Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Bullit - Behind The Scenes

A couple of months ago, The Selvedge Yard posted a behind the scenes look at what went into the production of the iconic car chase through the actual streets of San Francisco from the Steve McQueen film Bullit. It is a fascinating read full of little insights such as how McQueen originally insisted on doing all his own stunt driving until he "overshot a turn and smoked the tires." Turns out that the studio execs and his wife at the time were none to happy with this and quickly quashed the idea of him doing any additional stunt driving.

The entire piece is fascinating. In addition to the great insight, The Selvedge Yard also excels at providing fantastic photographs to give the story added depth. Seriously, take a few minutes and read the article. Also, if you have some free time, peruse the archives. The photo essays are just brilliant.



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