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| Name | Comments | Synopsis | ||
| "Aftermath, The" | ||||
| "Akira" | 1988 | Synopsis: A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psionic psychopath that only two kids and a group of psionics can stop. | ||
| "Alice's Restaurant" | 1969 | Synopsis: Arlo Guthrie's song is converted into a motion picture. Arlo goes to see Alice for Thanksgivng and as a favor takes her trash to the dump. When the dump is closed, he drops it on top of another pile of garbage at the bottom of a ravine. When the local sheriff finds out a major manhunt begins. Arlo manages to survive the courtroom experience but it haunts him when he is to be inducted into the army via the draft. The movie follows the song with Arlo's voice over as both music and narration. | ||
| "Andy Griffith" | ...or the Andy Griffen show, when Barney rode an old sidecar unit, Andy not thinking this was a good idea, and convinced him it was an old war machine and that it should be in a museum. - Shawn | |||
| "Angels Hard As They Come"
| 1971 | A drug deal is foiled, when the cops show up. They agree to meet in a few days out in the desert and complete the deal. The Angels head for the meeting place. On the way they meet up with the Dragons and are invited to come party with some hippies in an old ghost town. The General, leader of the Dragons is a psychotic dwarf and his henchman Axe isn't to stable either. The trouble start when one of the hippie girls is murdered and the Dragons decide that one of the Angels did it. | ||
| "Any Which Way You Can" | 1980 | You mentioned the Clint Eastwood movies with the orangutan "Any which way but Loose" et al. You'll be happy to know that the Beyootiful red Honda Chopper that the leader of the "Black Widows" rode still exists just as it appeared in the movies, except for an extended outdoors storage which now makes it a candidate for your "Roach of the Month" section as well! I'll try to get a pic to you, but the current owner is a bit of a grouch. He also has the "Ponch Near Death Crash Bike" Suzuki so I'll try that one as well. (Contributed By Mark) | Synopsis: Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'. | |
| "Angels Unchained" | 1970 | As far as biker flicks go this is fairly mediocre. Well acted especially by Don Stroud and it was obviously influenced by "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Seven Samurai" but when you see a low budget film from AIP I kind of expect some exploitation. An abundance of nudity and good amount of violence. This film is really tame if you want to know the truth. A thin Tyne Daly takes off her top but her chest is strategically hidden behind something. Not a bad biker movie but it does need some sleaze and exploitation! | Synopsis: Biker Don Stroud, wandering across the country, is ready to finally settle down when he meets hippie commune member Tyne Daly. But when the neighboring townspeople try to drive the commune out, Stroud calls on his old chopper gang to even the score. With Aldo Ray, Luke Askew. | |
| "Angels From Hell" | 1968 | Synopsis: A destructive ex-motorcycle gang leader comes home from Vietnam to resume his life. His desire to form a powerful gang has the police running scared. But, will he succeed... | ||
| "Another 48 Hours" | 1990 | In "Another 48 Hours", the Jump bikes used in the Freeway scene started out as Honda's (the big Paris to Dakar type v-twin off-roader, I can't recall the name) with a bunch of HD parts added. (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: A sloppy white police officer has to team together with his black buddy who has only a few days left until he gets released from prison. Together they have to find an unscrupulous drug dealer who calls himself "The Iceman". Once again they only have 48 hours to fulfill their task. | |
| "Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes" | 1978 | Ossa Phantom 250 | I noticed your vintage bikes in the movies......there is one with a 74 250 pantooooom. I think it was released in suumer 78....maybe early 79 "Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes" and the Ossa was ridden by Ossa racing legend Keith Lynas!!!!!! A little trivia! | Synopsis: After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the traditionally docile fruit, a special government task force is set up to investigate the violent veggies and put a stop to their murderous spree. Included in this crack team are a lieutenant who never goes anywhere without his parachute, an underwater expert who's never out of his scuba gear, and a master of disguise who conceals his appearance by dressing as a black Adolf Hitler. |
| "Bad News Bears" | 1979 | Harley Davidson Z-90 | Shawn writes...How about "The Bad News Bears", about a kids baseball team. One of the kids rode to practice on a small dirt bike! "I believe the kid (Kelly) rode a H/D minicycle". Alain Coulom writes...About the Bad News Bears movie... the scene about the bike occurs relatively early in the film.... I'm almost 100% certain that the bike the kid is riding on is an Aermacchi (AMF Harley-Davidson) two stroke motorcycle.. Most likely a sprint 250...we watched the clip numerous times, and compared the gas tank graphics, the shape of the bike, and other features, and because of my interest in the Sprint, I'm almost certain it is....It's tough though, since the clip is so short, and the bikes moves away relatively quickly.... James Dillard writes...The character "Kelly" rode a 1975? Harley-Davidson Z-90 in the movie "Bad News Bears" from 1979. I know this because I bought a 1975 Z-90 and had it stripped by the dealer to make it look like a dirt bike.The owner of the dealership told me he sold 2 more stripped down Z-90's after he put mine on display before they delivered the bike to me. Just maybe the movie got the idea for that bike from mine. I really wish I still had this cycle, but I sold it as a teenager. | Synopsis: To avoid a year in jail, swimming pool cleaner Morris Buttermaker agrees to coach a Little League baseball team called the Bears. Unfortunately, the Bears are the worst team in the league, boasting a roster of the most inept and least disciplined players in school. Buttermaker, with the help of principal Rappant, eventually wins the respect of the Bears, and they even win a few games along the way. |
| "Batman" | 1989 | Norton Commando | ...Also, the first Batman movie where Burt Ward rides up to Wayne Manor on a Norton Commando. A few minutes later he's in Bruce's gararge looking at Vincent Black Shadow's ! (Contributed by Mike Bolton) | Synopsis: After a young boy witnesses his parents' murder on the streets of Gotham City, he grows up to become the Batman - a mysterious figure in the eyes of Gotham's citizens - who takes crime-fighting into his own hands. He first emerges out of the shadows when the Joker appears - a horribly disfigured individual who is out for revenge on his former employer and generally likes to have a good time - but the identity of the `bat' is unknown. Perhaps millionaire Bruce Wayne and photographer Vicki Vale have a good chance of finding out? |
| "Beach Blanket Bingo" * Frankie Avalon | 1965 | Some of the Frankie and Annette beach movies have a biker gang and bikes (remember Eric Von Zipper) (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: Between surfing, partying and miming to cheesy songs, Frankie and the gang find time to enter a parachuting competition, meet a mermaid and rescue a girl singer from the clutches of the evil bikers. | |
| "Beyond The Law" | 1992 | Synopsis: Dan Saxon is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to nail the scum behind a drug-smuggling operation. In order to maintain the trust of the gang's leader, he must commit ever more dangerous and heinous crimes. Just how far 'beyond the law' will Saxon go? | ||
| "Big Jake" | 1971 | Harley Davidson with Montesa Motor | Do you remember the "Big Jake" with John Wayne. Well if you do, you'll remember one of his sons jumping this crazy looking 1912 bicycle style harley davidson. It actually was an actual Harley but with a "Montesa" motor. Thats why he could actually get air. Next time, take a look at the motor and you'll see.
There were a couple of different "Big Jake" HD Montesa's, One used a lot of HD bits to appear correct and the "Jump Bike" was a a heavily modified Montesa. (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: The McCandles ranch is run over by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for a million dollar ransom. There is only one man who is brave enough and smart enough to bring him back and that man is Big Jake. |
| "Bike Boys" | ||||
| "Billy Jack" | 1971 | BSA Victor | Synopsis: Billy Jack is a half-Indian/half-white ex-Green Beret who is being drawn more and more toward his Indian side. He hates violence, but can't get away from it in the white man's world. Pitting the good guys, the students of the peace-loving free-arts school in the desert vs. the conservative bad guys in the near-by town, the movie plays definitive late-60s themes/messages anti-establishment, make love not war, the senseless slaughter of God's creatures, the rape of society (figuratively and literally), two-sided justice, racial segregation and prejudices, and basic socialist ideals. | |
| "Black Rain"
| 1989 | In the opening scene of Black Rain Michael Douglas rode a Harley XLCR caferacer. (Contributed by Ralph Panhuyzen) On your page you wrote that in the opening scene of Black Rain Michael Douglas rode a Harley XLCR caferacer. That's not true, the bike is EVO sportster ( 1986 ->) which has a "body kit" installed. If you look engine of the bike you notice it at once that in the movie bike is EVO instead of Ironhead. Other things are wheels, original had 7-spoke castwheels 19" and 18" but in movie there is 9-spoke 18" and 16" wheels... Original XLCR 1000 Cafe Racer were year models 1977 and 1978, some source claim that 10-13 bike were assembled in 1979 parts that left over from year 1978. (Contributed by Seppo Siipola) | Synopsis: Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. In Japan, however, he manages to escape. As they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game the Japanese way. | |
| "Boom Boom" | 1936 | Synopsis: World War I, apparently. There is a series of quick blackout gags, including a soldier that throws the pin, is blown sky-high by the grenade, and is caught in a net by an ambulance driver; one soldier's encounters with very smart bullets; a machine gunner with the jitters. Porky leads a charge, but with no support from his company, he runs back and dives under Beans' bunk. After a quick chorus of "You're in the Army Now," a messenger pigeon drops in with news that General Hardtack is being held prisoner. They dash off in a motorcycle/sidecar, chased by another smart bullet, and arrive in the nick of time to dispatch the general's captors. They fly off in a plane and get shot down to end up together in the hospital. | ||
| "Boris and Natasha" | 1992 | Synopsis: Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale are still spies for the mean little country of Pottsylvania, where, sandwiched between the nations Wrestlemania and Yoursovania, the Cold War is still frigid. Their Fearless Leader hatches a plan to capture a time-reverse micro-chip, using the two spies as high-profile patsies. They clumsily defect to America and try to unravel F.L.'s master plan. But can these dim-witted fools survive a secret assassin, exploding potatoes and the temptations of capitalism? And what of their old foes, "Moosk unt Squoirrel"? | ||
| "Born Losers" | 1967 | A malicious motorcycle gang harasses the residents of a small California town, intimidating most residents to not report them to the police. Among the gang's crimes is the rape of four young women. As the gang attempts to threaten the women into not testifying at the indictment hearing, one of the women, Vicki, comes under the protection of Billy Jack, who has also had several altercations with the gang. The gang escalates their pressure on both Vicki and Billy Jack to keep her out of the courtroom. | ||
| "Born To Ride" | 1991 | Harleys | ||
| "Boy Called Hate, A" | 1995 | Synopsis: Scott Caan, the young son of James Caan, stars here in the title role, a teenage delinquent released from jail. Hate, after being released the same day, commits a crime, where he leaves a man for dead after he finds him attempting to rape a girl (Missy Crider). The two hit the road, in the usual, cynical way most films take it. Crider is not a good actress, and her performance does little for her typically bitter, depressed, hard-to-get-into-yet-lovable-as-time-goes-by chick. Although at first Caan seemed like a cocky wannabe actor, but as the movie rolls along, he shows great depth (and the scenes between him and "Smoke Signals"'s Adam Beach, as an Indian, are the best of the film. Those two generate more chemistry than twenty times that of Caan and Crider.) | ||
| "Breaker, Breaker"
| 1977 | Yamaha YZ 125 | Synopsis: Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge. | |
| "Breaking Away" | 1979 | |||
| "Bullet to Beijing (TV)" * Michael Caine | 1995 | Just watched "Bullet to Beijing" with Michael Caine and there is at least one shot of a Ural rig. | When long-time British agent Harry Palmer loses his job because the Cold War is over, he's promptly approached by a Russian bossman, Alex. In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russia's future, which is threatened because a deadly biochemical weapon called the Red Death has been stolen from him. He'll pay Harry handsomely to retrieve it. An ex-spy friend tips Harry off that it's being sent to Beijing by train, aboard which we begin to learn whose side everyone's really on. | |
| "Bullitt" * Steve McQueen | 1968 | BSA 650 | In "Bullitt", Bud Ekins lays down a BSA 650 at speed in one of the big crash scenes. (Contributed by Mark) Ken Moore writes... I think the Bike in Bullitt was a " Triumph 650" not a BSA. Look close at the movie. | Steve McQueen plays the role of a no glitter, all guts cop named Frank Bullitt. He and two other cops are assigned to what seems like a normal case : to watch a witness for 48 hours before he goes to trial on Monday. When the officers and the witness are killed, Chalmers gets angry at Bullitt. After he chases the hitman that killed them, he vows to catch him, and the mafia boss that hired him. |
| "Bunny O'Hare" | 1971 | |||
| "Bury Me An Angel" | 1971 | Synopsis: Tautly directed biker film, told from the woman's point of view. The heroine sets out on the road to avenge her brother's murder, toting a shotgun and meaning business. | ||
| "Bye Bye Birdie" | 1963 | Norton Atlas | Synopsis: Conrad Birdie is the biggest rock & roll star of the 60's ever to be drafted. Aspiring chemist and song writer Albert is convinced he can make his fortune and marry his girlfriend Rosie if he gets Conrad on the Ed Sullivan show to kiss a high school girl goodbye. Albert's mother will do anything to break him up with Rosie. Kim and Hugo, the high school steadies, live in Sweet Apple, Ohio where most of the action takes place. | |
| "Cadillac Man" | 1958 | The movie "Cadillac Man" with Robin Williams and Tim Robbins. Tim Robbins rides into a Cadillac dealership on a Kawasaki Triple street bike. (Stuart Myers) | Synopsis: Joe's a car salesman with a problem. He has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife. What more could go wrong ?.. a lot, enter a crazy jealous husband with a machine gun.. | |
| "Cannonball" | 1976 | Also there was a movie called ''Cannonball'' with David Carridaine(not sure of spelling) where they had a scene with a couple of bikers trying to stop him.The bikes included a couple of Husqvarna's and Ossa's. I believe the movie was made in the mid 70's.(Contributed by Bill Harkins) | Synopsis: The Trans-America Grand Prix is an illegal race held every year between Los Angeles, California and New York, New York. David Carradine plays a recently released convict, Cannonball Buckman, trying to restart his automobile racing career by entering the race. Buckman is still on parole and if he is caught in the illegal race he will go back to prison; his best friend also enters the race with an identical car and an identical paint job to try and run cover for Buckman.
