The Steve McQueen Collection (The Great Escape / Junior Bonner / The Magnificent Seven / The Thomas Crown Affair)

Actor Steve McQueen was a man of a few words and plenty of action...Whether it be horses, motorcycles or a dune buggy, he takes the film goer for the thrill ride that they never will forget

The four in this collection (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Junior Bonner) highlight McQueen as action star.

In the Magnificent Seven, MCQueen is one of seven gunslingers (Others include Yul Brenner, Brad Dexter, Robert Vaughn, Charles Bronson, and James Colburn) who protect a small town from bandits Lead by Eli Wallach

In The Great Escape, McQueen plays the Coller King. He is part of a POW Camp in Germany who work out an escape plan. In the cass are the acting talents of Charles Bronson, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Donald Pleasance, James Colburn and David McCallum. Great Motorcycles stunts are part this film.

In the film Junior Bonner, This film is a tribute to the rodeo and its cowboys. McQueen plays the title character.

There is a cat and mouse game between Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway in The Thomas Crown Affair. This stylist caper mystery plays out in the jet setters playground and trapping of the 1960's.

All these films are well made and still holds up today. If you like these four films, seek out more McQueen stuff like The Essential Steve McQueen Collection (Bullitt Two-Disc Special Edition / The Getaway Deluxe Edition / The Cincinnati Kid / Papillon / Tom Horn / Never So Few) for more action and thrills or Wanted: Dead or Alive - Season One

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I gave this to my husband for xmas and he loved it. A great collection. Good quality.

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The one word that is always used to describe actor Steve McQueen is cool. He was the essence of cool. The movies he made were always considered the epitome of cool. He was a hard working, hard playing rebel who had the kind of dangerous charisma that women found attractive and men wanted to emulate. McQueen died in 1980 but left behind a considerable legacy. MGM has repackaged several of his movies in a box set that provides an interesting cross-section of his work, that ranges from the ensemble piece, The Magnificent Seven to the rich, characterization of Junior Bonner that would mark his later films.

McQueen died from lung cancer at the age of 50 but left and enduring legacy behind. He continues to be a much admired and respected actor. This box set is a fitting reminder of the kind of range McQueen was capable of as an actor.

On The Magnificent Seven DVD there is an audio commentary by James Coburn, Eli Wallach, producer Walter Mirisch and assistant director Robert Relyea. This is a solid commentary packed with rich anecdotes with no one person dominating.

"Guns for Hire: The Making of The Magnificent Seven," is a retrospective look at the making of this classic. Most of the main cast are interviewed either in new or vintage footage in this excellent documentary.

There are two trailers and a still gallery with behind the scenes photos, portraits and production and poster art. *NOTE* However, be forewarned, this is not the awesome 2-DVD Special Edition that came out awhile ago. Why MGM didn't include this version in the box set is beyond me. Disappointing.

The Great Escape DVD features a decent making of documentary entitled, "Return to the Great Escape." Interestingly, the screenplay was never finished and this upset McQueen so much (because his part had not been defined) that he walked out after six weeks demanding his part be rewritten. It took Coburn and Garner to coax him back.

Also included is a theatrical trailer.

The Thomas Crown Affair disc has an audio commentary by Norman Jewison. He admits that the film places an emphasis on style over content and saw it as an experiment in film style. This is a solid track from the veteran filmmaker.

There is also a trailer.

Finally, on the Junior Bonner DVD is an audio commentary by Peckinpah authors Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle with moderator Nick Redman. They point out the richness of the direction and how it is a very visual film with minimal use of dialogue, especially McQueen's character. Like with their Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia commentary track, these guys provide an excellent analysis of the movie.