Forced by the imminent foreclosure of their friend's bar, two lifelong buddies will decide to rob a bank's armored car, not knowing that its cargo is not money but a new street drug.Forced by the imminent foreclosure of their friend's bar, two lifelong buddies will decide to rob a bank's armored car, not knowing that its cargo is not money but a new street drug.Forced by the imminent foreclosure of their friend's bar, two lifelong buddies will decide to rob a bank's armored car, not knowing that its cargo is not money but a new street drug.
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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? —Nick Riganas
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- Lots of Action, Lots of Bullets!
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- 13+
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Did you know
- TriviaIn his Instagram post, Mickey Rourke paid a tribute to Don Johnson as a very good friend and somebody whom he looked up to for showing the director how to direct the film and also being a good actor and very handsome man whom he tried to imitate for his dressing sense in Miami Vice and failed. He was impressed by Don's acting and also his humility and was very happy for his friendship with Don Johnson and experience with him although he did not like the movie and the director.
- GoofsWhen Harley makes his ride to California at the beginning of the movie the road signs show that he gets to Las Cruces then White Sands. Coming from Texas on US 70 he would have reached White Sands first.
- Quotes
Harley Davidson: It's better to be dead and cool, than alive and uncool.
- Alternate versionsUK 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.
Top review
Best Fun I ever had watching this as a kid!
Harley and The Marlboro man are your typical western heroes in this. Kind of like Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Is this one of the last great B Movies to made and they say that this didn't do anything good for Mickey Rourke's career. That is true but that doesn't make it a bad film. It's as straight as it is going to get as far as storytelling goes. Harley goes back to his hometown after two years to see his best friend The Marlboro Man played by Don Johnson and to see the place where he grew up is under the threat of closure and has to come up with $2 million to save it. He rustles up all his old pals including the Marlboro Man to rob the bank and of course it goes al horribly wrong and realise the people they stole from are actually the people they need to pay the $2 million dollars to, so it doesn't get much simpler than that really.
You have your thrills and chills during the movie but the characters that are brought to life through Rourke and Johnson make this film all the worth while as there are some incredible exciting action sequences. There is also some nice tender moments between the two main characters were they share each thoughts on the philosophy of life which also makes this intruding to watch.
Do not expect a masterpiece or the best action comedy ever. I think it is worthy of that title but others won't and never will but this is a good story of friendship and is a lot better than most B-movies which come your way these days.
You have your thrills and chills during the movie but the characters that are brought to life through Rourke and Johnson make this film all the worth while as there are some incredible exciting action sequences. There is also some nice tender moments between the two main characters were they share each thoughts on the philosophy of life which also makes this intruding to watch.
Do not expect a masterpiece or the best action comedy ever. I think it is worthy of that title but others won't and never will but this is a good story of friendship and is a lot better than most B-movies which come your way these days.
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- oneflewovertheapocalypse
- Apr 3, 2004
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- Harley Davidson et l'homme aux santiags
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- Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,434,726
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,200,549
- Aug 25, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $7,434,726
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By what name was Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) officially released in India in Hindi?
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