went for a bike ride this moring and realized...

danger boy
danger boy Posts: 15,722
edited July 2009 in The Clubhouse
I realized Hollywood never makes movies with people on bikes. :confused:

How cool would it be to have say... like Fast and Furious on bikes? :eek: :p

or maybe Ocean's Eleven on bikes!

Or the movie 300 on bikes. :rolleyes:

I'd like to see bad guys robbing a bank on bikes in a movie. You know mountain bikes can go a lot of places police cars can't. :p

How about seeing Wolverine on a bike? Might have made this movie actually good. :D
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2009
    You do mean motorized bikes right? How about Ghost Rider!

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  • XJRGUY
    XJRGUY Posts: 258
    edited July 2009
    danger boy wrote: »
    I realized Hollywood never makes movies with people on bikes. :confused:

    How cool would it be to have say... like Fast and Furious on bikes? :eek: :p

    or maybe Ocean's Eleven on bikes!

    Or the movie 300 on bikes. :rolleyes:

    I'd like to see bad guys robbing a bank on bikes in a movie. You know mountain bikes can go a lot of places police cars can't. :p

    How about seeing Wolverine on a bike? Might have made this movie actually good. :D


    I could have sworn Hugh Jackman had a bunch of scenes on a motorcycle. I think it also involved grounding a helicopter.

    If you mean pedal bike, have you seen "Breaking Away"?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited July 2009
    Pretty sure he means bicycles, with pedals. And it's because they're boring to watch. Fun to ride, but not exactly entertaining as a viewer.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    and ..... always wear your safety gear.... that purple bicycle helmet !

    I've seen TV shows on mountain bikers and how bout the Tour de Franco.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited July 2009
    What about ET?
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  • XJRGUY
    XJRGUY Posts: 258
    edited July 2009
    unc2701 wrote: »
    What about ET?

    There's always this guy and his little movie......

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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited July 2009
    Go rent American Flyers with Kevin Costner. It was filmed during the now defunct Coors Bicycle Classic (originally Red Zinger). It includes plenty of actual footage, and two of the most difficult road courses in the USA, the Tour of the Moons through Colorado National Monument, and the brutal Morgul Bismarck course between Denver-Boulder.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    found a listing

    http://www.massbike.org/info/movies.htm
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited July 2009
    There was a movie from the '70's called Breakaway. Me thinks.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited July 2009
    jvc.. it was Breaking Away...thanks for the link.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2009
    XJRGUY wrote: »
    I could have sworn Hugh Jackman had a bunch of scenes on a motorcycle. I think it also involved grounding a helicopter.

    If you mean pedal bike, have you seen "Breaking Away"?
    :D

    I mean the pedal type bikes... and Breaking Away is from like what mid 80's? see my point? ;)
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  • danger boy
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    edited July 2009
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Pretty sure he means bicycles, with pedals. And it's because they're boring to watch. Fun to ride, but not exactly entertaining as a viewer.

    I beg to differ... if you do a face plant or hit yourself in the nuts.. isn't that entertaining to watch when it happens to someone else?

    how about bike stunts? those are entertaining to watch, no? :p
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited July 2009
    danger boy wrote: »
    I mean the pedal type bikes... and Breaking Away is from like what mid 80's? see my point? ;)
    1979.
    Come to think about it...you're right Al. Not a lot of bicycle movies made in the past 20 years....
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited July 2009
    danger boy wrote: »
    I beg to differ... if you do a face plant or hit yourself in the nuts.. isn't that entertaining to watch when it happens to someone else?

    Yeah, it's called YouTube and America's Funniest Home Videos. Hardly enough material there for a movie. I guess "Jackass" would qualify, though one could hardly call THAT a movie either.
    how about bike stunts? those are entertaining to watch, no?

    Bike stunts != bicycling. And it's called the X-Games. I don't know what kind of movie you want built around that that isn't just a ripoff of a million other sports movies, except this time about flipping a bike around.

    The market speaks for itself. If the world were clamoring for cycling movies, they would exist. The one actually televised cycling event every year, the Tour de France, gets pretty **** ratings in the US. And it's literally the ONLY nationally televised (barely) cycling event of the YEAR. Obviously the public isn't dying for more cycling in the media.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited July 2009
    Damn Bobman! Ease up, bad coffee today?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited July 2009
    ? I'm just being honest :) He asked a question - why aren't there more bicycling movies - and I'm trying to answer. Wasn't meant as at all ill-willed :)
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited July 2009
    Dig it.:cool:
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited July 2009
    XJRGUY wrote: »
    There's always this guy and his little movie......

    peeweeherman_bike.jpg

    I think they stopped after that movie because it was a very bad movie.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2009
    it's all in fun... i was just posing that question... maybe bicylces aren't good in movies?
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited July 2009
    Huff, that movie makes me laugh everytime I watch it. It's a nice escape from the toils of the day.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,780
    edited July 2009
    There was BMX Bandits, it even has bank robbery. Stars Nicole Kidman no less:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085204/
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited July 2009
    Kevin Bacon was in one in 1986. "Quicksilver"

    I think person-powered vehicles tend to date themselves on film. Unless it's a period-type movie (Lords of Dogtown for example which was made in the 2000's but set in the late 70's early 80's) then they tend to be immediately lame.

    Even if it's a bad **** movie... It's still incorporating a vehicle with which a majority of American's stopped using as a primary mode of transportation when they got their first car.

    Not saying that is a good thing... I'd love to have the opportunity to ride a bike to work/grocery store...

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  • rayslifecycle
    rayslifecycle Posts: 511
    edited July 2009
    The 40 year old virgin rides a bike.....
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  • dkmuch
    dkmuch Posts: 79
    edited July 2009
    Don't forget ET
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited July 2009
    Was just watching Transporter 3 and it has a pretty cool scene with a bike in it. (and yes, the main character is riding it) Some decent tricks and grinds in it as well......

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  • slowpolky
    slowpolky Posts: 714
    edited July 2009
    Guys have you all forgotten your childhood when the bmx mania was in full swing

    I remember my favourite movie was none other than BMX BANDITS , If I recall it stared one very young nicole kidman
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited July 2009
    slowpolky wrote: »
    Guys have you all forgotten your childhood when the bmx mania was in full swing

    I remember my favourite movie was none other than BMX BANDITS , If I recall it stared one very young nicole kidman

    Wow, really? If only someone had thought of that before!
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    There was BMX Bandits, it even has bank robbery. Stars Nicole Kidman no less:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085204/
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  • slowpolky
    slowpolky Posts: 714
    edited July 2009
    shizzle just saw wills post

    watch it anyways its awesome
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited July 2009
    danger boy wrote: »
    I realized Hollywood never makes movies with people on bikes. :confused:

    How cool would it be to have say... like Fast and Furious on bikes? :eek: :p

    or maybe Ocean's Eleven on bikes!

    Or the movie 300 on bikes. :rolleyes:

    I'd like to see bad guys robbing a bank on bikes in a movie. You know mountain bikes can go a lot of places police cars can't. :p

    How about seeing Wolverine on a bike? Might have made this movie actually good. :D

    That would be awesome. I might just make a home movie for my film class involving bikes...
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  • rayslifecycle
    rayslifecycle Posts: 511
    edited July 2009
    did you guys forget this movie?

    RAD
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091817/

    Or what about Quicksilver staring Kevin Bacon
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