Id rather have his girlfriend with or without the car. In 2000, the Society of Camera Operators awarded Bullitt its "Historical Shot" award to David M. Walsh. This was his personal car and he wasnt a rich guy, he didnt have a real nice car. The car ended up in New Jersey a few years later, where Steve McQueen attempted to buy it. It is not cars but I always like this chase scene from Terminator 2. What does hold up is a good slow moving story for solid entertainment. Its been 19 years since BULLITT was filmed, however the magic of this special movie has not diminished. The film will be an original story, not a remake of the original film. So I was a little hesitant. Copyright 2023 Silent Cal Productions, LLC. The car chase scene in the 1968 American action-thriller film Bullitt is considered one of the best and most exciting in cinematic history. Two Mustangs and two Dodge Chargers were used for the famous chase scene. An accident would have ruined the cars, and we were slated for Monday morning, 6:00 a.m. to start shooting. At 1am Sunday, while Stanton is phoning Bullitt to say Chalmers and a friend want to come up, Ross unchains the room door. Frank Bullitts car is a 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT 2+2 Fastback. Bullitt - Car Chase - Complete. in. Please enter your email address or username. (KTLA) The chase ended in the 1000 block of Hacienda Boulevard . I always felt a motor racing sequence in the street, a chase in the street, could be very exciting because you have the reality objects to work with, like bouncing off a parked car. Finally, the frantic race ends outside the city on the Guadalupe Canyon Parkway, on the Brisbane side, after 10 minutes and 53 seconds. See where the "Fast and Furious" movies and "Mad Max: Fury Road" land on our list. We set out to learn what the recipe is for such a successful chase sequence. Before Michael Bay brought nerve gas to Alcatraz, he had a Hummer wreak havoc on the streets of San Francisco. When the police specify a package, they have more spring here, a little bigger brake there, a little bit more happening in the shocks, and it makes a good car. I think it really saved the film, because most people dont remember the story, they remember the chase. My wife owns a 65 Mustang that has been in her family since the day it left the showroom (her uncle bought it, later gave it to her grandmother, who gave it to her father, who gave it to her). [31] The sale made it the most expensive Ford in the world. .this was an obvious send-up of Bullett. Bullitt boards the plane as passengers are disembarking, but Ross escapes through the rear cabin door and flees across the runway, through taxiing aircraft to the crowded terminal, pursued by Bullitt. That was a super shot. Early Monday morning, Bullitt comes home to find Cathy asleep in his bed. The guy who did special effects devised the chain balls that bust the Mustang windshield. Initially the car chase was supposed to be scored, but Lalo Schifrin suggested that no music be added to that sequence, pointing out that the soundtrack was powerful enough as it was. There was class to the BULLITT chase, there was a reason for it, and thats one of the key things people forget: the greatest stunt in the world is worthless if there isnt a reason or story to it and BULLITT had a story point all the way through and a reason. Car '558 was used for the harsher driving (including the skid at the end of the chase), while '559 was used for lighter driving. We trimmed the tires down (on the Charger), we practically made them down to bicycle tires to try and handicap Hickman, and Bill just run them. Carey Loftin also recalls, we test ran the car at Griffith Park near the Observatory, up a long hill. In addition, the Ricochet Audio Network offers over 50 original podcasts with new episodes released every day. There may have been chase scenes before, but nothing before or since has equaled the intensity and impact of BULLITT. They turn from Laguna St., in front of Ft. Mason, onto Marina and in front of the Safeway. Adore galement voyager la recherche des lieux les plus emblmatiques de la pop culture. Loren Janes tells us, I loved to see a lot of the little things in Steves films. [citation needed] Prior to filming, the cars were modified by Max Balchowsky. Lalo Schifrin wrote the original jazz-inspired score, arranged for brass and percussion. It sure made Ford glass look good., The gentleman in the car, playing Bill Hickmans partner in crime, was actor Paul Genge. Well, if were just going to ignore the rules entirely : That was good. [72] Kiernan's son, Sean, began to restore the car in 2014, and had it authenticated in 2016, with documentation that included McQueen's letter offering to purchase it. Im not that familiar with them anyway. Bullitt requests their passport applications