Harley-Davidson has a huge influence both in the United States and around the world, and it is no exaggeration to say that Harley almost became synonymous with "motorcycles" for a time. For more than half a century, Harley motorcycles have also been featured in Cameos in Hollywood movies.
1953 Biker Party
In 1953, Marlon Brando starred as Johnny Strabler, the leader of an illegal motorcycle gang, in the movie The Wild One. The film is also known as the originator of numerous films in the "Outlaw Biker" genre. These films have widely disseminated the image of motorcycle riders as rebellious and reckless, whether the impact is good or bad, and whether you subscribe to this stereotype or not, it is undeniable that these films have a huge influence, as well as their role in promoting the chopper style.
Although Brando's car is the Triumph Thunderbird, co-star Lee Marvin rides a Harley-Davidson Hydra Glide.
After World War II, real-life motorcycle gangs began to slowly form across the West Coast. These gangs were inspired by the Biker Party. The most notorious of these motorcycle gangs is Hell's Angels.
In 1966, when Hunter S. Thompson's book Hell's Angels: The Bizarre and Terrifying Saga of Illegal Motorcycle Gangs was published, the motorcycle gang's nationwide exposure peaked. The exposure reinvigorated illegal cyclists, at a time when many shoddy cheap movies were mimicking such social phenomena, targeting teens.
1969 Runaway Knight
Released in 1969, Easy Rider embodied the anticulture of motorcycles. The featured Chopper that appears in the film is based on a hard-tail frame and a Panhead engine. Captain America is recognized as the most recognizable Chopper of all time and continues to inspire generations of Chopper enthusiasts. Ironically, although the film is called Easy Rider, this motorcycle is not "easy" at all, the extra-long fork, no front brakes, no rear shock absorption, this car should be designed with absolute aesthetics in mind, and completely put comfort behind the head.
Although no other Chopper has been as iconic as Captain America, the Harley Chopper has made its mark in many popular movies.
1973 Elektelet glids in the blue sky
Electra Glide in Blue, a 1973 film in which Robert Blake plays a police officer in which he usually patrols in Harley's Electra Glide, as can be seen from the title.
1982 Lodge 3
If it weren't for the 1978 FLH Electra Glide he relied on, Rocky Balboa might never have been able to beat Mr. Lee in Rocky III. T。 The film, starring Sylvester Stallone, also left a deep impression.
1989 Iron Man Runs Wild
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man's 1989 film, while a box office and financial failure, became a highly sought after classic in its own right, especially among some motorcycle enthusiasts. The character played by Mickey Rourke in the film is called Harley Davidson, and guess what the other character is called, yes, the Marlboro Man.
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
In Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who turned actor into politician and returned to acting, is involved in it, arguably one of the coolest films of all time. Although Schwarzenegger himself was tough and handsome enough, the 1990 Fat Boy also added to his image.
1996 Pulp Fiction
Many will never forget the classic lines of Bruce Willis from the equally classic film Pulp Fiction, released in 1996. In the movie, Willis steals a beautiful 86 Super Glide from the executor. When his girlfriend later asked him whose car it was, he said it belonged to Zed. When the girlfriend asked who Zed was, he simply replied "Zed is dead". Zed may be dead, but the FXR Super Glide is still alive and roaring.
2007 Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider is a 2007 film about Johnny Blaze, played by Nicolas Cage, who turns into a Ghost Rider in order to save his cancer-stricken father by selling his soul to Hell Lord Mephisto, whose mount is a Harley-modified Chopper.
2007 Wilderness Big Hawker
In Wild Hogs, it was directed by John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Lee, and The Mannel of the Wild Hogs. An adventurous action film starring H. Massey, it was released in the United States on March 2, 2007. The film tells the story of four men facing a midlife crisis who formed a "wild boar" motorcycle team to seek excitement, and encountered various interesting things in the process of going out on an adventure, and the uncles also have a wild side.
2010 Machete
Perhaps the most incredible motorcycle in film history is the one Danny Trejo rode in the movie Machete, playing the motorcycle gang leader Machete Cortez. He mounted the Gatling machine gun on the front of his motorcycle and crossed the ramp of the explosion, where people blocked the killing, and Buddha blocked the killing of the Buddha.
2011 Captain America
Captain America Steven Rogers has a soft spot for Harley Moto, and in Captain America he chose the WLA, the 750cc twin-cylinder motorcycle with a durable side-mounted valve engine, Hard Tail (hard tail) frame, simple and sturdy is its biggest feature. At that time, the Harley WLA motorcycle followed the US military to the war-filled European battlefield of World War II, and was frequently awarded the "E" medal by the US Navy for its outstanding performance during the war. Of course, as Captain America's car to show his personal charm, the combination of the WLA and the Star-Spangled Shield was definitely a sign that made the Hydra force feel frightened, and the solid and reliable feeling was also very suitable for the captain's personal characteristics.
Since then, the U.S. team has been replaced by two Harleys, the first is Harley's Softail Slim, and the second is the STREET 750 that appeared in "Team America 2".
2014 Avengers 2: Age of Ultron
I believe that friends who have watched "Avengers' Ultron Battle" are no strangers to Scarlett Johansson, this female warrior dressed in black, forward and backward, full of charming aura has harvested the hearts of many male movie fans! The car Harley-Davidson Livewire. That's right, it was Harley-Davidson's first electric motorcycle to announce to the world in 2014.
Needless to say, Harley-Davidson motorcycles will definitely make an appearance in more films. The value they can bring to the film is too great, although there are so many motorcycles in the world, but the Halle Davidson logo is deeply imprinted in people's hearts, can not be erased by time.