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*This list is dedicated to all biker-film connoisseurs, aficionados
and aesthetes. Ride on dudes and dudettes! ~AH(1)The Wild One-1954 (Marlon Brando,Lee Marvin);
(2)Motorcycle Gang-1957;
(3)The Wild Angels-1966 (Peter Fonda,Bruce Dern,Michael J. Pollard);
(4)Hell's Angels On Wheels-1967 (Jack Nicholson);
(5)Easy Rider-1969 (Jack Nicholson,Peter Fonda,Dennis Hopper;
(6)The Cycle Savages-1969 (Bruce Dern);
(7)Hell's Bloody Devils-1970 (Broderick Crawford);
(8)Hog Wild-1980;
(9)Hell's Angels Forever-1983;
(10)Motorcycle Gang-1994 (Jake Busey).
Follow Ups:
Hollywood hasn't been able to revive the biker genre in recent years.- Torque is a video game put on the big screen. All flash, no heart, story that involves getting from point A to point Z with little character development to get the viewer involved.
- Biker Boyz tries to offer a more realistic picture of modern-day bikers. To its credit, the story develops an interesting and realistic dilema for the characters. Somehow, though, it isn't particularly compelling as a drama, and I lost interest in the action scenes because they are more subdued than someting like Torque. It's not easy to make a "realistic" race interesting, and you weren't quite on the edge of your seat about what the outcomes of the races would mean.
On the other hand, moving a little away from bikes, I will say that I did enjoy The Fast and the Furious. It was the right blend of beautiful people, crazy stunts and compelling character conflict for a popcorn movie.
2 Fast 2 Furious was a throwaway, all flash and no heart like Torque, except that it does feature the most beautiful Eva Mendes.
(Gulp! Patrick and Victor may never read another one of my posts now that I've admitted to watching these films!)
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Today, with all the hard competition in the music business, it's almost impossible to come up with anything totally original. So we haven't. However, this disc was made with the accent on heavy music.
How about this one? I haven't seen it yet, but getting decent reviews.
Loved your list but allow me to add five more films to it:
Hell's Angels '69 (1969)The "Ocean's Eleven" of biker films, as the actual members of the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angels hit the Vegas strip with a couple of thrill seekers using them as cover for a daring robbery. Sonny Barger and Terry the Tramp in supporting roles. A late Sixties existentialist ending, too.
C. C. and Company (1970)
Joe Namath. Ann Margaret. Choppers galore. If you gasped at the scene in "Straw Dogs" where Susan George kisses one of her attackers, you'll recognize its predecessor here when "Stockholm Syndrome" victim Ann Margaret cozies up to Broadway Joe!
Born Losers (1967)
The first Billy Jack film has a biker gang terrorizing the families of a group of girls who went riding with them and discovered the road to drugs and rape! Billy Jack is there to help the one girl who decides to testify against them.
Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
Even if you are in a biker gang, you don't interrupt a satanic ceremony! One of the bikers has been turned into a werewolf, but which one? A real casting coup here, with Barry ("Eve of Destruction") in this one!
Rebel Rousers (1969)
A group of bikers hold a drag race to decide who gets to claim a pregnant woman. Yes...a PREGNANT woman! Incredible cast list includes Bruce Dern, Harry Dean Stanton, Diane Ladd, and Jack Nicholson (dig those crazy pants!). Shot in '67 but not released until after "Easy Rider" was a hit. That should tell you just how great this one is!
Thanks for additions Gee LP. I was going to add "The Born Losers"
as I recalled it late. Add "On Any Sunday"-1971, a motorcycling
fun film with Steve McQueen (remember his bike escapade in "The
Great Escape"?)and pop film score by Dominic Frontiere; followed by 1981 sequel with Bruce Penhall.Will have to check out "Rebel Rousers", quite a lineup. Yes, I
recall Barry McGuire, former green beret I believe.Notes: "Motorcycle Gang"-1957 features Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.
Laslo Kovacs' cinematography in several biker films, most notable
in "Easy Rider". Next time you watch that film, dig the 360 degree
pan of the various and sundry hippy commune inhabitants-visitors
during opening prayer! Putt...putt...putt... ~AH
Liked your additions to the list...I stayed within the boundaries of biker gang/chopper films...but I am interested in the earlier motorcycle films...pre-1965. The one with "Alfafa" sounds like a must-see! Thanks for your original post and your follow-up! It was a lot of fun to make my additions to your list.
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