Think of Steve McQueen and you most likely think of him astride a Triumph motorcycle in The Great Escape or racing through the streets of San Francisco in a green Ford Mustang in hot pursuit of a black Dodge Charger in the film Bullitt or dressed head to toe in white racing overalls with his Porsche racing car in Le Mans. McQueen has always been synonymous with motor vehicles and it is common knowledge that his main interest outside of movies was motor sport, in particular a passion for off road motorcycle racing.
When Bruce Brown, director of the seminal 1966 surf documentary Endless Summer, decided to turn his hand to documenting the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts with his 1971 film On Any Sunday, it is no surprise that he turned to Steve McQueen to not only appear in the film but to produce it as well through his own Solar Productions company.
When Bruce Brown, director of the seminal 1966 surf documentary Endless Summer, decided to turn his hand to documenting the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts with his 1971 film On Any Sunday, it is no surprise that he turned to Steve McQueen to not only appear in the film but to produce it as well through his own Solar Productions company.
- 9/13/2011
- by Chris Wright
- Obsessed with Film
We’ve teamed up with Go Entertain to give you the chance to win a DVD copy of Bruce Brown’s legendary documentary On Any Sunday, widely regarded as the most important motorbike movie ever made.
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature Oscar, On Any Sunday features the great Steve McQueen along with Mert Lawwill, Malcolm Smith and many other stars of ’60s and ’70s motorsport… not to mention a roll-call of iconic bikes, from Yamaha and Suzuki to Husqvarna and Harley Davidson.
Available from amazon.co.uk, quintessential motorbike movie On Any Sunday provides a fascinating insight into the riders who risk their lives racing every weekend, whether on tarmac or dirt track, ice or desert sands – making it a must for motorsport fans and Bruce Brown aficionados alike.
In addition, the special On Any Sunday: Collector’S Edition also comes with On Any Sunday Revisited, an all new...
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature Oscar, On Any Sunday features the great Steve McQueen along with Mert Lawwill, Malcolm Smith and many other stars of ’60s and ’70s motorsport… not to mention a roll-call of iconic bikes, from Yamaha and Suzuki to Husqvarna and Harley Davidson.
Available from amazon.co.uk, quintessential motorbike movie On Any Sunday provides a fascinating insight into the riders who risk their lives racing every weekend, whether on tarmac or dirt track, ice or desert sands – making it a must for motorsport fans and Bruce Brown aficionados alike.
In addition, the special On Any Sunday: Collector’S Edition also comes with On Any Sunday Revisited, an all new...
- 9/8/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
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