Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)

Forced by the imminent foreclosure of their friend's bar, two lifelong buddies will decide to rob a bank's armoured car, not knowing that its cargo is not money but a new street drug.

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writer:

Don Michael Paul

Stars:

Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, Chelsea Field

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mickey Rourke	...	Harley Davidson
Don Johnson	...	Marlboro
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

Storyline

Two lone riders and childhood friends, the rough and silent Harley Davidson and the ragged sun-baked cowboy Marlboro, assemble once more when they learn that their favourite hangout and the place where they grew up, the notorious Rock 'n' Roll Bar and Grill is facing imminent foreclosure. For this reason, against the preposterous demands for a new contract, the two lifelong buddies in unflinching determination to win back the bar, they will decide to hold up the corrupt bank's armoured car, unbeknownst to them that its cargo is not money but a new lethal and highly experimental street drug: the Crystal Dream. Now the bank wants it back and they are unstoppable. Is everything lost for Harley and Marlboro, the two well-meaning but amateurish thieves?

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Plot Keywords:

female singer | biker bar | 1922 silver dollar | sexual desire | sexual attraction | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Harley Davidson et l'homme aux santiags

Filming Locations:

Alamo Apartments - 738 S. Sixth Ave, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,231,000, 25 August 1991, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$7,434,726

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In numerous interviews, Mickey Rourke has said that he signed on to this film purely for financial reasons. He said it made him feel "like a sell-out" and fueled his descent into self-loathing in the mid-1990s.

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Goofs

No man who gets hit in the groin area has the strength to keep fighting, as the Big Indian did with the Marlboro Man.

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Quotes

Jimmy Jiles: Jack, the deal is, YOU LOSE. You don't tear the guy's arm out of the socket!

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Alternate Versions

UK cinema and video versions were cut by 2 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of a butterfly knife. The cuts were waived for the 2003 MGM DVD release.

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Connections

References The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

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Soundtracks

Let's Work Together
Performed by Kentucky Headhunters (as The Kentucky Headhunters)
Written by Wilbert Harrison
Kentucky Headhunters appear courtesy of Mercury/PolyGram Records

User Reviews

This was a typical late 80's early 90's flick..

This was a typical late 80's early 90's action flick....but its memorable for the title alone...just like all of these action movies THE PLOT IS EXTRA! the dialogue is head and shoulders above anything Stalone or Segal ever said...and the bickering between Johnson and Rourke is genuinely funny.... Above Average Action; Very Good Dialogue (for an action movie)