from Chicago. Well, I said, hes sitting right here. Le stockage ou laccs technique qui est utilis exclusivement des fins statistiques. Because as we watched the rushes, you could hear a pin drop. That required heavy-duty parts and. They scared the hell out of him. Bud Elkins said, I think it was the first time they did a complete car chase at normal camera speed. All suspension parts were magnafluxed and replaced where nescessary. Le stockage ou laccs technique est ncessaire dans la finalit dintrt lgitime de stocker des prfrences qui ne sont pas demandes par labonn ou lutilisateur. That was what shocked me and I didnt expect it, because we were using a 185 frame which is a very small frame. In the emergency room operation scene, real doctors and nurses were used as the supporting cast. April 20, 2011 / CitySleuth. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. In the ensuing decades, the car was assumed to be lost. Toschi is played by Mark Ruffalo in the film Zodiac, in which Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) mentions that "McQueen got the idea for the holster from Toschi. The Charger is just barely faster than the Mustang, with a 13.6-second quarter-mile to a 13.8-second. Bill came in with the Charger, Riner said. [43] It grossed $210,000 in its first week, including a hall-record Saturday of $49,073. [19] Joe Levine, whose Embassy Pictures had distributed Robbery, did not much like the film, but Alan Trustman, who saw the picture the very week he was writing the Bullitt chase scenes, insisted that McQueen, Relyea, and D'Antoni (none of whom had ever heard of Yates) see Robbery and consider Yates as director for Bullitt. Carey Loftin says, the extras were a big help. V8 Ford Mustang GT Fastbacks (325hp) with four-speed manual transmissions were purchased by Warner Bros. for the film. Yates and Steve were particular. I have not been able to find the entire movie. in. For Both of you, the famous Baby Carriage scene from Battleship Potemkin 1925 (Eisenstein): And all these are sort of like the Wilhelm scream an in joke for movie buffs, I think. (Look up Odessa steps baby carriage if youve never heard of it). Hence, I appreciate the original Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) because they used only a single Mustang throughout the movie (though they had to do some significant patching after a stunt driver missed a mark and the Mustang hit a lamp post it wasnt supposed to). Peter Yates directed the Steve McQueen classic, Bullitt, in 1968, and fans obsess over every frame of the movie. The car chase inThe French Connection is my candidate. The plane is ordered to return to the terminal. They turn west and the next few scenes are inter-cut, reused footage of the same street sequence, as shown by repeated presence of the same Cadillac and a Green Volkswagen Beetle. As director Peter Yates prepared to begin filming the chase scenes, there were four drivers, McQueen, Bud Ekins, Bill Hickman, and in a few scenes, Carey Loftin. There seemed to be a general atmosphere of professionalism and mutual admiration on the set. The total time of the scene is 10 minutes and 53 seconds. The chase scene was probably better than most at the time but its just not that realistic when compared to Bullitt. In 2016, though, Hugo Sanchez purchased a pair of Mustang coups from the backyard of a house near Los Cabos, Mexico. From the story of the construction of The Bridge on the River Kwai to the incredible encounter during the shooting of the last scene ofIndiana Jones and the Last Crusadeembark on an exciting world tour with the greatest stars of the seventh art. Dressed to double McQueen, Loftin laterally towed the Charger at 90 mph with its two dummy passengers and at the right moment released the Charger into the nitro-loaded gas station. Director Yates' use of the new lightweight Arriflex cameras allowed for greater flexibility in location shooting. Exactly! It ran good, needed just a few little adjustments. It starts off in slow cat-and-mouse style, accompanied by a nerve-tingling Lalo Schifrin score, as Bullitt is tailed by two hit men. Carey said they were gonna do a lot of jumping with it, and he said it had to be strong. The next morning they were spraying my hair down and cutting it. He also said the Dodge Chargers had to be purchased without promotional consideration, but after the success of the movie and the increase in Charger sales, Chrysler was more than willing to be generous with their vehicles to Warner Brothers for future projects. Two hitmen burst in shooting Stanton in the leg and Ross in the shoulder. Shooting from multiple angles simultaneously and creating a montage from the footage to give the illusion of different streets also resulted in the speeding cars passing the same vehicles at several different times, including, as widely noted, a green Volkswagen Beetle. the most famous car chase in the history of American film in stop motion withn hot wheels carsfrom the steve mcqueen movie Bullitt (1968) Want to know more about this location and its connection to Bullitt? 