Bullitt

Bullitt is a 1968 American crime thriller starring Steve McQueen as a San Francisco detective.

The film is celebrated for its ten-minute car chase through the city's hilly streets, widely considered one of the greatest chase sequences in cinema history.

The title has become shorthand for stylish, gritty police procedurals: Every cop movie since has tried to recreate the Bullitt chase.

film

McQueen

Bullitt's cool driver

chaseRapid following of quarry
MustangFord sports car model
1968Volatile year of upheaval

thriller · San Francisco · detective · Yates · Vaughn · crime · noir · soundtrack · cinematography · editing

carchase

Mustang

Ford sports car model

ChargerMopar performance nameplate
DodgeU.S. car manufacturer
FordMajor American automaker

highland · streets · hills · jumps · pursuit · stunt · driving · tires · engine · roar

character

Frank

Direct and sincere

lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
lonerOne who avoids company

integrity · badge · turtleneck · determined · methodical · conflicted · antihero · taciturn · moral · incorruptible

automotive

Mustang

Ford sports car model

fastbackSedan with sloped rear
GTPerformance car for touring
replicaFaithful scaled reproduction

green · highland · tribute · restoration · collector · horsepower · V8 · wheels · grille · stripe

Opposites

filmmaking style

BullittMoulin Rouge!

Legendary Parisian cabaret hall

melodrama · camp · overwrought · baroque · theatrical

protagonist archetype

BullittThe Naked Gun

Comedic police parody film

Inspector Clouseau · Dirty Harry · Ace Ventura · Serpico · Beverly Hills Cop

action cinema approach

BullittTransformers

Franchise about morphing robots

Need for Speed · Bad Boys II

Family

bullet, bulletin, bullets, bulletins, bulletproof, bulletproofing

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG