Harley

Harley (1990) is another L.D.P. starring vehicle. I believe this film was made a few years before it was theatrically released (due to the fact that L.D.P. was once a box office draw). But this movie is nothing more than a cheesy family picture/ pseudo religious film. L.D.P. stars as Harley, a troubled "kid" who instead of serving some serious time is sent to a hokey white bred family. They teach him things that he never knew (i.e. family bonds, l-o-v-e and trust). The father and Harley bond together when they restore a motor bike. But that's only the start of things. Will Harley be able to forget his past? Can he accept these cheesy people as a real family? how will they take it when he finds true love? And the most important question, will he find Jebus? You'll have to find out for yourself in....HARLEY!!!!

A terrible movie but L.D.P. fans will eat this one up!

A social worker in Los Angeles decides to send young Harley (no last name) to a ranch in Texas where it is hoped that being around the all American Norton family will cure this incipient dilemma of his law breaking ways.

During the course of things Harley runs afoul of a local family who has it in for the family he's staying with, but things do work out in the end.

Harley was made a few years earlier at the same time Lou Diamond Phillips's other Texas based film Dakota was. In its original running time, Harley has a more explicit Christian message to it.

Unfortunately the scene where Eli Cummins explains to Lou the benefits of his faith is what is edited out. The VHS that I have doesn't have that scene, I saw it on a television broadcast of this film. Without that scene the whole rest of the film is hard to fathom.

Still it's entertaining enough for fans of Lou Diamond Phillips.

I liked this movie the first time I saw it, when it was called "Dakota" another rehash of the same story... It was a little different but not enough to make me happy.

All in All this movie wasn't his best work, but then again what was? IMHO, it would have to be the 2 young guns and the movie The First Power. Lou Diamond Phillips is a good co-star, Not a great star per-say, but now That he has done some television work hes getting better.

I just hope no one takes these comments to heart, they are just opinions not facts, And I respect Mr. Phillips for his work. Except of course his movie "Shadow of the Wolf".