My favorite McQueen movie was The Great Escape.
As I recall, he died od mesothelioma, an awful cancer of the lining around the lungs. I think it’s often, if not always, associated with exposure to asbestos. Never understood, from what I know about his career, how he contracted it.
I had heard he contracted it from a device specifically manufactured to protect his lungs while he was racing motorcycles: the asbestos liner of his face mask.
“My favorite McQueen movie was The Great Escape.”
Mine too. That was just a fabulous movie in many respects, with lots of prime actors. McQueen’s scenes in “the cooler” and escaping on the motorcycle were classic.
A great movie no doubt, but for my money Bullitt overshadows it.
Mr. McQueen is in almost every scene. The stunt driving sequence is better than the motorcycle action in TGE. His romance with Jackie Bisset is touching.
Oh, and no matter how great a movie TGE is, it doesn't have anything like Jacqueline Bisset.