Steve McQueen is Frank Bullitt, a tough as nails San Francisco police lieutenant whose witness he is protecting is killed in a mob hit, and he becomes determined to find the killer at all costs, including pissing of a powerful political figure, his boss, and his his girlfriend played by the beautiful Jacqueline Bisset.
This is a movie I always figured I needed to see for one reason and one reason only. A very beautiful and curvy 1968 Ford Mustang fastback. This car has become one of the most iconic film cars of all time, and it was a shame after owning like 4 Mustangs over the course of my life, that I had never seen this film. Hailed for it's fast car chases this was definitely a must see film on my list.
Bullitt is the prototype of which all modern cop films are based off of. You definitely see John McClain (Die Hard) or Martin Riggs (Lethal Weapon) in McQueen's character. While the movie drags in spots compared to today's action films, it's a good movie. Although it surprises me that cops in 1968 didn't have portable radios with them and it sucks when you're in a hurry that you have to use a rotary dial phone, it was great fun watching the story unfold.
This is one of those must see for guys. First...the cars. OMG...the cars. The good guy drives a green 68 Fastback and the bad guy drives a black 68 Charger RT. It's kinda like watching Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie mud wrestle. Who cares who is winning as long as it keeps going on. Women....I got nothing for you. Steve McQueen is a good looking guy with great blue eyes, so if that's ur thing and you can sit through a movie full of hot cars that kinda drags, I say suck it up for your boyfriend just once. But make him buy you a nice dinner before hand.
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