33. Passionn de cinma, de rock and roll, de sries TV et de littrature. The section where the steps are located is also famous for its wild parrots. Those cold blue eyes! [65] In a 2004 commercial for the 2005 Mustang, special effects are again used to create the illusion of McQueen driving the new Mustang, after a man receives a Field of Dreams-style epiphany and constructs a racetrack in the middle of a cornfield. Motorcycle Classics magazine reported the sale, observing the McQueen effect still obtains, meaning it went for 2 or 3 times the money it would have if he had not owned it once. The engine also came in for some modifications, including milling the heads, adding an aftermarket high performance ignition system and reworking the the carburetor and adding headers. [citation needed]. Then when its run, itll look like high speed and the car will appear to be handling real well. McQueen refused to hear of it, and advised Loftin that money was no object. Le stockage ou laccs technique est ncessaire pour crer des profils dutilisateurs afin denvoyer des publicits, ou pour suivre lutilisateur sur un site web ou sur plusieurs sites web des fins de marketing similaires. In 2001, the Ford Motor Company released the Bullitt edition Ford Mustang GT. They turn north, then west, then south uphill. It ends with stairs, close to the Coit Tower, an Art Deco monument built in 1933, reaching a height of 64 meters. Im a sucker for espionage flicks set in Europe. My biased opinion is that the Bullitt chase is the best. Lost your password? From one shot to the next, the two cars jump from one corner of the city to a diametrically opposed location. The cars were modified for the high-speed chase by veteran auto racer Max Balchowsky. Realizing one of the two Mustangs was an S-code, Garcia had the car authenticated by Kevin Marti. At the exit, Ross kills a deputy sheriff and is shot dead by Bullitt. According to Ron Riner, Mr. Genge, who played a very realistic tough guy, seemed like he had hardly ever seen a gun before. Here we collect the 33 best car chases ever put in movies, and rank them all. That full scene (a little over ten minutes in length) is below. Unfortunately, the Charger missed the station, but the charges were set off and the explosion, thanks to some deft film editing, had the desired effect and was added to the movie. Missing in action for nearly 40 years, the lost stunt car narrowly escaped the crusher. The screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner was based on the 1963 novel Mute Witness, by Robert L. Fish, writing under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike. Unfortunately for him, ambitious senator Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn), the head of the aforementioned subcommittee, wants to shut his investigation down, hindering Bullitt's plan to not only bring the killers to justice but discover who leaked the location of the hideout.CREDITS:TM \u0026 Warner Bros. (1968)Cast: Steve McQueen, John Aprea, Bill HickmanDirector: Peter YatesProducers: Philip D'Antoni, Robert E. RelyeaScreenwriters: Alan Trustman, Harry Kleiner, Robert L. FishWHO ARE WE?The MOVIECLIPS channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. But, Bullitt is a dividing line car chase scenes after were and still are measured against the Bullitt chase scene. A child, Riner told us, maybe five years old, came out of a building and stepped out on to the street. [40], In the restaurant scene with McQueen and Bissett, the live band playing in the background is Meridian West, a jazz quartet that McQueen had seen performing at The Trident, a famous restaurant in Sausalito.[42]. Im a fan of winter car chase from The Living Daylights. Delving into the. No one has duplicated the electricity or the savage ferocity that manifested itself in BULLITT chase scenes, and its doubtful anyone ever will. He then sent the cars to Ralph Garcia to start work on turning one into a clone of the Eleanor Mustang from the movie, Gone in 60 Seconds. En labsence dune assignation comparatre, dune conformit volontaire de la part de votre fournisseur daccs internet ou denregistrements supplmentaires provenant dune tierce partie, les informations stockes ou extraites cette seule fin ne peuvent gnralement pas tre utilises pour vous identifier. Like, the door handles came off, both the shocks in the front broke, the steering armature on the right front side broke and my slack was about a foot and a half. Feel free to put your two cents in on either your favorite car chase scene(s) or what you consider the best car