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Steve McQueen: Desert Racer (2015)

ALL 11/14/2015 (en) Documentary 48 Min
  • Release
    11/14/2015
  • Production
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  • Original title
    Steve McQueen: Desert Racer
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
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Overview

In this fast-paced hour long biopic documentary, Director Jon Brewer unearths the fascinating story that is the undercurrent of film icon Steve McQueen's favourite past time as a desert motorbike racer and hidden talents that are generally unknown. More specifically, his obsession with motorbikes and the invention of the racing bike which was the by-product of his relationship with Stunt Double Bud Ekins and the film they were in together, 'The Great Escape'. As the two men shared their enthusiasm for motorbikes, it was a natural progression for them to work together in Bud's motorbike shop in California, fixing , tinkering and riding, and working to improve performance. This brought about their concept of combining a Metisse frame and a Triumph engine for a new track racing bike. McQueen decided to take this model to England where he met up with the Rickman brothers of Metisse motorbikes, and the 'Desert Racer' was soon born.

  1. Jon Brewer

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Charley Boorman

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Chad McQueen

    Self

  3. Steve McQueen

    Self (archive footage)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 3 , Crews : 1

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Steve McQueen: Desert Racer (2015) 48 Min

ALL 11/14/2015 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 11/14/2015
  • Production
  • Original title Steve McQueen: Desert Racer
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

In this fast-paced hour long biopic documentary, Director Jon Brewer unearths the fascinating story that is the undercurrent of film icon Steve McQueen's favourite past time as a desert motorbike racer and hidden talents that are generally unknown. More specifically, his obsession with motorbikes and the invention of the racing bike which was the by-product of his relationship with Stunt Double Bud Ekins and the film they were in together, 'The Great Escape'. As the two men shared their enthusiasm for motorbikes, it was a natural progression for them to work together in Bud's motorbike shop in California, fixing , tinkering and riding, and working to improve performance. This brought about their concept of combining a Metisse frame and a Triumph engine for a new track racing bike. McQueen decided to take this model to England where he met up with the Rickman brothers of Metisse motorbikes, and the 'Desert Racer' was soon born.

  1. Jon Brewer

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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