@@Carlos-uq8if “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” C.S. Lewis I don't know about the Tea. You give me 3 fingers of Markers Mark and a big History book and I'm a Happy Camper!. Right now about 2/3 of the way through "The Ordeal Of The Union" 8 volumes on The Civil War.
I also saw this in a theater. I was 12 years old and I and my best friend wanted to be bounty hunters after seeing this film. Never realized that wish. Had to settle for being a cop for the last 20 plus years. Summer 1980 had so many great smaller films that didn't have the fame of The Empire Strikes Back, Airplane, The Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, or The Shining. I loved The Hunter and The Big Red One just as dearly.
I'm 55, and watched this movie when I was a kid - probably younger than 10. I've always remembered and loved this scene (from when he hears them inside to when he shoots the guy with the stungun). I just randomly saw it and watched it again for the first time in nearly 50 years, and it was just as good as I remembered it.
@@JBliehall Yeah, Hard to believe that today marks 40 years since he died. He's the most Badass, and the coolest guy I've ever seen on screen. R.I.P. Steve.
@@DaisysmellowyellowPlymouth And in person he was not a nice man. His expose' confirmed what many already knew. He had personal issues from his past and treated women almost with contempt. Ali included. She left her very successful husband for him and when Steve died she got nothing. Sad legacy for a man with so much talent on screen.
@@JBliehall Yes, I know how he came up, he had a rough go, reminds me of myself... I think of him as a man who was then able to mold himself into a person who could take on the world, which doesn't give a sh*t about anyone. I have a lot of favorite actors but he's my favorite, but he is also my favorite as a man, because in my opinion: to be like Steve means that No one can push you around. While some bad: the story of his life is how you conquer the world, in my opinion. Maybe its wrong of me to think that way (I would treat women different than Steve to be honest) it's just the way I see it, maybe because of how I've been brought up... I don't know... I have to agree with you some, but.. I don't think he made mistakes any more horrible than the next guy... Not taking any sh*t and the way he was is why he is The King of Cool, and I'm glad that I know of him and that it's rubbed off on me... Haven't you heard of any of the good that he did? Like donating to the boys school that he had to go to? Or the fact that he accepted God before he passed?
@@DaisysmellowyellowPlymouth Yes, he certainly did give a lot back. But no amount of "Good" tilts the scale to level when you are that "Bad." I met him 1 night on the 10 freeway on my motorcycle. I lived in Santa Monica and would head to Palm Springs for relaxation. It was after 4 AM (the drunk drivers had either crashed, gone home or gotten arrested by then) and I saw 1 headlight in the mirror-either a car with 1 headlight out or a motorcycle. I slowed down and a beautiful Ariel Square 4 British bike pulled up next to me. They didn't make many of them. We went back and forth for quite a while and finally I flashed my lights and gestured "Let's get coffee." It took him a long time too make up his mind (and I understand why) but finally he pulled ahead and we got off at a Denny's. Neither of us were wearing helmets (ya, dumb) and when he took his googles off I knew immediately who it was. We went inside, got a booth and ordered coffee. He looked at me and said flatly...."Let's not talk about what you want to talk about." I replied, "How do you know what it is I want to talk about?" He smiled and gave that I give gesture. I said, "I want to know how much you have to strip off the BMW German motorcycle so it could even get off the ground let alone over the fence." As you know he could not do that scene in the Great Escape, his best friend Bud Ekins made the jump. He said, "Look at the movie again. We started and filmed with the BMW but switched to a Triumph TR 6 for the jump scenes." I did and it was. We finished our coffee and as we were getting ready to leave I reached out to shake his hand, he never hesitated and shook mine with a firm hand. That was it. I never asked for an autograph. What could a piece of paper add to that experience? I never told him I also thought it was a terrible movie. Supposedly their 3rd Stalag Luft prisoner of war camp and the British all have immaculate uniforms with their insignia of rank and all their commendation ribbons....really? I didn't expect them to dress in rags, but Steve has his like new leather jacket and baseball glove? Really a stretch. Stay safe and well. James
McQueen was sensational in his last two movies. He downright refused to let the severities of his illness prevent him from granting his loyal fans two more stellar performances. While other actors would call it a day this fucking guy kept the fire ablaze and very much remained The King of Cool till the day he died.
