Episode 11 - The Magnificent Seven
Speeding Bullitt: The Life and Films of Steve McQueen
Release Date: 03/19/2020
On the Set of Bullitt
Speeding Bullitt: The Life and Films of Steve McQueen
During the summer of 1968, Leilani Chun found herself on the set of Bullitt alongside Steve McQueen. She joins me on this bonus episode of the show, to share her interaction with "The King of Cool."
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Episode 100 - Steve McQueen Forever
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On this episode of Speeding Bullitt: The Life and Films of Steve McQueen, I'm joined by Marshall Terrill, writer and Steve McQueen expert. Together, we explore McQueen's relationship with his third wife, Barbara Minty, his struggle with Mesothelioma, and his passing on November 7, 1980.
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Episode 99 - The Hunter
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Dr. Jason Ney, Associate Professor of English at Colorado Christian University and film historian, joins me to discuss Steve McQueen's final film, The Hunter. We explore the cars featured in the movie, the film's cast of ridiculous characters, and the exciting stunt work performed by Steve McQueen and Loren Janes.
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Episode 98 - Tom Horn
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Mickey Guinn, retired actor, stuntman, and driver for Hollywood Local 399 Teamsters joins me to talk about befriending Steve McQueen on the star's penultimate film, Tom Horn, and to share stories about working with many actors including William Shatner, Bette Davis, and Jim Carrey.
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Episode 97 - The Old Place
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Florence Esposito takes me back to The Old Place in Agoura Hills, California during the early to mid-70s, where she worked and mingled with Steve McQueen and other Hollywood stars at the beloved rustic bar.
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Episode 96 - An Enemy of the People
Speeding Bullitt: The Life and Films of Steve McQueen
The Steve McQueen expert Marshall Terrill joins me to provide insight into McQueen's rarely seen 1978 film, An Enemy of The People. We also discuss the extensive interview Steve gave Charles Champlin at Loyola Marymount University in 1978, which I also present in its entirety.
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Episode 95 - Fading into the Background
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In 1974, Steve McQueen starred in The Towering Inferno, the top grossing film of the year. By 1975, he became a recluse, and faded into the background of Hollywood. On this episode of the podcast, the Steve McQueen expert, Marshall Terrill, joins me to talk about the icon's time away from the spotlight.
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Episode 94 - Lee Marvin
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Lee Marvin expert Dwayne Epstein joins me to discuss his new book, Killin' Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WW II Movie of All Time, and to explore the life and films of one of Steve McQueen’s contemporaries, and the man credited with drastically altering the way real violence is depicted on film, Lee Marvin.
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Episode 93 - The Best Disaster Movies
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Writer, actor, podcaster, and fellow disaster movie fan Dion Baia joins me on this lengthy episode to discuss the best Disaster movies ever made, The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. We also review the history of disaster movies and explore the career of Irwin Allen.
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Episode 92 - A Tiny Spark
Speeding Bullitt: The Life and Films of Steve McQueen
Documentary filmmaker, producer, and author, Laurent Bouzereau explores the impact disaster movies have had on his career, especially Steve McQueen’s The Towering Inferno. He also shares what he learned about the classic disaster film from talking to his friends, Robert Wagner and Faye Dunaway.
info_outlineThe Magnificent Seven is a 1960 Western film directed by John Sturges and stars Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn and James Coburn. The film is a remake of the 1954 Kurosawa Japanese film Seven Samurai. Sturges’ American version of the film focuses on a group of seven gunmen hired to protect a small village in Mexico from a group of bandits. Tune in to hear interviews with writers Paul Bishop and Marshall Terrill, who dive deep into the classic Western.