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The Hard Ride

  • 19711971
  • GPGP
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
336
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The Hard Ride (1971)
ActionDrama
Phil agrees to look after his dying Vietnam vet buddy by taking care of his motorcycle only to run into some trouble with both the law and other bikers.Phil agrees to look after his dying Vietnam vet buddy by taking care of his motorcycle only to run into some trouble with both the law and other bikers.Phil agrees to look after his dying Vietnam vet buddy by taking care of his motorcycle only to run into some trouble with both the law and other bikers.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
336
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Burt Topper
  • Writer
    • Burt Topper
  • Stars
    • Robert Fuller
    • Sherry Bain
    • Tony Russel
  • Director
    • Burt Topper
  • Writer
    • Burt Topper
  • Stars
    • Robert Fuller
    • Sherry Bain
    • Tony Russel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    William Bonner, Albert Cole, and Robert Fuller in The Hard Ride (1971)
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    Robert Fuller
    Robert Fuller
    • Phil
    Sherry Bain
    Sherry Bain
    • Sheryl
    Tony Russel
    Tony Russel
    • Big Red
    William Bonner
    William Bonner
    • Grady
    Marshall Reed
    Marshall Reed
    • Father Tom
    Mikel Angel
    • Ralls
    Biff Elliot
    Biff Elliot
    • Mike
    Albert Cole
    Albert Cole
    • Mooch
    • (as Al Cole)
    Phyllis Selznick
    • Rita
    R.L. Armstrong
    • Jason
    Robert Swan
    Robert Swan
    • Ted
    Larry Eisley
    • Rice
    Frank Charolla
    • Meyers
    Herman Rudin
    • Little Horse
    Ford Lile
    • Floyd
    Alfonso Williams
    • Lenny
    Rachel English
    John Lomma
    • Director
      • Burt Topper
    • Writer
      • Burt Topper
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    • Trivia
      The 1947 Harley Davidson Knucklehead chopper used in this film was built by Ben Hardy Cliff Vaughn , Sugar bear. Choppers they never received recognition for this in the film credits or ever mentioned.
    • Quotes

      Phil: Y'see those

      [military service]

      Phil: ribbons? Ya don't get them, for bein' a fag...

    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Swing Low Sweet Chariot
      Written by Wallis Willis

      Sung by Bill Medley

    User reviews13

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    5/10
    Guilty of Excess Taste
    One of the few motorcycle themed films that tried for something different than the usual approach, and largely failed because of it. Most of these biker gang films were action films with an occasional dose of romance (or more likely, pure lust), to fill the time between scenes of rumbles or long rides across the California desert. This is really a romantic drama with occasional action scenes to break up the emoting. Clearly, this is the wrong approach to take in a motorcycle film, "Easy Rider" aside.

    Robert Fuller (of "Emergency" and many other roles) is a Vietnam vet who returns home. His buddy Lenny has left him his totally tricked out cycle and he is supposed to take charge of it and bring his "friend" Big Red to Lenny's funeral. Fuller hooks up with Lenny's ex-squeeze Cheryl, and goes in search of Big Red. He also runs afoul of a local bike gang and a few pill popping punks in a beat-up hot rod (some kind of super obscure car that I could not recognize...I think it was a foreign number, possibly a Hillman). Plenty of time is spent on long romantic rides and deep philosophical discussions...all to the detriment of the viewer.

    If you're making a motorcycle gang film, you've got to let the sleaze come to the fore. Sure, there were some fights, conflicts, tension, and menacing, dirty, unshaven bikers on view here. So I can't rate this film TOO low. But, overall, I'd have to say: guys, nice try, but, it didn't work out how you hoped it would. Some people may like the change of pace here, but for me, I felt somewhat disappointed.
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    • Release date
      • August 28, 1972 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bury an Angel
    • Filming locations
      • 17-Mile Drive, Monterey Peninsula, California, USA(Edmund Jenks)
    • Production company
      • Burwalt Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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