chase scene from the movies. The chase sequence combined several locations, located miles apart and edited together. [53] Five nominations at the BAFTA Film Awards for 1969 included Best Director for Peter Yates, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Vaughn, Best Cinematography for William A. Fraker, Best Film Editing for Frank P. Keller, and Best Sound Track. [20][21] McQueen even copied Toschi's unique "fast-draw" shoulder holster. If there was an alley or any place that wasnt covered, theyd come and tell me. Billy Fraker, the cinematographer for the film, attributed the success of the chase sequence primarily to the work of the editor, Frank P. Keller. He had a motorcycle collection. One such review, by the National Observer, said, Whatever you have heard about the auto chase scene in BULLITT is probably truea terrifying, deafening shocker. Life magazine wrote, a crime flick with a taste of geniusan action sequence that must be compared to the best in film history.. Both Mustangs were owned by the Ford Motor Company and part of a promotional loan agreement with Warner Brothers. But it looked like hell., His confidence in Mr. Houstis is evident as he relates another incident. I didnt know if they wanted to go over 50 foot cliffs. The screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner was based on the 1963 novel, Mute Witness, by Robert L. Fish, writing under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike. Consequently, it was Elkins who drove the car down hilly Chestnut Avenue. On Sunday, Chalmers stops Captain Sam Bennett outside the family church and served him with a writ of habeas corpus for Ross. I thought wed mix up the cars. The two 1968, four-speed Mustang GT fastbacks were purchased primarily because, promotionally, they were the best deal at the time. I cant really argue with Bullitt. You would rehearse it once- its got to be choreographed- then you would rehearse it again, and if it looked good, they shot it. Loftin insisted, and threatened to quit unless he could view the daily work. [52] Frank P. Keller won the 1969 Academy Award for Best Film Editing, and it was also nominated for Best Sound. To realize the famous scene of the pursuit. [60][61], The Mustang is featured in the 2003 video game Ford Racing 2, in a drafting challenge, on a course named Port Side. Also set in San Francisco: Whats up, Doc. The high-speed chase ends after the driver of the stolen truck is rammed by a patrol car at a gas station in Hacienda Heights. I thought Id post one. Bullshit, Bullitt replies. It was fantastic. Percival(View Comment): We hopped it up because Steve wanted the car hopped up. The race begins in Bernal Heights and continues through Columbus and Chesnut before heading uptown. The island of Alcatraz appears in the windshield of the heros Ford Mustang Fastback GT 390, before giving way to the Coit Tower as the vehicle climbs Filbert Street. In the next cut, Ft. Mason is again visible in the background as they once again round the turn on Marina onto the Marina green. Hickman and Steve were buzzing around the tracks, and it was pretty even. [25] According to McQueen, "The thing we tried to achieve was not to do a theatrical film, but a film about reality. Filming of the chase scene took three weeks, resulting in 9 minutes and 42 seconds of footage. We had to weld reinforcements under the arms and stuff on the Dodge. Popular with locals and tourists alike for many years, the citys steep streets gained international fame thanks to Bullitt. [43] Produced on a $5.5 million budget, the film grossed $19 million in 1968,[44] making it the fourth-highest-grossing film that year, and over $42.3 million in the US through 2021. The black Dodge Charger was driven by veteran stunt driver Bill Hickman, who played one of the hitmen and helped with the chase scene choreography. The Dodge, which was practically stock, just left the Mustang like you wouldnt believe. Ron Riner has similar recollections. Its a funny thing, he told Motor Trend. Motorcycle Classics magazine reported the sale, observing the McQueen effect still obtains, meaning it went for 2 or 3 times the money it would have if he had not owned it once. Frank Bullitt's car is a 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT 2+2 Fastback. Here's its amazing story. The owner refused to sell, and the car now sits in a barn and has not been driven in many years. They were real good., Because some of the stunts were so well orchestrated, they did not look like stunts at all. The engine sounds were dubbed in from a GT40, and used yet again in the Seven-Ups car chase. To achieve the stunning conclusion to the chase in which the Charger loses control, leaps an Armco fence and plows into a gasoline station, Loftin rigged up a tow and release set up hidden from the cameras view between