The enduring scenes of the forboding Charger and the powerful Mustang have etched themselves in film making history. 2018 Mustangs On The Move South Australia, Ford Introduces the Seventh Generation Mustang. He was hired after McQueen saw his 1967 UK feature Robbery, with its extended car chase. We interviewed Carey Loftin, stunt coordinator for BULLITT and occasional driver of the BULLITT Mustang; Bud Ekins, the main stunt driver of the Mustang, aside from McQueen; and Loren Janes, who had doubled for McQueen for nearly 20 years and stunted for McQueen during the airport sequence at the end of the film. That full scene (a little over ten minutes in length) is below. The guy who did special effects devised the chain balls that bust the Mustang windshield. The first was for the Europe-only 1997 Ford Puma, which featured a special-effects montage of McQueen (who died in 1980) driving a new Puma around San Francisco before parking it in a studio apartment garage beside the film Mustang and the motorcycle from The Great Escape. That required heavy-duty parts and. [72] Kiernan's son, Sean, began to restore the car in 2014, and had it authenticated in 2016, with documentation that included McQueen's letter offering to purchase it. "[15], The chase scene starts at 1:05:00 into the film. In order to be as immersive as possible, it opts for ingenious camera angles that allow you to follow the action as closely as possible. It ran good, needed just a few little adjustments. The bad guys drive a 1968 Dodge Charger 440 Magnum. I always felt a motor racing sequence in the street, a chase in the street, could be very exciting because you have the reality objects to work with, like bouncing off a parked car. We're going to, ahem, bite the bullet, by naming it the best movie car chase of all time. What does hold up is a good slow moving story for solid entertainment. Foreign Correspondent is a great movie and Hitchcock was a great director. So Im partial to the breed. The chase sequence combined several locations, located miles apart and edited together. I thought Id post one. After losing control of his car and smashing into a parked vehicle, Steve McQueens then-wife Neile begged Peter Yates to use stuntmen. My dad bought a 65 off the showroom which was the family car until 73. These cars had the sequential vehicle identification numbers 8R02S125558 and 8R02S125559. The BULLITT chase scenes were shot around Easter of 1968. [31] Ford Motor Company originally lent two Galaxie sedans for the chase scenes, but the producers found the cars too heavy for the jumps over the hills of San Francisco and also a Ford-Ford battle would not be believable on screen. The engine also came in for some modifications, including milling the heads, adding an aftermarket high performance ignition system and reworking the the carburetor and adding headers. We did lose a lot of hubcaps on the Charger. But it looked like hell., His confidence in Mr. Houstis is evident as he relates another incident. The best teeny things came up in it, the best stuff was Steves ideas. (KTLA) The chase ended in the 1000 block of Hacienda Boulevard . What was the greatest car chase scene of all time? To extend the length of the chase the cars are shown driving East then West and back and forth with each cut while supposedly heading only one way before the Charger crashes at the Parkways Eastern exit in Brisbane. The car chase can be seen playing on the screen in the drive-in theater scene in the 2014 film, Need for Speed. It was successful at the 1970 Laurel Awards, winning Golden Laurel awards for Best Action Drama, Best Action Performance (Steve McQueen) and Best Female New Face (Jacqueline Bisset). Hed run into a parked car or hit a tree just to miss me. Often times 1968 cool does not resonate 50 years later . (Reuters) - The 1968 Ford Mustang GT that Steve McQueen drove in the classic car chase from the movie "Bullitt, one of the most famed cars from American cinema, sold for $3.4 million at. 2020 Fantrippers SAS. An iconic film of the 1960s that helped nurture the aura of star Steve McQueen, Bullitt really came into its own with its impressive car chase through the steep streets of San Francisco. A true feat that is still cited today as an example by filmmakers around the world. Throughout the chase sequences, some of them were accidents but, they looked fantastic- Hickman was terrific.. Im a sucker for espionage flicks set in Europe. In the greatest car chase in film history, Steve McQueen's Ford Mustang GT chases down bad guys in a 1968 Dodge Charger. Writers Trustman and Kleiner won a 1969 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. In the next scene the Dodge is going north, rounding Laguna onto Marina, having leaped six blocks. I was looking to post the scene from the end of High Sierra, but I couldnt find it, so this scene from Alfred Hitchcocks 1940 movie Foreign Correspondent will have to do (its about four minutes long). [30] The