[HD] Greatest Hollywood Car Chase of All Time - Bullitt (1968)

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[sweetpepino]

The fact that they never said a word, cut the music when the real chase began, and let all the action speak for itself seems... Almost alien to me. No words, almost no music, just engines, tires, slams, and crash landings. Not even a "He's onto us" or an occasional "Shit!".
It's beautiful.

[vanfarley]

Back when putting on a seatbelt meant you were about to do some serious driving.

[peabarter_]

Spectacular movie making and car chase. Entertainment at its finest. I never get tired of watching this sequence of scenes. No use of special effects just the use of special actors and film production teams.

[justwingingit]

The opening scene with the Phillips 66 gas station was my neighborhood growing up. My brother and I used to joke about the two little kids running across the street at the top of the hill was us. When they stop at the top of the hill and look left and right then drive left up that elevated curve was where I took a nasty spill on my bike. I used the top of that curve to gain speed racing toward a makeshift ramp the neighborhood kids had thrown together…pretty bad wipeout. Never forget that day. Everytime I see this movie it’s me just seeing a well preserved slice of my neighborhood/childhood. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve seen Bullit. The chase just never gets old! No CGI, the roar of those engines, etc. This movie is one of the main reason muscle cars have always been a part of my life…

[weareonerace.thehumanrace]

It's funny that you mentioned this as the best car scene ever. I can tell you a true fact about this. My dad was a great sound editor and created the 1st Foley stage. When my dad and his work partner on Bullitt, the sound for the engine didn't sound right to Mr. Mc. Queen. So he picked up my dad and his co-worker Frank Makelvie to record the sound from the same 67 fastback mustang in the movie. Any Steve McQueen said he wanted to drive the same route in San Francisco as in the movie. Well my dad and Frank didn't think about it much until the got there. Mr. McQueen said to put the reel to reel sound recorder in between them in the back seat with a mic out both sides. My dad didn't realize until Steve said to put the seat belts on tight. Right then my dad said, "Oh Shitt"! Steve took off like a bat out of Hell driving as fast as it was in the movie. Thru traffic and everything. When they finished, my dad and Frank came crawling out of the car shaking. Mr. McQueen just laughed and says, "here John! This should make you gentlemen feel better !" Then he handed my dad and Frank each a case of aged scotch from Steve's private stock and $2000 bucks each. Mr. McQueen liked the sound so much he told the director to use the sound my dad made and that's what is in the movie to this day. Funny story right. You can look up my dad, God rest his soul. John Howard Post or John Howard. If you wish to hear more cool stories that my dad told me, I would be happy to share tidbits of the movies my dad and I worked on. God bless everyone

[stevewilliams]

Steve McQueen could drive. He wasn't just a Hollywood legend. He was also a race car driver. He had driven in Le Mans, Sebring, and I do believe Daytona. Fifty-five years later, this is still the greatest chase scene in Hollywood.

[chekaschmeka]

I had no idea that one out of every 10 cars on the road was a dark green Volkswagen beetle.

[thunderbirdsrgo]

Dude buckles that seat belt and you knew it was 'go time.' No words needed!

[cameronhasko]

I love how McQueen doesn’t break a sweat or show emotion in any way. Calm and collected. Truly the king of cool

[NFS_Challenger]

Man, talk about a classic. No talking, no music, no quirky one liners, no CGI, no outrageous stunts that look like they belong in a space movie, nothing like that. This almost ten-and-a-half-minute video is nothing but 2 muscle cars chasing one another through the streets of San Francisco. I love this whole scene from start to finish. I give my late father a lot of props for showing me this movie when I was a kid. By far THE most famous car chase in cinematic history.

[robertreed]

Thanks to that film I eventually bought the same Mustang in black, a Wednesday car built in LA that had been garage stored for 15yrs, totally original. What a thrill, what a sound and the reactions predictable at the lights becoming a drag show. Smile.😊

[feints]

To add to the deserved praise, the camera work and the way they staged the chase is also remarkable. No shaky cam, no magic gas pedal. Very grounded and realistic car chase that creates more suspense and excitement than your usual bourne movie

[adriansherlockdamondark.]

My Dad's fave movie. He worked at Ford, loved cars. I watched this clip on the first anniversary of the night he passed. RIP, Dad, you were right, it's still the best car chase ever.

[vernonhampton]

This 10 minutes and 18 seconds alone is better than any movie from the entire Fast & Furious franchise. Steve McQueen - absolute LEGEND!

[harrywalker]

Puts a smile on my face every time I watch😁

[jeffcharles]

STILL the baddest-ass piece of cinema ever assembled, and delectable smorgasbord of beautiful 60's automobiles of all sorts!! 10 thumbs up!! I still to this day watch in reverance at this spectacle of automotive mastery!!!

[chrisandrew]

The driver of the Charger is professional stunt driver Bill Hickman. He also did the famous chase sequence in the French Connection. A complete legend

[ronniedahlstrom]

Man that second generation Charger, in black with the headlights covered... That's one _SINISTER_ looking car.

[Eatbeans]

Beautiful cars from the era, sublime soundtrack, and what an actor in Steve McQueen

[JoeZaccaris]

I watch all the silliness of a "Fast and Furious" movie and see cars literally flying like planes from building to building and it makes me chuckle and long for the glory days of "Bullitt" --- when REAL MEN drove REAL CARS and no fancy CG or soundtrack was needed. Just get mesmerized by some really awesome stunt driving, folks!