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The Biker Movie

posted 21 years ago by fastal
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Come on, this is the definitive biker movie. Am, I too old to relate this experience. Most viewers think Easy Rider is what biker movies represent. Possibly, even The Wild Angels are on some lists. No way, this is the only way to ease your self into the summer of love generation. Most viewers are too young to remember when Hells Angels were headlines. This movie is probably, close to the reality of what it was like to be in this culture. I, for one am a Billy Jack enthusiast. Long live the biker generation.

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[–] PeteStud 20 years ago

yeah BORN LOSERS is the greatest, funnest most over the top biker movie ever. Where else can you get great lines like "He's eyeing the sheep, Daniel" and when one of the rape victims screams to her parents and the police " I liked it. I liked it! I LIKED IT!!!!"
PC goes way out the window here.By no means least with the fact a meglomanic wrote, directed and starred as the hero in the film and had the audacity to play a half breed Indian (he isnt in real life)and pretend to understand the North Amnerican natives plight. what cheek!

[–] Captain_Marvel 18 years ago

I've just bought this movie, I have not had time to watch it yet. I can't wait to see Billy Jack kick crap out of these biker thugs who mistreat women and are only tough when there's about 100 of them. Anyway how many people that are Native American have had a go at Tom for not being an Indian and playing the part of one. I don't think any, well not in public.

[–] canaj44 18 years ago

No Tom Laughlin isn't indian in real life but his wife Delores and cute daughter Theresa are part american indian in real life so it is ok what he does.

[–] crazyanglo 16 years ago

The biggest running joke in the movie is that Laughlin is *not* Indian--while Robert Tessier, who calls Billy "Injun" throughout the movie, IS. ;-)

[–] Bossdriver 17 years ago

You are right on about the dialogue, but you didn't go far enough. Much of the dialogue in the movie is so stilted and ridiculous it is hilarious!

[–] Billy_Jack_2 17 years ago

Still it did well at the box-office!

"I'm going to marry Leonor Watling"

[–] bigdblucas 16 years ago

Tom Laughlin didnt write this. The chick on the Yamaha did.

[–] billandmonicasson 15 years ago

NO she did not, Tom wrote the movie under his oft used alias of James Lloyd.

[–] phillindholm 12 years ago

Oh Yes, she did. I spoke to her myself years ago. She confirmed it herself. She wrote it (on speculation) at Laughlin's request after a chance meeting with him. She is a onetime Stewardess and they met on a flight he was taking. The movie is credited to ''E.James Lloyd''. Ms, James full name is ''Elizabeth Lloyd James''. She now writes mystery novels under the pen name ''Beverly Hastings''.

[–] billandmonicasson 15 years ago

wow, megalomanic huh, so do you include Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Kevin Smith, Roger Corman, Blake Edwards and Quentin Tarantino in a list with Tom? Also considering the Sacheen Littlefeather appeared in The Trial of Billy Jack, I think that Tom might have had some insight into the native americans plight.

[–] Devans00 17 years ago

There were earlier biker movies. How could you forget Marlon Brando's The Wild One (1953)? Hollister, the town the movie took place in, still has people celebrating the lifestyle of the movie. Over 50 years later.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

[–] halfmanhalfpc 17 years ago

Don't forget "Hells Angels on Wheels" for a proper biker's movie, or "Stone".

[–] jrobertclark 17 years ago

This is definitely the best of the genre but let's not forgot "Mini-Skirt Mob" and "Werewolves on Wheels!"

[–] phillindholm 16 years ago

''THE MINI SKIRT MOB''?.Granted, Diane Mcbain is great-but the ''Bikers'' (who number about a half-dozen) ride HONDAS. So much for authenticity. Diane herself thought that was ridiculous. Still, Patty McCormack (The Bad Seed) and Harry Dean Stanton are in the ''Mob'', so it's not all bad.

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