A newspaper reporter quits his job and travels across America by motorcycle.A newspaper reporter quits his job and travels across America by motorcycle.A newspaper reporter quits his job and travels across America by motorcycle.
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Fabian Gregory
- Pablo
- (as Fabian Gregory Cordova)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaBud Ekins did the stunt motorcycle work for this TV Pilot and series, he was best friends with Steve McQueen, and did the jump in The Great Escape.
- GoofsDuring the hill climbing you can see that the bike Jim is on is not a Sportster, the exhaust pipes give that away.
- Quotes
[opening title sequense]
[Bronson drives his motorcycle next to a station wagon at a stoplight]
Businessman: Taking a trip?
Jim Bronson: What's that?
Businessman: Taking a trip?
Jim Bronson: Yeah.
Businessman: Where to?
Jim Bronson: Oh, I don't know. Wherever I end up, I guess.
Businessman: Man, I wish I was you.
Jim Bronson: Really?
Businessman: Yeah.
Jim Bronson: Well, hang in there.
- Alternate versionsThe TV pilot did not have nudity. That was included in the version that was released to theaters on April 1, 1970.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Morirás con el sol (Motociclistas suicidas) (1973)
Featured review
Easy Rider for Television
When I was 15, I was a Star Trek kid and my dad was more the Mannix type. Needless to say, we argued quite a bit over what to watch on TV. But one show we both loved was Then Came Bronson. And we were both incredibly disappointed when it was canceled after such a short run.
This series pilot is a tale of a disillusioned young corporate type (Michael Parks, in an understated performance reminiscent of James Dean) whose world is shaken by the suicide of a friend. He takes off across the US on a Harley, hooking up with a young and somewhat spoiled wedding fugitive (Bonnie Bedelia).
There are quite a few good supporting performances in a film that many at the time compared to Easy Rider (but in fact now seems less dated, at least that's what I thought when TBS reran it about three or four years ago). Though there are indeed similarities between the two, Then Came Bronson probably has roots closer to Jack Kerouac's On The Road and the TV show Route 66 than Easy Rider.
Sad to see that this movie isn't available on DVD. Maybe one day...
This series pilot is a tale of a disillusioned young corporate type (Michael Parks, in an understated performance reminiscent of James Dean) whose world is shaken by the suicide of a friend. He takes off across the US on a Harley, hooking up with a young and somewhat spoiled wedding fugitive (Bonnie Bedelia).
There are quite a few good supporting performances in a film that many at the time compared to Easy Rider (but in fact now seems less dated, at least that's what I thought when TBS reran it about three or four years ago). Though there are indeed similarities between the two, Then Came Bronson probably has roots closer to Jack Kerouac's On The Road and the TV show Route 66 than Easy Rider.
Sad to see that this movie isn't available on DVD. Maybe one day...
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- bobhoveyga
- Jul 15, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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