Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writer (WGA):

Don Michael Paul (written by)

Release Date:

23 August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Western

Tagline:

When the going gets tough... the tough take the law into their own hands.

Plot:

The tuff biker Harley and his no less tuff Cowboy friend Marlboro learn that an old friend of them will lose his bar...

Plot Keywords:

Marlboro | Drugs | Cowboy | Bar | Biker

Cast

Mickey Rourke	...	Harley Davidson
Don Johnson	...	Robert 'Marlboro Man' Anderson
Chelsea Field	...	Virginia Slim
Daniel Baldwin	...	Alexander
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Jimmy Jiles
Vanessa Williams	...	Lulu Daniels
Robert Ginty	...	Thom
Tia Carrere	...	Kimiko
Julius Harris	...	Old Man
Eloy Casados	...	Jose
Big John Studd	...	Jack Daniels
Tom Sizemore	...	Chance Wilder
Mitzi Martin	...	The Woman
Kelly Hu	...	Suzie
James Nardini	...	Punk with Gun
Brenan T. Baird	...	Punk with Knife
Branscombe Richmond	...	Big Indian
Stacey Elliott	...	Indian's Girlfriend
Hans Howes	...	Bartender
Bobbie Tyler	...	Stripper
Marlon Darton	...	Arm Wrestler (as Marlin Darton)
Jordan Lund	...	Guard
Steve Tannen	...	Guard
Billy D. Lucas	...	John
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	David
Dennis Scott	...	Peter
Cody Glenn	...	Michael
Michele Laybourn	...	Honey
Debby Lynn Ross	...	Luggage Jockey (as Debbie Lynn Ross)
Michael Valverde	...	Luggage Jockey
Stan Ivar	...	Jake McAlister
Stan Chambers	...	Henchman
R.J. Chambers	...	Henchman
Theresa San-Nicholas	...	Hitchhiker
Sean 'Hollywood' Hamilton	...	Radio DJ
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sidney Laen	...	Child (uncredited)

Directed by
Simon Wincer

Writing credits (WGA)
Don Michael Paul		(written by)

Produced by
Missy Alpern	....	associate producer
Jere Henshaw	....	producer
Don Michael Paul	....	co-producer
Donald L. West	....	line producer (as Donald West)

Original Music by
Basil Poledouris

Cinematography by
David Eggby		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Corky Ehlers

Casting by
Mike Fenton
Valorie Massalas
Judy Taylor

Production Design by
Paul Peters

Art Direction by
Lisette Thomas

Set Decoration by
Lynn Wolverton-Parker		(as Lynn Wolverton Parker)

Costume Design by
Richard Shissler

Makeup Department
Jay Cannistraci	....	makeup artist: Mr. Johnson
Karen Iverson	....	hair stylist
Karen Iverson	....	makeup artist
Perri Sorel	....	key hair stylist
Perri Sorel	....	key makeup artist
Edward Ternes	....	hair stylist: Mr. Rourke
Edward Ternes	....	makeup artist: Mr. Rourke
Nick Troiano	....	hair stylist: Mr. Johnson
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Amy Lederman	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Larry Sherwood	....	electronic post-production supervisor
Donald L. West	....	unit production manager (as Donald West)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William H. Burton	....	second unit director (as Billy Burton)
Fernando Castroman	....	second second assistant director
Alex Kramarchuk	....	second assistant director: second unit
Robert Rooy	....	first assistant director
B. Scott Senechal	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Scott Senechal)
B. Scott Senechal	....	second assistant director (as Scott Senechal)

Art Department
Wren Boney	....	set dresser
Rick Chavez	....	property assistant
Kelly Deco	....	paint foreman
Amanda J. Flick	....	stand-by painter
Terry Kempf	....	construction foreman
Peter Lloyd	....	storyboard artist
Michael Papac	....	property master
John Parker	....	lead man (as John A. Parker)
Siobhan Roome	....	set designer
Edmund Villa	....	assistant property master
W. Wayne Walser	....	construction coordinator
Sheri Watson	....	set dresser
Thomas P. Wilkins	....	assistant art director
Laura Cartwright	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Bill Holmquist	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Joel Jaspan	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Ernest M. Sanchez	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Catherine Calleson	....	first assistant sound editor
John K. Carr	....	foley editor (as John Carr)
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Burness Dembrowski	....	sound editor (as Burness Speakman)
William G. Flick	....	boom operator
Sukey Fontelieu	....	sound editor
Bruce Foster	....	assistant sound editor
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	sound editor (as Jeremy Gordon)
Don Hall	....	dialogue editor
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Pieter Hubbard	....	adr editor (as Pieter S. Hubbard)
Chris Jargo	....	adr supervisor (as J. Christopher Jargo)
Brent Johnson	....	cable person
Brent Johnson	....	sound mixer: second unit
Donald F. Johnson	....	production sound mixer (as Don Johnson)
David Kern	....	sound editor
Andy Kopetzky	....	foley editor (as Andrew Kopetsky)
Lisa Linder	....	assistant sound editor
Jimmy Ling	....	adr editor
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
James Moriana	....	foley artist (as Jim Moriana)
John Phillips	....	dialogue editor
Terry Rodman	....	sound editor
Alexandra Root	....	apprentice sound editor
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Greg Russell)
Hal Sanders	....	dialogue editor
Kirk Schuler	....	adr editor
Scott Shadden	....	assistant sound editor
David Spence	....	sound editor
Peter Tomaszewicz	....	sound editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kim Waugh	....	sound effects recordist
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist (as Jeff Wilhoit)
David Behle	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Eugene Crum	....	special effects assistant
Donald Frazee	....	special effects assistant
Logan Frazee	....	special effects assistant
Terry D. Frazee	....	special effects coordinator (as Terry Frazee)
Scott Lingard	....	special effects assistant
Donald Myers	....	special effects assistant (as Donald Myers Jr.)

