[oh8eleven]

LOL ... great video!
I was watching director William Friedkin, last week on TCM and he said the car chase in Bullit was great, but staged.
When he did the chase scene for the French Connection he did it with no staging, no warnings, no safety precautions, etc.
Wow, could have been a real catastrophe.

[IYAS9YAS]

I was watching director William Friedkin, last week on TCM and he said the car chase in Bullit was great, but staged.

Yeah, Bullitt's chase was staged, but that poor guy on the motorcycle near the end of the chase was a complete surprise to all. The road was closed for filming, but he came out of the desert between the closures and right into the chase. It looked good, and the guy was unhurt, so they left it in the movie.

[woodbutcher1963]

“When he did the chase scene for the French Connection he did it with no staging, no warnings, no safety precautions, etc.
Wow, could have been a real catastrophe.”

My memory is a little foggy. Wasn’t there a scene where he had to slam on the brakes because a lady was crossing the road pushing a baby carriage?