BilSabab@lemmy.worldM to ClassicFilms@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoSteve McQueen with his stunt man Bud Elkins during the filming of “The Great Escape” (1963)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1imageSteve McQueen with his stunt man Bud Elkins during the filming of “The Great Escape” (1963)lemmy.worldBilSabab@lemmy.worldM to ClassicFilms@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoWasn’t Elkins the inspiration for the Cliff Booth character?
minus-squareBilSabab@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoI think it was Hal Needham. Rick is most definitely inspired by Burt Reynolds 60s career slump so it is easy to assume Cliff is based on Needham.
Wasn’t Elkins the inspiration for the Cliff Booth character?
I think it was Hal Needham. Rick is most definitely inspired by Burt Reynolds 60s career slump so it is easy to assume Cliff is based on Needham.