2014 Directed by Jeff Renfroe
"I Am Steve McQueen" tells the incredible life story of this legendary actor, racer, and cultural icon. Extensive interviews, movie clips, archival footage and sound bites chronicle his extraordinary career while focusing on the correlation between his on-screen and off-screen experiences. Narrated by Robert Downey Jr.
Steve McQueen : la grande évasion, Yo soy Steve McQueen, Ich bin Steve McQueen, Я – Стив МакКуин
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In just over a month or so Steve McQueen will have been dead for 40 years. His legacy as both an actor, an icon, and a talented driver and motorcyclist are all assured, but as the years go by, how do we introduce Steve McQueen to new generations? Obviously it's about his filmography, but not everything is easily accessible nowadays, even some of his more well known films have never had a dvd release, never mind a Blu Ray upgrade. Television repeats of his films normally begin and end with The Great Escape or The Magnificent Seven, so how do we keep McQueen relevant? Well documentaries like this one certainly help, and although not every facet of McQueen's personality is…
I've struggled to put into words just what made Steve McQueen such a hero for me. It would be easy to say that he was a maverick, an anti-hero, a rebel, someone who did things his way and didn't take any shit from anyone, but there was much more to him than that. I've been obsessed with McQueen for years now, I've seen every film at some point, collected books and biographies of his life, and tried to collect the odd bit of memorabilia if I could. To say he was a complicated guy would be an understatement, he wasn't all icy blue eyes and a swagger, there was insecurity, a temper, and a jealous streak that saw him alienate…
Arte hat den Titel "King of Cool" nicht umsonst gewählt, denn niemand konnte mit stahlblauen Augen und Rollkragenpulli so natürlich "cool" glotzen wie der amerikanische Rennfahrerjunkie, der sich zufällig im Zweitleben als Schauspieler verdiente.
Sohnemann Chad McQueen scheint gerne wie Papa sein zu wollen, doch auch die Sonnenbrille, die er während des Interviews niemals absetzt kann nur unzulänglich verdecken, dass es bei ihm nicht ganz so weit mit der Souveränität steht.
Die Enkel vor die Kamera zu zerren, ist ebenfalls fragwürdig, scheinen sie doch viel zu jung zu sein, etwas gewinnbringendes zum berühmten "Opa" beizutragen.
Dafür gibt es einige Originalaufnahmen, ein paar unbequeme, nicht reißerische Wahrheiten und etwas viel Bedürfnis, McQueen ein Denkmal zu bauen.
Das ist allerdings nicht nötig, das hat McQueen bereits zu Lebzeiten selbst getan,,,
I'm a child of the Eighties, but when I was growing up, my acting heroes were Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. It could be said that initially both men had to work hard at the craft of acting, to escape the shadow cast by the likes of Brando and Dean in the Fifties, but their screen presence and charisma were undeniable, and they would both go on to forge legendary careers in their own right, playing some of the definitive anti-heroes in cinema history.
I had McQueen in mind recently because it wasn't that long ago that I watched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, in which he briefly appears as a character played by Damian Lewis, plus I've just…
Now the name Steve McQueen might be synonymous these days with the director of 'Shame' and '12 Years a Slave', but before that there was the star actor of the 1950s-70s, the man who 'all men wanted to be' and 'all women wanted to be with'.
Narrated by Robert Downey Jr, this fast-moving documentary pays tribute to the king of 'Cool', the confident, charming, charismatic, car-racing icon with the piercing blue eyes and the relaxed way of acting. I think McQueen was an underrated actor, and it is a shame we don't see that much of his work these days other than a handful of big titles.
He didn't live that long, dying of cancer at the age of fifty,…
if you like steve McQueen you'll probably like this doc. although you might moan that it could be twice as long and still not cover everything properly.
if you don't like steve McQueen you probably wont watch it in the first place.
but if you don't like steve McQueen, what are you doing on a film site?
A pretty thorough doc about the "King of Cool".
Told via interviews with family, ex-wives, close friends and co-workers as well as many movie clips and a few interviews with McQueen himself, it's a great fix for all those McQueen fans out there.
It walks you chronologically through his filmography and personal life. I really liked the structure a lot. And although McQueen became quite difficult to work with after a while, it's a very positive presentation of things without glossing over it too much. Dug the way they handled that.
(currently available for rental on Amazon)
Mit 50 Jahren ist ein großartiger Schauspieler einfach viel zu früh von uns gegangen.
Krebs ist scheiße...
A great look at a very interesting and incomparable star. McQueen did it all. The interviews and the interviewees make this what it is. There’s a wide spread on offer. I definitely learned a lot and I would be more encouraged to check out some more of his films that I have missed out on.
Ich mag Steve McQueen-Filme wirklich sehr gerne und konnte seinen Spitznamen „King of Cool“ nach spätestens zwei Filmen mehr als verstehen. Danach habe ich mir erstmal einige Filme mehr mit ihm gekauft und wurde eigentlich nur bei Le Mans etwas enttäuscht. Die Doku ist zwar kein absolutes Highlight, aber mehr als sehenswert, wenn man etwas mehr über diesen Schauspieler herausfinden möchte.
