Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)

Steve McQueen: The Man u0026 Le Mans: Directed by Gabriel Clarke, John McKenna. With Steve McQueen, Neile Adams, Chad McQueen, Haig Alltounian. This Cannes-selected documentary reveals the true story behind the infamously troubled film shoot that nearly destroyed the career of Hollywood icon Steve McQueen.

“This documentary presents, through the use of a few recently discovered audio tapes, the man himself speaking, and through both present day and period filmed first-person accounts of many others involved with the making of the 1971 commercial failure of an auto racing film, how the actor would find his – at the time – skyrocketing Hollywood career taking a momentary nosedive due to his single-minded passion to produce a motor sports movie sans the usual u0026quot;personal/love interestu0026quot; backstories to be found within most all of this sort of film genre. In other words, just a movie featuring McQueenu0026#39;s u0026quot;love interestu0026quot;…auto racing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt also includes many filmed recollections of his first wife, entertainer Neile Adams, and their son Chad McQueen, and thus also attempts to bring the actoru0026#39;s personal and family life into focus at a time in which the marriage was coming to an end due to McQueenu0026#39;s persistent philandering and a seeming sense of his own personal career hubris.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is probably going to be best enjoyed by fans of McQueen and/or auto racing and/or those interested in documentaries showcasing the business of film-making. Iu0026#39;m interested in the business of filmmaking and the careers and lives of the stars, and my opinion afterwards was that u0026quot;The King of Coolu0026quot; could be, under stress, very difficult, just like any of us can be. Also be warned that the language used gets pretty salty.”