Moto-Movie suggestions

[RebeccaV]

Everyone,

Work is kicking my ass and the weather is crappy. I can't get out and ride like I want (need) to. :violin

So to get my moto-fix, I plan to curl up with a good moto-movie, a pizza, and maybe a beer this evening.

What should I rent????

PS - It's my 800th post :)

[Luckies]

FASTER!

Yeah, I know, it's prolly not the "movie" you were looking for, but it's awesome. My wife, who's not a motorcyclist, really enjoyed it and found the whole thing pretty cool.

Dave

[BubbaZanetti]

MAD MAX, duh, make sure its the first one, which is simply called "mad max" and has no "road warrior" or "thunderdome" in the title. this may be the finest hour and fifty minutes of film ever shot by man kind. let people say what they want about citizen kane, casablanca and gone with the wind this beats them all, awsome one liners!

also, i just saw a really neat bio of Johnny Dunlop, but i doubt its gonna be available at the local video store

[kbasa]

See if you can score a copy of Long Way Round. You'll need a DVD player that plays the European DVD standard. It's more like the things we all do with our bikes that what typically passes for motorcycle video.

[RebeccaV]

Yeah, I know, it's prolly not the "movie" you were looking for, but it's awesome.
I've seen Faster 3x. Once in the theater on the big screen, which was spectacular.

There was something out recently called Motorcycle Adventures or something...? A documentary maybe?

Please don't make me pull out my VHS tapes with taped superbike races on them..... :)

[Visian]

On Any Sunday. *Still* the best in my book.

(but I sure do wish they'd sell Long Way Round in NTSC!)

Ian

[gremor]

The "Motorcycle Diaries", whole movie is reading subtitles. Wasn't for me :blah

[carter]

Hey Boxergrrlie... How about "Motorcycle Diaries"... Travels of the young Che Gueverra through South America, some of the way on an ancient overloaded bike driven by his friend with Che hanging on the back. I thought it was a great film, if you like bikes, travel, atmosphere and a great human story.

PS... this is my first post, and maybe it might even go through.

[The_Veg]

I've got a pirate-copy of Long Way Round in US standard, although it was made by a vid producer who recorded it at home and edited it somewhat for better relevance/flow. I never saw it in original form, so I can't say if it improved it or not. I can send you a copy if I can figger out how to copy DVDs in my computer...

I may also be able to make a copy of One Man's Island, a really cool documentary about a Canadian guy who sells everything and moves to the Isle Of Man for six months to realise his lifelong dream of riding in the TT.

If there are any video stores that specialise in obscure or older films, try also looking for the old 'biker menace' films of the 1960s. Those are a hoot sometimes. I've got one called Angel Unchained about a guy who decides he doesn't want to be an outlaw biker anymore and tries to join a hippie commune. But his former gang catches up with him and all hell breaks loose.

I'll second the vote for The Motorcyle Diaries. It's not about motorcycles, but it's a really good film and it's worth seeing for the sound that old Norton makes. One thing I learned from it: "The Mighty One' is a crappy name for a bike!

[MarkF]

The "Motorcycle Diaries", whole movie is reading subtitles. Wasn't for me :blah

I thought it was OK. Like the book about it called Chasing Che better. I remember one of my old favs was called Silver Dream Racer or something similar. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[xsPain]

I like Dust To Glory, personally.

Good scenery, and there is no way I would try that.

[ironMan]

Check out 100% Illegal. Probably not a curl up on the couch type flick.

http://www.adrenalincrew.com

Just thought I would give my Cousin a free plug. If you order the DVD he can earn enough scratch to move out of his parents basement.

[SNC1923]

See if you can score a copy of Long Way Round. You'll need a DVD player that plays the European DVD standard. It's more like the things we all do with our bikes that what typically passes for motorcycle video.

Or on your PC's DVD player. US version announced by Amazon, available December 16th.

[RTRandy]

I'm a sucker for the classics. Easy Ridier is amusing if you watch Peter Fonda try to do a U-turn on his chopper. Their handling skills are pretty poor.

The odd thing is Dennis Hopper rides a BMW today so all wasn't lost.

[enjine]

i found long way round on bittorrent.
if you don't know what bittorrent is, google is and give it a try.

all 7 parts are available. mongolia + far east russia are pure craziness!

[BradfordBenn]

Easy Rider?