Mustangs' engines, brakes and suspensions were heavily modified for the chase by veteran car racer and technician Max Balchowsky. We also interviewed Max Balchowsky, the man responsible for maintaining the Mustang GT and the Charger throughout the filming. [citation needed] Prior to filming, the cars were modified by Max Balchowsky. Loftin, when you need me for a closeup you WILL let me know, wont you?, As for the cars, Max Balchowsky tells us, I suggested they get a 390 GT. One of the best wrenchmen in the movie business, Max Balchowsky, recalls the Mustang in particular needed considerable modifications so it could hold up during the relentless beatings it would take during the filming. The next morning they were spraying my hair down and cutting it. He then sent the cars to Ralph Garcia to start work on turning one into a clone of the Eleanor Mustang from the movie, Gone in 60 Seconds. On the way back to San Francisco, she confronts Bullitt about his work saying "Frank, you live in a sewer" and wondering "What will happen to us?". Its similar to the same springs they use in police cars, which makes a good combination. The film will be an original story, not a remake of the original film. The sequences were the brainchild of Steve McQueen; He knew what he wanted and how he wanted it to appear on film. Dressed to double McQueen, Loftin laterally towed the Charger at 90 mph with its two dummy passengers and at the right moment released the Charger into the nitro-loaded gas station. The footage was still kept, though. Finally, we spoke with Ron Riner, who acted as transportation coordinator for Warner Brothers on the BULLITT set. McQueen hadnt planned on having a stunt driver. [65] In a 2004 commercial for the 2005 Mustang, special effects are again used to create the illusion of McQueen driving the new Mustang, after a man receives a Field of Dreams-style epiphany and constructs a racetrack in the middle of a cornfield. St. Martin's Press. Want to discover new information every month about the places of your favorite heroes? Brit director Peter Yates set the industry standard for car chases in this San Francisco based police actioner.. According to Peter Yates, Steve McQueen made a point to keep his head near the open car window during the famous chase scene so that audiences would be reassured that it was he, not a stunt man, who was driving. Bullitt reveals that Ross died. There may have been chase scenes before, but nothing before or since has equalled the intensity and impact of BULLITT. To achieve the stunning conclusion to the chase in which the Charger loses control, leaps an Armco fence and plows into a gasoline station, Loftin rigged up a tow and release set up hidden from the cameras view between the Mustang and the Charger. V8 Ford Mustang GT Fastbacks (325hp) with four-speed manual transmissions were purchased by Warner Bros. for the film. But thats in a train station. In the next cut, Ft. Mason is again visible in the background as they once again round the turn on Marina onto the Marina green. It starts around 47:00. The authentication revealed this to be the lost Bullitt car. All suspension parts were magnafluxed and replaced where nescessary. Steve handled the Mustang real well, recalled Riner. It then explodes into an all-out high speed frenzy, accompanied only by the snarl . I had no idea what they wanted to do until I got there. To beef up the Mustang, Balchowsky started with the suspension, reinforcing the shock towers, adding crossmembers and reinforcements, exchanging the springs for replacements with higher deflection rates and replacing the stock shocks with Konis. Im not going to cite a particular favorite, but this topic provides an opportunity to rant on how terrible most car chases have gotten since the advent of computer graphics. As for the Mustang, Steve McQueen did some of the driving but the more dangerous scenes were performed by stunt drivers Carey Loftin and Loren Janes while Bud Ekins laid down the motorcycle. Longer, faster and more action packed than anything before it, the 10-minute car chase scenefeaturing McQueen as Lt. Frank Bullitt chasing a black Dodge Charger while behind the wheel of this 1968 Ford Mustang GTwas the first to use cameras in a way that put the audience right inside the cars and alongside the actors. (The bottom of the stores name can be seen as the Dodge veers onto Marina.) If making the movie today, they could use a stock GT350 with the Voodoo engine not need dubbed in sound. Over the years, fans have asked questions about the two cars used in the movie, a 1968 Dodge Charger and a 1968 Mustang 390 GT. Since Bullitt is an action/crime movie, a car chase will be a key part of the film. [5] The screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner was based on the 1963 novel Mute Witness,[6][7][8][9] by Robert L. Fish, writing under the pseudonym Robert L. Said Ron Riner, "Pat Houstis was excellent and he was in his prime