Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Mimi Freedman

Writer:

Mimi Freedman (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

The life and times of actor Steve McQueen, on the 75th anniversary of his birth |

Cast

Steve McQueen	...	Himself - interviewee (archive footage) (archive sound)
Robert Culp	...	Himself - interviewee
Neile Adams	...	Herself - interviewee
Suzanne Pleshette	...	Herself - interviewee
Martin Landau	...	Himself - interviewee
Hillard Elkins	...	Himself (as Hilly Elkins)
Don Gordon	...	Himself - interviewee
David Foster	...	Himself - interviewee
Robert E. Relyea	...	Himself - interviewee (as Robert Relyea)
Lawrence Kasdan	...	Himself - interviewee
Walter Mirisch	...	Himself - interviewee
Robert Vaughn	...	Himself - interviewee
Eli Wallach	...	Himself - interviewee
Richard Attenborough	...	Himself - interviewee (as Lord Richard Attenborough)
Bud Ekins	...	Himself - interviewee
Charles Champlin	...	Himself - interviewee
Pat E. Johnson	...	Himself - interviewee (as Pat Johnson)
Loren Janes	...	Himself - interviewee
William Claxton	...	Himself - interviewee
Norman Jewison	...	Himself - interviewee
Chad McQueen	...	Himself - interviewee
Haskell Wexler	...	Himself - interviewee
Peter Yates	...	Himself - interviewee
Bill Hickman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mario Iscovich	...	Himself - interviewee
Alec Baldwin	...	Himself - interviewee
Katherine Haber	...	Herself - interviewee
Barbara Minty	...	Herself - interviewee
LeVar Burton	...	Himself - interviewee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann-Margret	...	(archive footage)
Ralph Bellamy	...	(archive footage)
Joan Blondell	...	(archive footage)
Yul Brynner	...	(archive footage)
Cab Calloway	...	(archive footage)
Richard Crenna	...	(archive footage)
Faye Dunaway	...	(archive footage)
Dustin Hoffman	...	(archive footage)
Dean Jones	...	(archive footage)
Ali MacGraw	...	(archive footage)
Karl Malden	...	(archive footage)
Paul Newman	...	(archive footage)
Simon Oakland	...	(archive footage)
Slim Pickens	...	(archive footage)
Edward G. Robinson	...	(archive footage)
William Shatner	...	(archive footage)
Frank Sinatra	...	(archive footage)
Tuesday Weld	...	(archive footage)

Directed by
Mimi Freedman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mimi Freedman		writer

Produced by
Tom Brown	....	executive producer: Turner Classic Movies
Hillard Elkins	....	producer
Julie Frankel	....	producer
Mimi Freedman	....	producer
Leslie Greif	....	executive producer
Monica Magyarosy	....	field producer
Melissa Roller	....	supervising producer: Turner Classic Movies
Kathy Williamson	....	producer

Film Editing by
Nathan A. Erickson		(as Nathan Erickson)

Makeup Department
Damon Charles	....	hair stylist
Damon Charles	....	makeup artist
Wayne Massarelli	....	hair stylist (as Wayne Masserelli)
Wayne Massarelli	....	makeup artist (as Wayne Masserelli)
Mary McNamara	....	hair stylist
Mary McNamara	....	makeup artist
Jeffrey Sacino	....	hair stylist
Jeffrey Sacino	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Joanne Rubino	....	executive in charge of production

Sound Department
Scott Bardolf	....	sound (as Scott Bardof)
Mike Bidese	....	sound (as Mike Bedese)
Rick Brush	....	sound
Devendra Damon Cleary	....	sound
Samuel F. Kaufman	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Sam Kaufmann)
Michael Sakaniwa	....	sound (as Mike Sakaniwa)
Paul Stula	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Matt Greenstone	....	animation
Matt Greenstone	....	motion graphics

Camera and Electrical Department
Gary Benham	....	electrician
Rick Davis	....	camera operator
Aaron Estrada	....	additional camera operator
Guy Jackson	....	camera operator
Randy Krehbiel	....	camera operator
Nick Martin	....	camera operator
Xavier Mendoza	....	electrician
Josh Moody	....	camera operator
Garry Nardilla	....	camera operator (as Gary Nardilla)
Jeff Noble	....	electrician
Denis Sugimoto	....	electrician (as Denny Sugimoto)
Greg Taylor	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Sarah Brockhoff	....	assistant editor
Dave Keffer	....	on-line editor
Scott Weiss	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Tim Aarons	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Maggie Clough	....	production assistant: TCM
Donna Forrest	....	rights and clearances supervisor
Matt Greenstone	....	titles
Michi Jones	....	research and clearance
Ani Minasian	....	research and clearance
David Minerva	....	location production assistant
Leslie Plumlee	....	production accountant
Elias Savada	....	copyright researcher
Pierson Silver	....	location production assistant
Shalawn Tappin	....	executive assistant

