Author Topic: Bike Movies (Read 9222 times)

Cargo7 · « **on:** November 11, 2005, 12:53:19 AM »

OK folks - it feels like winter up here in BC. My insurance just ran out for the year and it feels like rain for awhile. That means less riding and more bench racing...

I've collected a number of good cage movies over the years - you know all the usual suspects in the B-movie line up. Gumball, Cannonball, Mad Mad World, Ronin, Christine, Italian Jobs etc.

I'd be interested in hearing if we know of any good bike movies out there - I have McQueen's Great Escape which has a bit of good 2 wheeled action. I've got Torque (Hey it was only 10 bucks).

Any suggestions besides GP500 videos to fill the void? Ron.

Red01 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2005, 02:40:17 AM »

On Any Sunday, or the two follow-ups & Faster are good moto documentarys.

There was a 1 hour special (40 minutes after you take out commercials) on Miguel Duhamel on Speed the other day called "Duhamel - Adrenaline Rush" - had some family clips of Miguel back when he was a kid and his dad Yvon was a pro racer. Not bad, but more of an interview format with family films thrown in. The did show a lot of footage of Miguel crashing...

B-grade cage movies - got Two Lane Blacktop, Vanishing Point, Gone in 60 Seconds (the original)?

oremike · « **Reply #2 on:** November 11, 2005, 03:11:03 AM »

Dust to glory is good, I have a couple Isle of Man DVD's one called the Road Racers and V-Four Victory and the other called TT a Film Documentary. Whitehorse Press it good for moto stuff.

stian · « **Reply #3 on:** November 11, 2005, 05:25:50 AM »

None of you guys heard of Biker Boyz ?

billster · « **Reply #4 on:** November 11, 2005, 05:51:05 AM »

The two greatest bike flicks:

"The Wild One" with Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin (1953) - an American classic!

"On Any Sunday" - featuring Steve McQueen, Malcolm Smith and Mert Lawill. The way it WAS!

Amazon's got 'em both for a song....enjoy.

Billster

PitterB4 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 11, 2005, 06:27:52 AM »

Quote from: "stian"

None of you guys heard of Biker Boyz ?

Burn rubber, not your soul!

One of my fav old cage movies is Steven Speilberg's first movie - "Duel"

billster · « **Reply #6 on:** November 11, 2005, 06:36:15 AM »

Duel is excellent! I remember reading it in a magazine before it became a movie. Dennis Weaver is good.

B

aussiebandit · « **Reply #7 on:** November 11, 2005, 07:51:01 AM »

If you guys in the 'states can get hold of them, 2 of the best bike movies I've seen are

1. Stone - '70's Aussie cult classic - about a cop (Stone) who goes undercover with the Grave Diggers MC to find out whose killing them - great film - particularly if your a fan of the Z900's

2. Mad Max - starring Mel Gibson I've been on all the roads in this movie, filmed around the Geelong/Werribee/Laverton/Anakie areas (not Mad Max 2 - it's a good movie but not many bikes and definitly not Mad Max 3 - Beyond boredom)

GaryB12VA · « **Reply #8 on:** November 11, 2005, 02:59:25 PM »

Hey Mick,

If you're referring to Stone Cold starring Brian Bosworth (the ex-NFL football player) that was a good movie to watch. I particularly enjoyed the scenes of the choppers riding through the courthouse.

Here's a link for those who don't remember this flick

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102984/

Vidrazor · « **Reply #9 on:** November 11, 2005, 03:12:37 PM »

Not to mention of course Easy Rider, which made it to the National Archives.

There's also an interesting doc made back in the 80s called Dawn Riders about what is now a famouse Sunday morning motorcycle ride along the California coast. Not sure if it's readily available, however. Dawn Riders was the catalyst that finally made me get the motorcycle license I planned to do thirty years back...

Cargo7 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 11, 2005, 04:31:40 PM »

I almost forgot about Easy Rider. I'm ordering "On Any Sunday" and "Faster" via Amazon.

I started riding dirt in the early 70's and been riding street since '76 and I've never actually seen On Any Sunday - so something to look forward to!

Great suggestions, Ron

Sven · « **Reply #11 on:** November 11, 2005, 06:16:20 PM »

I like TORQUE. Yeah, it's the silliest entry in the FAST & FURIOUS set, but it's good natured silly, with comic book dialog and some cool stunts (with liberal help from the CGI). Get buzzed on whatever you get buzzed on and enjoy!

Red01 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2005, 07:31:44 PM »

...and Torque even has a cameo appearance of a 2G B12 near the end...

devildog0 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2005, 11:47:49 PM »

Torque only has one good part as far as I could tell. Towards the beggening where they are riding an awesome set of twisties.

Sven · « **Reply #14 on:** November 12, 2005, 12:13:17 AM »

Quote from: "devildog0"

Torque only has one good part as far as I could tell. Towards the beggening where they are riding an awesome set of twisties.

The sequence on the train, which is of course totally impossible (drop the bike sideways between two cars? Maybe on a trials bike!) was totally a blast in the theater. Like many movies, the home experience mahes the special effects not-so-special. But for lightweight fun, I'd otherwise have to disagree with you. The bike-top fight between the two chicks near the end? The R.O.T.JEDI-like chanse through the palms? It's high-octane fun, and you can tell 'em Sven says so!