Chase Scene Filmed While BART Was Under Construction

While checking for new movies added to Hulu, I stumbled across the 1971 film The Organization. It stars Sidney Poitier reprising his role as Lt. Virgil Tibbs from In the Heat of the Night.  Except for this time he’s on the trail of a bunch of heroin smugglin’ honkies with the help of some concerned Teamsters in San Francisco (including a very young Raul Julia). It’s standard seventies caper flick fare, though with a  multi-cultural cast, funky electro-jazz soundtrack, and of course great views of The City.  The highlight is the final chase scene, which takes place underneath Market Street while the Muni and BART tunnels were still under construction. It’s the equivalent of a full-nude peep show for public transportation fetishists.

See Previously:

– John Law on The History Channel’s Cities of the Underworld

– The Times of Harvey Milk Documentary Now on Hulu

– 7th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride by Improv Everywhere