Quentin Tarantino on Steve McQueen's Bullitt
June 30, 2025
Why is Bullitt still one of the coolest movies ever made? Quentin Tarantino breaks it down in this sharp, funny, and brutally honest commentary on Steve McQueen, the car chase that redefined action films, and a plot nobody remembers—but everyone respects.
Bullitt (1968) is a groundbreaking American action thriller directed by Peter Yates and starring Steve McQueen in one of his most iconic roles as Lieutenant Frank Bullitt, a no-nonsense San Francisco cop. The film co-stars Robert Vaughn as ambitious politician Walter Chalmers and Jacqueline Bisset as McQueen’s girlfriend. Known for its gritty realism, minimalist dialogue, and legendary car chase through the hilly streets of San Francisco, Bullitt redefined the cop movie genre and set the standard for modern action films.
Disclaimer: this is an unauthorized fan-made video made by The Tapes Archive. The words are Tarantino's, but the voice is generated by AI. The script is taken from Tarantino's Cinema Speculation chapter on Bullitt. Some of the pages were cut for the video to hopefully encourage people to buy his book.
