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Title: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: twowheeladdict on June 06, 2023, 03:19:48 PM: https://youtu.be/MQ_mmWRBSsA

Haven't watched it yet but sounds interesting.
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: rocker59 on June 06, 2023, 03:34:15 PM: I've seen it several times. Not sure what to make of it.

Definitely a period piece.
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Post by: Gino on June 06, 2023, 04:21:29 PM: I watched it at the cinema many times when I was younger, any movie with bikes in it had to be watched :azn: :azn:
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: Tom H on June 06, 2023, 06:19:58 PM: 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
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: john fish on June 06, 2023, 06:40:01 PM: 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.

(https://i.ibb.co/mTqZJYy/MV5-BMm-Ex-MWU3-NTIt-NDcx-MC00-Nz-Y1-LTlk-Mzkt-MWFm-ODdk-Y2-Jm-Yj-Jj-Xk-Ey-Xk-Fqc-Gde-QXVy-Mj-Uz-OTY.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mTqZJYy)
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: Huzo on June 06, 2023, 07:41:42 PM: I watched it because I mis read the title.
I thought it read..”Electra Glide” in blue movie… :wink: :embarrassed:
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: Tom H on June 06, 2023, 07:48:04 PM: Quote from: Huzo on June 06, 2023, 07:41:42 PM
I watched it because I mis read the title.
I thought it read..”Electra Glide” in blue movie… :wink: :embarrassed:

:thumb: :evil:

Tom
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: n3303j on June 06, 2023, 08:18:34 PM: Shades of Easy Rider and Vanishing Point.
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Post by: kballowe on June 06, 2023, 08:24:42 PM: Good movie for the period. Watched it several times.
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Post by: Vecchio Lupo on June 06, 2023, 09:05:36 PM: 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.
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Post by: Turin on June 06, 2023, 09:16:30 PM: I remember thinking "that's an hour and a half of my life I'm not getting back."
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: Perazzimx14 on June 07, 2023, 03:54:46 AM: Another classic:

(https://i.ibb.co/7k4Yf6S/51-KUh0u-Ta-OL.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7k4Yf6S)
in green :thumb:
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: twowheeladdict on June 07, 2023, 07:04:46 AM: Quote from: Perazzimx14 on June 07, 2023, 03:54:46 AM
Another classic:

(https://i.ibb.co/7k4Yf6S/51-KUh0u-Ta-OL.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7k4Yf6S)
in green :thumb:

Just flooded back good memories of my late Dad. Thanks. :thumb:
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: JJ on June 07, 2023, 09:37:01 AM: 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...

(https://i.ibb.co/Qcj5HYt/Screen-Shot-2023-06-07-at-7-33-17-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/Qcj5HYt)

* Former racing champion / stuntman local Phoenix HD dealer Buddy Stubbs taught Robert Blake how to properly ride that Electra Glide...
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: twowheeladdict on June 07, 2023, 12:29:20 PM: Thanks for the additional information JJ. :thumb:
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: sign216 on June 08, 2023, 01:58:55 PM: 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.
Title: Re: "Electra Glide in Blue" movie
Post by: blu guzz on June 08, 2023, 02:09:24 PM: 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.
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Post by: MotoG5 on June 08, 2023, 09:12:09 PM: 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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