the Mustang and the Charger. At the time of the films release, the car chase scene generated a great amount of excitement. We wanted some shots of the Mustang really burning the corners. They were denied permission to film on the Golden Gate Bridge. From the interior shots looking forward inside the Mustang its easy to see which one is driving. My favorite car from the movie is the Porsche 356 owned by his girlfriend. He brought in Bill Hickman to play a part and drive the other car. Loftin recalls: I asked (the studio) what kind of guy were they looking for? And it was Steves idea to put the big dent in the fender, to show that it got banged up and he didnt have enough money or the time to fix it., Warner Brothers purchased two four-speed Dodge Chargers at a Chrysler dealership in Glendale California, recalls Ron Riner. Every film location has its secrets. I told Steve I knew a lot about camera angles and speeds to make it look fast. Graysmith, Robert. [45][46][47] At the time, Renata Adler made the film a New York Times Critics' Pick, calling it a "terrific movie, just right for Steve McQueen-fast, well acted, written the way people talk." It then explodes into an all-out high speed frenzy, accompanied only by the snarl . The Mustang's interior rearview mirror goes up and down depending on who is driving: when the mirror is up, McQueen is visible behind the wheel, when it is down, a stunt man is driving. Bullitt is famous for its car chase scene through the streets of San Francisco, which is regarded as one of the most influential in film history. in.) [26][27][28][29], Two 1968 390 cu. There's nothing to suggest that the as yet un-named, new Frank Bullitt movie will include a chase sequence. "The Bullitt Mustang" was Season 6 Episode 7 of Blue Bloods, where the car was central to a plot involving its theft. It is located not far from the Saints Peter and Paul Church, a Roman style religious building, whose foundations date from 1884. When the Charger does a U-turn on what is Precita Avenue to follow the Mustang, a storage tank on Potrero Hill, in the southeast part of SF, is visible in the distance. Filming took three weeks, resulting in 9 minutes and 42 seconds of pursuit. With reviews like that, and sharing double billing with the hit BONNIE AND CLYDE, BULLITT devastated audiences with incredible scenes of leaping, screaming automobiles that seemed to fly off the screen. Im with Hartmann on this one. Susan Encinas - Muscle Car Review, March 1987, View more fantastic advertising images in the Tunnel Ram Mustang gallery. They then are headed north and turn from Larkin St. onto Francisco St. headed west. We also interviewed Max Balchowsky, the man responsible for maintaining the Mustang GT and the Charger throughout the filming. Said Ron Riner, "Pat Houstis was excellent and he was in his prime at the time." The other hitman was played by Paul Genge, who played a character who had ridden a Dodge off the road to his death in an episode of Perry Mason ("The Case of the Sausalito Sunrise") two years earlier. "[13] Emanuel Levy wrote in 2003 that "Bullitt contains one of the most exciting car chases in film history, a sequence that revolutionized Hollywood's standards. A lot of hubcaps are flying, and this infographic should tell you where they came from. It was a Corvette chassis, and he had stripped all the stuff off and built a good suspension, good engine and everything. It worked out really good, Loftin said with a smile. There may have been chase scenes before, but nothing before or since has equalled the intensity and impact of BULLITT. McQueen, at the time a world-class race-car driver, drove in the close-up scenes, while stunt coordinator Carey Loftin, stuntman and motorcycle racer Bud Ekins, and McQueen's usual stunt driver, Loren Janes, drove for the high-speed parts of the chase and performed other dangerous stunts. Its similar to the same springs they use in police cars, which makes a good combination. The Ford Mustang name has been closely associated with the film. After the filming was complete, '559 was sold to Robert Ross,[70] who in turn sold the car in 1970 to Frank Marranca. Eventually, it was agreed to keep the chase within only a few city blocks. Longer, faster and more action packed than anything before it, the 10-minute car chase scenefeaturing McQueen as Lt. Frank Bullitt chasing a black Dodge Charger while behind the wheel of this 1968 Ford Mustang GTwas the first to use cameras in a way that put the audience right inside the cars and alongside the actors. Ronin (1998) has several good chases. "By 1968 the group was performing at The Trident, a prominent jazz club in Sausalito and the group became a regular performer at Glide Memorial on Sundays. This post was promoted to the Main Feed by a Ricochet Editor at the. Those cold blue eyes! All