Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)

Directed by Simon Wincer 1991 this film, and let's admit it, is a a wonderful comedy even though it was not supposed to be one. Truly, who takes his film seriously?Even though this film is a biker film and produced in a time where being a biker was an ''in'' thing, we follow two men who live their lives the myth of what a biker life is: Freedom, drugs, alcohol, cheap hotel rooms, clash with the underworld, all the clichés of the biker world are united in one film.As humour and to defy the underworld which both men do by entering a bank where drug dealing is king, there is a scene or a parody of the Vietnam war with the helicopter shooting the bank. The use of the helicopter is a tribute to the Vietnam era.Secondly, the abandoned air field with airplane derelicts again seem to portray the vestiges of the Vietnam era. Probably the abandoned airfield is a symbol of the decrepitude of the biker era that was once a dream to be attained for many.The end of the film where Harley Davidson (Mickey Rourke) leaves his long life friend Marlboro Man (Don Johnson) to live a new life picks up a beautiful woman considered a Biker woman who would be bored by a mundane life and the myth of the biker picking up women is a cliché that is still in the dreams of anyone dreaming of becoming a biker and the freedom associated to this world.

I was a little bit skeptical when I purchased this DVD with the reviews I've read. I'm a Mickey Rourke fan, so I decided to take my chances. Needless to say I am not disappointed! I was expecting a film specifically made for male audiences only but it turns out both sexes can appreciate just how great movies used to be in the 80s and early 90s. The frequent one-liners were hilarious and at times though provoking. The action is just right and not over the top and the plot line was even decent. I give it a 7 out of 10. I sometimes wonder if Mickey Rourke looks back upon his sexy looks and regrets all that he's put his face and body through!

Now let's see. I was getting a bit drunk this evening when I watched those 2 hillbillies in this awesome movie, but I think that made the movie even more fun to be honest. I had forgotten how sexy Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson were those days, but in this movie it's like a sex explosion with the needed violence and gunfights to make the movie what it is. It didn't really help me that both of them had a motorcycle either because motorcycles might just be sexier than those 2 men together in the same movie. This is a combination of fun and violence and like someone else said "Those movies aren't made anymore". Some people might not like this movie because today when watching a movie a lot of people seem to forget the real reason to watching a movie in the first place, did you enjoy it? Was it fun? In my opinion Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is one of its best in this category. It is so totally worth watching more than once. Even the music in this movie is great with Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive! See this movie, I am sure you will have a great time and maybe even more fun with a bit of alcohol :)

Look, this movie is one of the most fun movies I've ever watched. Its not some heady uber intelligent movie for one to contemplate and discuss afterwards what the other possible motives might be in the characters. Its for quoting not discussing. Its a buddy movie, its fun and it was in my opinion well done by all with good performances from a majority of the cast. If its on i cant help but watch it if only to see a couple of the great quotes in it as well as the action. I hope Mickey doesn't truly feel like a sell out for this movie because it was in fact a very well done movie and something that was a great deal of fun for many people that were even already fans from as far back as 9.5 weeks.