Corrected entry: To see the two takes of the chase going down the stepped hill, watch the silver-blue Cadillac, in the intersection. During one take, the first time we get to see a few frames of the yellow cab, the Cadillac does not move. The last we see of the chase through this same intersection, the Cadillac comes to a screeching halt, as the Charger passes through the intersection.
johnrosa
2nd Oct 2003
Bullitt (1968)
8th Dec 2002
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: When the Dodge crashes into the camera, there is a red flash. If you slow down the scene (on DVD or video) the road is totally empty after the red flash. Where did the Dodge go?
Correction: If it requires slo-mo, it's not a valid mistake. The single-frame of empty street isn't recognizable at normal speed.
16th Jan 2006
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: When the gunman fires the first shot during the car chase, the Mustang swerves violently. However we don't see this shot damage the Mustang. From such an incredibly close range there is no way the shot could have missed and a shotgun blast at this range would have left a sizable hole in the car.
Correction: "No way"? People trying to commit suicide with a hand held gun have missed. Firing from a car moving at high speed, trying to hit a 'violently swerving' target? It's extremely plausible to have missed.
6th Feb 2005
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: During the chase scene, one of the bad guys is reloading his shot gun with three bullets. When he shoots the cop, he shoots four times instead of three.
Correction: The shooter loads it once, and never reloads. As such, we see three shells going in, but we don't know one or more shells aren't already in it.
10th Aug 2004
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: After the charger bursts away at the start of the chase, Bullitt is held up in traffic and it's 12 seconds before he accelerates away, meaning of course there is a 12 second gap between the cars. Immediately the scene cuts to both cars going uphill. Now there is less than 3 seconds between them. (I timed it.).
Correction: The two shots are not back-to-back in real time. The second shot can be two or three turns later for all we know, and the 'stang definitely handles better in the turns and would make up the difference in very little time.
28th Sep 2003
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: During the chase scene, the Mustang's rearview mirror usually shows part of the driver's face, either Bullitt's or his stunt double's. While near the end of the chase on the hill, when we can see the water of the Bay, the Charger can be seen (from within the following Mustang) having a hard time turning left. The Mustang's rearview mirror shows the stunt driver excitedly chewing gum, but Bullitt is not chewing gum.
Correction: Just because we don't see the gum placed into his mouth, and just because in some shots he isn't chewing, that doesn't mean it isn't there. The face in the mirror is indeed McQueen himself, and he is obviously actually driving the car in the chase, hence, Bullitt is chewing gum in the chase.
18th Apr 2004
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: The gunman is on the back seat when the Charger crashes, but in the next shot (showing the bodies burning) he is in the front passenger seat.
Correction: The Charger has crashed and flipped, and the guy was not wearing a seat belt. He could be anywhere after all that.
19th Apr 2004
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: In the leadup to the chase there is a large van and at least one other vehicle between the two cars. After cutting back from a view of the hitman, these vehicles have gone and have been replaced by a white estate with three people in it which is between the two cars. After cutting back again there are no vehicles between the cars. There is a white car to the right of the Mustang, but it only contains the driver.
16th Jul 2004
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: With the camera inside the Mustang we hear the tyres squeal when the Charger makes a left at the bottom of the hills. When the Mustang takes the same corner, no squeal. Surely we would have heard the Mustang's tyres squeal too - especially being closer to the camera.
Correction: Not true. The Mustang begins to squeal its tires just a moment before the camera cuts to another location and view of the Charger approaching, but the squeal is definitely there, good and loud.
13th Apr 2005
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: During the chase, the same white Firebird turns right in front of the Charger from a side junction three times. Then, a few seconds later, the Charger hits a wall after swerving to avoid the same car.
Correction: Not so. The white Pontiac turning down the hill is a Lemans, the larger sister of the Firebird. Later, at the curved wall, a Firebird is indeed coming the other way, but it's a different car.
19th Aug 2004
Bullitt (1968)
Corrected entry: After the charger hits the camera Bullitt has just passed a blue car and then he overshoots the corner. When he reverses and pulls away again there is no sign of the blue car.
Correction: Not true at all. This scene, done in one take, has the Charger and Mustang passing the same blue GTO with a white top. The Charger crashes, then we see the Mustang screech to a halt ahead of the GTO. The Mustang reverses as the GTO pulls over and stops. The Mustang passes in front of the GTO again as it races off after the Charger again. The GTO is always there, partially visible behind the Mustang. See screenshots.
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Correction: The earlier camera angle obscures the Cadillac's movement, but the stunt is the same action filmed from multiple angles simultaneously (and shown to us at different times to fake that it's happening again), so no difference can possibly exist.
johnrosa