Rights Reserved. I let him go ahead and tell it. [64], Steve McQueen's likeness as Frank Bullitt was used in two Ford commercials. Robert Fish, Harry Kleiner, and Alan Trustman won the 1969 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture. They drive downhill or north, towards the Bay, and turn west in front of the same Caddy, several blocks north of Van Ness. Like when theyre (Hickman and Genge) going up the hill and theyre after Steve and all of a sudden he disappears and they cant see him and the guy (Hickman) looks up and Steve appears in his rear view mirror. Become a member to join the conversation. [3], Bullitt was well received by critics, and is considered by some to be one of the best films of 1968. Super Reviewer. Shooting occurred over a period of weeks. Ross used Renick, a used car salesman from Chicago, to elude both the mob and Chalmers. Produced by a team of pop-culture specialists and enhanced by numerous anecdotes, Cult! Yates reputation probably rests most securely on Bullitt (1968), his first American film and indeed, on one particular scene, an extended car chase that instantly became a classic. The editing of this scene likely won editor Frank P. Keller the Academy Award for Best Editing. You sent us to guard the wrong man, Bullitt tells Chalmers. According to Peter Yates, Steve McQueen made a point to keep his head near the open car window during the famous chase scene so that audiences would be reassured that it was he, not a stunt man, who was driving. The Untouchables does. A true feat that is still cited today as an example by filmmakers around the world. Car chase scene in Bullitt - Credit: Solar and Warner Bros. Pictures 893 Filbert St Address 893 Filbert St San Francisco, CA 94133, USA Popular with locals and tourists alike for many years, the city's steep streets gained international fame thanks to Bullitt. In the greatest car chase in film history, Steve McQueen's Ford Mustang GT chases down bad guys in a 1968 Dodge Charger. There were car chase scenes in the movies long before Bullitt (lots of 'em), and there have been even more car chase scenes in the movies since Bullitt. The chase in The Dead Pool is my second favorite. Loftin, when you need me for a closeup you WILL let me know, wont you?, As for the cars, Max Balchowsky tells us, I suggested they get a 390 GT. Steve McQueens cool never goes away. Chad McQueen and niece Molly McQueen (son and granddaughter of Steve), will be executive producers. [23], Bullitt is notable for its extensive use of actual locations rather than studio sets, and its attention to procedural detail, from police evidence processing to emergency-room procedures. Bennett confronts Bullitt and Delgetti in the presence of SFPD Captain Baker, who wants Chalmers' support for the department. | About Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Contact Us. For example, additional sound was needed because on occasion a tire squeal was not picked up by the microphones. [10][11] Lalo Schifrin wrote the original jazz-inspired score. Bennett decides to wait until Monday and lets Bullitt investigate the long distance phone call to San Mateo. The car chase can be seen playing on the screen in the drive-in theater scene in the 2014 film, Need for Speed. The Charger is just barely faster than the Mustang, with a 13.6-second quarter-mile to a 13.8-second. On January 10, 2020, the car was sold by Mecum Auctions for $3.7 million to an unidentified buyer. And all these are sort of like the Wilhelm scream an in joke for movie buffs, I think. They top a rise and Angel Island comes into view slightly on the left, placing them on about Stockton and Chestnut. The film was made by McQueen's Solar Productions company, with his partner Robert Relyea as executive producer. Bullitt movie clips: http://j.mp/2jsMrf9BUY THE MOVIE: http://bit.ly/2jxFNUNDon't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6prCLIP DESCRIPTION:Bullitt (Steve McQueen) refuses to back down when the Charger trying to follow him takes it up a notch, leading to a chase through the streets of San Francisco.FILM DESCRIPTION:In one of his most famous roles, Steve McQueen stars as tough-guy police detective Frank Bullitt. -, "Complete National Film Registry Listing", "Katharine Jacqueline Stars on No. Exactly! It starts around 47:00. He was told that Mr. McQueen wouldnt like that. Originally printed in Muscle Car Review in 1987 - author: Susan Encinas, Where were you in 1968? "[38] This chase scene has also been cited by critics as groundbreaking in its realism and originality. One of the best wrenchmen in the movie business, Max Balchowsky, recalls the Mustang in particular needed considerable modifications so it could hold up during the relentless beatings it would take during the filming. 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