at the time." Until you run out of money, youve got to stop me!, In an interview with Motor Trend magazine, Steve McQueen related his desire to bring a high speed chase to the screen. They then are headed north and turn from Larkin St. onto Francisco St. headed west. Mafia men in a Dodge Charger tail Frank Bullitt, but he . The engines in both Dodge Charger models were left largely unmodified, but the suspensions were mildly upgraded to cope with the demands of the stunt work. We questioned some of the crew who participated in the filming, and asked them how the chase was coordinated and shot, who was involved in the chase scenes and what happened during the filming. You beat me to it. Hickman and Steve were buzzing around the tracks, and it was pretty even. While examining the victim's luggage, Bullitt and Delgetti discover a travel brochure for Rome and traveler's checks made out to an Albert and Dorothy Renick. I was sitting 3 or 4 rows in front of him (McQueen) and when it was over, he came down, stuck out his hand, and said, Mr. Consequently, it was Elkins who drove the car down hilly Chestnut Avenue. In 2008, Motor Trend Magazine did an article promoting the 40th Anniversary Edition Bullitt Mustang. Lalo Schifrin wrote the original jazz-inspired score, arranged for brass and percussion. The Hollywood Reporter's original . Pike. Equally deserving of attention is the Dodge Charger R/T that was chasing the Mustang. The film was nominated for and won several critical awards. The engine sounds were dubbed in from a GT40, and used yet again in the Seven-Ups car chase. The detectives are told he is in a cheap hotel on Embarcadero. in.) Remarkably cut out, the chase is on the other hand freed from any geographical reality. Ross used Renick, a used car salesman from Chicago, to elude both the mob and Chalmers. Among all of Hollywoods road movies, BULLITT unquestionably made film history with its original car chase sequences. But thats in a train station. [56] Another version of the Ford Mustang Bullitt, which is closer to resembling the original film Mustang, was released in 2008, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the film. Or sign in if you're already a member. [31] The sale made it the most expensive Ford in the world. Ive always had good luck with Fords, and didnt want to spend money if i didnt have to putting a Holley on. Unfortunately for him, ambitious senator Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn), the head of the aforementioned subcommittee, wants to shut his investigation down, hindering Bullitt's plan to not only bring the killers to justice but discover who leaked the location of the hideout.CREDITS:TM \u0026 Warner Bros. (1968)Cast: Steve McQueen, John Aprea, Bill HickmanDirector: Peter YatesProducers: Philip D'Antoni, Robert E. RelyeaScreenwriters: Alan Trustman, Harry Kleiner, Robert L. FishWHO ARE WE?The MOVIECLIPS channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. [67], In February 2022, it was announced that Steven Spielberg would be directing and producing a new film centered on the Frank Bullitt character for Warner Bros. Pictures, with Josh Singer writing the screenplay. I was bangin into Bill. Mr. Hickman was one of the coolest drivers Ive ever met. Max Balchowsky tells us, there was a scene where the Charger passed a truck, and they only wanted to leave so much room on one side, and Hickman did it perfectly when he came by and took the bumper off the truck. It ends with stairs, close to the Coit Tower, an Art Deco monument built in 1933, reaching a height of 64 meters. By March of 1968, Meridian West had been noticed by Steve McQueen, the actor, who was captivated by a performance at The Trident. movies! Both were painted Highland Green and had the GT package with 390 CID engines. That was what shocked me and I didnt expect it, because we were using a 185 frame which is a very small frame. They scared the hell out of him. When the time came to start shooting, the production managed to obtain the approval of the San Francisco City Council. Here we collect the 33 best car chases ever put in movies, and rank them all. According to Deadline, the new film, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Bradley Cooper, is not a remake. On Sunday, Chalmers stops Captain Sam Bennett outside the family church and served him with a writ of habeas corpus for Ross. One of the few modern car chases I like is from The Bourne Supremacy (2004). There's nothing to suggest that the as yet un-named, new Frank Bullitt movie will include a chase sequence. Carey Loftin says, the extras were a big help. Bullitt gets a ride from his girlfriend, Cathy. [52] Frank P. Keller won the 1969 Academy Award for Best Film Editing, and it was also nominated for Best Sound. The chase in Bullit doesnt have a baby carriage in it, now does it? The third vehicle, a camera car, was driven by Pat Houstis, while cinematographer Bill Fraker manned the camera. When