras. I'm always eyeing things up in terms of today and yesteryear when I'm out and about. Very nice labor of love, yours is.
2.69 a gallon?I pay 1.33 euros a Lt and still drive my beautiful 77 camaro hear in Portugal. If the man were alive, even i would fill the tank, just to ride with him in the streets of Frisco in the stang. Oh ... sink the honda in the bay.
Next up, "Streets Of San Francisco". Old potato nose Karl Malden, & Gordon Gecko. "Inspectors 1-2". Good job. I traced a lot of the chase scene back in the 70's, but couldn't levitate from Marina Green to Hunters Point as fas as they did!!
great job !!! i hope kristina didnt lose all her hubcaps too. steve should have driven a GTO, he would have caught those bastards alot sooner than that F-ound O-n R-oad D-ead mustang. just jokin i loved the old mustangos. but the GOAT ruled !!!
great job on this before and after shots. There is a coffee table book called "then and now" Sanfrancsico history. Its cool. take a look at some of my sf videos. YOu even included Mclaren park.. not many know where that shot was taken...
BUT BUT AS YESTERDAY AS TODAY THEY STILL PISS N FART THE SAME NOOOOOOO HE WOULD DRIVE THE NEW GENRATION STANG OR WOULD HE???? maybe he would go back to ole skool STANG YEHHHHHH OLE FAST BACK YEHHHHH.
In the 1968 USA were a big and fabolous country,a dream country,today in 2011 USA are a country like others 100 in the world with a lot of problems.The big cars were the symbol of prosperity, now America is a shadow of the past.
Very nice work - this made me smile. I say to ignore the dopey comments about the Honda -- these people obviously miss the point of your work. What were you supposed to do, get a '68 Mustang too? Excellent job.
What's up with the harsh comments, I think this is kind of cool-took some work, and I love to see how places change. Detective Bullit might not have had a Honda today, unless it was a souped up Civic. I think this is cool.
lack of torque in little Hondas, that's why aren't capable to smoke tires like Bullitt's Mustang GT390. I don't think McQueen would drive a 4 cylinder japanese if he were alive today. Anyway, the video it's well done
Nice to see so much of SF looks the same. But, c'mon - no way Steve would drive a dinky Honda. He'd have a 2008 Mustang Bullitt GT. Thanks for the post, really enjoyed it. Now want to go back to SF myself.
Love the movie, great work with the music and the new and old footage. As for the Honda I guess we'll never know if he would have one but I'd have thought once a petrol head always one. 10 out of 10 on the clip.....
regardless of the Honda Civic and crappy film quality that was pretty cool. I have been to the present day sight of the crash at the end and was suprised to see how dfferent is was from the movie.
was cool video but steve mcqueen was a petrol head, he wouldnt drive a honda ( maybe an nsx ) petrol in the uk is over £1 for a LITRE , thats like $7 per gallon, and i wouldnt drive a honda
Two things. One: Steve McQueen would never drive anything less than a hot sports car. Two: he would never buy a foreign car (unless it were a german motorcycle and he needed to jump a fence)
looks like alot of places have trees now and bigger or thicker shrubery. i guess some of them trees were just little saplings when mcqueen was there. some of the roads look more worn out now too lol.
This video is awesome! The only problem I see is Steve McQueen would NEVER drive a civic. lol.. Too bad you couldn't have done it with an 02 Bullitt Mustang. That would have been really cool.
I'd say lets raise some money, so this guy can rebt amustang, same color, film scenes the correct time of day, and maybe hire some actors. Lets go for the gold on this great idea.
Two thumbs up on that. GREAT JOB! But c'mon, you could've gotten a little more under that Civic on those driving scenes!!! You know...be a little more true to the original ; )
Honda Civic as the Bullitt Mustang!!?!?! This is blasphemous on every level. Westcoasters haven't the slightest respect for even the history and culture behind American vehicles.
Thanks for the clip! I have always wondered how much has changed in the last 37 years? If gas were an issue McQueen would have drove his 356 Porsche, or one of his many Motorcycles.
Me parece increible que siga usted sistematicamente con sus faltas de respeto, no voy a contestar nada de lo que ha dicho, por que me parece absurdo, pero intentare, por todos los medios, que su infraccion del codigo de conducta no quede impune. Por cierto, soy Madrileño, no Gallego.
Great, aside the fuel station crash site at the end, Frisco seems to be nearly the same! Excellent job, if i ever come there, I'll be sightseeing the movie locations!
I saw Bullitt shown w/ Bonnie and Clyde ( 2 for one back then, with cartoons ) 10 times in 1968. The best detective movie ever made and the chase scene is still a classic.
this is great ! me and a couple buds wanted to do this with the locales of the Blues Brothers chase, but Chicago is SOOO changed it would be almost impossible to do.
I do NOT LIKE Rice Rockets and Belive me Steve did NOT Like them either !!! no HONDA has Ever matched the horse power of a Full Tilt Mustang or Even a C6 Corvette !!!!
I like really big cars that get less than 15 miles per gallon. My dad's second Chrysler New Yorker was 234 inches long. That's 19.5 feet. It had a 27-gallon gas tank, too.
I really dug the tour. Great shots, great editing. That being said no way in hell would Steve "The King of Cool" McQueen be caught dead driving a Civic. Serious blashphemy.
if you knew anything about steve mcqueen, you would know he was a racer. it doesn't matter what the price of gas is, no self-respecting racer would ever drive that car.
Very well done video and a great job on the edits and where did you find the music at ? Thank you for the inspiration for future video/film editors like me. Thank again.
very enjoyable video, my only comment is I doubt McQueen would even walk into a honda dealership...... although I know you were just joking Great video non the less
true, true, of course i will take the mustang instead of the Honda, but actually, Honda is "better" (in dinamics, response...). But hey, a mustang...is always a mustang hehe
Bullitt was made in 1968, not '57. And as I said earlier, he had nothing against German products, despite being imprisoned by the Germans for a couple of years.
I get the whole thing,small car and all.The composer to the tune is called Lalo Schifrin for those wanting to know.But great then and now shots,really love it
Doesn't look that way LOL. Do a quick search on Nissan History. The Z Car Club Assoc (ZCCA) has a GREAT write up. Check the site and click Datsun history.
