The Wild Ride of Outlaw Bikers
Brief Synopsis
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The story of motorcycle culture and the changing of America. Veterans returning home from World War II were not ready to settle down to marriage and family. Thousands of vets purchased motorcycles, formed riding clubs and roamed the highways of Southern California. On the July 4th weekend of 1947, a
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Baldwin
Narrator
Albert Maysles
Peter Fonda
Roger Corman
Sonny Barge
Dave Nicholls
Film Details
Also Known As
Rise of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, The, Wild Ride of Outlaw Bikers, Wild Ride of Outlaw Bikers: Real & Imagined
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
The story of motorcycle culture and the changing of America. Veterans returning home from World War II were not ready to settle down to marriage and family. Thousands of vets purchased motorcycles, formed riding clubs and roamed the highways of Southern California. On the July 4th weekend of 1947, a club called the Boozefighters attended a motorcycle rally in the small Northern California town of Hollister. Thousands of motorcyclists descended upon the town and drag-raced through the streets. "Life" magazine published a staged photo of a drunk astride a Harley-Davidson leering at the camera. This gave birth to the "motorcycle outlaw" popularized by the 1953 Marlon Brando film, "The Wild One."
Cast
Stephen Baldwin
Narrator
Albert Maysles
Peter Fonda
Roger Corman
Sonny Barge
Dave Nicholls
Ken Kesey
Crew
Art Adams
Director Of Photography
Craig Braden
Director Of Photography
Amy Briamonte
Executive Producer
Lars Bunch
Motion Control
Mark Catalena
Sound Editor
Mark Catalena
Producer
Mark Catalena
Editor
Daniel Diaz
Audio
Joseph R Elkins
Audio
Willie Etra
Music
John Garside
Motion Control
Peter Jones
Producer
Peter Jones
Writer
Peter Jones
Executive Producer
Scott Judy
Director Of Photography
Donald J Murphy
Audio
Chip Plested
Audio
Patrick Rampson
Director Of Photography
Tom Reynolds
Producer
Tom Reynolds
Writer
Mike Rodriguez
Audio Mixer
Ed Sanders
Associate Producer
John Scarpaci
Audio
Peter Schofield
Audio
Jack Sichtermann
Associate Producer
Kris Smith
Director Of Photography
Robert Thorndike
Audio
Andrew Tilles
Producer
Ric Trader
On-Line Editor
Tom Vergin
Audio
Film Details
Also Known As
Rise of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, The, Wild Ride of Outlaw Bikers, Wild Ride of Outlaw Bikers: Real & Imagined
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
