"Electra Glide in Blue" movie

[twowheeladdict]

https://youtu.be/MQ_mmWRBSsA

Haven't watched it yet but sounds interesting.

[rocker59]

I've seen it several times.  Not sure what to make of it. 

Definitely a period piece.

[Gino]

I watched it at the cinema many times when I was younger, any movie with bikes in it had to be watched 

[Tom H]

I have seen it a few times years ago. Don't remember it real well. But I do remember it's worth watching as long as you also like movies from that time period.

Let us know what you think.

Tom

[john fish]

Excellent movie.  Robert Blake does a great job.  Good bike scenes but it's a lot more than a bike movie.  An anti-hero classic.  More proof that the 70's produced the best movies.

[Huzo]

I watched it because I mis read the title.
I thought it read..”Electra Glide” in blue movie… 

[Tom H]

I watched it because I mis read the title.
I thought it read..”Electra Glide” in blue movie… 

 

Tom

[n3303j]

Shades of Easy Rider and Vanishing Point.

[kballowe]

Good movie for the period.  Watched it several times. 

[Vecchio Lupo]

There is so much to like from this film. Yes the bikes are cool, but as a Combat Veteran and a former Police Officer, the movie really does touch on some truths. When Robert Blake tells the truck driver who is using Vietnam as a reason he is screwing up all the time, "Im gonna do something for you, that it took people almost a year before they would do it for me." ...Absolutely Nothing.  yup, truth.

[Turin]

I remember thinking "that's an hour and a half of my life I'm not getting back."

[Perazzimx14]

Another classic:



   in green

[twowheeladdict]

Another classic:



   in green

Just flooded back good memories of my late Dad.  Thanks.   

[JJ]

A little movie trivia...

* Many of the motorcycle riding scenes were filmed up and around the roads around Cave Creek, AZ, near the famous HAROLD's CORRAL restaurant  / saloon...





* Former racing champion / stuntman local Phoenix HD dealer Buddy Stubbs taught Robert Blake how to properly ride that Electra Glide...

[twowheeladdict]

Thanks for the additional information JJ.   

[sign216]

The movie site Rotten Tomatoes gives this film a 69-74% approval rating.  Okay, but not great.  Reviews say it has points of insight, but it is lost overall. 

[blu guzz]

I had forgotten that he hated riding the motorcycle.  The main motorcycle chase scene features some pretty good stunt riders.  The big hogs in the arroyos is impressive riding.

[MotoG5]

Wow, I remember seeing that film. At the time I thought it was ok but not great. However the 1970's when it was made was a time when many things happened that changed my life. Some were not fun at all but one was very great indeed. I bought my first Moto Guzzi in 1972 and have continued to ride them until this day.
















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