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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
promotional poster for Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Directed by	Simon Wincer
Produced by	Jere Henshaw
Written by	Don Michael Paul
Starring	Mickey Rourke Don Johnson Chelsea Field Tom Sizemore Vanessa Williams
Music by	Basil Poledouris
Cinematography	David Eggby
Editing by	Corky Ehlers
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	August 23, 1991
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$23,000,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue	$7,434,726 (USA) (sub-total) $586,187 (Australia) (sub-total)

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 action film, starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson. The film was written by Don Michael Paul and directed by Simon Wincer.

The film was a critical and financial failure, earning only $7,000,000 at the domestic box office (the budget was estimated at $23,000,000).^[1] It became somewhat of a cult classic following its release to video.

Plot

Set in the then-future of 1996, Harley Davidson (Mickey Rourke) is in a motel in Texas when he hears about a dangerous new street drug named "Crystal Dream" on the radio. The significance of this street drug does not arise again until later in the film. Harley then meets a life long friend, a cowboy who's nicknamed The Marlboro Man (Don Johnson) and they later plan a bank robbery to help save their friend's bar from being foreclosed and replaced with a skyscraper. However, after they rob a bank's armored car, they discover the cargo they stole is the designer drug "Crystal Dream", not money. Chance Wilder (Tom Sizemore), who is a bank president involved in drug dealing, demands the return of the drugs. A series of increasingly deadly encounters ensue as heavily-armed assassins(who work for the bank) hunt for Harley and Marlboro. The movie is known for a scene where Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" is played to an extended scene of Rourke travelling across the southwestern United States on his custom Harley Davidson with desert and industrial scenery.

Cast

• Mickey Rourke as Harley Davidson
• Don Johnson as The Marlboro Man (Robert Lee Anderson)
• Chelsea Field as Virginia Slims
• Tia Carrere as Kimiko
• Tom Sizemore as Chance Wilder
• Daniel Baldwin as Alexander
• Big John Studd as Jack Daniels
• Julius Harris as "The Old Man" Jiles
• Vanessa Williams as Lulu Daniels
• Giancarlo Esposito as Jimmy Jiles
• Eloy Casados as Jose Cuervo
• Kelly Hu as Suzi
• Branscombe Richmond as Big Indian
• Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton as Himself (Radio Personality)
• Theresa San-Nicholas as Hitchhiker

Product placement

Most of the characters in the film were named after various motorcycle, alcohol and tobacco brands. In the opening credits, a warning states that despite the characters using the names, none of the companies sponsored or endorsed the film itself.

Soundtrack

1. "Long Way from Home" - Copperhead 7:15
2. "The Bigger They Come" - Peter Frampton, Steve Marriot 4:26
3. "Tower of Love" - Roadhouse 3:56
4. "I Mess Around" - Shooting Gallery 4:19
5. "Wild Obsession" - L.A. Guns 4:14
6. "C'mon" - The Screaming Jets 2:48
7. "Let's Work Together" - The Kentucky Headhunters 2:14
8. "Hardline" - Waylon Jennings 4:09
9. "Ride With Me" - The Blackeyed Susans 5:10
10. "What Will I Tell My Heart?" - Vanessa Williams 4:15

Other songs in the film, but not included on the soundtrack is "Stop the World" by The Screaming Jets, "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi, "Work to Do" and "The Better Part of Me" by Vanessa Williams.

See also

• List of American films of 1991

References

1. ^ Rotten Tomatoes: 29% Fresh.

External links

• Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man at the Internet Movie Database
• Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man at Allmovie
• Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Jacket

From Wikiquote

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 action film, starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson. The film was written by Don Michael Paul and directed by Simon Wincer.

Harley Davidson

• Oh God, if you're up there, looking down from wherever it is you look down from... look away now.

The Marlboro Man

• You ain't gonna find God with me. When I'm dead and done, I don't want no damn excuses for I did.
• [Regarding Harley's shooting skills, as Harley reloads his Desert Hawk 44" magnum] You know, it costs two bucks every time you fire that thing. That's two bucks a bullet. You've spent twelve bucks and not hit a gad damn thing. I've spent about a buck and a quarter and hit two of them. [Sees Daniel Baldwin's character, Alexander] [...] Here he comes and he's spending a fortune!
• My old man used to tell me, before he left this shitty world, "Never chase busses or women - you always get left behind."
• My old man used to tell me, before he left this shitty world, "The right woman can make ya and the wrong woman can break ya."

Dialogue

Harley: [Pointing to a photograph in his wallet] One morning I woke up and she was gone. I still have feelings for her deep inside.

Marlboro: Well, I only know of two cures for that particular ailment. And since you don't drink no more, you're down to one.

Marlboro: [On being handed a gun to shoot Alexander] I... I can't do it...

Harley: What's wrong?

Marlboro: My old man used to tell me, before he left this shitty world, not to kill an unarmed man.

Harley: What's your old man got to do with it?

Marlboro: You leave my old man out of this!

Harley: [throws a revolver to Alexander] There you go, now he's armed.

Marlboro: That gun's empty, Harley.

Harley: So what? This piece of shit sells drugs to kids.

Marlboro: [Awaiting Alexander to make a deal to exchange drugs for the lease on their favourite bar] You know this ain't gonna fly?

Harley: It'll fly.

Marlboro: You wanna bet?

Harley: I'll bet you a Dollar. But if you win I'm gonna have to owe you - that cab fare last night broke me.

Marlboro: If I win, we're dead.

[Phone rings]

Harley: Hello, American Airlines...?