There are bad cops and there are good cops … and then there’s Bullitt.

Based on the novel “Mute Witness” by Robert L. Pike, Steve McQueen stars as Lt. Frank Bullitt in the role that made him a superstar as the hard-bitten police detective assigned to protect the star witness in a Congressional investigation. But when the witness is murdered, Bullitt mercilessly tracks a trail of lies and corruption that leads all the way to the halls of power in Washington. McQueen famously performed his own stunts, driving the Ford Mustang in the high-speed pursuit through San Francisco that stands as one of the best and most famous car chases ever filmed. With Robert Vaughan, Vic Tayback, Jacqueline Bissett.

“It is simply one of the most exciting and intelligent action films in years, probably the best good-cop film we can expect to encounter.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

“The action sequences are brilliant, done without trickery in real locations (including a great car chase which spawned a thousand imitations) to lend an extraordinary sense of immediacy to the shenanigans and gunfights.” (Time Out)

“Slick, stylish and ineffably cool, this was perhaps McQueen’s defining role. Also mention goes to the uncreditied star of the film; San Francisco.” (Empire Magazine)

“Fast cars, a go-it-alone cop who doesn’t trust the system, Steve McQueen, jazz, and 1968 San Francisco – it just doesn’t get more quintessentially American than that.” (Film Threat)

Sunday, July 9
Doors 6:15 pm | 6:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets HERE

BULLITT (Peter Yates, 1968 / PG / 113 mins) Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal’s hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.

*Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
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