I really miss this guy as he really lit up the screen. He claimed he got cancer from asbestos when he was in the navy cleaning the submarine. A real individualist and a smart, cool cat.
Saw this movie in the Theater back in the day Steve was dying then U could see it through his acting, the "Fire" was gone. Never watched it again until now. To damn depressing for me,since I grew up with Steve( as a fan) With 95% of his movies Under my belt,and The TV show"
I loved this film from the first viewing, but seeing McQueen the consummate car racer and enthusiast playing a guy who couldn't back a car out of fresh mowed field without putting a dent into it. Levar Burton had one of the best lines in the whole film, after staring at 'Papa' Thorson smashing into cars in front and in back to get out of a parallel slot, he says "Who taught you how to drive? Leon Spinks?!" that line busts me up every time.
As a side note to that....pierce brosnan buys a Porsche after doing a James Bond movie...may have been after the first one....as he mention he was not a big spender but just wanted to reward himself for this big role...007 and all....He goes on to say he about tore the gear box out as he drove away....admits he had never driven a shifter before....
some movies are just bound to be owned by a MCQUEEN fan,this is one of his best,it is a real comedy,kickass,you need the disc nobody wants to see this once,genius egotist,who was damn right cool,no one can take his place IMO
I saw this movie on the Z channel when I was a kid, and I remember this scene as though I had seen it yesterday. "It ruins your day"--well said! I godda see this movie again.
If there is a Steve McQueen movie that should be played more often,it’s ‘The Hunter’.He was great in this movie,and the character of Ralph Papa Thorson was so different for him.
"The Hunter" takes Steve back to his television roots where he was a wild west bounty hunter in "Dead or Alive". Well he showed up once more as a bounty hunter.
@@nevadaracer00V Right you are. I heard of it in California. I researched it, found the entire series on eBay, and bought all seasons. I really enjoy it. In the extras he says he had had enough and wanted to quit the series to move on to movies. 😀
@@panteraxenos4789 Hello 👋 I agree with you just watch the original Magnificent Seven the other night one of my favorite all time 🤠 western 🐎 movies of all time along with Shane 🙂 June 28,2021
@@panteraxenos4789yes. He quit Wanted: DOA" to join the 7. He got out of his TV contract by staging a car accident in Boston to break his leg. He really wanted to be in that film.
The Hunter (1980) is based on the exploits of Ralph "Papa" Thorson, a real-live, professional bounty hunter from Los Angeles, who hunts fugitives for a bail bondsman.
sad but true it was his last film, released I think about 4 months before his death. You can see McQueen is somewhat thinner than when he & Ben Johnson were in "The Getaway" 8 years before.
License plate reads 247 PCE at 7:10 The "PCE" always meant a Hollywood car or stunt vehicle. Spielberg used it in the car driven by Dennis Weaver In "Duel". The 1970 red Valiant license plate 149 PCE.
@@pauledwards7182 Why would the studios not simply replace the "-PCE" prop. plate with another, anonymous, one that the state's licencing authority would issue on a one-time basis to any ordinary road-vehicle?: the 'real' plate could be discarded after filming had wrapped and the studio's own plate reattached.
I never made the connection when Star Trek TNG came out that Geordi had been in that movie with Steve. I’m so old I saw that movie when originally in the theaters.
When I was on active duty in the USMC on Okinawa practically every little shop type store had a picture of Steve McQueen on the wall as a poster. I knew he had been in the Corps but I didn't know then or now why the Okinawans had such a fascination for him. I just checked his wiki and it said he was a pallbearer at Bruce Lee's funeral. That is probably why he was so liked by the Okinawans.
@@elbandido9887 he seemed to age as this film progressed . Imagine life being choked away a month at a time . I heard by April 1980 he wasn't able to do much . Breathing more difficult . Sad to think about for those of us that idolized him .
@@p47thunderbolt68 Man that statement hit home hard but it's real. My dad has copd and struggles hard! I quit my career to help him, quit ten years ago and don't regret it!!! All of his movies were fun to watch and still are! And yes this movie rocks as old Hollywood did back then. Just making cool, fun low budget movies for us to enjoy. Now everybody got a phuqing statement to make and spend $hundred mill doing so!!!
