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Biker Boyz (2003)
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Reviews Counted:90
Fresh:20
Rotten:70
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: Waste of a good cast. For a movie about bike racing, it never gets up to speed.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, sexual content and language
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Jan 31, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $21,701,045
Synopsis: This eclectic entry in the "extreme sports" genre takes a close, fictionalized look at the world of California motorcycle clubs. (It is based on an L.A. New Times article.) The great Laurence... This eclectic entry in the "extreme sports" genre takes a close, fictionalized look at the world of California motorcycle clubs. (It is based on an L.A. New Times article.) The great Laurence Fishburne appears as Smoke, the unbeaten "king of Cali" motorcycle racing, and president of The Black Knights. When Smoke's ace mechanic (Eriq La Salle) is killed by a flying bike, his furious son Kid (Derek Luke), starts his own club, the Biker Boyz, to gain respect and challenge Smoke for the coveted crown. Bronx-born director Reggie Rock Blythewood keeps the action flowing from drag race to party and back again, steeping the audience in the ritual of the subculture, allowing it to serve as more than a mere backdrop to the coming-of-age mythos and adrenaline pumping, kinetically edited race and stunt sequences. A great soundtrack helps the narrative roll smoothly over some of the film's dramatically bumpy stretches, and music icon Kid Rock has a memorable turn as Dogg, Smoke's rough riding chief rival. Larenz Tate, Orlando Jones, and Djimon Honsou also lend strength as their fellow bikers. The very cool Lisa Bonet and the very fine Meagan Good play Smoke's and Kid's respective love interests. [More]
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Lisa Bonet, Brendan Fehr, Kid Rock, Larenz Tate, Meagan Good
Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Screenwriter: Reggie Rock Bythewood, Craig Fernandez
Producer: Stephanie Allain, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Erwin Stoff
Composer: Camara Cambon
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC
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Reviews for Biker Boyz
At times entertaining, but never boring. It sure could have been a lot worse.
... Director Reggie Rock Bythewood assures us of two things beyond all doubt: motorcycles are really loud and really fast.
Unless you’re willing to wade through a ton of offal to see some cool bikes, you’re better off at the Honda showroom.
Essentially, Biker Boyz is a soap opera wrapped up in the trashy-but-flashy packaging of The Fast and the Furious.
Biker Boyz spins its wheels, makes with the smoke and the noise, but never really gets very far - and for a movie about motorcycle racing, that’s like coming in last place.
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