In which US city was the 1968 film 'Bullitt' set?
"stealing $2 million ($ million today) from the Chicago mob and fled to San Francisco after escaping an attempted hit in Chicago. Meanwhile, Chalmers serves Bullitt's captain with a writ of ""habeas corpus"" in an attempt to force Bullitt to produce Ross. While driving in San Francisco, Bullitt is pursued by Ross's hitmen in a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T. He flips the chase, turning the hunters into the hunted. They attempt to escape, and a high-speed chase ensues through the streets of Russian Hill (actually a composite location with Potrero Hill) and out onto the highway south of the city,"
"Bullitt Bullitt is a 1968 American thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Philip D'Antoni. The picture stars Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, and Jacqueline Bisset. The screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner was based on the 1963 novel, ""Mute Witness"", by Robert L. Fish, writing under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike. Lalo Schifrin wrote the original jazz-inspired score, arranged for brass and percussion. Robert Duvall has a small role as a cab driver who provides information to McQueen. The film was made by McQueen's Solar Productions company, with his partner Robert E. Relyea as executive producer."
"the live band playing in the background is Meridian West, a jazz quartet that McQueen had seen performing at the famous Sausalito restaurant, The Trident. ""Bullitt"" garnered both critical acclaim and box office success. Produced on a $5.5 million budget, the film grossed over $42.3 million in the US, making it the 5th highest-grossing film of 1968. ""Bullitt"" was well received by critics and is considered by some to be one of the best films of 1968. At the time, Renata Adler made the film a ""New York Times"" Critics' Pick, calling it a ""terrific movie, just right for Steve"
"Monaco has written, ""The most compelling street footage of 1968, however, appeared in an entirely contrived sequence, with nary a hint of documentary feel about it -- the car chase through the streets of San Francisco in ""Bullitt"", created from footage shot over nearly five weeks. Billy Fraker, the cinematographer for the film, attributed the success of the chase sequence primarily to the work of the editor, Frank P. Keller. At the time, Keller was credited with cutting the piece in such a superb manner that he made the city of San Francisco a ""character"" in the film."" In 1957,"
"""Bullitt"" (1968). The cars performed to Loftin's satisfaction, although dust came to be a problem. None of the engines were blown. Loftin remembers that parts were taken out of one car to repair another because they ""really ruined a couple of those cars"" while jumping ramps between highways and over creeks. Newman remembers that the 440 engines in the cars were so powerful that ""it was almost as if there was too much power for the body. You'd put it in first and it would almost rear back!"" The Challengers appear in the film with Colorado plates OA-5599. Principal photography"
"chase in the hit 1968 movie ""Bullitt"". Bogdanovich claims the rousing chase sequence accounted for one-fourth of the film's $4 million budget. The classic ""plate glass"" scene, in which O'Neal and Streisand are pedaling on a stolen grocery store delivery bicycle, was filmed at Balboa and 23rd Avenue in the Richmond District. In another scene, their out of control bike ends up going down Clay Street in Chinatown. The Volkswagen Beetle is stolen from the curb in front of Saint Peter and Paul Church at Washington Square Park, and the Beetle hides on a car carrier on Sacramento St. just"
"chase in the 1968 police thriller ""Bullitt"", in which the police detective played by Steve McQueen, driving a green Ford Mustang GT 390, chases hit men in a 1968 Dodge Charger 440 R/T (automatic transmission) through the streets of San Francisco. McQueen is shown double clutching on most shifts. Double clutching may not have actually happened that many times. Many racing enthusiasts consider double clutching a synchronized transmission a waste of time. However the chase footage, as edited, makes it appear so. Apart from acting, McQueen was also an avid race car and motorcycle enthusiast. Double clutch (technique) Double clutching"
