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Steve McQueen: Desert Racer
2015 | 48m | English
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| Director: | Jon Brewer |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 14, 2015 |
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| Director: | Jon Brewer |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
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Updated: Feb 15, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Charley Boorman | Narrator (voice) |
| Chad McQueen | Self |
| Steve McQueen | Self (archive footage) |
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| Jon Brewer | Director |
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