Bullitt today at 5:45 PM
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Thanks, going to watch it!
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powerboatr
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its on everyday on my tubi page
i bet i have watched it at least 30 times since last july
Old_Me
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i like watching that movie, to pick out the faults of the editing..
in one scene, the mustang has mud on the drivers side front fender....
in another, it is pristine clean....
in one scene, the charger loses a hub cap, in another, it is still on the car...
then i like to pick out either the people (real not actors or film crew) standing and watching, and running from the cars racing, to seeing a film crew guy wave on the cars in the direction they need to go.
even Spielberg's first movie..."Duel" had gaff's that i like to watch over and over again....
i really enjoy the gaffs of any movie, it just happens, and gets missed in final editing.......
it makes me wanna keep watching, recording it, playing it frame by frame, to see where the editing cut is made...
another one is, the charger is coming down the hill, crashes not only into a parked car, (i think a white car???) but also the camera, which an edit cut is made right at that point
in one scene, the mustang has mud on the drivers side front fender....
in another, it is pristine clean....
in one scene, the charger loses a hub cap, in another, it is still on the car...
then i like to pick out either the people (real not actors or film crew) standing and watching, and running from the cars racing, to seeing a film crew guy wave on the cars in the direction they need to go.
even Spielberg's first movie..."Duel" had gaff's that i like to watch over and over again....
i really enjoy the gaffs of any movie, it just happens, and gets missed in final editing.......
it makes me wanna keep watching, recording it, playing it frame by frame, to see where the editing cut is made...
another one is, the charger is coming down the hill, crashes not only into a parked car, (i think a white car???) but also the camera, which an edit cut is made right at that point
youngolddude
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We watched Bullitt last week. I would bark out the cars on the street telling my wife what make and model they were. She was amazed, but I grew up back then and would love many of those today.
Since I've been doing CAS for decades, I critique Westerns. From John Wayne movies using the 1892 in Civil War movies to Kevin Costner blazing away without a reload in Open Range. The newer ones use period saddles and firearms which I can appreciate. In the end, if it is entertaining, I can overlook much of that.
Since I've been doing CAS for decades, I critique Westerns. From John Wayne movies using the 1892 in Civil War movies to Kevin Costner blazing away without a reload in Open Range. The newer ones use period saddles and firearms which I can appreciate. In the end, if it is entertaining, I can overlook much of that.
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last2brake
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Broken clutch linkage or shredded synchros ?
McQueen was a GREAT driver, so if there was driver error, it was in the Charger.
McQueen was a GREAT driver, so if there was driver error, it was in the Charger.
Old_Me
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in all my years of driving trucks, only on rare occasions did i blip the throttle upshifting, if only to raise those RPM's ever so slightly to come to a near match of speed for the gears to mesh easier.
now in big trucks, they do not have synchronizers like a car transmission would, but that was why we did it if we ever had to.
don't forget too, not all the stunt driving was done by Mc Queen, believe it or not, he did not, as was pointed out by the pre-movie introduction by the TMC host.
the driver of the Charger R/T was actually a professional stuntman/driver as well.....
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Who was driving the charger in Bullitt?
Bill Hickman
Bill Hickman. The actor is better known for his prowess as a stunt driver. His work in Bullitt (1968) is legendary where he drove the black Dodge Charger 440 Magnum that was pursued by Steve McQueen in his Ford Mustang 390 GT.
Who was the driver of the car in Bullitt?
To perfect the car chase, McQueen drafted in four of his mates: stuntmen Max Balchowsky, Bud Ekins, Bill Hickman and Carey Loftin. Hickman is the bespectacled driver of the Dodge Charger, who also worked with D'Antoni on The French Connection and The Seven-Ups, two films known for their car chase scenes.Nov 23, 2022
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powerboatr
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stock sound footage
last2brake
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Yeah, they sounded like they were stock.....J/K
I've heard differing stories about the Mustangs and drivers used in the filming of "Bullitt", including even a 289 Mustang being used for some scenes (the big-block in the Bullitt car weighs at least 800 pounds while bouncing and twisting the car between the front wheels, the car's kind of a pig compared to the handling of the small-block cars, since the big-block car squats down on the right-rear and the left-front lifts up towards the sky. With no grip.
Long story short.
last2brake
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Yeah, I guess you're right, But....
Does that 675 lbs include the gearbox and clutch/bellhousing ? Either way, that's still 200 pounds (close) more than the small-block car, and all the weight is over the front wheels. And even though the big-block car has more weight over the front wheels, it still won't turn into a corner like a small-block car (at least, I can't get it to, and I've got way more seat-time in a GT500 than the small-block car), and the big-block car doesn't like bumps and weight changes.
I've driven both a GT350 and a GT500 at Thunderhill, and the GT350 (subjectively, at least, to me) was more controllable and much more forgiving on the surface of a smooth race track- not over cable-car tracks on city streets..... I couldn't compare lap times because we were using different track configurations, but the GT350 just reacted more predictably (or less UNpredictably)
Long story short
(Please don't make me claim that I use heavier weight oil... )
Oh, and don't get me started....because I could go into details. 1967s are a thing for me. I can even decode Shelby serial numbers....hell, the GT350 I drove was even the same color as the Bullitt Mustang, and that makes them almost the same....
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