Wild Hogs (2007)

A group of suburban biker wannabes looking for adventure hit the open road, but get more than they bargained for when they encounter a New Mexico gang called the Del Fuegos.

Director:

Walt Becker

Writer:

Brad Copeland

Stars:

Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, John Travolta

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Allen	...	Doug Madsen
John Travolta	...	Woody Stevens
Martin Lawrence	...	Bobby Davis
William H. Macy	...	Dudley Frank
Ray Liotta	...	Jack
Marisa Tomei	...	Maggie
Kevin Durand	...	Red
M.C. Gainey	...	Murdock
Jill Hennessy	...	Kelly Madsen
Dominic Janes	...	Billy Madsen
Tichina Arnold	...	Karen Davis
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Charley
Jason Sklar	...	Earl Dooble
Randy Sklar	...	Buck Dooble
Drew Sidora	...	Haley Davis

Storyline

Four middle-aged men decide to take a road trip from Cincinnati to the Pacific in order to get away from their lives which are leading them nowhere. Taking their motorcycles, these "Wild Hogs" tear up the road and eventually stop in New Mexico for a drink not knowing that the bar belongs to the "Del Fuegos", a mean biker gang. When the Del Fuegos steal a bike that belongs to the Wild Hogs, the four men form a plan to steal their bike back.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | motorcycle | new mexico | road trip | biker gang | 

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Taglines:

Four guys from the suburbs hit the road... and the road hit back.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Buena Vista International [France] Touchstone Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Born to Be Wild - Saumäßig unterwegs

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$39,699,023 (USA) (2 March 2007)

Gross:

$168,213,584 (USA) (27 July 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Wild Hogs Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A sequel was planned but scrapped due to the critical and commercial failure of Old Dogs (2009), also directed by Walt Becker.

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Goofs

Albuquerque, NM landmarks and signs visible in Cincinnati scenes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dudley Frank: [after getting a fist-tap from Woody and nearly wiping out] Whoa! Whoa! Oh! Man, oh, man. I almost lost it back there. I didn't know what was going on.
[hits a sign face first]

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Crazy Credits

As the credits roll, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition shows up and gives the Del Fuegos a new home, courtesy of the Wild Hogs. A few members have interviews with talking about the new bar. And a shot of the Wild Hogs in a bar watching the show.

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Connections

References Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2003)

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Soundtracks

Get Me Outta Here
Written by Chris Cester (as Christopher Cester) and Nic Cester (as Nicholas Cester)
Performed by Jet
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Hog Wild Laughter

Critics have been panning Wild Hogs in their writings. I have read a lot of negative response from the same goof-balls that have promoted some very bad movies. Sometimes I wonder if they are on certain payrolls to give a certain vote towards a movie. With that said---Wild Hogs is absolutely wonderful. In today's day of poor comedies (see anything starring Will Farrell for example) that do not produce a laugh or a smirk---Wild Hogs is a breath of fresh air. I have lately been happy if a movie has at least one good laugh to feel like my admission fee was worth spending. And in today's movie world, most movies are one joke wonders. Wild Hogs is a throw back to the days of My Cousin Vinny, Airplane, and Young Frankenstein. This movie was filled with laughs and good gags. The movie starts off slow and is reminiscent of a couple of failed Tim Allen projects (Shaggy Dog and Zoom), but after about 15 minutes it shifts gear and becomes a wonderful comedy well worth spending the admission fee. If you want to have a good laugh and enjoy yourself---see Wild Hogs.