@@WilliamKing-hf8lc I did that for my mother . She also had COPD .She lived to be 90 years old .COPD was listed on death certificate as a contributing factor , heart failure was the main reason . It's an awful thing watching someone struggling to breathe . I can only imagine how Mr. McQueen suffered reading what I have about the last months of his life . I hope I have the courage to fight like he did . I've heard it said that smoking has nothing to do with mesothelioma since it attacks the linning of the lungs . I have a lot of good memories watching McQueen movies with my father . He dies in 1998 aged 72 . I remember coming home from the funeral .I turned on the TV and Pappillion was on . I'm glad for you that you was able to be a caregiver for him . It's an awful thing to watch someone that was once so strong waste away day by day . His faith made it a liitle easier to watch him go . Thanks
I read a book about the life of Steve McQueen, in the book it said he was actually getting better. He had surgery to remove a benign tumor from his stomach, the surgery went well, and as he was in the recovery room he had a anesthesia induced heart attack!
Gotta say the two that really grabbed me were The Sand Pebbles, and Soldier In The Rain. He got to show some of his under appreciated range in character and I got something in my eye every time I saw them.
David Barbala Tom Horn and The Hunter were both released in 1980 but McQueen was diagnosed a month after The Hunter completed filming and he was in beginning stages of his lung cancer when filming started and was evident during filming when tried doing stunts and would be out of breath. Shortly after the film of Tom Horn premiered news spread that McQueens cancer was terminal
In Seattle we have many hills similar to San Francisco where Bullit was filmed. One of them is 65th St between Ballard and Greenlake. My old man just LOVED going up and down this crazy hill and he didn't mind taking his six year old kid with him. The car would land with a huge "whoomph!" every time he would hit X streets just like in the movie. When he got up to the ridge, or Greenwood Ave, he would speed through the light and go even faster down the hill. I thought this was great!
I bought a 68 Bullitt from a professional restorer. Owned it for 5 years. The car was original and almost too nice to drive. Firefighters used to give me thumbs up. People seemed to drive a bit more reckless around me when I drove it.
The running joke of this movie is that Papa loved collecting and tinkering with mechanical devices but it's demonstrated over and over that he couldn't operate a real vehicle worth $#it and he ends up behind the wheel of some real dogs. So they cast Steve McQueen who in real life ran the wheels off all kinds of 2 and 4 wheel racers. Damn shame is that he looked so well in this movie and it was his last.
Steve is in Heaven with his Lord & Savior Jesus (mine too) & Steve said later if he'd of known the love of Christ & freedom sooner he'd of received Salvation way b4 he did. That was his biggest regret & afterwards all he wanted to do was serve Christ & regretted not having more time & wanted to lead ppl to Jesus. After that he said he wasn't afraid to die. Jesus waited till Steve got to the end of self & where he saw that all his material possessions & love of them that none of that filled that void & Jesus knew Steve was ready to accept Him into his heart & life & now he's in Heaven
First and Last movie release was August 1, 1980 . He died Nov 07, 1980. I often wonder if he had remained healthy what his career would of been. His last 3 movies were flops . Would he of been able to find his way to the top again? faded away? , Character parts? We'll never know.
He looks ravaged. He had this blasted cancer in him. He was awkward and choosy, but i think he was worth better than character parts. He was too good. My favourite is Papillon, saw it on tv BBC just after he died January'81. @@p47thunderbolt68
He looking like sh*# it this movie, old and sick. He did not have an easy passing about a year after this clunker was released. One of a kind and soooooo cool! RIP Steve.
@@maxsmith695 WOW, 3 months after this. As a child of the 60's he was the coolest thing on two feet OR 4 wheels. Sean Connery as Bond was close but Steve was the Gold Standard for Cool! Cheers.
@@peterjeffery8495 The filming might have been Jan to May 1980. He was a US Marine who cleaned Subs in the military, where he thought he was harmed by the asbestos, and also the racing suits had asbestos in them and some of the studio sets, plus he was a heavy smoker. I think the combination of those things accelerated his illness. He suffered pretty bad and the trip to Mexico was a last resort. He passed from heart failure after the surgery.
Steve McQueen & Ben Johnson. All gone but not forgotten. How could you forget Steve & Ben? Class acts.
Ben Johnson was with McQueen in the Getaway also
@@davidmorin6667 And Junior Bonner, both films directed by Sam Peckinpah.
Ben was the real deal was lucky to have met him and worked with him and he was a genuine person!
I forgot that!
