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Steve McQueen - Actor - Hollywood Legend

At Harvest America 2017, Pastor Greg Laurie gave audiences a preview of his film, the untold story of acting legend Steve McQueen’s journey to faith, scheduled to hit theaters in fall 2017.| Image credit: Harvest Ministries

A Hollywood superstar in the ’60s and ’70s, Steve McQueen had everything fame and fortune could provide.  Drugs. Even today, he’s a beloved movie/action/style icon. McQueen had it all, but he wasn’t happy.

Known for his daredevil motorcycling in The Great Escape (1963) and his memorialized Ford Mustang GT chase scene in Bullitt (1968), McQueen made the most daring decision of his life six months before his fatal cancer diagnosis. He decided to follow Jesus. Steve McQueen became a Christian.

His incredible life story and journey to faith in Christ is the subject of a new documentary, Steve McQueen: American Icon (in select theaters for a special one-night event on Thursday, September 28). It will offer fans first-hand accounts, including interviews with McQueen’s third wife/widow Barbara Minty, family, friends, and fan/actor Mel Gibson. Never-before-seen photos released by Minty specifically for this documentary will also feature.  Read the full story…. www1.cbn.com

 

Steve McQueen: American Icon Official Movie Trailer


Greg Laurie: Harvest Ministries has partnered with the Erwin Brothers—the filmmakers that produced October Baby, Moms’ Night Out, and Woodlawn—to bring you the new feature film Steve McQueen: American Icon.

Steve McQueen truly is an American icon. Recently, Esquire Magazine noted that even 50 years after his career’s peak, Steve McQueen “is still the King of Cool.”

Greg Laurie states, “That is the story I want to tell in this film—a story people have never seen before.” Producer and director Jon Erwin said, “This film will be a one-night, nationwide cinematic event that will invade hundreds, perhaps a thousand theaters this fall. And most importantly, it will create an opportunity for Pastor Greg to use the story of how Steve McQueen found redemption and hope, and offer that same gospel message to the live theater audience.”

Thursday, September 28 at a theater near you.  Website:  http://stevemcqueenmovie.com

 

 

Steve McQueen Book – The Salvation of an American Icon

Steve McQueen Book - The Salvation of An American Icon

Steve McQueen Book – The Salvation of An American Icon by Pastor Greg Laurie

In the 1960s, McQueen was, according to box office receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation and one of the coolest men to ever walk the planet. Greg Laurie was a teen at the time and an ardent fan of “The King of Cool,” first mesmerized by McQueen in 1963’s The Great Escape. Like millions of cinema fans, Greg developed a lifelong fascination with the actor. Now he has a chance to tell McQueen’s story.

McQueen was a complex, contradictory man who lived the same way he drove his motorcycles and cars: fearlessly, ruthlessly and at top speed. After a lifetime of fast cars, women and drugs, McQueen took a surprising detour.

In this book, Laurie thoughtfully interviews members of Steve McQueen’s family, friends, co-stars, associates, widow and pastor to tell of the dramatic life-change for the actor in the spring of 1979 – six months before McQueen was diagnosed with terminal cancer.  Learn more…

 

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Cee Harmon is the founder of Elevate Christian Network and Elevate Your Potential Magazine. He enjoys helping people improve the quality of their lives - spirit, soul, and body.
 
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