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Andy,
You MUST re-view the old "Wild One". It's great/hilarious. Realise that this was a very controversial film of that era (1954), and it single handedly launched a thousand motorcycle gangs - the opposite of it's intent. As young kids in the 50's, our parents wouldn't let us go see this. Imagine this now, it would be rated "G".
Brando's character now comes across as some kind of wimpy hopped-up, wacked out daddio. Also, his gang buddies seem more like Beatniks (bongo's and jazz mumblings?) than tough guys.
Note as well that the anti-anti hero - superbly played by our old pal Lee Marvin - rides one of the few Harley's, displaying the actual biker stereo-type of the time perfectly.
An excellent scene to note is the one where Brando and his "Chick" (Mary Murphy) are out riding and he dumps his Triumph Thunderbird. He almost cries about the possible damage to the bike, totally ignoring any possible injuries to his female co-rider. Classic Stuff.
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