Visual Effects by
Ken Allen	....	matte artist
Jim Aupperle	....	blue screen photography
Paul Curley	....	matte camera
Anthony Doublin	....	additional matte composites: David Stipes Productions
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects supervisor (as Michael Fink)
Rocco Gioffre	....	matte artist
Robert Grasmere	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Kuran	....	optical effects
Ted Rae	....	motion control visual effects
Jesse Silver	....	matte artist
Matthew Yuricich	....	matte artist
David Emerson	....	optical lineup (uncredited)
Tom Gleason	....	model maker (uncredited)
Al Magliochetti	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Dan Platt	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Drex Reed	....	visual effects crew (uncredited)

Stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (as Jophery Clifford Brown)
Shawn Bryan	....	stunts
David Burton	....	stunts
Hal Burton	....	stunts
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts (as Bill Burton)
William H. Burton	....	stunt coordinator (as Billy Burton)
William H. Burton	....	stunts
Steven Chambers	....	stunts (as Steve Chambers)
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunts
John Escobar	....	stunts
Diamond Farnsworth	....	helicopter stunt pilot
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	stunts (as Bobby Foxworth)
Steve Geray	....	helicopter stunt pilot
John Hateley	....	stunts (as John Hately)
Jeff Jensen	....	stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Troy Johnston	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Richard Kline	....	helicopter stunt pilot (as Rick Kline)
Noon Orsatti	....	stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts (as Thomas Rosales)
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Rick Shuster	....	stunts
Tierre Turner	....	stunts
Webster Whinery	....	stunts
Branscombe Richmond	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pat Romano	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert J. Babin	....	grip: second unit (as Bob Babin)
William D. Barber	....	camera operator (as William Barber)
Chris Blauvelt	....	clapper loader
Ted Chu	....	first assistant Steadicam
Frank Del Vacchio	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Robert Driskell	....	chief lighting technician (as Robert A. Driskell Jr.)
Michael A. FauntLeRoy	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Mike Fauntleroy)
Robert Fitzgerald	....	first assistant camera
Justin Fonda	....	clapper loader
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer (as Richard Foreman)
Gerrit Garretsen	....	dolly grip
John Graham	....	second assistant camera
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera
Gary Haselbusch	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Chris Joehnk	....	electrician
Pergrin F. Jung	....	second assistant camera (as Pergrin Jung)
Jeff Mart	....	Steadicam operator (as Andrew Jeff Mart)
Jeff Mart	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Andrew Jeff Mart)
Danny McCallum	....	electrician (as Danny MacCallum)
Rene Menoni	....	first assistant camera: second unit
John Owens	....	electrician: second unit (as John C. Owens)
David Perez	....	grip (as David T. Perez)
David Perez	....	key grip: second unit
James Pergola	....	director of photography: second unit (as Jim Pergola)
Jim Phillips	....	grip (as Jimmy Phillips)
Kerry Rike	....	key grip
Denis Robbins	....	electrician: second unit
Juan Romero	....	best boy electric (as Juan M. Romero Jr.)
Gary W. Shaw	....	electrician (as Gary Shaw)
Carl D. Stitt	....	best boy grip (as Carl Stitt)
Neil Toussaint	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Neil C. Tousaint)
R. Michael Yope	....	electrician (as Michael Yope)
Mansur Johnson	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Allison Gordon-Kohler	....	casting associate (as Allison Gordon)
Rick Montgomery	....	extras casting: The Casting Group
Dan Parada	....	extras casting: The Casting Group