I bought the bomber jacket Steve is wearing because of this film its in its 30th year now …god I love it …..great Steve McQueen
MA-1 Jacket, Very Chic.
Hard to believe that today marks 40 years since he died. He's the most Badass, and the coolest guy I've ever seen on screen. R.I.P. Steve.
Its rapidly becoming A Long Time Ago.
@@stevenwiederholt7000 Time is a cruel mistress !
@@327h7
I'm 74 Tell Me About It!
Something occurred to me the other day. If someone is under 60, they don't remember Anything about the Vietnam War.
@@stevenwiederholt7000So,nobody remember nothing about the civil war,or the WW2...that is,maybe the reason of books.😂
@@Carlos-uq8if
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
C.S. Lewis
I don't know about the Tea. You give me 3 fingers of Markers Mark and a big History book and I'm a Happy Camper!.
Right now about 2/3 of the way through "The Ordeal Of The Union" 8 volumes on The Civil War.
I saw this move theatrically in Los Angeles right when it came out. It was Steve McQueen's glorious swan song.
I also saw this in a theater. I was 12 years old and I and my best friend wanted to be bounty hunters after seeing this film. Never realized that wish.
Had to settle for being a cop for the last 20 plus years. Summer 1980 had so many great smaller films that didn't have the fame of The Empire Strikes Back, Airplane, The Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, or The Shining. I loved The Hunter and The Big Red One just as dearly.
Premiere in Helsinki.
I'm 55, and watched this movie when I was a kid - probably younger than 10. I've always remembered and loved this scene (from when he hears them inside to when he shoots the guy with the stungun). I just randomly saw it and watched it again for the first time in nearly 50 years, and it was just as good as I remembered it.
This film has always been tough for me to watch. McQueen looks so tired and frail; yet he still managed to be badass we will always know him to be,
He was in the last stages of dying from mesothelioma.
@@JBliehall Yeah, Hard to believe that today marks 40 years since he died. He's the most Badass, and the coolest guy I've ever seen on screen. R.I.P. Steve.
@@DaisysmellowyellowPlymouth And in person he was not a nice man. His expose' confirmed what many already knew.
He had personal issues from his past and treated women almost with contempt.
Ali included. She left her very successful husband for him and when Steve died she got nothing.
Sad legacy for a man with so much talent on screen.
@@JBliehall Yes, I know how he came up, he had a rough go, reminds me of myself... I think of him as a man who was then able to mold himself into a person who could take on the world, which doesn't give a sh*t about anyone. I have a lot of favorite actors but he's my favorite, but he is also my favorite as a man, because in my opinion: to be like Steve means that No one can push you around. While some bad: the story of his life is how you conquer the world, in my opinion. Maybe its wrong of me to think that way (I would treat women different than Steve to be honest) it's just the way I see it, maybe because of how I've been brought up... I don't know... I have to agree with you some, but.. I don't think he made mistakes any more horrible than the next guy... Not taking any sh*t and the way he was is why he is The King of Cool, and I'm glad that I know of him and that it's rubbed off on me... Haven't you heard of any of the good that he did? Like donating to the boys school that he had to go to? Or the fact that he accepted God before he passed?
@@DaisysmellowyellowPlymouth Yes, he certainly did give a lot back. But no amount of "Good" tilts the scale to level when you are that "Bad."
I met him 1 night on the 10 freeway on my motorcycle. I lived in Santa Monica and would head to Palm Springs for relaxation.
It was after 4 AM (the drunk drivers had either crashed, gone home or gotten arrested by then) and I saw 1 headlight in the mirror-either a car with 1 headlight out or a motorcycle.
I slowed down and a beautiful Ariel Square 4 British bike pulled up next to me.
They didn't make many of them.
We went back and forth for quite a while and finally I flashed my lights and gestured "Let's get coffee." It took him a long time too make up his mind (and I understand why) but finally he pulled ahead and we got off at a Denny's.
Neither of us were wearing helmets (ya, dumb) and when he took his googles off I knew immediately who it was.
We went inside, got a booth and ordered coffee.
He looked at me and said flatly...."Let's not talk about what you want to talk about."
I replied, "How do you know what it is I want to talk about?"
He smiled and gave that I give gesture.
I said, "I want to know how much you have to strip off the BMW German motorcycle so it could even get off the ground let alone over the fence." As you know he could not do that scene in the Great Escape, his best friend Bud Ekins made the jump.