Ekins is driving it is up, so his face is hidden. Later, we took both cars out and went playing around with them over by Griffith Park (near Los Angeles). We realized we didnt know what to do because no one had ever done this before. What hadnt been done before was a chase scene, done at speed(up to 110 miles per hour) through the city streets and not on a movie studio back lot. Unfortunately one now must suspend disbelief on DeNiro and pretend one isnt watching an [expletive]. When the Charger does a U-turn on what is Precita Avenue to follow the Mustang, a storage tank on Potrero Hill, in the southeast part of SF, is visible in the distance. And Im doing some personal goal-post setting and trying to avoid the recent generation of films in the computer-graphics era (e.g., Fast and Furious, Gone in 60 seconds etc.). The film also received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography (William A. Fraker) and the Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing Feature Film. You couldnt really remember the complete story, if somebody asked you, unless you read the script, because the script was much better and made more sense., As filming of the chase progressed, Loftin wanted to see the daily work (rushes). He was told that Mr. McQueen wouldnt like that. In 2000, the original arrangements as heard in the movie were recreated by Schifrin in a recording session with the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany, and released on the Aleph label. McQueen gave the group a visual cameo appearance in the movie, "Bullitt," which was being filmed in San Francisco in April." [57][58] A third version was released in 2018 for the 2019 and 2020 model years. McQueen, an accomplished race car driver, blocked out the chase scenes himself. Le stockage ou laccs technique est strictement ncessaire dans la finalit dintrt lgitime de permettre lutilisation dun service spcifique explicitement demand par labonn ou lutilisateur, ou dans le seul but deffectuer la transmission dune communication sur un rseau de communications lectroniques. In 2020, one of the fastbacks was sold at Mecum Auctions for a record price of $3.7 million. [34] Ekins, who doubled for McQueen in The Great Escape sequence where McQueen's character jumps over a barbed-wire fence on a motorcycle, performs a lowsider crash stunt in front of a skidding truck during the Bullitt chase. Ricochet is the best place on the internet to discuss the issues of the day, either through commenting on posts or writing your own for our active and dynamic community in a fully moderated environment. They accelerate down Marina with the Marina Green and the Bay visible in the background. The Mustang was really just starting to fall apart., There was an incident which alerted the crew to take extra precautions while doing the car chase. Sure, Bullitt wins for a straight car chase but for a comic car chase,Blues Brothersrules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz81ZO0qfvI. It worked out really good, Loftin said with a smile. Multiple takes were spliced into a single end product resulting in discontinuity: heavy damage on the passenger side of Bullitt's car can be seen much earlier than the incident producing it, and the Charger appears to lose five wheel covers, with different ones missing in different shots. Steve liked the sound of the car and he wanted mags. Chalmers drives away in his limousine, its bumper sticker reads, Support Your Local Police.. My vote goes to William Friedkins attempt to top himself and the French Connection chase in the almost-forgotten To Live and Die in L.A. Wang Chung soundtrack notwithstanding. The twin towers of Sts. Copyright 2023 Silent Cal Productions, LLC. I dont really know; but, if I had to pick one Id pick the chase scene from the 1968 movie Bullitt. 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". Well that was a great turn of events. It was rebuilt after the great earthquake of 1906. [49] Among 21st-century critics, it holds a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, representing positive reviews from 40 of 41 critics with an average rating of 7.8/10. My wife owns a 65 Mustang that has been in her family since the day it left the showroom (her uncle bought it, later gave it to her grandmother, who gave it to her father, who gave it to her). [39] In 2011, Time listed it among the 15 Greatest Movie Car Chases of All Time, describing it as "the one, the first, the granddaddy, the chase on the top of almost every list", and saying "Bullitt's car chase is a reminder that every great such scene is a triumph of editing as much as it is stunt work. While driving his Ford Mustang, Bullitt becomes aware he is being followed by a Dodge Charger driven by the two hitmen. Peter and Paul Church are visible just to the right of Coit Tower. [60][61], The Mustang is featured in the 2003 video game Ford Racing 2, in a drafting challenge, on a course named Port Side. Initially the