The race degenerates into a violent demolition derby as contestants use any means at their disposal to try and eliminate the competition. It culminates in a multiple car pileup in New York. Martin Scorsese, Roger Corman, and Sylvester Stallone have cameo appearances. | |
| "Cat & Mouse" | 1958 | |||
| "CC & Company" * Joe Namath | 1970 | In CC Rider, Joe Namath, steals a F21M Kawasaki from the Kaw dealer and ties it on to his sissybar on his chopper to haul it home. That's the bike he rode in the MX races. - (Unknown) Loved that Joe Nameth movie, I think he rode kawasaki, but in all the race since, he's racing against Montesa orange tanker Cappra's. Now they are cool! - (Shawn) On the Kawasaki Joe was riding was a F81M not the F21M. Different pipe and different tank. - (Donny Smith) | Synopsis: Motorcycle mechanic C.C. Ryder joins "The Heads," an outlaw biker gang. Fellow gang members menace fashion journalist Ann when her limo breaks down in the desert, but C.C. comes to her rescue. The bikers disrupt a motorcross event tied in with a fashion shoot, but C.C. enters the competition under Ann's admiring eye. His win puts him at odds with Moon, leader of "The Heads." When C.C. leaves with his cut of the purse, the bikers kidnap Ann, and C.C. races Moon to win her freedom. | |
| "Checkered Flag or Crash" * Joe Don Baker | 1977 | Joe Don Baker in Checkered Flag or Crash (1977) all kinds of MX Bikes in that one. Saw it on speed vision not to long ago. | Synopsis: Ruthless drivers vie for $100,000 in a 1,000-mile, off-road car race in the Philippines | |
| "Chopper Chicks in Zombietown" | 1989 | Synopsis: Riding around on their motorbikes, a gang of tough women bikers are the only thing that stands between a crowd of Zombies, which have been accidentally let out of their secure cave (!), and those still alive in the town. | ||
| "CHiPs" | Husky & CZ | How about CHiPs where the cops (good guys) took on the biker gang of hippies at what I think was referred to as Indian Dunes. I think it was "John" who took on the gang leader. Ponch couldn't risk getting a bug in those big 'ol teeth of his. I remember them riding a Husky and a CZ. And the hippies refered to the cops as "the Man". Classic!
Interesting "Chip's" note. Check out the first year's episodes and you'll see they're riding Suzuki GS750 police bikes. This was during the period where Harley had just lost the CHP bike contract to Kawasaki, so when HD was asked to supply bikes for the show (action show, based in CA, lots of crashing) , they said "NO!" as did Kawasaki who didn't want their bikes crashed as well. The Suzies were prototypes, built (by AAR racing, Dan Gurney) to evaluate whether or not they wanted to bid against Kaw for the CHP contract. (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: "CHiPS," which stood for California Highway Patrol, followed the daily beats of two state motorcycle patrolmen as they patrolled the freeway system in and around Los Angeles. Officer Jon Baker was the straight, serious officer while Frank "Ponch" Poncherello was the more free- wheeling member of the duo; both reported to Sgt. Joe Getraer, who gave out assignments and advice in handling the cases. Each episode saw a compilation of incidents, ranging from the humorous (e.g., a stranded motorist) to criminal investigations (such as hijackings) and tragic incidents (such as a fiery multi-car pile-up with multiple deaths. Other aspects of Ponch and Jon's daily work were highlighted as well; the social lives of both officers (they were both single) often provided the lighter moments. On occassion, Ponch and Jon were assisted by a female "Chippie" at first, the very beautiful Sindy Cahill; and later, the more wholesome Bonnie Clark. In 1982, Ponch got a new partner, Bobby Nelson (series star Wilcox left the show that year), while Nelson's younger brother, Bruce, was a trainee on the force. By now, the female "Chippie" was the attractive Kathy Lindahan. | |
| "Chrome & Hot Leather" | 1971 | Kawasaki F-9 Big Horns | How about "Chrome & Hot Leather" saw this one around 73' my dad was a chief in the Navy in charge of the base rec hall which had two theaters..movie was about a Army Green Beret who's girlfriend was killed by a biker gang and when he came home from 'nam him & his buddies learned how to ride bikes & went after the gang..best I can remember they rode Kawasaki F-9 Big Horns..starred the guy that played the head doctor on the 70's TV show Emergency..I'm amazed that I remembered all of that after all of the falls I had racing. | |
| "Cobra" * Sylvester Stallone | Check out "Cobra". He's an undercover cop (drives a James Dean '50 Merc!) Opening scenes feature a Kaw Z1R (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: City cop is on the trail of a serial killer. Loaded with action and violence. Stallone fans will love this Rambo-like movie with Stallone on the chase instead of the run. | ||
| "Come And See (Idi I Smotri)" | 1985 | I also want to report a movie I saw with multiple Urals. The flick is "Come and See", in Russian with English subtitles, available on video. Its about the German invasion of Russia during WWII. I assume the bikes are either Urals or Dniepers. There is a great scene with a lone rig putting through the fog. There is a bullet riddled, dead body tied to the sidecar with a sign over it...."FOR INSULTING THE COMMANDANT!" Later on in the picture the same rig is seen turning in circles, riderless,in reverse as the Germans look on in amusement. Not for the squeamish. | Synopsis: A boy is unwillingly thrust into the atrocities of war in WWII Byelorussia, fighting for a hopelessly unequipped resistance movement against the ruthless German forces. Witnessing scenes of abject terror and accidentally surviving horrifying situations he loses his innocence and then his mind. | |
| "Coogan's Bluff" | 1968 | Triumph Bonneville | Theses Bonneville's were not vintage at the time... but it was a nice chase scene through Central Park. (Contributed by Les McConnell) This movie became the basis for the television series “McCloud,” starring Dennis Weaver and J.D. Cannon. Coogan’s Bluff us actually a large cliff extending northward from 155th Street in Manhattan, once was the site of the fabled Polo Grounds, home of the New York baseball Giants, and the first home of the New York Mets. | Synopsis: Coogan, an Arizona cop, is sent to New York to collect a prisoner. Everyone in New York assumes Coogan is from Texas, much to his annoyance. To add to Coogan's problems the prisoner isn't ready, so he decides to cut a few corners. In the process the prisoner escapes, and Coogan is ordered home. Too proud to return home empty handed, Coogan sets out into the big city to recapture his prisoner. The escaped prisoner jumps onto a motorcycle and Coogan (Eastwood) pursues, also on a Triumph. |
| "Cool As Ice" | 1991 | Synopsis: There is a small town in California, and it's so uncool it's almost on fire. The lifestyle is from the 50's, the clothes are from the 60's and the music is from the 70's. Then one day, a guy called Johnny Van Owen comes riding into this town on his Suzuki motorcycle, which manages to thrill the teenagers and upset the parents. And the first person that he has his eyes on is the female honor student Kathy Winslow. | ||
| "Crazy Town" | 1954 | Synopsis: The story of a town where everything is topsy-turvy. For example, cars drive on the sidewalk while passengers walk in the middle of the road. At the furniture store, there is a 1/2 off sale (meaning all its merchandise is cut in half). At the zoo, the monkeys feed the people peanuts. After a pig is involved in a motorcycle crash, the paramedics take the motorcycle with them and leave him behind! A stork delivers a married couple to an expecting baby! At the Crazytown College, all its students grow up to become street cleaners and at the Crazytown Fite Club, the boxers relax and watch while the spectators brawl! Also, at the Crazytown Race Track, the horses ride the players. Meanwhile, there is a running gag involving a dog trying to build a house but constantly being thwarted. Eventually, his house is built but immediately floods. The Crazytown Fire Department comes to the rescue by spraying his house with fire demolishing it yet again! | ||
| "Crossroads" | 1992 | Synopsis: ohn Hawkins is an assistant district attorney from New York. Things are going so well for him, he is being considered as the next candidate for district attorney. But things change when a friend of his from Seattle, the district attorney calls to tell him that his 16 year old son, Dylan is in trouble, and he is tired of letting his wealthy grandparents bail him out. He tells John that he plans to come down hard on his son unless he takes responsibility for him. It seems that John has had little contact with Dylan for seven years. John's an alcoholic who felt that Dylan would be better off with his grandparents, while he tries to fix his own problems first. John agrees to take Dylan and decides to take Dylan a ride on his old motorcycle and go around so that they can reestablish a relationship. Along the way they run into all sorts of people whose lives they get involved with before moving on. | ||
| "Cycle Savages" | 1969 | Synopsis: Cool 1960s biker movie with Bruce Dern at his sleaziest best as a psycho biker white slave trader! | ||
| "Cyclone" | 1987 | Synopsis: Rick has devoloped the ultimate mototcycle, the Cyclone. It is a $5 million bike equipped with rocket launchers and laser guns. Rick meets his fate and it is up to his girlfriend Teri to keep the Cyclone from falling into the wrong hands. Teri can trust no one but herself. | ||
| "Day In The Dirt" | 2002 | Synopsis: This documentary film takes you right into the middle of a Motocross Grand Prix like no other. It's a traditional Thanksgiving event hosted by the Film Industry, and presented by Troy Lee Designs. It brings together movie makers: producers, directors, actors, stuntmen, stuntwomen -- along with some of the fastest racers in the world: auto racers, mountain bikers, jet skiers, extreme athletes, Motocross and Supercross champions, past and present -- to race and reminisce. Experience the camaraderie, the reminiscing, the broken bones, and the broken egos. Experience the pain and the passions that dirt bikers everywhere know and love. Experience "A Day in the Dirt" the race...the movie. | ||
| "Days Of Thunder" | 1990 | Synopsis: Cole Trickle enters the high-pressure world of Nascar racing. He's a hot driver with a hot temper, and this attitude gets him into trouble not only with other drivers, but members of his own team as well. | ||
| "Delta Force, The" * Lee Marvin | Chuck Norris chases terrorist leader and eventually rides bike through window. Bike comes complete with missles. | Synopsis: A 747 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Iraq. The terrorists kill passengers until their demands are met. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes led by Major McCoy (Norris) and by Colonel Alexander (Marvin) as been called into service to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner and who's involved in the hijacking and try to retake the plane before the terrorists kill all the hostages. | ||
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| "Diamonds are Forever" | 1971 | The dentist smuggling diamonds used a Triumph 650 Bonneville | Synopsis: George Lazenby has stepped down from the role of James Bond, and Sean Connery has returned for one last shot at the job. His mission is to find out who has been smuggling diamonds, which are not re-appearing. He adopts another identity in the form of Peter Franks. He joins up with Plenty O'Toole (St. John), and acts as if he is smuggling the diamonds, but everyone is hungry for these diamonds. He also has to avoid Mr. Wint (Glover) and Mr. Kidd (Smith), the dangerous couple who does not leave anyone in their way. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Gray) isn't out of the question. He may have changed his looks, but is he linked with the heist? And if he is, can Bond finally defeat his ultimate enemy. | |
