On Any Sunday (1971)

Directed by Bruce Brown. With Steve McQueen, Bruce Brown, David Evans, John Forker. Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.

On Any Sunday is a 1971 American documentary film about motorcycle sport, directed by Bruce Brown. It was nominated for a 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

1971 El documental de Bruce Brown On Any Sunday fue revolucionario en el mundo de las carreras de motos. Steve McQueen, fue nominado a un Oscar al mejor docu...

A documentary following the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts, including actor Steve McQueen. Featuring the legendary Malcolm Smith, this Bru...

Featuring the legendary Malcolm Smith, this Bruce Brown film is a timeless classic unmatched by todays backyard video conglomeration. Bruce Brown is a master of entertaining quality videos. His coverage of these classic events will keep you on your toes.

With narration by co-producer Steve McQueen (who also races in some of its segments), director Bruce Brown (best-known for his poetic surfing documentary, Endless Summer) takes us into the incredibly varied and physically demanding world of motorcycle racing. Shot during a two-year period and edited from over 150 hours of footage, the film sets a new standard in motorcycle racing photography, and the film's action is enhanced by Dominic Frontiere's musical score. Along with other types of racing, Moto-Cross racing from the wilds of northern Canada (where wheels have two-inch steel spikes for traction in ice) to the Mojave desert is shown. While some European motorcycle racing is shown, such as the English Trials, most of the film concentrates on the American racing scene. Footage of the day-to-day life of McQueen, sportsman Malcom Smith and champion Mert Lawwill, as they participate in the racing circuit, helps to tie the film together.

Calvin Trillin is a man with an interesting job. He wanders all over the United States for the New Yorker magazine and files dispatches about what our fellow Americans are up to in Duluth, Altoona, Cincinnati, and all the Holiday Inns and Howard Johnson's in between. At one time or another he has studied the life styles of Paul Anderson (world's champion weight lifter) and Fats Cohen (world's champion pizza eater, until a recent diet).

Overview of On Any Sunday, 1971, directed by Bruce Brown, with Bruce Brown, Mert Lawwill, Steve McQueen, at Turner Classic Movies

On Any Sunday has been described as the “most exciting film ever made” on motorcycling but there are plenty of things folks don’t know about the movie.

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