car chase was supposed to be scored, but Lalo Schifrin suggested that no music be added to that sequence, pointing out that the soundtrack was powerful enough as it was. [33], The editing of the car chase likely won Frank P. Keller the editing Oscar for 1968,[35] and has been included in lists of the "Best Editing Sequences of All-Time". When Steve did that, it wasnt on purpose. The film was made by McQueen's Solar Productions company, with his partner Robert Relyea as executive producer. The cars were modified for the high-speed chase by veteran auto racer Max Balchowsky. The 13th episode of TV series Alcatraz includes a recreation of the chase scene, with newer models of the Mustang and Charger. All Rights Reserved. Here's its amazing story. Also, according to the book entitled The Films of Steve McQueen by Casey St. Charnaz, the other reason for McQueens removal from the Mustang was that McQueens wife at the time found out that he wanted to do all his own driving and apparently SHE had some input into the decision not to have him do all the driving. Naturally, it won that year's Academy Award for Best Editing". From one shot to the next, the two cars jump from one corner of the city to a diametrically opposed location. Realizing one of the two Mustangs was an S-code, Garcia had the car authenticated by Kevin Marti. We stopped and brought in more stunt people and more cars and I think the theory was if anybody had a problem, theyd make a barricade out of the vehicles. He did a real good job on it. So I was a little hesitant. Missing in action for nearly 40 years, the lost stunt car narrowly escaped the crusher. Or is there an official count somewhere? At the exit, Ross kills a deputy sheriff and is shot dead by Bullitt. Frank Bullitt's car is a 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT 2+2 Fastback. There were THREE cars racing wildly through the streets of San Francisco, making car chase history, although only two are seen in the movie. I didnt do the shots going down the hill, they pulled me out of the car. This was his personal car and he wasnt a rich guy, he didnt have a real nice car. The problem never came up again, or I never saw a problem. Incredible, considering there were only two policemen on the scene as compared to the 40 policemen utilized for the chase in MAD MAD WORLD. Find the whole story and 99 others in the book Cult! Before the filming could be done, the Charger and the Mustang required preparation. Of all the musclecars offered in the late sixties, why Those cold blue eyes! There were car chase scenes in the movies long before Bullitt (lots of 'em), and there have been even more car chase scenes in the movies since Bullitt. "[37] The editing of the scene was not without difficulties; Ralph Rosenblum wrote in 1979 that "those who care about such things may know that during the filming of the climactic chase scene in Bullitt, an out-of-control car filled with dummies tripped a wire which prematurely sent a costly set up in flames, and that editor Frank Keller salvaged the near-catastrophe with a clever and unusual juxtaposition of images that made the explosion appear to go off on time. Before Michael Bay brought nerve gas to Alcatraz, he had a Hummer wreak havoc on the streets of San Francisco. [31][59][71] The Kiernans used it as a family vehicle before placing it in storage in 1980. When McQueen is driving the rear view mirror is down reflecting his face. Ford Mexicali. Though boasting many merits, Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen at top form, is best known for the famous car chase, which lasts 10 minutes and 53 seconds. What if we also took you behind the scenes of the making of the Hobbits village of Lord of the Rings ? They turn hard left next onto a four-lane street with a concrete median, what might be Columbus. My car was disintegrating. Shiver in the real haunted house ofAmityville and discover the terrifying anecdotes of the making ofApocalypse Now in the Philippines. There may have been chase scenes before, but nothing before or since has equaled the intensity and impact of BULLITT. The sequence apparently starts under Highway 101 in the Mission District. Heres a good read on it: https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/01/14/mustang-bullitt-found-real-mcqueen. Pat Houstis, a terrific driver, had just built the camera car, and he showed it to me. The car chase inThe French Connection is my candidate. It is located not far from the Saints Peter and Paul Church, a Roman style religious building, whose foundations date from 1884. On January 10, 2020, the car was sold by Mecum Auctions for $3.7 million to an unidentified buyer. I thought wed mix up the cars. The two 1968, four-speed Mustang GT fastbacks were purchased primarily because, promotionally, they were the best deal at the time. [citation needed]. At the hotel, Bullitt finds a woman garrotted in her room. With reviews like that, and sharing double