| "Dirty Dozen" | 1967 | Synopsis: An Army Major who likes to butt heads with his superiors, is being "given" a new assignment, to train 12 men who are either sentenced to death or life imprisonment, to go behind enemy lines raid a chateau that the Germans are using as an R&R center and kill as enemy officers as they can and disrupt the German chain of command. Now he not only has to train them; he has to get them to start acting like a unit. And when a Colonel whom the Major has been having the most trouble with reports to the Generals that his unit is not working out, the Major asks the General to try them out by having them participate in a war game. If they don't succeed they will be sent back to prison to face their sentences. | ||
| "Diva" | 1981 | Synopsis: Young Parisian mail courier, living a bohemian lifestyle, is content with his circle of friends and listening to opera, particularly one exceptional American diva who refuses to be recorded. So enamored with her, he makes an illegal tape of her at a concert. But when the tape is confused with one implicating a powerful politician with the mob, he must use all his ingenuity to survive. Particularly notable for its stylish New-Wave production values and extended motorcycle chase scene. | ||
| "Disorderly Conduct" | 1932 | Synopsis: When motorcycle cop Dick Fay gives a ticket to Phyllis Crawford, her father's graft-fed influence leads to his demotion to foot patrolman. When Fay leads a raid on a gangster's place he discovers Phyllis there, helps her escape, then blackmails her father. | ||
"Dixie Dynamite"
Steve McQueen | 1976 | Synopsis: When their moonshiner father is killed by a corrupt deputy, two young girls decide to take over his business and get revenge on the men who had him killed. NOTE: Steve McQueen rides in an MX race during this movie but is not credited for his appearance. | ||
| "Don't Tell Her It's Me" | 1990 | Synopsis: Gus is a fat cartoonist that recently won a battle against cancer, which explains his baldness. But he is also lonely. Therefore, his caring sister tries to set him up with suitable woman. But to do so, she must turn him into an irresistible man. When he falls in love with Emily, Gus takes the identity of a mysterious biker from New Zealand. | ||
| "Easy Rider" | 1969 | 1969 Bultaco 250 Pursang CZ Side Piper | The very first scene in "Easy Rider", Peter Fonda was riding a 1969 Bultaco 250 Pursang and Dennis Hopper what appeared to be a CZ side piper. The great part of the scene was the "vintage sound" of the bikes. I don't know about the "very first scene" in Easy Rider, but the bike that Peter Fonda drove was a Harley Davidson Chopped Panhead, rumored to have been built by Dan Haggerty (of tv's ' grizzly adams' ). (Bill Ayers) | Synopsis: Two long-haired bikers from Los Angeles take off on a cross-country trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. On the way they meet several unusual characters. A rancher and his family, a hitchhiker and the hippie commune where he lives, hookers, red-necks, but most noticeably George Hansen played by Jack Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson gained national attention for his role as the "law'er with the ACLU". Dennis Hopper won "Best New Director" at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. |
| "Easy Wheels" | 1989 | Synopsis: A group of leather-clad bikers are on the trail of the female bikers who are stealing babies all over the state and selling them on the black market. | ||
| "Eat The Peach" | 1986 | Synopsis: Two young Irish men are watching an old Elvis Presley movie in which a carnival cyclist performs an act called the Wall of Death. Transfixed, they decide to put together their own "Wall of Death." | ||
| "Electra Glide In Blue" | 1973 | Synopsis: A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert. | ||
| "Evil Knievel" | 1971 | Synopsis: Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of Butte, Montana. The film depicts Knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump. | ||
| "Every Which Way But Loose" | 1978 | Synopsis: Philo Beddoe is an easy-going trucker and a great fist-fighter. With two friends - Orville, who promotes prize-fights for him, and Clyde, the orang-utan he won on a bet - he roams the San Fernando Valley in search of cold beer, country music and the occasional punch-up. But he is floored himself by a dainty little country and western singer, who gives him the slip when she realizes he's getting too serious. Phil, Clyde and Orville set off in pursuit, pestered by bikers. | ||
| "Five The Hard Way" | 1967 | Synopsis: Motorcycle racer Rommel and his fiancée Rita become friendly with a biker gang led by the unstable J.C. When Rita is raped and murdered by J.C. in a jealous rage, Rommel gathers some biker pals and goes on a hunt for vengeance. | ||
| "For Your Eyes Only" | 1981 | Synopsis: A British spy trawler is accidentally sunk off the coast of a Warsaw pact county. On board is a hi-tech encryption device called an ATAC which the British use to send launch instructions to their Polaris fleet. The British send agent James Bond to investigate but once the Soviets learn of the loss the race is on to recover the device at any cost. | ||
| "Freebie and the Bean" | 1974 | Montesa 247 Cota | A movie called "Freebie and the Bean" (Alan Arkin? early 70's buddy cop flick, based in NY) featured a scene with a famous trials rider riding over a number of cars on the street. I think some were moving. (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers, a local hijacking boss. After many fruitless months they finally collect an important piece of evidence. However, before they can get an arrest warrant, they hear the news of the hitman being hired to kill Meyers. |
| "The Gargoyles" Glen Campbell movie British movie | There was one in the early 70's called the Gargoyles that had a few dirt bikers in it and an old model Bronco too. There was a Glen Campbell movie where he robbed a Yamaha Dealer where he had bought his nephew a bike a few days earlier. And I remember a British movie made in the late 60's/early 70's based around some school kids racing Motocross. I wish I could remember the name of that one!!! | After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the town, are besieged by a colony of gargoyles living in some nearby caverns. | ||
| "Gauntlett, The" * Clint Eastwood | 1977 | Check out a Clint eastwood movie called "The Gauntlet" where he has to transport a witness (Sondra Locke) from Vegas to AZ, not knowing his boss in AZ is the bad guy. During the trip, Clint runs into a biker gang and ends up on a chopper. Check out the shots of the chopper doing 70+ down a phone pole road! Unreal! (Contributed by Mark) | Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness named Gus Mally from Vegas. Mally turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties and incriminating information regarding a high-placed figure. Shockley's suspicions are aroused and the betting line against Mally testifying begins to climb when the transport vehicle is bombed and Mally's house is literally shot to pieces. The pair must face the truth about those they trust, as well as their own inner strengths, as they fight their way to Phoenix, finally using an armored bus to run a gauntlet of hundreds of police armed with high-powered weaponry. | |
| "Ghost In The Invisible Bikini, The" | Synopsis: Hiram Stokley is a recently desased corpse who learns that he has 24 hours to mastermind and perform one good deed in order to get into Heaven, so he enlists the help of his long deceased girlfriend Cecily, a ghost, to stop his greedy lawyer, Reginald Ripper and his henchman J. Sinister Hulk from claiming his estate for themselves and protecting his eligible heirs, Chuck, Lili, Hiram's cousin Myrtle, and her son who brings his beach party friends up at the mansion for a pool party while Reginald Ripper also employs his daughter Sinistra, and J. Sinister Hulk's slow-witted associates Chicken Feather and Yolanda to help them terrorize the teens, while dopey biker Eric Von Zipper and his Malibu Rat Pack bikers also get involved in pursuing Yolanda for a share of the estate. | |||
| "Girl On A Motorcycle" | 1968 | Has Marianne Faithful (singer and Rolling Stones groupie) on a Harley | Synopsis: Newly-married Rebecca leaves her husband's Alsatian bed on her prized motorbike - symbol of freedom and escape - to visit her lover in Heidelberg. En route she indulges in psychedelic reveries as she relives her changing relationship with the two men. | |
| "Glory Stompers, The" | 1968 | STRADDLE YOUR HOGS AND RIDE, MAN! The 'Black Souls' vs the 'Stompers' in the deadliest gang war ever waged! | ||
| "Good Guys Wear Black" | 1978 | 1976 RM125A | The Chuck Norris , "Good Guys Wear Black" had a scene where an assassin rode a 1976 RM125A. | Synopsis: The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over. |
"Great Escape, The" | 1963 | Triumph TR6 | Who can forget Steve McQueen in "The Great Escape" as he rode that old bike up and over the fence while trying to escape the Germans. Actually, McQueen didn't do the jump. It was done by stuntman Bud Ekins which Steve acknowledged publicly at the time. Doesn't matter to me though...in my mind Steve will always be THE MAN! | Synopsis: Based on a true story, a group of allied escape artist type prisoners of war are all put in an 'escape proof' camp. Their leader decides to try to take out several hundred all at once. The first half of the film is played for comedy as the prisoners mostly outwit their jailers to dig the escape tunnel. The second half is high adventure as they use boats and trains and planes to get out of occupied Europe. |
| Bud Ekins explains the Jump..."Well that was shot on a Monday and on Sunday, Steve, myself, an Australian motor-cross racer and Tim Gibbs, an excellent rider, we all went out to where they were going to do that [scene] and the effects man put a piece of string across at all these different heights. The first time I'd take a run at it and jump maybe two feet off the ground and then we would take a shovel and dig this natural ramp, changing the angles on it. And I'd jump 4, 6, 8 feet and then when we reached 10 feet we said that's it--we had the ramp and the speed. Nobody knew we were up there… so when it comes to Monday nobody said we'd already done it. Finally when I went ahead and did it we did it in one take. It seemed I was up in air forever--10 or 12 feet high and 120 feet distance jumped. When I was in the air it was dead silent." | ||||
| "Ground Rules" | 1997 | Synopsis: "Battle Ball," high-powered motorcross teams equipped with metal claws, protective armor, and a caged car which is used as the moving goal--has risen in prominence to become San Francisco's most coveted underground gambling sport. | ||
| "Gumball Rally, The" | 1976 | Synopsis: A group of people from different backgrounds have one thing in common: when they hear the world "gumball" whispered by one of the others, they know that it's time for the Gumball Rally: a no-holds barred, secret, winner-take-all rally across the USA. | ||
| "Happy Days" | TV | Don't forget Fonzie and Pinky riding dirt bikes in the country, before the big demolishion derby! (Contributed by Shawn) | ||
