Comments on: Bullitt: the greatest car chase ever (from space!)

By: digiday

digiday — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:34:52 +0000

I stumbled in to this story, “Bullitt: the greatest car chase ever (from space!)” almost 3 years after it was first posted at this link:
http://www.sparkletack.com/2008/07/01/bullitt-the-greatest-car-chase-ever-from-space/

But the link for the video at- http://www.seero.com/video/Steve_McQueen_3# -is no longer a live webpage… in fact, I think “seero.com” is gone altogether.

Do you know of a place where this video is posted currently?… I can’t find it on YouTube.

Thanks.

By: Muscle Car Tees

Muscle Car Tees — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:14:45 +0000

The real stars of that chase scene were the two cars, both classic muscle cars. McQueen is driving a 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT, while the bad guys are driving a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum.

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By: Kevin C

Kevin C — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:59:32 +0000

The headlining act (the Smashing Pumpkins) sounded weak, tinny, and insignificant in comparison â€” nothing but an afterthought.

Exactly! It sounded pretty bad for sure.

By: David P

David P — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:50:25 +0000

Actually, the names play into very un-PC stereotypes (as opposed to PC stereotypes, right?). From what I recall, Freebie is supposed to be cheap (and Jewish), while The Bean is, well, Mexican.

Don’t let that stop you from checking the movie out, though. I seem to remember Arkin and Caan having good chemistry.

By: richard - sparkletack

richard - sparkletack — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:13:46 +0000

Nope, never saw it, probably because I was still in the single digits when it hit the theaters. With your recommendation, though, I’ll pop it into the Netflix queue.

I have to admit, I am curious about the name. Freebie and the Bean … somehow reminds me of the free-burritos-for-life gimmick the Taco Loco taqueria ran a few years back. Not the subject of this film, I suspect!

By: David P

David P — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:55:40 +0000

This is amazing, and that chase is indeed a classic. Just curious, have you ever seen the Alan Arkin/James Caan film “Freebie and the Bean” from the mid-1970s? The movie is nothing special, but it’s got an incredible S.F. car chase of its own that’s worth checking out.

By: richard - sparkletack

richard - sparkletack — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:16:47 +0000

Exactly! Despite the thrills, Bullitt was always a source of mild annoyance at the random geography jumping, but this somehow makes it all good. And man, the patience to do even the street-spotting required, much less the GPS stuff…

By: EB

EB — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:30:04 +0000

Doesn’t matter how many times you see it. It’s still utterly captivating. I love being able to follow along! Awesome.