Biker Boyz (2003)

A son of the leader of a legendary group of an urban biker gang tries to retain his championship title.

Director:

Reggie Rock Bythewood

Writers:

Michael Gougis (article), Craig Fernandez

Stars:

Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurence Fishburne	...	Smoke
Derek Luke	...	Kid
Orlando Jones	...	Soul Train
Djimon Hounsou	...	Motherland
Lisa Bonet	...	Queenie
Brendan Fehr	...	Stuntman
Larenz Tate	...	Wood
Kid Rock	...	Dogg
Rick Gonzalez	...	Primo
Meagan Good	...	Tina
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	...	Half & Half
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Anita Galloway
Dante Basco	...	Philly
Dionysio Basco	...	Flip (as Dion Basco)
Tyson Beckford	...	Donny

Storyline

A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son, this is the story of Manuel "Smoke" Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets. The focus of this story takes place at an annual drag-racing event in Fresno, as Manuel tries to retain his championship title.

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Plot Keywords:

motorcycle | african american | helmet | biker gang | rural setting | 

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Taglines:

Survival of the fastest.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second Laurence Fishburne movie to contain the word 'Boyz' in its title. The previous one was Boyz n the Hood (1991)

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Goofs

When Kid is playing a video game with his little brother, Will Jr. is using both trigger buttons on each side of the controller, mashing them wildly with two fingers on either side. However, when Anita sits down to play, she doesn't use them at all.

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Quotes

Smoke: Damn, Kid, why can't we just talk? You know like...
Kid: Like what? Father and son?
Smoke: Naw, like friends...
Kid: We aint friends.
Smoke: Alright, father and son then...
Kid: We aint that either!
Smoke: Jaleel, I'm your father.
Kid: Fuck you Smoke!

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Crazy Credits

Ending credits roll with pictures of motorcycle clubs that were on the set. Credits end with the quote "Burn rubber not your soul."

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Connections

Referenced in The Ring Two (2005)

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Soundtracks

Don't Stop (Interlude)
Written by Stacye Branche & Lloyd Tolbert
Performed by Stacye Branche
Courtesy of Soulfare Music Inc.

User Reviews

Just why!

If you want to see a pointless story, dragged out over a full 1hour 50 minute film, then check this out, I can honestly get what was the plan, fast and furious but on bikes instead, but every moment you feel a story is coming or we might be getting somewhere with this film, it is simply either forgotten, or just falls flat. I would have said the only redeeming part was the fact Laurence fishburne had been involved in the project, but even his storyline is just dull. If we could have a son of anarchy type of film mixed to fast & furious then this could have worked, but this is typical sort of films coming out in the early 2000's, still this film is better than Torque. I would say, if you want something on that pays no attention, something you want on when doing work, or just not actually watching the film just doing other things then check it out, but I wouldn't recommend actually watching the film, as the story itself as mentioned just isn't really there, several cliche are thrown in during the film. Good luck if you do choice to watch.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Biker Boyz

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,106,992, 2 February 2003

Gross USA:

$22,076,772

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,510,621

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dreamworks Pictures, 3 Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1