Favorite Movie Lists (aka Cabin Fever Shenanigans)
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Lord Popgun
Road warrior
I loved when they accidentally blew up the biker clubhouse!
stateboy_imp
Running like a top
Smokey and the Bandit had a motorcycle scene in it but I'm not sure if Jerry Reed rolling over a row of Harleys with his 18 wheeler counts.
Aussieflyer
Been there
Great movies with motorcycles ...[ul] [li]World's Fastest Indian - what a story and brilliant acting, hands down winner for me!!
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Stretching a l little to include documentaries ...[ul] [li]The Long Way Round - A couple of actors (Charlie Boorman and Ewan McGregor) riding BMWs from the UK to NY across Europe. So interesting I had to watch all the episodes back to back - allow plenty of time.
[/li][/ul] [ul] [li]TT Closer to Edge, and Faster - behind the scenes look at the racing world, OMG those guys must have b*lls the size of water melons.
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Stretching a l little to include documentaries ...[ul] [li]The Long Way Round - A couple of actors (Charlie Boorman and Ewan McGregor) riding BMWs from the UK to NY across Europe. So interesting I had to watch all the episodes back to back - allow plenty of time.
[/li][/ul] [ul] [li]TT Closer to Edge, and Faster - behind the scenes look at the racing world, OMG those guys must have b*lls the size of water melons.
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Townie_imp
Running like a top
ROAD: The Movie. A very well done documentary about the Dunlops. Great story, but also tragic.
4 Paws_imp
Road warrior
Silverado
On any Sunday
Princess Bride
Blazing Saddles (has motorcycles also)
What ever Hairy Potter movie had the flying Triumph Sidecar rig in it. Misspelling intentional - I didn’t like the movie, only the scene.
Sidecar dogs.
On any Sunday
Princess Bride
Blazing Saddles (has motorcycles also)
What ever Hairy Potter movie had the flying Triumph Sidecar rig in it. Misspelling intentional - I didn’t like the movie, only the scene.
Sidecar dogs.
redbirds_imp
Road warrior
"An Officer and a Gentleman" had a sharp looking Triumph "co-star" in several scenes.
Jeremiah Johnson
Top Gun (motorcycle) please note for thread sustenance purposes...
Star Wars
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Accountant
oh, and Jaws. sorry, that's six :blush:
Sure, they aren't classics, maybe, but saw them all in a theater when they came out and they made an impression.
Ben
Top Gun (motorcycle) please note for thread sustenance purposes...
Star Wars
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Accountant
oh, and Jaws. sorry, that's six :blush:
Sure, they aren't classics, maybe, but saw them all in a theater when they came out and they made an impression.
Ben
emptysea
Road warrior
Thread starter
Great list, Ben. Note that I asked for "favorite" not "best" or "classic". I have not seen 'The Accountant" (although, I'm married to one), but I love all the other ones except for your 'thread sustenance' entry, but even that one I like a lot when I saw it in the theater.
3rdbike_imp
Running like a top
I grew up without a tv, we don't have one now so I'll have to scratch around the backyard of my mind.
1. The Great Escape
2. PeeWee Herman's Big Adventure
3. Mask
4. The Wild One
5. Little Fauss and Big Halsey
And the scene in Woodstock where someone was wheeling around on a BSA 441 Victor!
1. The Great Escape
2. PeeWee Herman's Big Adventure
3. Mask
4. The Wild One
5. Little Fauss and Big Halsey
And the scene in Woodstock where someone was wheeling around on a BSA 441 Victor!
I was only 9 yrs old at the time, but I'm pretty sure I remember the Roman centurions in "Spartacus" riding Guzzis with the same motor they use now. Not the soldiers...just the officers.Olyrider_imp said:
Brilliant, olyrider. Of course only officers rode Guzzis. What (reliable) bike were the troops given?
Offroad
Road warrior
Has anyone seen, HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS?
Came out in 2016 I guess but I'm surprised I'd never heard about it.
Came out in 2016 I guess but I'm surprised I'd never heard about it.
alprider
Road warrior
i say only
other movies
and many many more....its like the food....i like to much
other movies
and many many more....its like the food....i like to much
I'm not going to list my top 5 movies, but to help maintain the "motorcycle balance"...
