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A motorcycle cop with a Harley-Davidson ties hippies to a murder in the Arizona desert.A motorcycle cop with a Harley-Davidson ties hippies to a murder in the Arizona desert.A motorcycle cop with a Harley-Davidson ties hippies to a murder in the Arizona desert.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Billy Green Bush
- Zipper
- (as Billy 'Green' Bush)
Elisha Cook Jr.
- Willie
- (as Elisha Cook)
Hawk Wolinski
- VW Bus Driver
- (as David J. Wolinski)
Melissa Greene
- Zemko's Girlfriend
- (as Melissa Green)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst-time director James William Guercio wanted Conrad L. Hall to photograph this film, but Hall's salary was more than was budgeted for a cinematographer. Guercio reduced his own salary to $1.00 so he could secure Hall as the cinematographer.
- GoofsIn the final driving scenes, the van and the bike, supposedly driving along a long straight road, drive by the same distant butte at least three times.
- Quotes
Harve Poole: Incompetence is the worst form of corruption.
- Alternate versionsJohn Wintergreen is called John Winterberg in the German version.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Our Gang Story (1994)
Featured review
An incredible piece of film making, this beautifully shot movie really is about as poetic as it's possible for cinema to be and still have a coherent, gripping narrative. It feels like a western with its dramatic monument valley backdrop and masculine themes, but plays more like a European movie, with it's dark characterisations and existential mood . The soundtrack is fantastic and the feeling the movie imparts is unique. I always recommend this film to people because so few have ever seen it. I think it's a tragedy that James Guercio didn't make more movies because this was his first (and only) film and it's up there with the best of Peckinpah/Leone/Boorman/Seigal (whose work is similar). I'll never forget this film and the ending will live with me forever. If you like movies you need to see this film, This is real Cinema.
- frazer churchill
- Oct 18, 2004
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Legend of Big John
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,600,000
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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