What Is Your Favorite Cycling Movie?
02-14-02, 01:03 PM
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Two: "Stars and Watercarriers," great 1973 Giro d'Italia documentary. Bonus--wonderful cool-jazz trumpet soundtrack by a good Chet Baker imitator. And, of course Hollywood's best--Pee Wee's Big Adventure!
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OK, Rushmore isn't exactly a bike movie, but it would have a much different feel if Max wasn't rolling around on old bikes.
Plus, Rushmore is just the greatest movie ever.
andy
Plus, Rushmore is just the greatest movie ever.
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Originally posted by Feldman
Two: "Stars and Watercarriers," great 1973 Giro d'Italia documentary. Bonus--wonderful cool-jazz trumpet soundtrack by a good Chet Baker imitator. And, of course Hollywood's best--Pee Wee's Big Adventure!
Two: "Stars and Watercarriers," great 1973 Giro d'Italia documentary. Bonus--wonderful cool-jazz trumpet soundtrack by a good Chet Baker imitator. And, of course Hollywood's best--Pee Wee's Big Adventure!
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Another good one is a Canadian movie "2 seconds". I love the old shop owner.
I'ts about a female downhill pro who gets kicked off her team (GT no less) and finds a job as a bike messenger. Pretty cool.
I'ts about a female downhill pro who gets kicked off her team (GT no less) and finds a job as a bike messenger. Pretty cool.
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Tour de france 2001, and the 1992 tour de fFrance, its a collectors item
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The best cycling movie is "BMX Bandits". OK so it's not the best, Breaking Away is. I watched that movie every time
it was on TV when I was a kid, it must have had an impact on me. BMX Bandits was an Australian movie featuring
Nicole Kidman in her first movie (I think) It's a pretty bad kids movie. It's worth it just to see Nicole acting
when she was a 14y.o nobody.
CHEERS.
it was on TV when I was a kid, it must have had an impact on me. BMX Bandits was an Australian movie featuring
Nicole Kidman in her first movie (I think) It's a pretty bad kids movie. It's worth it just to see Nicole acting
when she was a 14y.o nobody.
CHEERS.
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Adventures For the Cure: The Doc is my favorite cycling movie.
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I'm surprised nobody's mentioned "Les Triplettes de Bellville". It might be my quirky taste but I put this on my Top Ten list for all movies (and I HATE animation, otherwise). Go figure.
You can see clips on YouTube.
You can see clips on YouTube.
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Ambush, a Finnish language film about WWII bike troops fighting on the Russian front.
Breaking Away.
PeeWee's Big Adventure really is a cyclists movie. It resonates with themes common to bicyclists.
Breaking Away.
PeeWee's Big Adventure really is a cyclists movie. It resonates with themes common to bicyclists.
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I would add "20 Shades of Pink" to the list though it is more a chick flick than a cycling specific movie. It came out in the mid 1970's. I saw it probably 20 years ago.
It is about a guy who gets into racing bicycles because he thinks the young female bike racer he met is hot for him. turns out she isn't. Though heart broken at the end he still becomes one with the bike
( that is pretty much my story too LOL)
It is about a guy who gets into racing bicycles because he thinks the young female bike racer he met is hot for him. turns out she isn't. Though heart broken at the end he still becomes one with the bike
( that is pretty much my story too LOL)
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I have spend the last several evenings watching the biking
documentaries:
"Hell On Wheels",
"Overcoming, and
"Overcoming ( Bonus DVD).
The movies follow teams throughout the Tour De France.
Tonight it is going to be "A Sunday in Hell"...
Jerry
documentaries:
"Hell On Wheels",
"Overcoming, and
"Overcoming ( Bonus DVD).
The movies follow teams throughout the Tour De France.
Tonight it is going to be "A Sunday in Hell"...
Jerry
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Adventures For the Cure: The Doc is my favorite cycling movie.
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Has to be a Sunday in Hell. Classic, classic, classic. A template for great documentaries. It says little, but shows you so much. It doesn;t patronise the viewer by assuming they have an attention span of a a two year old, and try to entertain them with reconstructions or flashy visuals. Like I said, a classic.
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^ A Sunday in Hell
What's the setting? What year did it come out? I'd like to try and see if it's available this part of the globe. Thanks.
What's the setting? What year did it come out? I'd like to try and see if it's available this part of the globe. Thanks.
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Not a cycling movie, but Lance Arnstrong had a cameo as himself in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, not on a cycle but as an inspiration to the hero (underdog).
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Not complaining, but this is a seven-year-old thread brought back from the dead three days ago.
Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Any contenders released in the last seven years?
Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Any contenders released in the last seven years?
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toe-clips back then
)It can be found on the larger torrent sites...
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A british film came out in 2006 called "The Flying Scotsman." This is a true cycling film in every sense of the word - about the life of world title holder, Graeme Obree and his struggles against childhood bullies, depression, and the UCI.
Doesn't get more "cycling" than that.
It may have a different release title in the USA so check it out.
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Doesn't get more "cycling" than that.
It may have a different release title in the USA so check it out.
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A british film came out in 2006 called "The Flying Scotsman." This is a true cycling film in every sense of the word - about the life of world title holder, Graeme Obree and his struggles against childhood bullies, depression, and the UCI.
Doesn't get more "cycling" than that.
It may have a different release title in the USA so check it out.
.
Doesn't get more "cycling" than that.
It may have a different release title in the USA so check it out.
.
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Just in case anyone is interested, and hasn't seen it.
I have several copies of "American Flyers" available for free.
I found them in a discount bin and bought them last year to give away to anyone that would consider sending money to the Livestrong Foundation. I ended up raising a little more than I spent on the DVDs.
The movie is not a cinematic masterpiece, but I like it, and it is about cycling. Still happy to send a free DVD, for just a promise to consider donating, no actual donation is necessary.
Worth the time to watch just for a couple of OK cycling scenes, and if you think Rae Dawn Chong is cute, she is in it too, although she doesn't do any riding.
Send me a PM with your mailing address if you would like a copy, and I will send one along. Only about 10 left of the 25 or so I originally got. If you do decide to donate, it is tax deductible, and directly to Livestrong Foundation.
I have several copies of "American Flyers" available for free.
I found them in a discount bin and bought them last year to give away to anyone that would consider sending money to the Livestrong Foundation. I ended up raising a little more than I spent on the DVDs.
The movie is not a cinematic masterpiece, but I like it, and it is about cycling. Still happy to send a free DVD, for just a promise to consider donating, no actual donation is necessary.
Worth the time to watch just for a couple of OK cycling scenes, and if you think Rae Dawn Chong is cute, she is in it too, although she doesn't do any riding.
Send me a PM with your mailing address if you would like a copy, and I will send one along. Only about 10 left of the 25 or so I originally got. If you do decide to donate, it is tax deductible, and directly to Livestrong Foundation.