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REVIEWED: “Bullitt” DVD and “The Greatest Movie Car Chases of All Time” By Jesse Crosse
Written by: Gregg Leary   
Charlotte, North Carolina
 

1:09:20 The Charger overcorrects and hits the guard rail causing left side damage.

1:09:23 Steve misses a turn.does a quick reverse with tire smoking wheel hop.almost like a 60's "bleach burnout." Closeups show it was Steve driving.

1:09:47 The "bad guy" gunman/passenger gives a hand gesture to the driver. It is the only "conversation" or "dialogue" in the 10 minute chase. Steve McQueen went over 36 minutes before he said his first line in "Le Mans." Action speaks louder than words. Literally.

Continuity errors go largely unnoticed due to the intensity of the chase. Two fun errors are the multiple appearances of a green Volkswagen Beetle and the shedding of hubcaps by the Dodge Charger. Try to find the glitches yourself then use this time code as a guide.

The VW appears:

1:10:00

1:10:08

1:10:28

1:10:37

Hubcaps are lost:

1:10:13 (Right side)

1:10:33 (The Charger appears to lose a hubcap here)

1:10:53 (Right side)

1:15:10 (Both left sides)

1:11:09 (RF missing)

1:11:19 (Has both left side hubcaps)

1:12 Bad guy passenger is getting nervous.

1:12:20 Motorcycle dumps in front of the Charger and Mustang. Steve slides into the dirt on the shoulder of the road to miss the biker.
Waits a second to make sure he's OK. (Like Kowalski did in "Vanishing Point" a few years later.)

1:12:35 Bad guy driver sees dust from accident in rear view mirror and smiles.

1:12:41 Steve rejoins the fray.

1:12:50 Tires chirp as the rubber meets the road.

1:13:41 Bad guy passenger/gunman loads lethal Winchester pump shotgun.

1:13:52 Bad guy driver catches gear in Charger. Cheek muscle clenches.

1:14:09 Gunman shows fear.

1:14:33 Gunman climbs behind driver.

1:14:37 Gunman back in passenger seat

1:14:38 He's back behind driver

Fires 3 shots at the Mustang

1:15:10 Mustang forces Charger off the road and into a gas station.

1:15:14 (Look closely, the Charger exits the flames.)

1:15:27 Bad guy barbeque with the horn signaling "Done!"

"Bullitt" rates five out of five lug nuts. You MUST add it to your DVD collection.

"Bulllitt"

The Greatest Movie Car Chases of All Time
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