Bullitt for Best Action Drama, Best Action Performance (Steve McQueen) and Best Female New Face (Jacqueline Bisset). In 2000, the Society of Camera Operators awarded "Bullitt" its "Historical Shot" award to David M. Walsh. The famous car chase was later spoofed in Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy film, "What's Up, Doc?", the Clint Eastwood film, "The Dead Pool", in the "Futurama" episode, "Bendin' in the Wind," and in the "Archer" season six episode, "The Kanes." "Bullitt" producer Philip D'Antoni went on to film two more car chases, for "The French Connection" and "The Seven-Ups", both set and shot in New York City.
Bullitt the live band playing in the background is Meridian West, a jazz quartet that McQueen had seen performing at the famous Sausalito restaurant, The Trident. "Bullitt" garnered both critical acclaim and box office success. Produced on a $5.5 million budget, the film grossed over $42.3 million in the US, making it the 5th highest-grossing film of 1968. "Bullitt" was well received by critics and is considered by some to be one of the best films of 1968. At the time, Renata Adler made the film a "New York Times" Critics' Pick, calling it a "terrific movie, just right for Steve