[widebmw]

Terra Circa. :clap

http://www.aimimage.com/shop.php?PHPSESSID=cf72e0a568591211f096337998e62a7 7

[RebeccaV]

Terra Circa. :clap

http://www.aimimage.com/shop.php?PHPSESSID=cf72e0a568591211f096337998e62a7 7
That looks awesome!! Have you watched it? Is it any good?

[Voni]

Or try my favorite OLDIE - Naked Under Leather:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404267/

a documentary film about the life and career of glam rocker Suzi Quatro.

Voni
sMiling

[jmerlino]

Have you ever seen the show Mystery Science Theater 3000? It's a show where a guy and his robot sidekicks make fun of bad movies. It's freakin' hilarious. There are a few episodes where the movies are 60's biker exploitation movies, and they're well worth a rental. My special favorites are "Sidehackers" and "Wild Rebels".

[DLilah]

I have to vote for Motorcycle Diaries and Long Way Round. Both were awesome!!! Also loved Faster and Any Given Sunday.

:bikes

[RTRandy]

Or try my favorite OLDIE - Naked Under Leather:



I think I might have seen that same movie. It was on my motel pay for view around 1 am.

[BubbaZanetti]

Or try my favorite OLDIE - Naked Under Leather:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404267/

a documentary film about the life and career of glam rocker Suzi Quatro.

Voni
sMiling

if we're going there, than may i suggest a tawdry piece of crap staring a very washed up marriane faithful called "Girl on the Motorcycle" the best part about the movie is the way her stunt double whips that harley around on the backroads of england, i think it was england, maybe france, i don't know, terrible, terrible moive, but worth the laugh

warning, don't watch with kids.


(forgive my "edit" above voni, i gotta stop clicking "edit" when i mean to click "quote", duhhhh....................haha, nothing was changed in your post)

[dlearl476]

BG, I don't know what these guys are thinking. The one, the only: "The Wild Ones" ("Girl on a Motorcycle" second on the bill*. Good one, Bubba!)

I'm still trying to find someone to convert my PAL "25 years of Dakar".


*Or any one of the other gazillion b grade moto movies made in the late 50's early 60's staring, amazingly enough, the same 10 actors. Short on plot, but great moto-spotting!

[Bob_M]

Torque is so truly bad that it is funny. All motorcycles all the time ridden in ways that defy the laws of the state of California and of physics. :laugh

[RebeccaV]

So, I ended up watching Dust to Glory about the Baja 1000 (thanks xspain)- it's a (mainly) off road race - you can enter with any number of vehicles (trucks, dune buggies, cycles, hopeless class VW bugs) and you can have multiple drivers.

Anyway - the movie was OK. Not nearly enough motorcycle stuff. I wanted to know what bikes they were riding, what modifications they had, etc. None of that was covered. Some nice footage though and an attempt was made to cover the little stories of the race, not just the big multi-million dollar teams. I liked that.

My favorite rider was Mouse McCoy who did the race on a motorcycle and who (unlike everyone else) did the whole 1000 by himself - he didn't share a bike with another rider. The fastest overall was a 2 man motorcycle team who finished in just over 15 hours which is incredible. My fastest saddlesore is about 16.5 hours and that is on highways - they are off-road much of the time!!!

I hated the coverage of the token women's team made up of 'wives, girlfriends and daughters' of the competitors. Kudos to anyone who finished this event, but it was presented in a very demeaning way IMHO.

Also, FYI, I am calling BMW tomorrow and asking if they will sponsor me in the event for 06. I will need a new H2, a team of 30, a helicopter, and a year off of work to practice. :)

PS - I watched the movie with my 67 year old dad who has never been on a motorcycle in his life. After this movie I am a teeny bit closer to getting him on the back of the bike for a ride. Next time we're going to watch "Faster" - I think he'll like it.

[philc]

on any sunday is the best all time classic,also try the great outdoors its outdoor mx doc/movie although it might only be avable at mc shops,its well worth the effort . then again theirs the first freestyle movie [ crusty demons of dirt ! ] my .02 if your not living on the edge your taking up too much space!!

[widebmw]

That looks awesome!! Have you watched it? Is it any good?

Yes its great ! 5 guys, no camera crew, hand held cameras.
Some odd things, in Russia some times they reverse the film. Some scenes it is right hand drive, some left hand drive, exhaust goes from one side of the bike to the other.