| "Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man" * Mickey Rourke | 1991 | Synopsis: The tuff biker Harley and his no less tuff Cowboy friend Marlboro learn that an old friend of them will loose his bar, because a bank wants to build a new complex there and demands 2.5 million dollars for a new contract in advance. Harley and Marlboro decide to help him by robbing the corrupt bank. Unfortunately they target the wrong safety transport and get hold of an amount of a new synthetic drug. Now they are targeted both by criminal bankers and killers of the drug mob. | ||
| "Hell's Angels 69" * Sonny Barger | 1969 | Synopsis: Two brothers have a plan on how to rob the Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas. They join a motorcycle gang and while the others are drinking and partying outside of town, they change their clothes and head off to rob the casino. Of course, the police do not look for two well dressed criminals among the Hell's Angels. | ||
| "Hell's Angels Forever" * Sonny Barger | 1983 | Synopsis: What starts off as a squadron of American daredevil bombers in World War II, branded by society as renegades, turns into a revealing ride into the world of honor, violence, and undying passion for motorcycles on the road. | ||
| "Hell's Angels On Wheels" * Adam Rourke | 1967 | Synopsis: At first gas station attendant Bobby is happy when the rockers gang "Hell's Angels" finally accepts him. But he's shocked when he learns how brutal they are - not even murder is a taboo to them. He gets himself in trouble when the leader's girlfriend falls in love with him - and he welcomes her approaches. | ||
| "Hell's Belles" * Jeremy Slate | 1969 | This is one hell of a fun movie, and probably the best motorcycle flick of the '60s after Easy Rider. The is actually an update of the old Jimmy Stewart movie Winchester '73, except a motorcycle is used in place of the rifle. Jeremy Slate, always great in these '60s flicks, is the lead and is supported by a wonderful exploitation movie cast. Les Baxter's score, next to that of Easy Rider is about the best heard in a biker flick, a perfect artifact of the period, and lots of fun. | Synopsis: | |
| "Hellcats. The" * Ross Hagen | 1967 | A military guy comes back from the war and goes undercover to avenge the death of his undercover cop brother. The only link to his murder is a drug-dealing biker gang (called the Hellcats) who are employed by the mob to move the drugs from Mexico to the USA. The military guy and the dead cop's fiance team up together and infiltrate the drug dealing gang to determine who killed the cop. Also: The brother and fiancee of a dead policeman infiltrate a female-led biker gang to uncover his murderer. | ||
| "Hex" | 1973 | Synopsis: Set in rural Nebraska following the First World War, six veterans on motorcycles ride into the sleepy little town of Bingo. The locals are friendly until one of the vets beats a local kid in a drag race, after which the six are driven out of town. After coming upon a small farm, the fugitives are allowed to hide out by the two sisters who run the place. Things go smoothly until one of the vets, after smoking the locoweed growing nearby, tries to rape one of the hosts. Being part Native American, her sister decides to get revenge by casting a hex that steadily does in each of the unwelcome guests. | ||
| "Hills Have Eyes 2, The" | 1985 | Motorcross bikies get slaughtered when they take the wrong turn through a deserted bombing range. Great fun. Check out the "nitrous like" fuel mixture they use. | Synopsis: A group of bikers, which includes some of the survivors from the original film, embark on a journey by bus to a biker race near the desert of the infamous incidents. However, because of a mistake they are late and decide to take a shortcut through the desert. Halfway through the desert the bus breaks down. While trying to repair the bus, some of the group wander off, and wind up in the traps of the survivors of the mutant family of the first. Then the mutants go after the rest... | |
| "Highway Patrol" | 1955 | Synopsis: Powerful patrol cars, fast motorcycles, and superheterodyne two-way radios combine to fight crime on the rural highways of America's wide open spaces. | ||
| "Hollywood Man" | 1976 | |||
| "Hooper" Burt Reynolds | 1978 | 1977 Suzuki RM125 | There was a stunt scene with a 1977 Suzuki RM125 in the movie "Hooper" starring Burt Reynolds. (Contributed by Ron) | Synopsis: Aging stuntman Sonney Hooper is still on top as one of the best stuntmen in the business. But up and coming Ski is starting to do bigger and better stunts. Hooper has the experience to setup a stunt safely, and Ski lacks the common sense to know when a stunt is too dangerous. Maybe together, along with their fun loving buddies, they can do a stunt together that will surpass anything that anyone has done. |
| "Horror Hospital" | 1973 | Synopsis: A young singer from a very seventies band decides he needs a vacation, so he travels to a creepy mansion in the heart of rural England to have all his inhibitions removed. He meets up with a sweet innocent girl who is traveling there to meat her aunt, who turns out to be a nasty matron type person. Eventually, they arrive to discover all the other hospital inhabitants, apart from one or two, to be under some kind of mind control, with big scars on there heads. Not being in the slightest bit disturbed by this, they proceed to have lots of sex. Other guests, meanwhile realise something is amiss, and try to escape only to be decapitated by some kind of killer car, or to be beaten to death by mad motorcyclists. Eventually realising something is up, our hero and heroin have a big fight scene with the bikers, two at a time, and escape in the villains car. | ||
| "How To Stuff A Wild Bikini" * Annette Funicello | 1965 | Synopsis: Another installment in the Frankie and Dee Dee beach adventures. Among the musical numbers, the story involves Frankie going on reserve duty. However, he gets jealous, thinking that Dwayne will steal Dee Dee. So with the help of a witch doctor he sends a sea beauty, Cassandra, to lure Dwayne. But on her arrival the beach turns upside down, as all the surfers fall for her, an executive wants to make her a model, and a motorcycle gang invades. | ||
| "I Bought A Vampire A Motorcycle" | 1990 | Norton Commando | Synopsis: When a motorbike gang kills an occultist, the evil spirit he was summoning inhabits a damaged bike. The bike is then bought and restored, but reveals its true nature when it tries to exact vengance on the gang, and anyone else who gets in its way. | |
| "Imágenes del deporte Nº 4" | 1964 | Synopsis: Short documentary about sport featuring the training sesions of the boxer José Legrá for the fight against Johnny Famechon, the soccer league match between Atlético de Madrid and Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, the hockey match between Real Polo Club de Barcelona and Hattemse (Holland), a motocross race at Titulcia (Madrid), and the Spanish greyhound field championship at La Venta de la Rubia. | ||
| "I Was A Male War Bride" * Carey Grant | 1949 | Today on American Movie Classics I saw "I Was A Male War Bride" Carey Grant was the star. What caught my eye was the motorcycle, Maybe it was a Ural, but It probably was a BMW. It was driven by the female lead star, don't know who that was. | Synopsis: Captain Henri Rochard of the French army, and Lieutenant Catherine Gates, of the American, are assigned a mission together to stop a black marketeer in postwar Germany. They start out thinking they hate each other, but end up falling in love. They encounter various bureaucratic hassles trying to get married. When Catherine's army unit gets recalled back to the USA, the only way they have to stay together is by invoking a law allowing the spouse of American army personnel to enter the country -- the War Bride's act. | |
| "Jerk, The" | 1979 | Bultaco Sherpa T | "The Jerk" with Steve Martin. Haven't seen it in 15 years but I
seem to remember a carnival scene with a Bultaco Sherpa T going up and over a car. (Contributed by Mike Bolton) "In addition to the trials bike already mentioned, the stunt chick also rode a 79 or 80 YZ250". | Synopsis: Navin is an idiot. Hew grew up in Mississippi as adopted son of a black family. But at his 18th birthday he feels he wants to discover the rest of the world and sets out to St. Louis... Everyone exploits his naivety, but then a simple invention brings him a fortune. |
| "Lawnmower Man, The" * Pierce Brosnan | 1992 | Synopsis: A scientist performs experiments involving intelligence enhancing drugs and virtual reality on a simple-minded gardener. He puts the gardener on an extensive schedule of learning, and quickly he becomes brilliant. But at this point the gardener has a few ideas of his own on how the research should continue, and the scientist begins losing control of his experiments. | ||
| "Lawrence Of Arabia" * Peter O'Toole | 1962 | Synopsis: T. E. Lawrence is a young maladjusted lieutenant in the British Army in North Africa during World War One. Unhappy with his current assignment coloring maps, he is ecstatic when he is offered a job as an observer in what is now Saudi Arabia. At this point, the story of his | ||
| "Leather Boys, The" | 1964 | Various pre Unit Triumphs, A 10 BSAs and Norton Atlas | Synopsis: Reggie and Dot are a young South London couple who get married before they really get to know each other. After the marriage, they quickly begin to drift apart. Dot seems content to pursue her own interests, until Reggie meets Pete, a fellow cyclist, and begins to explore his own identity. | |
| "Le Pig-Al Patrol" | 1967 | Synopsis: Inspector Clouseau pursues a thieving motorcycle gang led by one Pig-Al. Pig-Al and his criminal cohorts reach their headquarters at the top of a steep hill, which Pig-Al covers with grease so that Clouseau cannot easily ascend to reach them. | ||
| "Lethal Weapon III" * Mel Gibson | 1992 | Synopsis: Martin Riggs finally meets his match in the form of Lorna Cole, a beautiful but tough policewoman. Together with Roger Murtaugh, his partner, the three attempt to expose a crooked formed policeman and his huge arms racket. The crooked cop (Jack Travis) thwarts them at every turn, mainly by killing anyone who is about to talk, but Murtaugh has personal problems of his own as his family are brought into the equation. | ||
| "Little Fauss & Big Halsy" * Robert Redford | 1969 | Yamaha Enduros | Lets not forget "Little Fauss & Big Halsy, staring Michael J. Pollard & Robert Redford. Everytime I watched it I can smell the 2 cycle oil buring out of the vintage Yamaha enduros. The movie was made in 1970. | Synopsis: A story of two motorcycle racers, the inept, unsuspecting Little Faus (Micheal J.Pollard) and the opportunistic, womanizing Halsey Knox (Redford) |
| "Lords Of Flatbush" * Sylvester Stallone | 1974 | Synopsis: A group of kids in Brooklyn form a gang. From this moment on they do everything together. This makes things easier but at the same time they have to face new problems. | ||
| "Losers, The" | 1968 | Synopsis: The CIA sends a motorcycle gang into Cambodia to rescue a presidential advisor. | ||
| "Loveless, The" * Willem DaFoe | 1982 | Synopsis: The plot is about a group of bikers who are en route to Florida to see some auto/bike racing. They are coming from different states and planning to converge at a meeting point. One of the biker's Harleys break down and there is a delay that holds them up in a small Georgia town. Dafoe runs into a daughter of a redneck at a gas station and hooks up there. Everything finally hits the fan at the local bar. | ||
| "Mad Max" * Mel Gibson | 1979 | The first two Mad Max movies featured a lot of different bikes; many were Kawasaki 900 Z1's in various guises and some modded (4into 1's) or repainted. | Synopsis: A police officer in the outback of a grim futuristic Australia is caught up in a struggle with lawless biker gangs. After the death of his partner at the hands of these thugs he realises that not only his life is in danger, but also the lives of his wife and child. | |
