Iron Horsemen (1994)

Director:

Gilles Charmant

Writer:

Gilles Charmant (writer)

Release Date:

27 January 1995 (Finland)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Plot:

While fleeing througout northern California from a 60s biker gang, Bad Trip - an outcast cyclist - has a variety of encounters. |

Cast

Dominic Gould	...	Bad Trip
Laura Favali	...	Rhonda
Kari Väänänen	...	Darling
Nicky Tesco	...	Candy
Matti Pellonpää	...	Seeker
Sakari Kuosmanen	...	Gengis Can
Puntti Valtonen	...	Guzzler
Antti Reini	...	Zipper
Juhani Niemelä	...	Father
Heinäsirkka	...	Step-mother (as Anne Taskinen)
Geoffrey Carey	...	Geoffrey
Jean-Marc Barr	...	Robert
Jim Jarmusch	...	Silver Rider
Evelyne Didi	...	Evelyne
André Wilms	...	André
Aki Kaurismäki	...	Cadillac Man
Tomi Salmela	...	Lumberjack (as Tom Salmela)
Catherine Charmant	...	Trip's Girlfriend
Pauli Pentti	...	Sky
Veikko Nieminen	...	Gypsy
Anssi Tikanmäki	...	Doc
Jussi Rinne	...	Wise Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clas-Ove Bruun	...	Extra (uncredited)
Gilles Charmant	...	Extra (uncredited)
Samuli Edelmann	...	Extra (uncredited)
Janus Hanski	...	Teddy boy (uncredited)
Santeri Kinnunen	...	Extra (uncredited)
Marko Louna	...	Biker (uncredited)
Puka Oinonen	...	Extra (uncredited)
Kari Pulkkinen	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jokke Seppänen	...	Biker (uncredited)
Jaakko Talaskivi	...	Extra (uncredited)
Toni Vermilä	...	Biker (uncredited)
Wouter Zoon	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Gilles Charmant

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gilles Charmant		writer

Produced by
Sergio Castellani	....	co-producer
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela	....	co-producer (as Frederique Dumas Zaidela)
Aki Kaurismäki	....	producer
Cédomir Kolar	....	producer (as Cedomir Kolar)
Yves Marmion	....	co-producer
Carlos Pasini Hansen	....	co-producer
Wilbur Scott	....	producer

Original Music by
Wouter Zoon

Cinematography by
Timo Salminen

Film Editing by
Veikko Aaltonen

Casting by
Timothy C. Arthur

Production Design by
John Ebden

Art Direction by
Mark Lavis

Costume Design by
Marylin Fitoussi

Makeup Department
Kaija Ilomäki	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Nathalie Herr	....	production manager
Jaakko Talaskivi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tiina Kaukanen	....	second assistant director
Aki Kaurismäki	....	assistant director
François Keraudren	....	second assistant director
Pauli Pentti	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Catherine Charmant	....	set dresser
Kai Linnalaakso	....	carpenter
Tiina Paavilainen	....	carpenter
Tapani Palenius	....	carpenter
Seppo Saarinen	....	carpenter
Wouter Zoon	....	props
Kari Laine	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Tom Forsström	....	sound mixer
Juuso Hirvikangas	....	boom operator
Jouko Lumme	....	sound engineer
Nina Jansson	....	sound synchronization (uncredited)
Pekka Karjalainen	....	sound (uncredited)
Tuomo Leino	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Kauko Lindfors	....	sound (uncredited)
Olli Pärnänen	....	post-production sound (uncredited)
Tellervo Savela	....	sound synchronization (uncredited)
Pekka Suvinen	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Seppo Vanhatalo	....	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Klaus Hedström	....	special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Marja-Leena Helin	....	still photographer
Risto Laasonen	....	electrician
Jukka Salmi	....	electrician
Olavi Tuomi	....	electrician
Heikki Färm	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Tuija Kotamäki	....	negative cutter

Other crew
Erja Dammert	....	continuity
Klaus Heydemann	....	production executive
Jukka Jalkanen	....	production assistant
Jan-Eric Nyström	....	title designer (as Jan-Eric Nystrom)
Remi Pradinas	....	location manager
Heikki Ukkonen	....	location manager
Erkki Astala	....	publicist (uncredited)
Susanna Huuhka	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Sinikka Usvamaa	....	accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Noé Productions
• Trans-Atlantic Pictures
• Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
• Villealfa Filmproduction Oy

Distributors

• Finnkino (1995) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Pan Vision Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Kikeono Filmsound Oy  sound

Also Known As:

Bad Trip

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Finland | France | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-12

Company:

Noé Productions

Surreal English subtitled version

I bought the movie for a dollar in the Mission area of San Francisco without knowing what it was about except it was a biker movie. I picked up half a dozen 1960s biker movies, since the DVDs were just a buck, and watched this after Angels: Hard as They Come.

Jim Jarmusch looked really familiar. Is that Nick Cave? When was this made? It wasn't until after I watched it that I looked it up on IMDb and found out it wasn't made in the 1960s.

This is a crazy weird movie with no background sound at all. I love Davie Allen and the Arrows, but watching a movie where bands "play" but there's no sound is very interesting. By no background sound, I mean nothing. Not the sound of motorcycles or anything. Just dialogue, then it's like the mic is cut off. It was very neat when some rockers (riding a cafe Norton, a Hinckley Triumph and something else) put a song on the jukebox to look tough before wailing the tar out of the main guy, but no music comes out.

Very surreal. I thought about trying to hunt down the European version to see it in full sound and to figure out what languages they speak, but I'll stick with the surreal.