[Voni]

Bubba Zanetti wrote:
if we're going there, than may i suggest a tawdry piece of crap staring a very washed up marriane faithful called "Girl on the Motorcycle" the best part about the movie is the way her stunt double whips that harley around on the backroads of england, i think it was england, maybe france, i don't know, terrible, terrible moive, but worth the laugh

The same movie under a different title. I love your take on it ; )

Voni
sMiling

[Visian]

Or try my favorite OLDIE - Naked Under Leather:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404267/

a documentary film about the life and career of glam rocker Suzi Quatro.

Voni
sMiling

http://www.undercover.com.au/pics/suziquatro.jpg

Dang, Voni... you done made my day! :)

Ian

[MarkF]

http://www.undercover.com.au/pics/suziquatro.jpg


Ummmmm, Leather Tuscadaro

[MarkF]

PS - I watched the movie with my 67 year old dad who has never been on a motorcycle in his life. After this movie I am a teeny bit closer to getting him on the back of the bike for a ride. Next time we're going to watch "Faster" - I think he'll like it.

You need a sidecar for Dad.
http://www.armec.com/g_bmw.jpg

[Luckies]

Hey Boxergrrlie... How about "Motorcycle Diaries"... Travels of the young Che Gueverra through South America, some of the way on an ancient overloaded bike driven by his friend with Che hanging on the back. I thought it was a great film, if you like bikes, travel, atmosphere and a great human story.

PS... this is my first post, and maybe it might even go through.

Hey carter!

Welcome, and you're right, Motorcycle Diaries was great. I also saw a bit on Discovery about Che and his lawyer buddy Castro, pretty interesting so if ya get a chance to catch it, it's worth the time.

Dave

[BubbaZanetti]

PS - I watched the movie with my 67 year old dad who has never been on a motorcycle in his life. After this movie I am a teeny bit closer to getting him on the back of the bike for a ride. Next time we're going to watch "Faster" - I think he'll like it.


you mean your dad doesn't just ask for the keys?? seems like it happened more with the airhead, i think the new bike is too "sporty" for him, but my dad will occasionally take my bike out for a spin when i stop by to visit. i suppose i owe him, i did some miles as a kid on the back of a cb 550........

[The_Veg]

Also, FYI, I am calling BMW tomorrow and asking if they will sponsor me in the event for 06. I will need a new H2, a team of 30, a helicopter, and a year off of work to practice.

Where do I sign up to be on the team? :D

[RebeccaV]

Where do I sign up to be on the team? :D
Darlin' - you just did.

:)

[Xaque]

Some odd things, in Russia some times they reverse the film. Some scenes it is right hand drive, some left hand drive, exhaust goes from one side of the bike to the other.

I used to work in television show production (and edited on linear machines... not this new computer crap!).

This is a liberty taken by the editors to make it flow better. If they were to edit it straight half of the shots they would be going from left to right, than the other half from right to left.

The human instinct is to go "wow... why did they turn around and head back to england"

When you are shooting a movie to show great pains are taken to make sure that similar shorts have the action traveling the same direction... with three guys in the middle of no where, and great photo opportunities, it's hard to convince or remind them to stay on the same side of the action.

Man, that post was alot longer than I thought it was going to be.

:bikes

-Xaque-

[andy45320]

Well, it's not a movie, or even motorcycle related, but I have found watching the a couple shows on the travel channel helps with the cycle urge. One I have found to be particularly good, is 'No Reservation' - http://travel.discovery.com/fansites/bourdain/bourdain.html

He gets sent around the globe and tends to visit the odd places and meet and chat with the real people there (just like when you ride). Sort of reminds me of the daytime version of 'Insomniac with Dave Attell'

[jmerlino]

Well, it's not a movie, or even motorcycle related, but I have found watching the a couple shows on the travel channel helps with the cycle urge. One I have found to be particularly good, is 'No Reservation' - http://travel.discovery.com/fansites/bourdain/bourdain.html

He gets sent around the globe and tends to visit the odd places and meet and chat with the real people there (just like when you ride). Sort of reminds me of the daytime version of 'Insomniac with Dave Attell'

If you like Tony Bourdain on TV, you should read his books. "Kitchen Confidential" and "A Cook's Tour" are really entertaining. The latter is far, far better than the TV show of the same name was. The "Kitchen Confidential" TV show really has nothing to do with book, other than having been inspired by it.