He said, "Look at the movie again. We started and filmed with the BMW but switched to a Triumph TR 6 for the jump scenes."
I did and it was.
We finished our coffee and as we were getting ready to leave I reached out to shake his hand, he never hesitated and shook mine with a firm hand.
That was it. I never asked for an autograph. What could a piece of paper add to that experience?
I never told him I also thought it was a terrible movie.
Supposedly their 3rd Stalag Luft prisoner of war camp and the British all have immaculate uniforms with their insignia of rank and all their commendation ribbons....really?
I didn't expect them to dress in rags, but Steve has his like new leather jacket and baseball glove?
Really a stretch.
Stay safe and well.
James
This was the wholesome to watch after many years having watched it. RIP SM
McQueen was sensational in his last two movies. He downright refused to let the severities of his illness prevent him from granting his loyal fans two more stellar performances. While other actors would call it a day this fucking guy kept the fire ablaze and very much remained The King of Cool till the day he died.
Yea man
Damn right.
what does Mcqueen fire that pie with?
no hassle - 37mm bean bag/tear gas launcher
Steve was the King of Cool. I loved this movie you could tell he was sick the show must go on.
Love it when he gets on the floor to admire the model train set.
RIP Steve McQueen!One of my father's favorite actors!
One of my favorite movie with The Hunter!👍👍👍! everthing in one yeah !! Thank you for sharing
I still miss Steve, 40 years later.
My Role Model, Papa Didn't Take No Mess.
I loved Steve in his last movie the bounty hunter role like he played in Wanted Dead orAlive what a classic.
I really miss this guy as he really lit up the screen. He claimed he got cancer from asbestos when he was in the navy cleaning the submarine. A real individualist and a smart, cool cat.
He was a Marine. On ships with asbestos.
BLOODY ASPESTOS !!!😳DREADFUL STUFF 😢g
Maybe, but his chain-smoking habit really killed him.
@@ericstenzel6835 booze and hard drugs too...
His exposure came from three different places. The Navy, the asbestos stage curtains and asbestos snow in a theater, and racing suits.
Saw this movie in the
Theater back in the day
Steve was dying then
U could see it through
his acting, the "Fire"
was gone.
Never watched it again
until now.
To damn depressing
for me,since I grew up
with Steve( as a fan)
With 95% of his movies
Under my belt,and
The TV show"
4:30 I love it that he takes a second to play with the toy train
I'm not sure, but I think he might have sped it up to try to subtly get the attention of the people in the other room.
I loved this film from the first viewing, but seeing McQueen the consummate car racer and enthusiast playing a guy who couldn't back a car out of fresh mowed field without putting a dent into it. Levar Burton had one of the best lines in the whole film, after staring at 'Papa' Thorson smashing into cars in front and in back to get out of a parallel slot, he says "Who taught you how to drive? Leon Spinks?!" that line busts me up every time.
What's the make and year of the car?
@@martinwalsh8352 1951 Chevy!
As a side note to that....pierce brosnan buys a Porsche after doing a James Bond movie...may have been after the first one....as he mention he was not a big spender but just wanted to reward himself for this big role...007 and all....He goes on to say he about tore the gear box out as he drove away....admits he had never driven a shifter before....
some movies are just bound to be owned by a MCQUEEN fan,this is one of his best,it is a real comedy,kickass,you need the disc nobody wants to see this once,genius egotist,who was damn right cool,no one can take his place IMO
I saw this movie on the Z channel when I was a kid, and I remember this scene as though I had seen it yesterday. "It ruins your day"--well said! I godda see this movie again.
@ 2:22 "Hey Papa, what the hell is that thing?,
"Stun Gun",
"What does it do?",
"Ruins your day!".
I loved that line!
Touche, LOL (smile)
All the best actors have gone 😢
If there is a Steve McQueen movie that should be played more often,it’s ‘The Hunter’.He was great in this movie,and the character of Ralph Papa Thorson was so different for him.
"The Hunter" takes Steve back to his television roots where he was a wild west bounty hunter in "Dead or Alive". Well he showed up once more as a bounty hunter.
"Wanted: Dead or Alive" A show which was wildly successful and which he quit to go make "The Sand Peebles"
...and the rest is history...