billing with the hit BONNIE AND CLYDE, BULLITT devastated audiences with incredible scenes of leaping, screaming automobiles that seemed to fly off the screen. April 20, 2011 / CitySleuth. Hence, I appreciate the original Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) because they used only a single Mustang throughout the movie (though they had to do some significant patching after a stunt driver missed a mark and the Mustang hit a lamp post it wasnt supposed to). [39], The original score was composed by Lalo Schifrin to track the various moods and the action of the film, with Schifrin's signature contemporary American jazz style. [41] This release also includes re-recordings of the 1968 soundtrack album arrangements for some tracks. I think it really saved the film, because most people dont remember the story, they remember the chase. In the next cut, they are coming downhill, north towards the Bay. [43] It grossed $210,000 in its first week, including a hall-record Saturday of $49,073. Loren Janes tells up, Carey Loftin was easily the best car man in the business. I find car chases in movies from the 1970s and 1980s much more satisfying than most of the more modern fare because the older ones were more realistic in that the cars had to actually perform the stunts, and they tend to have longer shots, rather than the more modern rapid cut and splice techniques that make it hard to follow exactly whats going on. [26][27][28][29], Two 1968 390 cu. As director Peter Yates prepared to begin filming the chase scenes, there were four drivers, McQueen, Bud Ekins, Bill Hickman, and in a few scenes, Carey Loftin. Im with Hartmann on this one. And all these are sort of like the Wilhelm scream an in joke for movie buffs, I think. They top a rise and Angel Island comes into view slightly on the left, placing them on about Stockton and Chestnut. In the emergency room operation scene, real doctors and nurses were used as the supporting cast. The chase inBullitdoesnt have a baby carriage in it, now does it? Of course, this isnt a fair comparison the technology had vastly improved a quarter century later and audiences also expected more realism. If we are going for purity, this one stunt at the end of the chase scene from the James Bond movie,The Man with the Golden Gun has my vote. The tracks on the soundtrack album are alternate versions of those heard in the film, re-recorded by Schifrin with leading jazz musicians, including Bud Shank (flute), Carol Kaye (electric bass), Ray Brown (bass), Howard Roberts (guitar), and Larry Bunker (drums).[40]. Tex929rr(View Comment): -, "Complete National Film Registry Listing", "Katharine Jacqueline Stars on No. I think its the best car chase of any James Bond movie (though the parking garage chase from Tomorrow Never Dies and the chase down the Greek hills from For Your Eyes Only give it a run for its money). [40], In the restaurant scene with McQueen and Bissett, the live band playing in the background is Meridian West, a jazz quartet that McQueen had seen performing at The Trident, a famous restaurant in Sausalito.[42]. [64], Steve McQueen's likeness as Frank Bullitt was used in two Ford commercials. It ends outside the city, at the Brisbane exit of the Guadalupe Canyon Parkway on San Bruno Mountain. It stars Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn and Jacqueline Bisset. Cathy, who has followed him, is left horrified by the scene. We use cookies to optimize our website and service. Billy Fraker, the cinematographer for the film, attributed the success of the chase sequence primarily to the work of the editor, Frank P. Keller. "The Rock" (1996) Nicolas Cage in "The Rock." Buena Vista Pictures. The owner refused to sell, and the car now sits in a barn and has not been driven in many years. Chalmers holds Bullitt responsible for the injuries to Ross. Bullitt is a 1968 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Philip D'Antoni.The picture stars Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, and Jacqueline Bisset. Le stockage ou laccs technique qui est utilis exclusivement des fins statistiques. [citation needed] Driver's point-of-view shots were used to give the audience a participant's feel of the chase. From the interior shots looking forward inside the Mustang its easy to see which one is driving. But if he can get himself killed in the line of duty before he dies of the disease his family (and in particular his son who needs a way to pay for college) gets a city insurance pay-out. The chase scene is a particular focus for director Peter Yates team. In a magazine article many years later, one of the drivers involved in the chase sequence remarked that the Charger - with a larger engine (big-block 440 cu. They turn west and the next few scenes are inter-cut, reused footage of the same street sequence, as shown by repeated presence of the same Cadillac and a Green Volkswagen Beetle.
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