| "Mad Max 2 - Road Warrior" | 1981 | Synopsis: A former police officer is now a lone wanderer, travelling through a devasted Australia after a nuclear war looking for the now-priceless fuel of petrol. He lives to survive and is none too pleased when he finds himself the only hope of a small group of honest people running a remote oil refinery. He must protect them from the bike gang that is terrorising them whilst transporting their entire fuel supply to safety. | ||
| "Magnum Force" | 1973 | Eastwood as inspector Callahan confronts a couple of vigilante cops riding on motorcycles. Moto Guzzis some say. At the end of the movie Eastwood is definitely not riding a Guzzi, but a Twin. Probably a Triumph. | Synopsis: Several criminals who have eluded the law are being gunned down by a cop on a motorcycle. Harry, who was reassigned to stakeout duty is assigned the case cause his superiors are afraid that this is some kind of gang war. But Harry suspects that they have a vigilante on their hands, quite possibly a cop. | |
| "Masters Of Menace" * Catherine Bach | 1990 | Synopsis: The Masters of Menace are actually a motorcycle gang. When one of their own dies while performing a dangerous bike stunt, they decide to cross the country to go bury him. With the coffin in the back of the pick-up truck and the tight-butt lawyer in the front, their craving for beer combined with lack of manners will disturb quite a few people wherever they go, including the police. | ||
| "Mechanic, The" * Charles Bronson | 1972 | 1973 Husky RTs | There was a with Jan Michael Vincent... I think it was called "The Mechanic", probably came out around 1970. There was a scene where a guy (Vincent?) goes over a cliff on a Husky. I remember Cycle Guide printing an article on how that scene was filmed. In the the movie ''The Mechanic'' with Charles Bronson and Jan Michael Vincent, the bikes in the chase scene were '73 Husqvarna RT's. (Contributed By Bill Harkins) | Synopsis: A professional hit man (Bronson) is planning to retire, always a difficult move for one in such a profession. A young apprentice (Vincent) appears to be eager to learn all the skills of the trade - but is that all he wants? |
| "MegaForce" | 1982 | Don't forget Mega Force, a crappy 80's film starring Barry Bostwick (the mayor on Spin City) riding a flying Suzuki dirt bike. That tricky stunt was done by lifting a speeding bike by helicopter. (Contributed By George Twitty) View ridiculous flying motorcycle on You Tube | Synopsis: The peace-loving Republic of Sardun is facing constant incursions from hostile neighbor Gamibia. Unwilling to retaliate and initiate war, high-ranking Sardunian military officials Major Zara and General Byrne-White arrange a rendezvous with MegaForce, a hi-tech and super-secret phantom army of top-shelf fighting men from all over the world, to ask for help in ending Gamibia's attacks. Ace Hunter, leader of MegaForce, is happy to take on the job as he has a past with Gamibian military leader Duke Guerrera, an old military academy friend who turned to evil. | |
| "Miniskirt Mob, The" | 1968 | Synopsis:Jeff Logan, a former biker gang leader and sometime rodeo hero, meets and marries an attractive suburban gal and while the two are out in the desert on their caravan honeymoon the old gang track them down and start making trouble. See, one of their number, a bleached blonde by the name of Shayne, still carries a torch for old Jeff and can’t imagine what he could see in a girl who doesn’t ride a bike or have seventeen personalities. | ||
| "Mod Squad" "Adam-12" "CHIPS" | 70s | TV | I am having a flashback of an episode of the mod squad. Had Bobby Sherman in it. involved a battle with an evil dirt bike gang that terrorized mines and other work sites in the desert. does anyone remember that one?? or am I just having a "flashback". I remember the first scene had a long hair rolling a giant tire down a hill into a work site and all the hard hats running for cover. Also remember some dirt bike scened from Adam 12. Reed and Malloy doing it in the dirt. And who can forget Penhall riding his speedway bike in various CHiPS episodes. | |
| "Motocross Zombies from Hell" | 2007 | On a winning streak, motocross racer Cody is poised to topple the undefeated Team Skullz. But what he doesn't know is that the Skullz rely on an unearthly power to keep their top spot -- they're zombies.
Now, Cody and pals Tom and Lori must draw on all their resources to win the race -- and stay alive. | ||
| "Motor Psycho" | 1965 | Three bad boy motorcyclists get kicks raping other people's women and generally being a nuisance. When they rape a veterinarian's wife, he takes exception and pursues them, teaming up with a Cajun woman whose husband they killed. The leader of the gang, a Vietnam Vet, begins showing signs of being a few slices short of a loaf. | ||
| "Mouse And Motorcycle, The" | 1986 | Synopsis: It looks like young Keith Gridley will have a lonely summer, until he meets a talking mouse named Ralph. Ralph takes an immediate liking to Keith's toy motorcycle and can ride it just by making a motor noise. Ralph even acts heroically when Keith comes down with a nasty fever, while dodging cats, owls and a guest's noisy dog. | ||
| "My Bodyguard" * Chris Makepeace | 1980 | Honda CB175 | Clifford Peach is the new boy in Highschool who is tormented by the class bully (Matt Dillon) and hires a mysterious kid, Ricky, who is supposed to have killed a kid, to be his bodyguard. Ricky and Cliff fix his Honda CB175 which is eventually ruined in a showdown with the bully and his bodyguard.(Contributed by Bill) | Synopsis: Clifford Peache is the new kid in Lake View High School. Faced with all the stress that role entails he makes his situation worse by insulting Moody, the leader of a group of toughs who extort lunch money from kids. These punks pretend to be bodyguards for the kids to protect them from Linderman who, it is rumored, killed his brother in cold blood. Clifford befriends the sullen Linderman and hires him as his bodyguard. When Moody ups the ante, Linderman must decide whether fighting for what he believes in, with his haunted past and image, is justified. |
| "Naked Angels, The" | 1969 | Synopsis: Mother has just got out of prison and wants to get revenge on the biker gang that put him there. He teams up with his old gang "The Angels" and they head to the desert to get even. Soon, Mother's obsession begins to take it's toll on his relationship with his girlfriend, Marlene, and the respect his gang has for him quickly dwindles until he is left alone in the desert to fend for himself. | ||
| "No Limit" | 1935 | Synopsis: George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. During the trials, the brakes go on George's bike, `The Shuttleworth Snap', which he made himself. As a result, he breaks the TT lap record, becoming an instant motor-cycling star. As the big race approaches, George soon realises that other jealous riders will stop at nothing to make sure he does not take part in the race. An early George Formby film and probably his best. | ||
| "An Officer and a Gentleman" * Richard Geer | 1982 | Triumph Bonneville | Synopsis: Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Flight School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. Sgt. Foley is there to train and evaluate him and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond family and must decide what it is he wants to do with his life. | |
| "Oh God" * George Burns
| 1977 | "Oh, God" It stars George Burns as God and he rides a 1980 GS1100 Suzuki. I remember seeing the movie in 1980, at the theatre. I had just bought the first GS1100 that was put together at Suzuki City, in Chicago, where I was parts department manager..(I did a lot of pro-racing also, also, for many years, in my younger days...I still have a 1981 GS1100, at the female age of 55...) | Synopsis: Jerry Landers, (John Denver) a supermarket assistant manager and a good yet non-religious person, suddenly finds a note in the mail one day that grants him an "interveiw" with God. Thinking it to be a hoax he tosses it away, but when it keeps reappearing he finally gives in. Skeptical at first, he ends up carrying His personal message - that the world can work with what God's given us. | |
| "Omega Man" * Charlton Heston
| 1971 | Then there was Charlton Heston in the Omega Man. They had a SL350 or something like that. Clint from New Zealand writes...The Omega man features charlton heston riding (with Pillion) a very new looking Honda SL350K1 in candy saphire blue. A boy called Hate features the young Caan also riding a reasonable condition SL350 which looked to be a K1 but not original paint job. | Synopsis: Robert Neville, a doctor,due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic. They believe science and technology to be the cause of the war and their punishment, and Neville, as the last symbol of science, the old world, and a "user of the wheel", must die. Neville, using electricty, machinery, and science attempts to hold them at bay. | |
| "On Any Sunday" | 1971 | Husky | Ken Moore writes... Here is a bike (the actual bike) that was in the Movie "On Any Sunday". 1971 Kawi F5, in the start of the movie the guy is showing his buddy how to ride. The guy on the Bike by the way is Mickey Munzo, a Surfer in that area, Bruce used a lot of Surfers. I owned this bike when I lived in Ventura, CA.  | Synopsis: A documentary following the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts, including actor Steve McQueen. First asking the question "Why do they do it?" this film looks at the people who devote (and sometimes risk) their lives to racing on tracks and off-road courses around the world. |
| "On Any Sunday II" | 1981 | |||
| "Pajama Party" | 1964 | Synopsis: Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to teenagers. Her nephew, Big Lunk, is a volleyball-loving guy with little interest in romance, which causes frustration for his girlfriend Connie. Naturally, Gogo meets Connie and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Aunt Wendy's shady neighbor and his gang concoct a scheme to part Aunt Wendy from her cash. Also meanwhile, the local motorcycle gang wants revenge on the volleyball players for... getting footprints on their beach. Somehow all the subplots come together at the pajama party. | ||
| "Peace Killers" | 1971 | |||
| "Phantasm" | Hodaka | How bout the young kid in the movie "Phantasm" out running a Hearse and an AAR Cuda? Kid was on a green Hodaka ROAD TOAD! Could that have been Jeff Spencer???? - John | ||
| "Pink Angels" | I've seen quite a few low-grade biker movies in my time too, and this is better than most! There are some genuinely funny bits in it, and nothing really squirm-inducing! Yes, it lacks any apparent plot, but so does "Easy Rider", of which it is a kind of pastiche. I'll admit it doesn't feature the kind of sex, violence or psychedelia that usually enliven this sort of movie, but it does have the young and sexy Dan Haggerty riding bare-chested through it, and that's good enough for me! Homosexuals travelling across country as bikers | |||
| "Playing The Ponies" | 1937 | Synopsis: The stooges are gypped into trading their restaurant for "Thunderbolt", a washed up race horse. When Curly feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos, he runs like crazy towards the nearest water. The boys enter Thunderbolt in a big race. With jockey Larry feeding Thunderbolt the pepperinos, and Moe and Curly on a motorcycle leading him with a bucket of water, they win the race. | ||
