Born to Ride is a 1991 American action film directed by Graham Baker.[1] The film was released on May 3, 1991 and starred John Stamos as a biker turned military corporal.[2]
| Born to Ride | |
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| Directed by | Graham Baker |
| Written by | Michael Pardridge Janice Hickey |
| Produced by | Fred Weintraub Sandra Weintraub |
| Starring | John Stamos John Stockwell Teri Polo |
| Cinematography | Frank Gell |
| Edited by | Alan Balsam |
| Music by | Shirley Walker |
Production company | Incovent Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editColonel James E. Devers's newly converted motorcycle unit has had a lot of experience riding horses, but not much riding motorcycles. Enter Grady Westfall, a biker faced with the choice of prison or teaching the military how to ride. Grady quickly proves to be a headache for Colonel Devers, who dislikes both Grady's unorthodox methods and his interest in his daughter Beryl Ann. But when Grady discovers that his unit is ill equipped to launch a rescue mission in Spain, he decides to accompany his unit in the hopes of increasing their chance of succeeding in the dangerous mission.
Cast
edit- John Stamos as Corporal Grady Westfall
- John Stockwell as Captain Jack Hassler
- Teri Polo as Beryl Ann Devers
- Sandy McPeak as Colonel James E. Devers (CO, 36th Div.)
- Kris Kamm as Bobby Novak
- Keith Cooke as Broadwater
- Dean Yacalis as Cartucci
- Salvator Xuereb as Levon
- Justin Lazard as Brooks
- Thom Mathews as Willis
- Garrick Hagon as Jim Bridges, State Department Official
- Matko Raguz as Esteban
- Lisa Orgolini as Claire Tate
- Ed Bishop as Dr. Tate
- Slavko Juraga as Captain Rosario
Reception
editThe film was largely panned upon its release,[3] and Entertainment Weekly gave the movie a D+ rating and commented that it was "a big failure on the most basic dramatic level."[4] In a 2009 article PopCrunch listed Stamos on their "20 Worst Action Film Stars of All Time" article for his role in Born to Ride.[5]
Filming
editSome scenes were filmed at Piran, now Slovenia (motorcycle race in Spain).
References
edit- ^ "Straight-To-Video Releases Include 'Going Under'". Seattle Times. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "No More Mr. Nice Guy". People. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Fyne, Robert (2008). Long Ago and Far Away: Hollywood and the Second World War. Scarecrow Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780810866843.
- ^ Brod, Doug. "Born To Ride (review)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 21, 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "20 Worst Action Film Stars of All Time". PopCrunch. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2014.