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elisabetta Beraldo	....	assistant costume designer
Art Brouillard	....	wardrobe: second unit (as Arthur Brouillard)
Yvonne Cervantes	....	wardrobe: Mr. Rourke
George Cooper	....	wardrobe
Colleen Kelsall	....	assistant costume designer
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer
Austin Myers	....	wardrobe supervisor
Gregory B. Peña	....	wardrobe: Mr. Johnson (as Gregory B. Pena)

Editorial Department
Sue Ehlers	....	apprentice editor (as Susan Ehlers)
Rick Gordon	....	positive cutter
Bob Hart	....	negative cutter (as Bobby Hart)
Skip MacDonald	....	assistant film editor
Ed Sogg	....	color timer
Frank Lipson	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
Michael Boddicker	....	musician: synthesizers
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Basil Poledouris	....	musician: synthesizers
Mary Reynolds	....	executive in charge of music: Mercury Records
Dawn Soler	....	music project manager
Tom Villano	....	music editor
Diane DeLouise Wessel	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Donald Arnold Jr.	....	transportation captain
Tim Hill	....	transportation coordinator
Roger Wooge	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Bonnie Abaunza	....	assistant: Mr. Wincer
Ted Albert	....	unit publicist
Rhonda Bingham	....	payroll
Howard Brandy	....	unit publicist
Annie Casper	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson (as Annie Caspar)
Mary Ann D'Achille-Weyer	....	production office assistant (as Mary Ann D'Achille)
Brian O. Haynes	....	location manager
Julia Holmes	....	assistant unit publicist
Kelly Householder	....	production assistant
Lester Hoyle	....	script supervisor: second unit
Greg Isaacs	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
Kevin LaRosa	....	aerial sequences coordinator (as Kevin LeRosa)
Suzanne Lore	....	production coordinator
Lyn Lucibello	....	production auditor
Conte Matal	....	production assistant (as Conte Mark Matal)
Kathleen 'Kash' McKewen	....	location assistant (as Kash McKewen)
Jeff Miller	....	first aid: Los Angeles
Janalee O'Bagy	....	production accounting assistant
Bart Rubinstein	....	assistant: Mr. Rourke
Bruce Rubinstein	....	assistant: Mr. Rourke
Scott Stravitz	....	first aid: Tuscon
Laurie Stuebe	....	production accounting assistant
Kami Turrou	....	production office assistant
Cynthia Upstill	....	script supervisor
Denise Zollman	....	assistant production coordinator
Shane Clark	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Guyot	....	stand-in: Don Johnson (uncredited)
Jim Jaffe	....	product placement (uncredited)
Brendan Guy Murphy	....	stand-in: Mickey Rourke (uncredited)

Thanks
Tom Hildebrand	....	special thanks: Tucson Film Commission
Lynn Peacock	....	special thanks: L.A.P.D.
Larry Shipp	....	special thanks: Los Angeles Fire Department
Tim Wienckowski	....	special thanks: Los Angeles Fire Department (as Tim Weinckwoski)

Production Companies

• Krisjair
• Laredo
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Scotia International Filmverleih (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1991) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• David Stipes Productions (visual effects)
• VCE

Other Companies

• ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services  payroll services
• Blowtorch Flats  music recorded at
• F-Stop Film & Video  titles and opticals (as F-Stop)
• Mr. G's Catering  craft service
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• The Casting Group  extras casting
• Video Image  video displays

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sensuality.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Denmark:15 (2003) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Krisjair

Trivia:

Big John Studd's last film role.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Ruger Super Blackhawk .454 can deliver a 250 grain (16 g) bullet with a muzzle velocity of over 1900 feet per second (580 m/s), developing more than 2000 ft·lbf (2.7 KJ) of energy. Marlboro Man's shoulder that Harley shot him in would have been blown clean off (to paraphrase Inspector Callahan), not leave him going, "You shot me!"

Quotes:

Harley Davidson: Looks like you jumped on the wrong horse there cowboy! In case you didn't notice, you're the only cowboy in this place.
Big Indian: He ain't a cowboy, he's more like a pretty boy.

Movie Connections:

References Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Soundtrack:

LET'S WORK TOGETHER

Guilty? Sort of. A pleasure? Indubitably!

This is my ultimate guilty pleasure. All my critical faculties tell me it's a trashy action flick with no particular value. But critical faculties don't mean a thing when chemistry is as kinetic as that between Rourke and Johnson, who for my money have Newman and Redford beat by a mile in one of the best "buddy" teamings ever. Moreover, the movie is beautifully cast down the line and the pace is always great. Everything from the costuming of the lead characters to the atmosphere in the bar to the performances by Tom Sizemore and Daniel Baldwin are right on target. But mainly it's Johnson and Rourke's connection that makes the movie. They're terrific. I've seen this movie several times and it never loses me for an instant. Yeah!