| "Psychomania" | 1971 | Synopsis: A gang of young people call themselves the Living Dead. They terrorise the population from their small town. After an agreement with the devil, if they kill themselves firmly believing in it, they will survive and gain eternal life. Following their leader, they commit suicide the ones after the others, but things don't necessarily turn out as expected... | ||
| "Pray for the Wildcats" (TV) | 1974 | Pray for the Wildcats(I think) with Andy Griffith, Old guys try to relive youth when they were a bike gang. (Stuart Myers) How about the one with Andy Griffith and the guy whoe played "Captain Kirk" in the original Star Trek series..you know William Shatner? A group of business men decide to do the baja-like ride of their life. Griffith played the bad guy and got killed at the end of the movie riding his bike off of a cliff. The other characters that lived felt lucky just to get back to their old boring lives at the end of the movie.They were bombing around out in the desert/near the ocean on their "vintage dirtbikes" from the '70s. What class!? movie was called "Pray for the Wildcats" As far as I know, it was the worst acting I've seen! I have the bike flick in my collection. I'll dig up a list and post it asap. I've got a ton of em! | Synopsis: Griffith plays a captain of industry who hires an ad agency (Shatner and Gortner). The agency tries to sell Griffith on a campaign shot in Baja, California. Griffith won't sign without all of them seeing Baja first-hand: on a dirt-bike road trip fraught with danger. | |
| "Pumpkin Head" | 1988 | Synopsis: A group of city kids go into the country to relax. While there, one of them is involved in a biking accident that takes the life of the son of the local storekeeper (Lance Henrikson). In a fit of rage, the storekeeper has a witch unleash an unstoppable demon called "Pumpkinhead" to kill the group. When he realizes he's gone too far, the storekeeper attempts to save the kids, but is continually afflicted by visions of peoples' deaths through the eyes of the monster. | ||
| "Quadrophenia" | 1979 | Synopsis: London, 1965: Like many other youths Jimmy's hates the philistine life, especially his parents and his job in mailing division. Only when he's together with his friends, a 'Mod' clique, cruises London on his motor-scooter and hears 'The Who' and 'The High Numbers', he feels free and accepted. However it's a flight into an illusionary world. | ||
| "Race For Glory" | 1989 | Synopsis: A member of an up and coming motorcycle racing team abandons his teamates to join a rival team. He ends up playing second fiddle to the champion of the new team. Not satisfied, and against the wishes of his new boss, he tries to beat the champion but fails. He leaves racing, eventually to return and reunite with his old friends in an attempt to win the Grand Prix. | ||
| "Race With The Devil" | 1975 | Kawasaki KX 125 | Remember "Race with the Devil" The 36 ft motor home on vacation, and the vintage riding in that was good. The one guy was a dirt track racer, that went on vacation with another guy and there wifes, and are being chased by devil worshipers? I believe that it featured Peter Fonda and Warren Oats. Didn't the motor home take a thrashing? Another reader writes...On Race with the Devil, they used 1974 KX125 Kawasaki's. They went play riding with them and then pushed them off the back of the motorhome when they were getting chased. What a waste!!! | Synopsis: Frank and Roger and their wives take off for Colorado in a recreational vehicle, looking forward to some skiing and dirt biking. While camping en route, they witness a satanic ritual sacrifice, but the local sheriff finds no evidence to support their claims and urges them to continue on their vacation. On the way, however, they find themselves repeatedly attacked by cult members, and they take measures to defend themselves. |
| "Raising Arizona" | 1987 | Synopsis: Recidivist hold-up man H.I. McDonnough and police woman Edwina marry, only to discover they are unable to conceive a child. Desperate for a baby, the pair decide to kidnap one of the quintuplets of furniture tycoon Nathan Arizona. The McDonnoughs try to keep their crime secret, while friends, co-workers and a feral bounty hunter look to use Nathan Jr. for their own purposes. | ||
| "Rambo - First Blood" | 1982 | In Rambo First blood he rode an early late 70's early 80's Honda XL. I believe? The bike used in "Rambo-First Blood" was an '82 or 83 Yamaha XT225 enduro. (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: John Rambo is a disoriented Vietnam Vet. He is hitchhiking from town to town to see friends from the war. A sheriff tries to make him leave town and when he refuses, arrests him for vagrancy. While in jail, a deputy takes delight in abusing him. Rambo escapes showing his old Vietnam fighting skills and takes to the woods as the sheriff and deputies try and find him in his element. Things get out of hand as Colonel Trautman Rambo's old commander appears to shed light on the situation. | |
| "Ride With The Wind"
* Craig T. Nelson | 1994 | XR750s | Synopsis: Nelson has a washed-up race money to race money life with lots of alcohol thrown in. Meets a little boy with cancer while recouperating in the hospital, falls in love with the kids mom, realizes that his life is great compared to the kids struggles, starts to train, hangs out at his old team mates bike shop and races the "Grand National". Nelson's loss of the Grand National at a younger age is attributed to a crash caused by his best friend / team mate who won the Grand National as a result of the crash. (Contributed by Jim Adams) | |
| "Rebel Rousers" * Cameron Mitchell | 1970 | Synopsis: In a small, US costal town with many Spanish speakers, a motorcycle gang arrives on holiday. Also in town to try to reconnect with his pregnant girlfriend, Karen, is businessman Paul Collier. Paul and a leader of the cyclists, J.J., knew each other years before, so when the gang comes upon the couple and, led by the menacing Bunny, beats up Paul and begins a sexual assault of Karen, J.J. tries to intervene: he suggests they hold cycle-riding contests, with the winner claiming Karen (he promises, sotto voce, to set her free if he wins). After the contests commence, Paul crawls away to look for help. He meets with a shrug from a cowardly sheriff's deputy; where can he turn? | ||
| "Roadside Prophets" | 1992 | Synopsis: Bizarre and surreal road movie about a biker and his unlikely sidekick. On a quest to fulfill a friend's last wish, Joe takes to the desert road on his 1957 Harley-Davidson and meets a succession of odd characters, including Sam. Sam begins following Joe, on a quest of his own, which necessitates staying in Motel 9's wherever they go. Themes such as friendship, faith, and isolation are brought into sharp relief by strange situations, the lonely road, and the stark emptiness of the desert. There are also several humorous cameos. | ||
| "Rock and Roll Highschool" | 1979 | There is a scene in Rock and Roll Highschool (the Ramones movie from 1979) where the students take over the school and a kid rides his dirt bike up and down the halls. At first I thought it was an old RM but on closer inspection it had a white tank. It was on TV so I couldn't rewind to get a better look at the bike. Anybody know what it was? | Synopsis: Vince Lombardi High School keeps losing principals to nervous breakdowns because of the students' love of rock 'n' roll and their disregard of education. The putative leader of the students is Riff Randell, who loves the music of the Ramones. A new principal, the rock music hating Miss Evelyn Togar, is brought in and promises to put an end to the music craze. When Miss Togar and a group of parents attempt to burn a pile of rock records, the students take over the high school, joined by the Ramones, who are made honorary students. When the police are summoned and demand that the students evacuate the building, they do so, which leads to an explosive finale. | |
| "Rollerball" * James Caan | 1975 | Synopsis: The year is 2018. There is no crime and there are no more wars. Corporations are now the leaders of the world, as well as the controllers of the people. A violent futuristic game known as Rollerball is now the recreational sport of the world, with teams representing various areas competing for the title of champion. The defending championship team, the Houston team led by the determined ten-year veteran Johnathan E., are looking to repeat as champions. However, Bartholomew, the sinister corporate head, wants Johnathan to retire, even though he is the most respected athlete of his time. Johnathan's rebellious quest will not come out with complications, both for him and his teammates, after he decides to continue playing despite Bartholomew's threats. | ||
| "Roughriders Three In Europe, The" | Synopsis: A motocross film made by BSA, Dunlop and Champion shows what it´s like to be one of Britain´s top motocross riders. It follows John Banks, Keith Hickman and Dave Nicoll round three of Europe´s toughest circuits in Luxenbourg, France and Switzerland. | |||
| "Roustabout" | 1964 | Honda Dream | In Roustabout, Elvis does not ride a Honda Dream. His mount is a sport version of the Honda twin, not the touring Dream model. The Dream was available as a 160 cc or 250 cc bike initially, and after the 305 cc Superhawk came out the Dream also grew to 305 cc. My brother had a 305 cc dream in high school. The dream had extra fairing and different fenders and instruments among other things unliike the sport models. I believe the red bike Elvis rode was the 305 cc Superhawk. It came out in the early 60's and was the hottest performing Asian bike then topping out at 100 mph. Handled really well too compared to most anything else available at the time. | Synopsis: Charlie Rogers drives around on his motorcycle trying to become a famous singer performing in small clubs. He gets a temporary job at Maggie Morgan's carnival while his bike is being repaired. When Rogers starts to do his singing, the carnival is very successful and Morgan gets a relief from the bank who wants to close it down. But as soon as the bike is ready, he will leave them. Unless young Cathy can convince him to stay... |
| "Run, Angel, Run" | 1969 | Synopsis: Angel, a member of a tough motorcycle gang roaming the Southwest, gets on offer from a major news magazine. In exchange for giving the magazine a big scoop by exposing the inner workings of his gang, the magazine will pay him $10,000. Angel takes the offer, although it means he and his girlfriend must now go on the run from cyclists looking for revenge. Along the way, they hide out with a sheep farmer, earning their keep by taking care of the farm and building a new life together. | ||
| "Running Cool" | 1993 | Synopsis: Bone and Bear, two rough and tough bikers ride out from Sturgis, SD. to the marshes of South Carolina to help out their "bro" Ironbutt Garrett, who's land is being eyed by the money-grubbing, domineering Calvin Hogg. With the townspeople aghast at the "scooter-trash" invading Buford, the Sherrif, under the direction of Hogg, try to get the bikers out of town while they try to organize a "Wetland Run" aimed at making enough money to pay off the back taxes that threaten Ironbutt's claim to the land. Bear gets kidnapped by Calvin's over- zealous son Blue, and again it's up to Bone to save his buddy. | ||
| "Satan's Sadists" | 1969 | Synopsis: The "Satans" are a very cruel biker gang led by Anchor. The gang goes to a diner in the middle of nowhere in the California desert where they begin to terrorize Lew and his patrons and his waitress, Tracy. After a little killing, one of the patrons named Johnny manages to escape from the bikers into the desert. They need to reach a town before the Satans catch up to them and kill them. | ||
| "Scanners II" | 1991 | |||
| "Secret Agent 420" | 2000 | |||