First off, I know that many of you guys are older than me so I can't be the only one here that's watched and remembers "Coogan's Bluff". Clint Eastwood plays a deputy from Arizona that heads to NYC to track down a fugitive. The movie culminates with a motorcycle chase scene on a couple of beautiful vintage Triumphs (which were then new — it was filmed in 1967). By the way, I've checked — you can pull up just the motorcycle chase scene on YouTube if you go searching for it.
I've seen "On Any Sunday" too many times to recall and own my own copy.
I own the soundtrack album to "Little Fauss and Big Halsy", and have seen it a few times as well.
I can still remember the day my Dad took us to the theater to watch "Evel Knievel" with George Hamilton as Evel. I remember enjoying it, but not nearly as much as when my Dad hauled my brother and me over to another small town in Illinois to watch a guy actually perform a jump over a bunch of cars back in the early 70s. It was a big deal, they closed off the town's main street for the better part of a day just for the jump. The guy had nothing on Evel when it came to showmanship, but he made the jump and landed perfectly on the far ramp. Needless to say, I was impressed. In fact, I still am. Some day I'd like to see the "Retro X-Games" to see how far someone like Travis Pastrana or the like would be willing to take things on say an old Harley XR-750 for example .
Even though she supports my riding (and sometimes goes so far as to encourage it), my wife does not really care much for motorcycles. But once we started watching "Long Way Round", she could not stop. I had to plead with her to pause the DVD and save some for later. We both found it to be incredibly entertaining. If you've watched Long Way Round and enjoyed it then you should also watch "Long Way Down" (also with Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman) if you haven't already. It was also quite entertaining.
First off, I know that many of you guys are older than me so I can't be the only one here that's watched and remembers "Coogan's Bluff". Clint Eastwood plays a deputy from Arizona that heads to NYC to track down a fugitive. The movie culminates with a motorcycle chase scene on a couple of beautiful vintage Triumphs (which were then new — it was filmed in 1967). By the way, I've checked — you can pull up just the motorcycle chase scene on YouTube if you go searching for it.
I've seen "On Any Sunday" too many times to recall and own my own copy.
I own the soundtrack album to "Little Fauss and Big Halsy", and have seen it a few times as well.
I can still remember the day my Dad took us to the theater to watch "Evel Knievel" with George Hamilton as Evel. I remember enjoying it, but not nearly as much as when my Dad hauled my brother and me over to another small town in Illinois to watch a guy actually perform a jump over a bunch of cars back in the early 70s. It was a big deal, they closed off the town's main street for the better part of a day just for the jump. The guy had nothing on Evel when it came to showmanship, but he made the jump and landed perfectly on the far ramp. Needless to say, I was impressed. In fact, I still am. Some day I'd like to see the "Retro X-Games" to see how far someone like Travis Pastrana or the like would be willing to take things on say an old Harley XR-750 for example .
Even though she supports my riding (and sometimes goes so far as to encourage it), my wife does not really care much for motorcycles. But once we started watching "Long Way Round", she could not stop. I had to plead with her to pause the DVD and save some for later. We both found it to be incredibly entertaining. If you've watched Long Way Round and enjoyed it then you should also watch "Long Way Down" (also with Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman) if you haven't already. It was also quite entertaining.
emptysea
Road warrior
Thread starter
We watched it. Or most of it. Entertaining, but I can’t recall if we finished the series.offroadfx4_imp said:
@Guth. I’ll give Long Way Around another shot, but I found it a bit tedious at the beginning. However, I recently watched a similar documentary about a trip across China and Russia on which a friend of mine was a rider and it renewed my interest in this type of film.
@Townie. “Road” is great.
I like movies too much to have a top 5. Maybe top 5 of every genre... But I’ll give you 5 that I would watch every time I stumble upon them in the tv, or pop my copy in the bluray.
1. Sports movie: The Sandlot
2. Comedy: The Princess Bride
3. Drama: Legends of the Fall
4. Action: Man on Fire
5. Thread Requirement: Pulp Fiction
(It’s a chopper, baby.
Who’s chopper?
Zed’s
Zed’s dead, baby)
MTC, your homework for tonight: watch The Accountant. You’re welcome.
I REALLY like war movies, especially about submarines.
1. Sports movie: The Sandlot
2. Comedy: The Princess Bride
3. Drama: Legends of the Fall
4. Action: Man on Fire
5. Thread Requirement: Pulp Fiction
(It’s a chopper, baby.
Who’s chopper?
Zed’s
Zed’s dead, baby)
MTC, your homework for tonight: watch The Accountant. You’re welcome.
I REALLY like war movies, especially about submarines.
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