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Jun 20, 2024 · Everything Action Theater: The Wild One (1953) This weekend’s The Bikeriders is the latest movie focusing on the world of outlaw motorcycle gangs, but the OG was 1953’s The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando in one of his most iconic roles.
3 days ago · The film was directed by Elia Kazan and co-starred Anthony Quinn. In the biopic Marlon Brando: The Wild One, Sam Shaw says: "Secretly, before the picture started, he went to Mexico to the very town where Zapata lived and was born in and it was there that he studied the speech patterns of people, their behavior, movement."
Jun 21, 2024 · ‘The Bikeriders’ harkens back to a time when outlaw bikers regularly fascinated and terrified American moviegoers in films like ‘The Wild One,’ ‘Easy Rider,’ and ‘Scorpio Rising.’
- Katie Rife
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Jun 29, 2024 · Tom Hardy's The Bikeriders character Johnny finds inspiration in Marlon Brando's movie The Wild One. The Brando scene in The Bikeriders is inspired by an image in Danny Lyons' Bikeriders photobook. Director Jeff Nichols transforms the moment into a defining one for the character.
Jun 19, 2024 · Since the rise of the US motorcycle gang movie in the 1950s – the ground zero of the biker film was The Wild One (1953), featuring a leather-clad young Marlon Brando – the biker movie has...
- Christina Newland
Jun 20, 2024 · “The Bikeriders” would work nicely on a double bill with the 1953 film “The Wild One,” about biker gangs that briefly overrun a small town
6 days ago · The film's groundbreaking portrayal of 1950s counterculture, thrilling action sequences, and memorable performances (including Marvin's scene-stealing turn) have made it a touchstone of its era. The Wild One continues to influence popular culture and remains a seminal work in the history of youth rebellion and outlaw imagery.