| "Scramble" | 1970 | Jimmy Riley makes friends with Colin and Brian Buxton, both keen members of a schoolboys' scramble club. Lennie and Cliff, old friends of Jimmy's, steal wealthy Mr Hepplewhite's car. Jimmy finds the crooks with the car but will not join in with them. In this children's movie, a young boy is tempted to follow in his imprisoned father's footsteps until he joins a motorbike club and learns important life lessons along with the rules-of-the-road. He puts his new outlook to the test when he must face-down a pair of car thieves. | ||
| "Scorpio Rising" | 1964 | An army of gay/nazi bikers make their engines roar and ride the way to pain/pleasure as sexual and sadistic symbols are intercut into the dazing chaos and rhythmic experiences of this underground film by cult director Anger. | ||
| "Shame" | 1987 | Synopsis: Asta Cadell, a lawyer traveling through the Australian Outback on holiday, stops in a small Western Australian town after her motorcycle breaks down and shacks up with Tim Curtis, the local mechanic, while fixing it. She then becomes involved in helping Curtis' teenage daughter, Lizzie, who has been recently date-raped by Danny Fiske, the son of a wealthy, well-known citizen and his gang. Asta persuades Lizzie to press charges against Danny, but the local population becomes determined to keep the incident a secret at any cost and soon Asta and the Curtis family's lives are in danger. | ||
| "Shampoo" | 1975 | Triumph Bonneville T140 | Synopsis: n this farcical satire of 70s sexual practices, Warren Beatty is a hairdresser who simply can't resist the women he glamorizes. They can't resist him either, and unfortunately they are all linked somehow. Beatty's freewheeling and funny escapades with three of his lovers culminate in an election night party (Nixon wins) which all three attend, along with another older, richer man who is married to one of Beatty's conspirators, and whom Beatty happens to be soliciting for startup funds for his own beauty business. At the party, all three women desperately want Beatty's attention, and the resulting debacle causes him to reconsider his lifestyle. | |
| "Shazam" | 1974 | XL175/125 | Hey there was a show that came on Sat. mornings in the mid 70's that was real people, not toon's called Shazam, and the Teenage kid rode a Red XL175/125.Do YA'LL remember that one?? Then there was the cartoon Devilen (That was a CB450 he rode) yea,LOL | Synopsis: Billy Batson is a boy with a special duty in life. Accompanied by his Mentor, he travels from place to place in a Winnebago learning about life and helping people along the way. When the situation is heading for disaster, all he has to do is to yell the magic word, SHAZAM! and call down the magic lightning that transforms him into the World's Mightiest Mortal, Captain Marvel. |
| "She Devils On Wheels" | 1968 | Synopsis: A female motorcycle gang busies itself creating a ruckus. They regularly have bike races to determine who gets their pick of men for the night. When a rival male gang encroaches on their territory, it's a battle to the finish. | ||
| "Sidecar Racers" | 1975 | Synopsis: | ||
| "Sidehackers" | 1967 | Synopsis: Motorcycle racer Rommel and his fiancée Rita become friendly with a biker gang led by the unstable J.C. When Rita is raped and murdered by J.C. in a jealous rage, Rommel gathers some biker pals and goes on a hunt for vengeance. | ||
| "Sidewinder 1" | 1977 | I remember me & my bud's standing in line (we WERE the line) to see "Sidewinder One". Sidewinder 1 sets itself apart from the sleazy biker movies for the time and creates an all-new motocross setting. It's possibly the first ever film of its kind. This is mainly a drama I'm talking about here, but the plot is well worth it from the start of the rider's sponsorship to the miracle finish. The motorcycle guy is quite colorful as he can get downright nuts, but his performance on the track is where the fun is. Listen for a soundtrack by the late Eddie Rabbit in this one. Whether or not this one appeals to you anymore is in question, but here's where it all began. | ||
| "Silver Dream Racer" | 1980 | Synopsis: A young hot-headed motorbike enthusiast inherits the prototype for an incredibly fast machine which was designed by his brother. He successfully gets the finance for it, and uses the bike to challenge for the world championship at Silverstone. | ||
| "Sisters In Leather" | 1969 | A husband is blackmailed by 3 lesbian bikers after they spot him having sex with another woman in a convertible. They then take the man's wife out for a picnic and some nude motorcycle riding. The husband finds some male bikers and together they try to save his wife from becoming a lesbian biker. | ||
| "Small Town In Texas, A" | Timothy Bottoms, Susan George, Bo Hopkins. Bad Sheriff - Good Guy argue over the same girl. Chase scene cop cars after bike. (Clive Martin - New Zealand) | Synopsis: A crooked sheriff in a small Southern town frames an ex-convict in a drug bust and takes his girlfriend. | ||
| "Something Wicked This Way Comes" | 1983 | "Something Wicked This Way Comes". It's a Disney Ghost , but has some MX action. | Synopsis: Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out? Wishes are granted, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Based on the Ray Bradbury novel. | |
| "Sometimes a Great Notion" | 1971 | Triumph, 650 | another one was sometimes a great notion with Paul Newman and Peter Fonda about a family of loggers in oregon having there annual party on the beach which included some bike races on the beach | Synopsis: A family of fiercely-independent Oregon loggers struggle to keep the family business alive amidst changing times. |
| "Space Riders" | 1984 | Space Riders is a 1983 movie starring Moto GP world champion Barry Sheene as himself. It tells the story of Sheene's pursuit of the world title, including his recovery from a near-fatal accident as Brands Hatch. A re-enactment of the accident is the opening scene of the movie. | Synopsis: This lively sports actioner chronicles a grueling championship motorcycle race in which riders from the world over compete. | |
| "Spetters" | 1980 | Synopsis: A dutch film, post-Saturday Night Fever, which portrays the lives of three young men who are amateur dirt-bike motorcycle racers. They each fall in love with a young woman who, with her brother, sells French fries and hot dogs at the races. Everyone is looking for a better life. She wants out of the business and away from her brother. The motocross racers want to make their marks as professional racers, like their hero, played by Rutger Hauer. | ||
| "So You Want To Be A Policeman" | 1955 | Synopsis: Joe McDoakes is a shy, rookie motorcycle cop. The first traffic violator he stops is a tough character (Sandy Sanders) and intimidates Joe out of giving him a ticket, and the next is a beautiful blonde (Joi Lansing) who has no trouble distracting Joe and avoiding a ticket. Joe decides to be tough on the next one he stops, which turns out to be the police commissioner. Joe is removed from the force, and is caught speeding and given a ticket. | ||
| "Spotlight On The World We Live In" | 1951 | |||
| "Stay Away Joe" * Elvis Presley | 1968 | |||
| "Stone"
| 1974 | Kawasaki 900s | Check out a rare australian movie called 'Stone',lots of great looking Kawasaki 900s predominate.(except for the bikes not such a great film tho!?) | Synopsis: Members of the Grave Diggers Motorcycle Club are being knocked off one by one, and someone needs to find out why! Sandy Harbutts timeless Australian cult film about a bunch of regegades riding Kawasaki 900s. |
| "Stormin' Home" (TV) | 1985 | Synopsis: An aging motor-cross racer, already having lost his wife and daughter to his footlooseness and now about to have his semi-tractor cab repossessed, vows to make one last go of it on his bike in the race of his career. | ||
| "Stone Cold" | Synopsis: | |||
| "Street Hawk" | 1985 | Synopsis: When Jessie Mach is crippled after an assault by an old enemy, his position as motorcycle cop seems finished. That was before a computer technician named Tuttle recruits him for a special government project. He is to be the test pilot for the Street Hawk, an advanced motorcycle that carried tremendous firepower and capable of speeds of over 300 MPH while in a city with little risk of collisions with Tuttle staying at the command center seeing everything Jessie through the camera in the helmet. This deal includes special surgery to repair his legs while keeping him the facade that he is still handicapped. Unfortunately for Tuttle, Jessie insists to get involved in stopping crime rather than the simple tests Tuttle wants. So now the city has the additional protection of the mysterious superhero known as Streethawk. | ||
| "Supercross" | 2005 | Synopsis: A motorcycle saga that chronicles the personal journey of two brothers who overcome emotional and physical obstacles to achieve success in the competitive world of Supercross racing. The brothers' conflicts are magnified by their different life choices and their decision to become competitors and rivals. KC Carlyle is a more cautious rider than his younger brother Trip, who has more natural talent but takes too many risks. When KC gets an all-expenses paid factory--corporate sponsored--ride, a rift forms between the two brothers. Trip is forced to go at it alone, becoming a privateer--a rider without a sponsor. But when a career threatening crash ends Trip's Supercross career, he and KC realize that they must put aside their conflicts, and work together to help KC defeat the world's greatest Supercross champions. | ||
| "Take It To The Limit" | 1980 | very similar to On Any Sunday -- Has lots of mcy action and a segment on Arlo Guthrie and his motorcyle song.) | Synopsis: | |
| "Teenage Devil Dogs" | 1952 | |||
| "Terminator II" | 1989 | This film has nothing to do with the 1991 sequel to the 1984 film "The Terminator." In fact, this is a low-budget film about a motely group of half-man, half-machine creatures stalking and battling each other in a post-apocalyptic future. It rips off (poorly) from just about every significant sci-fi film ever made (including BUT NOT LIMITED TO Star Trek, Aliens, Predator, Highlander, Mad Max, Terminator, etc). It was simply named "Terminator II" because of some similar plot ideas to the Schwartzenegger movie, and probably to cash in on the success of the original film. | Synopsis: | |
| "That 70s Show" | 1998 | How about "That 70's Show" where Red buys a Honda CB125 and takes Kitty for a ride where she finds a new appreciation for the vibrating bike! (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: Eric Forman is a typical high school student growing up in Wisconsin in 1976 with his family and his friends. Together, they have the same kind of joys and sorrows that just about every teenager has while growing up. This show parodied many of the attitudes, events and fads of the 70's, along with those who grew up at the time and are now in their 30's-40's. | |
| "Then Came Bronson" (TV) | 1969 | 1968 Harley XLCH Sporster | Then there was "THEN CAME BRONSON". Lots of dirt biking in that series. If you check out the "Then Came Bronson" TV shows, you'll notice they used HD-Aermacchi Sprints for the stunt bikes. (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: Jim Bronson is a young newspaperman who quits his job following the suicide of his best friend, and sets out on a cross-country trip on his motorcycle in his quest for the meaning of life in which he befriends a runway bride, another searching soul, in this pilot for the TV series of the same name. |
| "Thing With Two Heads" | 1972 | Don't forget the movie "Thing With Two Heads" where a Bigot's Head was grafted to a Soul Brother's body. The thing went blasting around on a dirt bike. Can't remember what type of bike it was. | Synopsis: A rich but racist man is dying and hatches an elaborate scheme for transplanting his head onto another man's body. His health deteriorates rapidly, and doctors are forced to transplant his head onto the only available candidate: a black man from death row. | |