"sold to an employee of Warner Bros. The car changed hands several times, with McQueen at one point making an unsuccessful attempt to buy it in late 1977. The car is currently owned by Sean Kiernan in Tennessee whose father bought the car for $6,000 in 1974 after responding to a listing in ""Road & Track"". The stunt Mustang used for filming was found in 2016 at a junkyard in Mexico. The car was verified by an automobile authentication expert who conclusively determined from the vehicle's VIN and other identifying information. Bullitt Bullitt is a 1968 American thriller film directed"
"Paul Genge Paul Morgan Genge (29 March 1913 Brooklyn, New York – 13 May 1988 Los Angeles, California) was an actor from the 1950s through to the late 1970s. Genge is most famous for his role as the shotgun toting gray-haired mob hitman 'Mike' in the 1968 film ""Bullitt"" (his character is the passenger in the black 1968 Dodge Charger during the famous car chase that goes out of control and causes his death and the driver's). Other film roles include that of a payoff man in ""The Outfit"" (1973), a California Highway Patrol officer in 1967's ""Hot Rods to"
"left graffiti in the town. The 1969 movie ""Easy Rider"" has a scene filmed in Ballarat. After arriving in the town, Peter Fonda's character, Wyatt, removes his Rolex watch and throws it away before he and Dennis Hopper's character, Billy, head east on their motorcycles towards New Orleans. On Easter weekend, 1971, about two thousand people attended a ""hippy"" celebration at Ballarat. About two hundred contracted hepatitis (A) from contaminated drinking water. Today, Ballarat has one full-time resident. As of June 2013 Rocky Novak and his dogs, Potlicker and Brownie, live in the town. Rocky runs the general store on"
"which he stars opposite Candice Bergen and Richard Attenborough (with whom he had previously worked in ""The Great Escape""). He followed his Oscar nomination with 1968's ""Bullitt"", one of his best-known films, which co-starred Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, and Don Gordon. It featured an unprecedented (and endlessly imitated) auto chase through San Francisco. Although McQueen did do the driving that appeared in closeup, this was about 10% of what is seen in the film's car chase. The rest of the driving by McQueen's character was done by stunt drivers Bud Ekins and Loren Janes. The antagonist's black was driven by"
"truck driven by Paul Drake, are killed when their car loses control and rolls down the cliff, somewhat similar to the chase scene in ""Bullitt"". Paul Genge Paul Morgan Genge (29 March 1913 Brooklyn, New York – 13 May 1988 Los Angeles, California) was an actor from the 1950s through to the late 1970s. Genge is most famous for his role as the shotgun toting gray-haired mob hitman 'Mike' in the 1968 film ""Bullitt"" (his character is the passenger in the black 1968 Dodge Charger during the famous car chase that goes out of control and causes his death and"
"many critics hailing it as a mistreated classic and one of the era's best films. It is ranked 126th on ""Empire"" magazine's list of ""The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time"". In 1881 in Old Fort Sumner, New Mexico, William H. Bonney, known as Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson), is passing the time with friends shooting chickens for fun. An old friend of Billy's, Pat Garrett (James Coburn), rides into town with Deputy Sheriff J. W. Bell (Matt Clark) and joins the diversion. Later, over drinks, Garrett informs Billy that the electorate want him out of the country, and that"
"Gillette, Colorado Gillett, Colorado is a ghost town located near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado, United States. It is famous for being the site of the only bullfight ever held in the US. Gillett was reportedly a family-friendly community and included several churches. The nearby mines contributed to the boom of the town. From 1895 to 1896, Gillett hosted a professional minor league baseball team that participated in the Colorado State League. In 1895, the only bullfight held in the US took place in Gillette. 50,000 people, some of them celebrities from the US and Mexico, attended. The bulls"
"Bullitt (soundtrack) Bullitt is a soundtrack album to the motion picture ""Bullitt"", by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin, recorded in 1968 and released on the Warner Bros. label. The tracks released on the album are alternate versions of those heard in the film and were re-recorded at the film producers' insistence for a more ""pop"" oriented soundtrack. The Allmusic review states ""Everything on the album is visually evocative the way good soundtrack music should be, yet the individual cuts are tight and melodic enough to hold up to repeated listens. The end result is a soundtrack that succeeds"