[deanzat]

I can't believe no one has mentioned EverSmile, New Jersey, a film so absurd you cannot take your eyes off it.

Daniel Day Lewis plays a dental evangelist, traveling Patagonia by motorcycle with a dentist chair sidecar. It's a one-joke movie, as he rides the rural, impoverished countryside preaching dental hygiene. Whenever he's tempted by the ladies (hey, it's Daniel Day Lewis), he eventually resists: "I can't! I'm a dentist!"

Utterly bizarre, but if you liked Dracula's Dog, you'll love EverSmile, New Jersey!

DZ

[SheRidesABeemer]

For Christmas a couple of years ago, some (long gone) well meaning soul bought me a copy of "She Lives to Ride", from Rider Wearhouse (http://www.aerostich.com/product.php?productid=17194&cat=0&page=1)

73 minutes of embarrassment for being classified with these "strong women motorcyclists"; unless you happen to respect a properly mounted lipstick applicator on your pink bike. :sick Painful. :hungover

[BradfordBenn]

Voni (Big Sis) Pulling out the Suzi Quatrro Reference has made my week!!!! :clap

[widebmw]

I just saw this at Rider Wearhouse
http://www.aerostich.com/home.php?cat=295&sort=orderby&sort_direction=0&page=2
They have both "Mondo Enduro" and "Terra Circa" $28.00 each. :clap
At the link I gave before they were 26 Pounds.

[Montana]

Torque is so truly bad that it is funny. All motorcycles all the time ridden in ways that defy the laws of the state of California and of physics. :laughBob's remark is being overlooked, I have to step in and give it a second vote! It's not as bad as ninja fighting, but nearly.

The chicks fighting while on sport bikes under the overpass is not to be missed; especially watch for the product placements. And the classic western scene, riding alongside the moving train at speed, then jumping onto the top and riding along the tops of the cars while fighting and still mounted on their bikes, that is incredible.

But then, I'm easily entertained.

[andy45320]

Yes, torque...it does not get much better. As for product placement...I would hope aprila had more common sense, but I guess they didn't :(

[Montana]

I was referring to the large soft drink ads on the abuttments. You know, where the chicks ride up the sides and make a u-turn at the top?

[Mar]

The chicks fighting while on sport bikes under the overpass is not to be missed; especially watch for the product placements. And the classic western scene, riding alongside the moving train at speed, then jumping onto the top and riding along the tops of the cars while fighting and still mounted on their bikes, that is incredible.

Torque is a great movie as long as you have the right frame of mind as you view it. A group of Gateway Riders went to see it in the movie theater when it first came out and we had a great time.

It's so entertaining that I bought a previously viewed copy on sale at my local grocery store.

I have put in a word with Santa for Terra Circa and Mondo Enduro for Christmas. :-)

[SweetT]

If you watch Torque while sober it will totally suck. :doh
When I saw it there was a lot of beer and pizza involved. It was a much better movie after that! :thumb

[iRene]

73 minutes of embarrassment for being classified with these "strong women motorcyclists"; unless you happen to respect a properly mounted lipstick applicator on your pink bike. :sick Painful. :hungover

I guess I'll return that harness for reading books from the pillion seat that I bought you for Christmas...

[pghpdsgt]

I can't believe nobody suggested "Electra-Glide in Blue"
http://www.destgulch.com/movies/electra/
Doesn't have BMW's or much of a plot for that matter, but it has some great motorcycle riding in it.

[kbasa]

For Christmas a couple of years ago, some (long gone) well meaning soul bought me a copy of "She Lives to Ride", from Rider Wearhouse (http://www.aerostich.com/product.php?productid=17194&cat=0&page=1)

73 minutes of embarrassment for being classified with these "strong women motorcyclists"; unless you happen to respect a properly mounted lipstick applicator on your pink bike. :sick Painful. :hungover

I think Tina had the same take on it. It was one of those "Oooooh, look! I"m a girl and I'm riding a motorcycle! Wheeeee!"

[bullit7801]

Yesterday, with almost 2 inches of rain falling and warnings out for today's snow, I watched the second Matrix flic on DVD. Talk about product placement. Trinity on that Black Duck in all black leather! Twisting thru oncoming truck traffic with the KeyMaker on the back. I know that it wasn't real, but it was impressive. :thumb

tb

[RebeccaV]

Has anyone seen 'Scorpio Rising' (1964)?? Is it a motorcycle movie or just a movie that happens to have motorcycles in it?

