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Hello Pam et al,

I've just noticed that Bullitt is on Film 4 tonight. May give it a go when I knuckle down to some late night work (I have paperwork coming out of my ears at the moment and need to clear some up). Love the car chase.

I remember when Steve McQueen died - my sister had a "big thing" for him and was inconsolable. I wouldn't mind, but at 9 years my senior she should have been over those teenage crushes by then!

Evening Ed, yes a good film Bullitt. Lots of the ladies liked Steve. Think he died the year my son was born 1980 or there abouts.

Think we've mentioned it on this thread.

Edit: He died a week to the day before I had my son Stephen, 7th November 1980... my lad arrived on the 14th...ouch!!!

HI Pam,

Yes Bullitt has had a previous mention. Wasn't his first film "Somebody up There Likes Me", where he had a small part as a lad in a gang fight. That was a good film too, with Paul Newman as the boxer Rocky Graziano.

Ed

This gets spookier Pam, your son Stephen shares his birthday with my Katie - 14th November 1994!!

Ed

I'm not sure to be honest Ed, I'm not that big a fan (ie I don't fancy him). But do like The Great Escape and Bullitt, The Cincinatti Kid too. If I had to put money on it though I'd trust you, as you do know your films!

Well I never! They are lovely Scorpios.

The other Steve McQueen film I really enjoy is The Sand Pebbles, where the plays the Us Navy rating in the 20s, who is posted to a gunboat on the China station. Has Richard Attenborough in it and a young Candice Bergen. Have you ever seen that one Pam?

Talking of Candice Bergen, I think one of the most moving films I've seen is Soldier Blue with her and Peter Strauss.

EDIT: The end of Soldier Blue was based on the Sand Creek massacre, which makes it all the more harrowing.

Sorry Ed, no haven't seen either of those ones, well deffinately not Soldier Blue. I remember when it came out as the title song I think was sung by Buffy St Marie, think she was of native american Indian decent, or was indian. Candice Bergen is a beautiful actress, really lovely.

Just done a look up on the Sand Pebbles, and it was McQueen's only Oscar nomination for Best Actor. He probably would have won it too, if he hadn't been up against Paul Scofield - who won it for his portrayal of Sir Thomas More in a Man for all Seasons.

It's a really powerful and emotive film, which you should watch if you get the chance.

Talking of Candice Bergen, it made me think of a Bert Reynolds film in which he plays a cop and I think she';s his love interest in it...I think it's her anyway. The film itself shows Burt Reynold in a tender sort of love affair mode, he comes across as a really good straight actor when he's not messing around like in some of his other films. Can't think of the title though. He gets shot in the end.

Edit: I bet you know the title Ed!

Yes I will watch it next time it's shown, sounds good.

Nope I don't know that one Pam - not a Burt Reynolds fan (only film of his that I like is Deliverence - just going to get my banjo ...)

Going off the film thread here just for a minute. I watched The World at War this afternoon on BBC 2. What a series that is,and narated by Laurance Olivier, made in the early 70's I believe. Anyway, never really liked Laurance Olivier as an actor that much. But after the war fellas did all kinds of jobs didn't they. Well dad got a job few literally for just a few months as a taxi driver and he picked up Olivier and Vivien Leigh and delivered them to Cane Hill Hospital in Surrey. She had so many mental health problems and stayed at Cane Hill for a while apparantly. My gran told me that when dad came home that night he couldn't stop talking about how beautiful she was! Hearing him on The World at War today made me think of that.

Yes a good film, but very uncomfortable viewing at times to say the least! But that's good acting for you I suppose, it makes you believe its real!

I keep nudging the thread Ed, if it wasn't for you...I'd be talking to myself!! ha ha!

Take care,
night.

Just one more before bed...

Midnight Cowboy, exellent film and Dustin Hoffman is brilliant as the little street wise Ratso Rizzo. Sad ending though. It's about the only one i like with Dustin Hoffman in...well Crammer vs Crammer was good too.

Yes, Midnight Cowboy is a very good film. Some other good Dustin Hoffman films:

Rain Man.
Papillon (with our friend Mr McQueen again)
Marathon Man - not a film to watch if you are squeamish about the dentist! (an excellent part by Laurence Olivier)

I also quite liked him in Hook - another Spielberg film.

TRIVIA TIME: In the original story and illustrations of Peter Pan, Captain Hook had his RIGHT HAND bitten off by the crocodile, and therefore the hook is always shown as a replacement to his right hand. In both the Disney film of Peter Pan and Spielberg's Hook, Captain Hook is depicted as having lost his LEFT HAND.

On that note my bed is calling me - night Pam

Hi Ed and any other film fans,

Oh yes Ed I know what you mean about Marathon Man..."Is it safe?"...creepy stuff! Also Papillon, remember going to see that years ago too. The leper offers Steve Mc Queen a puff on his cigar and he takes it, the poor leper says to him "How did you know my lepresy wasn't the contagious type and Steve McQueen says "I didn't". So he wins his trust or something. Good film. (Sorry my spelling was rubbish there!) Can't type this morning!

Off to work in a while, speak later I hope.

Pam.