His own soda pop machine. Air conditioning. The finest cotton underwear. Someone else doing the work. That’s M/Sgt. Maxwell Slaughter’s (Jackie Gleason) game – and man, can he play it. Just ask Supply Sgt. Eustis Clay (Steve McQueen), who idolizes the big, shrewd, supremely self-confident older man...
My Favorite Steve McQueen Movie
Pros: Entertaining, High Production Value, Engaging Characters, Original
Describe Yourself: Movie Buff
This was Jackie Gleason's best screen role, even better than Minnesota Fats. This movie was in a lot of ways like the great Warners cartoon with the little dog worshipping the big bulldog. Gleason was the bulldog and McQueen was the little dog. Long before the Fonz, Gleason had a magic touch with a coke machine. It was also reminiscent of some of the best episodes of Sgt. Bilko. I laughed and cried at this movie and am so glad that it is finally on DVD. Great adaptation of the book, although because of screen censorship, the last line of the book couldn't be said by McQueen. Just imagine if he could have said it. This is also my favorite Steve McQueen movie. I like it even more than Bullitt.
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