I am rereading 'The Perfect Machine' and 'Scorpio Rising' is mentioned.

Thanks.

[pghpdsgt]

Didn't see the movie, however I did read 'The perferct Machine'.

Book was good, almost baught a Guzzi to go with my Beemer.

[PUDGYPAINTGUY]

See if you can score a copy of Long Way Round. You'll need a DVD player that plays the European DVD standard. It's more like the things we all do with our bikes that what typically passes for motorcycle video.

Best Buy has a Cyberhome DVD that plays the euro format (PAL) and runs about $24 after rebates...a great dvd player and very portable...plays NTSC format for US too.

[widebmw]

The Long Way Round DVD
you can get it from amazon.com it is the 2 disc set in the U.S.

Or you can get the 3 disc set from amazon.ca
They will deliver it to the U.S. in January.
NTSC format.

I don't understand why they did that ?

[Burnszilla]

I watched an interesting motorcycle film the other night.
Vincent Gallo's The Brown Bunny (http://imdb.com/title/tt0330099/)
Let's just say it was 'different'.
It's available thru Netflix.

[carter]

A funny trivia section from the "Brown Bunny" link regarding the movie. Some of you may have already read it.. but here tis:

"In particular, Roger Ebert called the film "the worst in the history of Cannes" to which Vincent Gallo responded that Ebert was a "fat pig with the physique of a slave trader". Ebert paraphrased a remark of Winston Churchill and responded that "although I am fat, one day I will be thin, but Mr. Gallo will still have been the director of 'Brown Bunny'". Gallo then put a "hex" on Ebert's colon, to which Ebert responded that "even my colonoscopy was more entertaining than his film".

[PUDGYPAINTGUY]

A funny trivia section from the "Brown Bunny" link regarding the movie. Some of you may have already read it.. but here tis:

"In particular, Roger Ebert called the film "the worst in the history of Cannes" to which Vincent Gallo responded that Ebert was a "fat pig with the physique of a slave trader". Ebert paraphrased a remark of Winston Churchill and responded that "although I am fat, one day I will be thin, but Mr. Gallo will still have been the director of 'Brown Bunny'". Gallo then put a "hex" on Ebert's colon, to which Ebert responded that "even my colonoscopy was more entertaining than his film".


LMBO

[MarkF]

Not Moto-Movies but two recent movies with a bit of good moto-content were the second Matrix and Paycheck. Even if they did dub over the boxer.

[Burnszilla]

The Australian film "Danny Deckchair (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337960/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9ZGFubn kgZGVja2NoYWlyfGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRt bD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=4) " had an old /5 in it. That was an entertaining true story movie.

[The_Veg]

The other night the Speed Channel showed The Gumball Rally. Check it out and see Lapchick The Mad Hungarian repeatedly crash his cafe-Kwak and keep going, never saying a word but making some really crazy faces.
There are some cool cars in it too, and the actors did their own driving.

[PUDGYPAINTGUY]

The other night the Speed Channel showed The Gumball Rally. Check it out and see Lapchick The Mad Hungarian repeatedly crash his cafe-Kwak and keep going, never saying a word but making some really crazy faces.
There are some cool cars in it too, and the actors did their own driving.


Awesome movie in it's day

[Burnszilla]

Chain Reaction with Keanu Reeves is on. He rides a 1976 Kawasaki KZ1000. Lame flick, cool bike.

[Oznay]

" World's fastest Indian", starring Anthony Hopkins, based on one helluva true story..

[gened12]

On Any Sunday. *Still* the best in my book.

(but I sure do wish they'd sell Long Way Round in NTSC!)

Ian

I have a copy of all 3 series (long way round, long way down and Dakar) in NTSC"

I ordered it directly form this website.

http://www.longwayround.com/lwd/html/lwd_shop.html

Cheers

Denis R1200RT

[BeemerMike]

MAD MAX, duh, make sure its the first one, which is simply called "mad max" and has no "road warrior" or "thunderdome" in the title.

Just reviewed this old thread, and just watched my DVD of "Mad Max" a couple of weeks ago. :thumb

"Don't do it for him, Bubba . . . do it for me." :heart