Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
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| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | |
 promotional poster for Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man |
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| Directed by | Simon Wincer |
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| Produced by | Jere Henshaw |
| Written by | Don Michael Paul |
| Starring | Mickey Rourke Don Johnson Chelsea Field Tom Sizemore Vanessa Williams |
| Music by | Basil Poledouris |
| Cinematography | David Eggby |
| Editing by | Corky Ehlers |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | August 23, 1991 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $23,000,000 (estimated) |
| Gross revenue | $7,434,726 (USA) (sub-total) $586,187 (Australia) (sub-total) |
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 action film, starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson. The film was written by Don Michael Paul and directed by Simon Wincer.
The film was a critical and financial failure, earning only $7,000,000 at the domestic box office (the budget was estimated at $23,000,000).[1] It became somewhat of a cult classic following its release to video.
Tagline: When the going gets tough... the tough take the law into their own hands.
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[edit] Plot
Set in the then-future of 1996, Harley Davidson (Mickey Rourke) is in a motel in Texas when he hears about a dangerous new street drug named "Crystal Dream" on the radio. The significance of this street drug does not arise again until later in the film. Harley then meets a friend, a cowboy nicknamed The Marlboro Man (Don Johnson) and they plan a bank robbery to help save their friend's bar from being torn down and replaced with a skyscraper. However, after they rob a bank's armored car, they discover the cargo they stole is the designer drug "Crystal Dream", not money. Chance Wilder (Tom Sizemore), who is a bank president involved in drug dealing, demands the return of the drugs. A series of increasingly deadly encounters ensue as heavily-armed hitmen hunt for Harley and Marlboro. The movie is known for a scene where Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" is played to an extended scene of Rourke travelling across the country on his Harley Davidson with desert scenery.
[edit] Cast
- Mickey Rourke .... Harley Davidson
- Don Johnson .... Robert T. Anderson, The Marlboro Man
- Chelsea Field .... Virginia Slim
- Tia Carrere .... Kimiko
- Tom Sizemore .... Chance Wilder
- Daniel Baldwin .... Alexander
- Big John Studd .... Jack Daniels
- Julius Harris .... Old Man
- Vanessa Williams .... Lulu Daniels
- Giancarlo Esposito .... Jimmy Jiles
- Robert Ginty .... Thom
- Eloy Casados .... Jose Cuervo
- Jordan Lund .... Armored car guard
- Steve Tannen .... Armored car guard
- Kelly Hu .... Suzi
- Branscombe Richmond .... Big Indian
- Sven-Ole Thorsen .... David
- Stan Ivar .... Jake McAlister
- James Nardini .... Punk with Gun
- Brenan T. Baird .... Punk with Knife
- Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton .... Plays Himself / Radio Personality
- Theresa San-Nicholas .... Hitchhiker
- Ronald Zebell "Zeb Bell" .... Bartender
[edit] Product placement
Most of the characters in the film were named after various motorcycle, alcohol and tobacco brands. In the opening credits, a warning states that despite the characters using the names, none of the companies sponsored or endorsed the film itself.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man at the Internet Movie Database
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man at Allmovie
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