| James Bond's "Thunderball" | 1965 | The rocket firing BSA A10 Super Rocket | Synopsis:When a British Vulcan bomber is stolen with two atomic bombs on board, James Bond is one step ahead of his fellow agents when they are assigned to track down the aircraft. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. then announce that they have the plane and will detonate the bombs unless 100 million worth of uncut diamonds are delivered. He tracks the plane down to the Bahamas but still has to deal with the deadly Emilio Largo. | |
| "Time Rider" | What about Time Rider! The guy had a built-in enduro computer that he could read from his face sheild, cool! "Bike was a Honda XR500" | Synopsis: Science Fiction/Fantasy Fred Ward stars in this early 1980s science fiction movie as Lyle Swann, a motorcross racer who, while traveling through Mexico on his bike, gets caught in a time warp and sent back to the 1870s. Unaware that anything has happened, Swann soon finds himself nearly out of gas and finds the nearest town. Though the locals express fear and confusion when he approaches them in his racing gear and asks where the nearest gas station is, he still doesn't realize that anything has happened. Unfortunately, he runs into a gang of criminals who not only rape and kill at will, but take him for a demon. | ||
| "To Be A Motocross Champion" | I purchased a copy of "To Be A Motocross Champion" from Scott Steger at Red-Racer.Com This is Peter Starr's documentary about Marty Smith after he won his first National Championship. Obviously there is great race footage of Marty, a quick shot of Billy "Sugar Bear" Grossi getting the holeshot! and also some scenes with Marty and his friends playriding in the desert. This is a great look into what Marty's life was like back then. I think Scott still has a few left. A great piece of history for $25 (Sam) | Synopsis: | ||
| "Top Gun" | 1986 | In Top Gun Cruise rode a Kawasaki GPZ900r, which was considered the best sportstour bike in the eighties. (Contributed by Ralph Panhuyzen) | Synopsis: Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is clearly outflown and freaks. On almost no fuel, Maverick is able to talk him back down to the Carrier. When his wingman turns in his wings, Maverick is moved up in the standings and sent to the Top Gun Naval Flying School. There he fights the attitudes of the other pilots and an old story of his father's death in combat that killed others due to his father's error. Maverick struggles to be the best pilot, stepping on the toes of his other students and in a different way to Charlie, a civilian instructor to whom he is strongly attracted. | |
| "Touki Bouki" | 1973 | Synopsis: Mory, a cowherd who rides a motorcycle mounted with a cow's skull, and Anta, a university student, have met in Dakar, Senegal's capital. Alienated and disaffected with Senegal and Africa, they long to go to Paris and work up different con schemes to raise the money. Mory steals clothing and money from a wealthy gay man who had brought him home, and he and Anta book passage on a ship to France. | ||
| "Twist Of The Wrist" | Synopsis: | |||
| "V - For Victory" | V4 Victory is about Honda racing at the IOM TT 1983 and the Formula 1 races. It is mostly about Joey Dunlop and the Honda 850 V4 he races races. It has one of the best all time "lap of the Isle of Man" scenes ever. They mounted a camera on Joeys bike for a hot lap around the course. he was not sand bagging either. His time during that film was only about 3-4 second off his actually record lap time. At the end the film cuts out. In fact the lens fell out of the camera from the vibration (Contributed by Jim Noll, British Bike Connection) | Synopsis: | ||
| "Vanishing Point"
| 1971 | This movies has a few what looked like flattrack racing scenes, a couple of scenes with Harley mounted motorcycle cops, a guy on a chopper and a naked chic riding around in the desert on a Honda. This girl's name is Gilda Texter and is an accomplished costume designer in Hollywood. | Synopsis: Kowalski, the hero of the story, works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a supercharged 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to Frisco, California. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours. After a few run-ins with motorcycle cops and highway patrol they start a chase to bring him into custody. Along the way, Kowalski is guided by Supersoul - a blind DJ with a police radio scanner. Throw in lots of chase scenes, gay hitchhikers, a naked woman riding a motorbike, lots of Mopar and you've got a great cult hit from the early 70's. | |
| "Viva Knievel" | 1977 | Synopsis: As the legendary stuntman travels to Mexico to prepare for one of his greatest stunts yet, he takes time out of his schedule to meet his fans, help out lonely orphans, and try to get his alcoholic mechanic to reconcile with his son. While all of this is going on, Evel's main rival is plotting to have Evel killed and then get rich by using the Team Evel 18-wheeler to smuggle cocaine into America. | ||
| "Viva Las Vegas" * Elvis Presley | 1964 | Viva Las Vegas has Elvis and Ann Margaret putting around on early 60's Honda's (Contributed by Mark) | Synopsis: Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser. Perhaps some singing will help. | |
| "Waking Ned Devine" | 1998 | MZ two-stroker | It really is a very clever story and not at all the crude sort of slapstick that sometimes passes as comedy these days. The motorcycle scenes are certainly some of the most memorable in all of filmdom. (Contributed by Karl Poindexter) | Synopsis: When word reaches two elderly best friends that someone in their tiny Irish village has won the national lottery, they go to great lengths to find the winner so they can share the wealth. When they discover the "lucky" winner, Ned Devine, they find he has died of shock upon discovering his win. Not wanting the money to go to waste, the village enters a pact to pretend Ned is still alive by having another man pose as him, and then to divide the money between them. |
"Watch Out, We're Mad" | 1973 | OSSA | Terrence Hill & Bud Spencer. 1970's chase on OSSA SDR's and Pioneers. All the baddies were on Ducati trail bikes RT450's I think. (Clive Martin) | Synopsis: Kid (Hill) and Ben (Spencer) tie in a race to win a red dune buggy with a yellow top. During Kid and Ben's hotdog and beer contest, to see who will keep the the dune buggy, a local mob demolishes it! Kid and Ben want revenge...and the replacement of their buggy! |
| "Walking Tall" | MX 80 | One of the Walking Tall movies at the end it had the Sheriffs Two Kids riding around in the yard on MX80's I think. They were yellow. | Synopsis: "Hixploitation" drama, based on true events in the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who "removes" corruption in his county with a four-foot-long wooden club. When the criminals attack his family, Buford shoots a whorehouse manager in thehead and runs hillbilly gangsters over with his car. | |
| "Waltons" | TV | I know it's not mx, but how about the Waltons, when Jim-Bob took the side car rig off of Ike's harley,and rode it in the "Big Bear" race! - Shawn | ||
| "Warm December, A" * Sidney Poitier | 1973 | BSA B50 MX | Synopsis: Dr. Matt Younger (Poitier) and his daughter (Curtis) arrive for a month-long visit to London for dirt-bike racing and unexpectedly, a new romance for the widowed Dr. Younger. His new love interest is the beautiful and playful Catherine (Anderson) who seems to enjoy eluding Dr. Younger as much as she enjoys eluding the mysterious men who are following her. Their romance develops gradually as does the viewers' understanding of what is going on with this charming woman and the complications she brings with her. | |
| "Weird Science" | 1985 | Synopsis: Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Thier desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, who's purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men. On their road to become accepted they encounter many hilarious obstacles which gives the movie an overall sense of silliness. | ||
| "Werewolves On Wheels" | 1971 | |||
| "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows" | 1968 | |||
| "Wild Angels" | 1966 | Synopsis: 'Blues' is the leader of a gang of Hell's Angels. His friend, 'The Loser', has lost his 'cycle but when he takes one from the police he is shot. 'Blues' and the gang spring 'The Loser' from hospital but he dies. The funeral degenerates into a party, then a fight. But 'Blues' has lost heart and when the police come, he stays alone to face them. | ||
| "Wild East, The (Dikij Vostok)" | 1993 | A variation on Magnificent 7 and Seven Samurais theme with elements of Mad Max. Lots of russian two strokes as choppers and dirt bikes, a few Urals and /or Dnpers. Also sidecars and trikes. A bit of crash and burn. | Synopsis: The Solar Children, a group of dwarves who left the circus, are trying to start a settlement in the Kyrgyzstan wilderness just after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but are harassed by a gang of bikers. With their meager savings, they hire a ragtag group of heroes to drive off the bikers. | |
| "Wild Rebels" | 1967 | Synopsis: After one crash too many, race car driver Rod throws in the towel only to be recruited by a motorcycle gang to be a getaway driver for their next bank robbery. | ||
| "Wild One, The" | 1954 | Brando is on a Triumph Thunderbird, Lee Marvin is on a Harley, There were other bikes as well One guy was on a matchless but they mounted the "M" upside down on the tank. | Synopsis: A gang of 40 motorcyclists, the Black Rebels, gatecrash a legitimate motorcycle race. They are eventually thrown out, but one of the gang steals the second prize trophy and gives it to their leader, Johnny. The gang then ride into Wrightsville, where they cruise up and down the main street, and pile into Bleekers - the local bar. The owner of the bar, the Sheriff, is happy to let the bikers spend their money, so does nothing to break up any disturbances. Johnny falls for the Sheriffs daughter, and tries to impress her with the trophy. When a rival gang ride into town, trouble is just around the corner. | |
| "Wild Riders" | 1971 | |||
| "Winners Take All" | 1987 | Synopsis: 'After Billy Robinson finds success as a professional motorcycle racer, he returns to his hometown where he faces adulation and jealousy as a result of his success. When a local motorcycle race is put together, Billy must compete against his best friend for the prize.
Friends since childhood, motocrossers Rick Melon and "Bad" Billy Robinson clash when Billy walks off with a corporate sponsor, a personal manager... and Rick's girlfriend. On the course, Rick displays lightning-quick reflexes and steely courage, but he is never first at the finish line. Then he meets Judy, a skilled rider who coaches him for the ultimate showdown with Billy! | ||
| "You're A Good Sport Charlie Brown" (TV) | 1978 | Synopsis: A motorcross, a race of motorbikes through a series of obstacles, provides the occasion for Charlie Brown's latest attempt to win at something. He selects Linus as his pit crew and goes to a store to select a bike, and due to insufficient funds, he must settle for a tiny, run-down putt-putt. The majority of Charlie's opponents are eliminated in the race, and Charlie, wearing a makeshift helmet carved from a pumpkin, finds himself in close competition with his friend, tomboy Peppermint Patty, and the Masked Marvel (a.k.a. Snoopy, Charlie's dog). | ||
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