@@nevadaracer00V Right you are. I heard of it in California. I researched it, found the entire series on eBay, and bought all seasons. I really enjoy it. In the extras he says he had had enough and wanted to quit the series to move on to movies. 😀
Krystal Pinkston wrong . Went to make The Magnificent Seven
@@panteraxenos4789 Hello 👋 I agree with you just watch the original Magnificent Seven the other night one of my favorite all time 🤠 western 🐎 movies of all time along with Shane 🙂 June 28,2021
@@panteraxenos4789yes. He quit Wanted: DOA" to join the 7. He got out of his TV contract by staging a car accident in Boston to break his leg. He really wanted to be in that film.
It's been a long time since I saw this movie. I need to give it another watch.
Haven't seen this in decades, but I remembered the line before the girl said "That ain't fair! You pud head!"
Rick from Pawn Stars bought that Chevy McQueen's using. He was a huge fan.
Then he flipped it , if I recall.
I have never seen this movie. It's interesting to see Steve McQueen and Ben Johnson here some eight years after The Getaway (1972) was released.
They were also together in Junior Bonner (1972)
The Hunter (1980) is based on the exploits of Ralph "Papa" Thorson, a real-live, professional bounty hunter from Los Angeles, who hunts fugitives for a bail bondsman.
Alden R. Davis dogs
Ben Johnson, the greatest cowboy ever.
A real cowboy
Greatest cowboy ACTOR
#HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE MCQUEEN - MARCH 24, 1930
Haven't seen "The Hunter" in a long time. Thanks for posting.
"Steve McQueen was just Fifty "
Remember the closing statement when CBS evening news reported his death .
This is one of the coolest movies ever, with a touch of melancholy. Next to „Tom Horn“.
sad but true it was his last film, released I think about 4 months before his death. You can see McQueen is somewhat thinner than when he & Ben Johnson were in "The Getaway" 8 years before.
License plate reads 247 PCE at 7:10
The "PCE" always meant a Hollywood car or stunt vehicle. Spielberg used it in the car driven by Dennis Weaver In "Duel". The 1970 red Valiant license plate 149 PCE.
Wow never knew that..
"Picture Car Equipment", the number identified the car for the company.
@@pauledwards7182 Why would the studios not simply replace the "-PCE" prop. plate with another, anonymous, one that the state's licencing authority would issue on a one-time basis to any ordinary road-vehicle?: the 'real' plate could be discarded after filming had wrapped and the studio's own plate reattached.
Love how the car is lopsided from the weight at the end.
That was a big boy in there. Karl Schueneman played football and wrestled for Iowa State.
Damn I miss this guy a true man
I never made the connection when Star Trek TNG came out that Geordi had been in that movie with Steve. I’m so old I saw that movie when originally in the theaters.
When I was on active duty in the USMC on Okinawa practically every little shop type store had a picture of Steve McQueen on the wall as a poster. I knew he had been in the Corps but I didn't know then or now why the Okinawans had such a fascination for him. I just checked his wiki and it said he was a pallbearer at Bruce Lee's funeral. That is probably why he was so liked by the Okinawans.
AmericanIsraeliJew Great Steve was an automatic and standard man and Bruce Lee liked him very much.
He was also Bruce Lees Student and James Coburn.
The greats seem to die young. McQueen was Bruce Lee's good pal
The Okinawans knew every Marine knew Steve McQueen served in the Corps. It was a selling point.
@@TheLAGopher Maybe so, because I don't know that he ever was on Okinawa.
Did Steve do his own fight stunts here? If so, impressive considering his age and his condition
Please please release this movie on Blu Ray
Nice movie ! Nice man . Mr McQueen…The king of Coool!
The struggle with billie joe was hilarious. The music during the scene made me fall out the seat. Loud horns and all.
he wasn't diagnosed with mesothelioma until Dec 23, 1979. about 2 or 3 months after this movie was completed.
Nov 7 1980 was the day he died
P47 Thunderbolt poor Steve he suffered but faught like a real hero
@@elbandido9887 he seemed to age as this film progressed .
Imagine life being choked away a month at a time . I heard by April 1980 he wasn't able to do much . Breathing more difficult . Sad to think about for those of us that idolized him .
@@p47thunderbolt68 Man that statement hit home hard but it's real. My dad has copd and struggles hard! I quit my career to help him, quit ten years ago and don't regret it!!! All of his movies were fun to watch and still are! And yes this movie rocks as old Hollywood did back then. Just making cool, fun low budget movies for us to enjoy. Now everybody got a phuqing statement to make and spend $hundred mill doing so!!!
