Steve McQueen: Desert Racer (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Steve McQueen: Desert Racer is a documentary film directed by Jon Brewer, running about 48 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Steve McQueen: Desert Racer stars Charley Boorman as Narrator (voice), Chad McQueen as Himself and Steve McQueen as Himself (archive footage).

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Steve McQueen: Desert Racer sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Steve McQueen: Desert Racer page.

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