Steve McQueen was a motorcycle enthusiast, and Steves contract stipulated that his character Virgil Hilts makes his escape in the movie "The Great Escape" on a motorcycle, sealed his "legend" status for all time. The movie was released in 1963 and enthusiastic audiences came to see what was acclaimed to be one of the best War movies ever made.

Steve McQueen was a legend and great rider who performed most of his stunts,...except one, the one over the famous barbed wire fence, Steve crashed trying that one. Steve enlisted his pal, Bud Elkins to do the stunt. Bud went on to be Steve's first and foremost stunt double in most of his future movies.

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