@@WilliamKing-hf8lc I did that for my mother . She also had COPD .She lived to be 90 years old .COPD was listed on death certificate as a contributing factor , heart failure was the main reason . It's an awful thing watching someone struggling to breathe . I can only imagine how Mr. McQueen suffered reading what I have about the last months of his life . I hope I have the courage to fight like he did . I've heard it said that smoking has nothing to do with mesothelioma since it attacks the linning of the lungs .
I have a lot of good memories watching McQueen movies with my father . He dies in 1998 aged 72 . I remember coming home from the funeral .I turned on the TV and Pappillion was on . I'm glad for you that you was able to be a caregiver for him . It's an awful thing to watch someone that was once so strong waste away day by day . His faith made it a liitle easier to watch him go .
Thanks
I read a book about the life of Steve McQueen, in the book it said he was actually getting better. He had surgery to remove a benign tumor from his stomach, the surgery went well, and as he was in the recovery room he had a anesthesia induced heart attack!
There is no such thing as a bad Steve McQueen movie..an he was great.loved Jr
Bonner the best.
Gotta say the two that really grabbed me were The Sand Pebbles, and Soldier In The Rain. He got to show some of his under appreciated range in character and I got something in my eye every time I saw them.
His final performance....and fitting that he ended his career portraying a modern day version of Josh Randall, the role that launched him to stardom.
Peter Houston Hello 👋 very 💯 well said June 28, 2021
Steve's last movie. Clsssic.
Eric Edward wasn’t his last movie Tom Horn ?
David Barbala Tom Horn and The Hunter were both released in 1980 but McQueen was diagnosed a month after The Hunter completed filming and he was in beginning stages of his lung cancer when filming started and was evident during filming when tried doing stunts and would be out of breath. Shortly after the film of Tom Horn premiered news spread that McQueens cancer was terminal
Hard to believe that today marks 40 years since he died. He's the most Badass, and the coolest guy I've ever seen on screen. R.I.P. Steve.
That 216 6 in that chevrolet got a work out with all that weight ...and probably still on the road 2023 ...lmao
In Seattle we have many hills similar to San Francisco where Bullit was filmed.
One of them is 65th St between Ballard and Greenlake.
My old man just LOVED going up and down this crazy hill and he didn't mind taking his six year old kid with him.
The car would land with a huge "whoomph!" every time he would hit X streets just like in the movie.
When he got up to the ridge, or Greenwood Ave, he would speed through the light and go even faster down the hill.
I thought this was great!
I bought a 68 Bullitt from a professional restorer. Owned it for 5 years. The car was original and almost too nice to drive. Firefighters used to give me thumbs up. People seemed to drive a bit more reckless around me when I drove it.
"Because he's my nephew."
I can never forgive Steve for putting the bracelets on a member of the Enterprise. What must Captain Picard have thought🤔
Damn, Levar must have been young there. He looked young still in Star Trek many moons later.
He was 23 yrs.old in 1980.
Back when the movies showed good and bad guys as gentlemen...
I love horns and strings playing and sounding like the spooked horses in Young Frankenstein.
Great movie
The running joke of this movie is that Papa loved collecting and tinkering with mechanical devices but it's demonstrated over and over that he couldn't operate a real vehicle worth $#it and he ends up behind the wheel of some real dogs. So they cast Steve McQueen who in real life ran the wheels off all kinds of 2 and 4 wheel racers.
Damn shame is that he looked so well in this movie and it was his last.
Love Ben Johnson!
Growing up in the projects we learned how to unlock cuffs easily. A Bobbi pin, paper clip, even a toothpick can do it. It literally takes 2 seconds.
Needs A blu ray release like his other movies
But a damn good transfer not one of those where the VHS look better than the bluray because of blackish grain!
The "stun gun" seen at 2:11 is actually called the prowler fowler.
It's not a stun gun at all. A stun gun uses electricity volts. That's a bean bag shooting Billy Joe Face.
I'm Glad the Hunter Not Tom Horn was His Last Movie, May He R.I.P.
All I can focus on is how McQueen is dressed exactly like Jack Bauer in Day 2
thedudetoast1 how Jack Bauer is dressed like him.
