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  "Bullitt" - The Greatest Chase   popular trivia quiz  
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Note: Some questions require knowledge of production methods and Oscar wins. "Bullitt" starring Steve McQueen was the best cop movie of 1968 and raised the action movie bar with a car chase still considered by most experts to be the best ever.
Average, 10 Qns, wilbill, Feb 05 16
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  Bullitt    
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This quiz is about the great chase movie 'Bullitt'. Enjoy it!
Average, 10 Qns, Master Jedi, Nov 08 17
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Bullitt Trivia Questions
1. Which actor plays Frank Bullitt?

From Quiz Bullitt

Answer: Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen plays Frank Bullitt in this movie. He also starred in 'The Great Escape', a movie that many people claim cemented him as the coolest movie tough guy around.

2. Steve McQueen's character, Frank Bullitt, was modeled on a real San Francisco police inspector who became famous as the lead detective on the Zodiac serial killer case. Which SFPD cop was McQueen's model?

From Quiz "Bullitt" - The Greatest Chase

Answer: Dave Toschi

McQueen had met Toschi prior to filming "Bullitt" and much of Frank Bullitt's style was based on Toschi's. He also adopted Toschi's unusual "upside down" quick draw shoulder holster for the movie.

3. What does Frank do in the last scene of the movie?

From Quiz Bullitt

Answer: Wash his face

4. What English director filmed "Bullitt"?

From Quiz "Bullitt" - The Greatest Chase

Answer: Peter Yates

Yates was not particularly well known in 1968 but his success with "Bullitt" - particularly the car chase sequence - sparked his career. Steve McQueen pushed for Yates to direct the film because he liked an earlier British film Yates directed which included a realistic car chase sequence. Following "Bullitt", Yates directed, among other films, "The Deep", "Murphy's War", "Krull" and the Barbra Streisand comedy "For Pete's Sake".

5. What color is Frank Bullitt's 1968 Ford Mustang?

From Quiz Bullitt

Answer: Green

6. Inspector Bullitt's nemesis in the film is Walter Chalmers, a smarmy, politically connected prosecutor who tries to insert himself into the murder investigation. What former "Uncle" played Chalmers?

From Quiz "Bullitt" - The Greatest Chase

Answer: Robert Vaughn

Chalmers, assisted by sycophant police Captain Baker (Norman Fell), was a thoroughly unlikable character. Robert Vaughn was a mainstay on both American and British TV in the '60s and '70s. After four seasons as Napoleon Solo in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." he appeared in all but a couple of episodes of "The Protectors" on Britain's ATV network. Vaughn has called his performance in "Bullitt" one of his best.

7. When the murderers run out of the hospital, what is their getaway car?

From Quiz Bullitt

Answer: 1968 Dodge Charger

The cars get involved in an 8 minute high-speed chase. Along the way, Frank gets cut off, almost hit with a shotgun, and rammed against highway barriers.

8. Lalo Schifrin wrote the music for "Bullitt". What song was used as the score for the famous car chase scene?

From Quiz "Bullitt" - The Greatest Chase

Answer: The scene had no music

Argentine born Schifrin has been a prominent writer and arranger of music for films and television since the 1950s. Probably best known for his "Mission Impossible" theme and score, he has won a Grammy and several Emmy awards. When asked for music to accentuate the "Bullitt" chase sequence, he said it had a strong enough soundtrack that no music was needed. He was right.

9. What car appears twice during the first part of the chase?

From Quiz Bullitt

Answer: White Pontiac Firebird

A white Pontiac Firebird is seen near the beginning of the chase. Then, as they move towards the highway the Firebird somehow appears there. Also, the same Volkswagen Beetle can be seen three times I believe.

10. Frank Bullitt's car was a Highland Green 390 V8 Ford Mustang GT 2+2 fastback. The bad guys' car was black. What was its make and model?

From Quiz "Bullitt" - The Greatest Chase

Answer: 440 Magnum V8 Dodge Charger

Ford Motor Co. loaned the movie 1968 Galaxies for the bad guys to drive but the stunt drivers felt they were too heavy for the downhill jumps during a sequence shot on Taylor Street. The Dodge Chargers proved more suitable. Both cars were heavily modified both for power and for strength to allow them to survive the tortures the drivers put them through. Driver Loren Janes says that one of the problems the drivers had to deal with was that the Dodge was so much faster than the Mustang that the Dodge driver, Bill Hickman, had to be careful not to leave Bullitt's car behind.

11. Where does this movie take place?

From Quiz Bullitt

Answer: San Francisco

The cars can be seen sliding through the famous hills of San Francisco.

12. What is Frank Bullitt's profession?

From Quiz Bullitt

Answer: Detective

Frank Bullitt is a detective protecting a witness before a court hearing.

13. "Bullitt" was nominated for two Academy Awards. It won in which category?

From Quiz "Bullitt" - The Greatest Chase

Answer: Best Film Editing

Frank Keller won the Oscar for Best Editing. Keller's editing was almost universally credited with making the chase scene (and, thus, the movie) successful. Director Peter Yates knew a good thing and used Keller to edit his next five films. The film was also nominated in the Best Sound category.

14. What brand of bread is Frank eating in the hospital?

From Quiz Bullitt

Answer: Wonder Bread

He eats a sandwich in the hospital while he is visiting a fellow detective who got shot. The brand Wonder Bread can clearly be seen on the bag.

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