Born to Ride (film)

1991 American film
  • May 3, 1991 (1991-05-03)
Running time
89 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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]

Plot

Colonel 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

  • 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

The 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

Some scenes were filmed at Piran, now Slovenia (motorcycle race in Spain).

References

  1. ^ "Straight-To-Video Releases Include 'Going Under'". Seattle Times. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ^ "No More Mr. Nice Guy". People. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ Fyne, Robert (2008). Long Ago and Far Away: Hollywood and the Second World War. Scarecrow Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780810866843.
  4. ^ Brod, Doug. "Born To Ride (review)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 21, 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ^ "20 Worst Action Film Stars of All Time". PopCrunch. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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Films directed by Graham Baker
  • Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)
  • Impulse (1984)
  • Alien Nation (1988)
  • Born to Ride (1991)
  • Beowulf (1999)