One my favorite actors
That last few seconds there always cracks me up...
"I'm the boss, here in Baconville...somebody's got to bee in chaurgee" 🚔
Guys like him are like 57 chevys . They don’t make them any more .
one of best Actors that i like ,the Trans Am give Car Keys back Szene best
Love the way he s dressed...this style was back in the 90s and back again today
MA-1 Jacket, Very Chic.
Two great one's, Ben pulls out a Texas bye.
Good movie 🎥
McQueen would pass away a little more than three months after the release of this film. Sadly, he looks pretty tired in this film.
I'm watching Autopsy the Last days of Steve McQueen and it said he was sick while filming this.
One of my favorites!😉
It's his nephew, Mr Thorson. Cracked me up.
Back then not everyone would grasp the suggestion the bowl of flour leads to.
Steve is in Heaven with his Lord & Savior Jesus (mine too) & Steve said later if he'd of known the love of Christ & freedom sooner he'd of received Salvation way b4 he did. That was his biggest regret & afterwards all he wanted to do was serve Christ & regretted not having more time & wanted to lead ppl to Jesus. After that he said he wasn't afraid to die. Jesus waited till Steve got to the end of self & where he saw that all his material possessions & love of them that none of that filled that void & Jesus knew Steve was ready to accept Him into his heart & life & now he's in Heaven
¿La misma oficina que la peli de los Cohen ?
Jordy before he got his 😎
The cornfield chase was great.
Hunter or The Pray 🙏$ Ruller of All Evils 😈
140lb tough guy
so sad he died in Mexico, alone and unrecognized. He was desperate.
His wife and 2 children were there.
This was an ok movie.
McQueen was dying of cancer when this was made. He died just after it's release.
First and Last movie release was August 1, 1980 . He died Nov 07, 1980. I often wonder if he had remained healthy what his career would of been. His last 3 movies were flops . Would he of been able to find his way to the top again? faded away? , Character parts? We'll never know.
his face looked ill in tom horn
First and Last xx 😒
He looks ravaged. He had this blasted cancer in him. He was awkward and choosy, but i think he was worth better than character parts. He was too good. My favourite is Papillon, saw it on tv BBC just after he died January'81. @@p47thunderbolt68
Just like in the getaway! U run the job but I run the show and don't u forget it!!
never heard or seen this steve M movie. is it any good?
+studinthemaking
Yeah good flic and McQueens last film before he died.
+studinthemaking Yes great movie based on a real person.
Ralph PAPPY Thorson a Bounty Hunter.
You're kidding,right?
NOT ONLY A GREAT MOVIE A TRUE STORY AND I GOT TO SEE WHERE THEY FILMED IT IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS.!
Pawn Stars brought me here
His last film. He was only 50 when he died.
What was a hoot was the rented Trans Am!
A real man.
another movie with Ben Johnson...
Yep, a real cowboy/horseman.
This was Steve and Ben's third and last film, following Junior Bonner and The Getaway.
He looking like sh*# it this movie, old and sick. He did not have an easy passing about a year after this clunker was released. One of a kind and soooooo cool! RIP Steve.
This was released in August 1980. He passed in Nov 1980.
@@maxsmith695 WOW, 3 months after this. As a child of the 60's he was the coolest thing on two feet OR 4 wheels. Sean Connery as Bond was close but Steve was the Gold Standard for Cool! Cheers.
@@peterjeffery8495 The filming might have been Jan to May 1980. He was a US Marine who cleaned Subs in the military, where he thought he was harmed by the asbestos, and also the racing suits had asbestos in them and some of the studio sets, plus he was a heavy smoker. I think the combination of those things accelerated his illness. He suffered pretty bad and the trip to Mexico was a last resort. He passed from heart failure after the surgery.
Steve died in 1980....too early
"What do I do?"
Fix the warp drive and shut up.
Is The entire movie online somewhere?
the throttle power pack is the wrong one for a Lionel train.
Steve The Rock ❤
I wonder does anyone know the name of the score in this clip??
yes that was Ben Johnson
Sadly no mention of his participation at the March on Washington in 1963.
Well it would kind of distract from the story don't you think?
Never thought he was one of them, well well!
Atra
Astra ass what does one of them mean!sounds like a white supreme being to me!People support causes for human rights which us their choice in America!
That’s Geordie LaForge in the car.