Thanks
Neile Adams	....	very special thanks
Peter C. Borsari	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Shannon Davis	....	special thanks
Wendell Dowling	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Doug Dullenkopf	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Bud Ekins	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Barry Feinstein	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
David Garfield	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Don Gordon	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Curt Gunther	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Katherine Haber	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Jack H. Harris	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Patrice Hennebert	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Mario Iscovich	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Loren Janes	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Tom Karsch	....	special thanks
Gary Lewis	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Lacey Long	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by (as Lacy Long)
Chad McQueen	....	special thanks
Barbara Minty	....	special thanks (as Barbara McQueen Brunsvold)
Donna Redden	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Donna Redden	....	special thanks
Al Satterwhite	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Rick Spalla	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Marshall Terrill	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Marshall Terrill	....	special thanks
John Waggaman	....	acknowledgment: footage and stills provided by
Liz Weller	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Greif Company, The

Distributors

• NHK (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• WoWow (2006) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Academy Foundation  footage and stills provided by
• Alan Ett Music Group  music composed by
• Aleph Records  music provided by
• Beech Grove Historical Society  footage and stills provided by
• Beech Grove Public Library  footage and stills provided by
• Boys Republic  footage and stills provided by
• C-BUB  footage and stills provided by
• CBS Broadcasting  footage and stills provided by
• City of Slater, Missouri  footage and stills provided by
• Columbia Pictures  footage and stills provided by
• Demont Photo Management  footage and stills provided by
• EMI Music Publishing  music provided by
• Getty Images  footage and stills provided by
• Globe Photos  footage and stills provided by (as Globe Photos)
• Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation  footage and stills provided by
• Hollywood Newsreel Syndicate  footage and stills provided by (as Hollywood Newsreel)
• Hope Enterprises  footage and stills provided by
• L.A. Digital Post  post-production facilities
• MGM Clip + Still  footage and stills provided by
• MGM Music Inc.  music provided by
• MPTV  footage and stills provided by
• Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences  footage and stills provided by (as Margaret Herrick Library)
• Media City Sound  audio post-production
• New York Public Library's Friedman Abeles Collection  footage and stills provided by
• Opus I Production Music Library  music composed by (as Opus I Music Library)
• Paramount Pictures  footage and stills provided by
• Passport International Entertainment  footage and stills provided by
• Photo Fest  footage and stills provided by
• Playbill  footage and stills provided by
• Shooting Star  footage and stills provided by
• Steve McQueen/Neile Adams Collection  footage and stills provided by
• Streamline Films  footage and stills provided by
• StudioCanal Image  footage and stills provided by
• The Picture Desk Inc.  footage and stills provided by
• Turner Entertainment  footage and stills provided by (as Turner Entertainment Co.)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation  footage and stills provided by
• UCLA Film and Television Archive  footage and stills provided by
• WPA Film Library  footage and stills provided by
• Warner Brothers Entertainment  footage and stills provided by (as Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.)
• Worldwide Entertainment Corporation  footage and stills provided by
• Worldwide Photos  footage and stills provided by (as AP/Wide World Photos)

Runtime:

USA:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | USA:TV-MA

Company:

Greif Company, The

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD for Bullitt (1968), released in 2005.

Movie Connections:

References Love Story (1970)

Video history of one of the most dynamic and individualistic actors in film history.

As a MAJOR McQueen fan all of my life, I was eager to see this documentary and I was not disappointed. Many actors whom I have enjoyed and admired were interviewed and greatly added to the interest of the film. I especially enjoyed the interviews with his friends behind the camera and his relationship with them. I must agree with an earlier reviewer who commented on Neile Adams' statements but I also saw a woman who still loved that man after all these years. McQueen's last years as he battled with cancer were heart-wrenching but, I think, were handled with such honesty that it was bearable. Those last interviews were awesome and is this beautiful film available on DVD yet?