The Great Escape

“My first choice today is the first film my family saw together, which was in the back of our car at a drive-in. The Great Escape, well, I had grown up in the theater. My parents were in the theater, so it was all plays. Shakespeare, Chekhov. And suddenly mom and dad took us to see a real entertaining movie. Not only did I experience World War II for the first time, really, at nine years old, but saw some of the greatest movie stars all in one spot. Steve McQueen’s escape on his motorcycle...”

“The Great Escape. It epitomized so much about rugged performances. And the idea of someone needing to get out from where they are. Just a great, great film with some amazing performances. Great soundtrack. And the best motorcycle jump. You know, you can do all your crazy modern-day stuff, but sometimes just a good old visceral man without a helmet, bit of grass, bit of razor wire, it works. Like, it just always seemed real.”

“Oh, Great Escape. Done. Sorry, last one.”