"1968 film ""Bullitt"". The songs ""Rock the Boat"" by The Hues Corporation and ""Jive Talkin'"" by the Bee Gees are played in the episode, while he selects ""Colour My World"" by Chicago as the class song. 6.82 million people watched the episode. Coupled with that night's episode of ""King of the Hill"", it won its hour in the 18-49 demographic. Since airing, the episode has received mixed reviews from television critics. Rene Rosa of UGO wrote: ""When the self-referential jokes about the episode’s switch to HD were the things that made me laugh the most, and they last only a"
"Bullies Bullies is a 1986 Canadian action-drama film about a feud between two families in a small town in a similar vein to the story of ""Romeo and Juliet"". The film was directed by Paul Lynch, and stars Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter, and Olivia d'Abo. The peaceful Morris family moves to a small town and buy the town grocery store, only to run into the Cullens, a family that's been bullying the townspeople for years, and they begin to torment the Morrises every chance they get. Matt Morris (Jonathan Crombie) begins seeing a girl named Becky (Olivia d'Abo),"
"nation. Its current headquarters is on the outskirts of Lumberton. In 1970, Lumberton was named an All-American City, presented by the National Civic League. It became a two-time winner in 1995 of this award which recognizes those whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon results. David Lynch's film ""Blue Velvet"" (1986) was set in Lumberton, though it was filmed about southeast in Wilmington. This situation raised some problems during filming, so Lynch filmed a small sequence in Lumberton and was subsequently allowed to use the name. In 2010, the North Carolina Legislature designated Lumberton"
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"for Best Action Drama, Best Action Performance (Steve McQueen) and Best Female New Face (Jacqueline Bisset). In 2000, the Society of Camera Operators awarded ""Bullitt"" its ""Historical Shot"" award to David M. Walsh. The famous car chase was later spoofed in Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy film, ""What's Up, Doc?"", the Clint Eastwood film, ""The Dead Pool"", in the ""Futurama"" episode, ""Bendin' in the Wind,"" and in the ""Archer"" season six episode, ""The Kanes."" ""Bullitt"" producer Philip D'Antoni went on to film two more car chases, for ""The French Connection"" and ""The Seven-Ups"", both set and shot in New York City."
"has a baseball field, a tennis court, and a basketball court. Both Rec & Park facilities have a children's playground. The public library was renovated in 2010 and is located on 20th St. and Connecticut St. It is in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and is within the Daniel Webster Elementary School attendance area. Webster opened in 1936 and has a bilingual Spanish program. Potrero Hill was the fictional home neighborhood of Inspector Harry Callahan in the ""Dirty Harry"" movie series. Parts of the famous car chase scene featuring Steve McQueen in the classic 1968 action film ""Bullitt"""
"San Francisco Cable Cars serving the Powell-Hyde line stops nearby. San Francisco Police Department Central Station, Metro Division serves Russian Hill. It is in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and is within the Jean Parker Elementary School attendance area. The school building was first built in 1911 and rebuilt in 1996. Life in the neighborhood during the 1970s was used as the basis for the fictionalized series ""Tales of the City"" by Armistead Maupin. Much of the famous car chase sequence in the 1968 thriller ""Bullitt"", starring Steve McQueen (whose character lived in Nob Hill on Taylor and"
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"Fouchet surreptitiously draws a gun but is shot before he can kill Lowrey or Burnett, avenging Max and Dominguez. An exhausted Burnett leaves Julie with Lowrey and heads home, eager to be reunited with his wife. Principal photography began on June 27, 1994, at the Dade Tire company near downtown Miami, the city chosen to replace the original New York locale. Filming continued throughout the area, including South Beach's Tides Hotel, the Mediterranean Biltmore Hotel, the Dade County Courthouse and a multimillion-dollar estate on a private island. The second floor of downtown Miami's Alfred DuPont building was converted into a"