It was produced and directed by james william guercio. Guercios movie electra glide in blue 1973 playing a part of the song free from the devil. Electra glide in blue is of the same vein as easy rider, but instead of hippie disillusionment, it talks about authority disillusionment. On a bad road a short arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. The film was produced and directed by james william guercio, and is named after the harleydavidson electra glide motorcycle issued to. Factory the cult classic electra glide in blue revs up in hd on shout. The motorcycle also served as a platform for the leaner electra glide sport 1977 and more deluxe electra glide ultra classic 1989.
David wolinski also appears as an actor in the movie, playing the part of a driver. Electra glide in blue original motion picture soundtrack. Electra glide in blue was the first and to date only directorial credit for james william guercio. Electra glide in blue the 1973 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Released by quartet records in 1973 containing music from electra glide in blue 1973. Imp awards 1973 movie poster gallery electra glide in blue xlg image. Electra glide in blue is a 1973 film starring robert blake as a motorcycle cop in arizona and billy green bush as his partner. Robert blake, billy green bush, mitchell ryan, jeannine riley, elisha cook jr. John wintergreen blake is an arizona motorcycle cop who is promoted for exposing a murder, is then. Taken from the 1973 movie electra glide in blue, directed by james william guercio with robert blake, billy green bush, mitchell ryan. Electra glide in blue soundtrack from 1973, composed by james william guercio. The 1973 harleydavidson fl electraglide is one of the few harley models to sport amf alongside the harley name on its logo. Electra glide in blue marked the directing debut of musicianproducer james william guercio.
Electra glide in blue is a character study of an earnest and honest man doing americas second most unpopular job. Firsttime director guercio took a salary of one dollar to have enough funds to hire conrad hall as cinematographer. Successful in the music industry as a manager and producer, guercio was best known for his association with the topselling jazzrock group chicago. Electra glide in blue 1973 a police officer of short stature assigned to patrol the arizona desert by motorcycle, john wintergreen robert blake hopes to break out of his rookie status and join. Electra glide in blue is a strange and exciting combination of the familiar and the reactionary, a lament in favour of staying true to your moral compass in a world that is constantly forcing you into doing the wrong thing to get ahead. Overview of electra glide in blue, 1973, directed by james william guercio, with jeannine riley, terry kath, royal dano, at turner classic movies.
This is obviously not standard cops and robbers fare and it rarely follows convention. Electraglide in blue is an overlooked film that reveals its ambiguous morality in subtle ways similar to other films of the decade, such as the king of marvin gardens bob rafelson, 1972 and the conversation francis ford coppola, 1974. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert. Electra glide in blue 1973 is another wonderful film from what i look back on as being from the fabulous 1970s. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in. Many of the band members make appearances in electra glide in blue. Are you trying to find 1971 harleydavidson flh electra glide values. With robert blake, billy green bush, mitchell ryan, jeannine riley. My dad insisted that this was a sleeper hit and this film has influenced many filmmakers from david lynch to tarantino. Guercio was best known as the producer of the rock band chicago.
Questo video e assaggiato in estonia il 5 settembre 1998 da york pictures in sua variazione rgs, assistito presso segmento concetto imponente presso 32. A sep 1973 dv article indicated that numerous printed reports suggested that director of photography conrad hall had been responsible for directing the bulk of the picture. Find blue harley davidson electra glides for sale on oodle classifieds. Electra glide in blue the grindhouse cinema database. Electra glide in blue is a 1973 american action film, starring robert blake as a motorcycle cop in arizona and billy green bush as his partner. Financial analysis of electra glide in blue 1973 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The electra glide was there at many historical moments of the last 50 years. Robert blake, billy green bush, mitchell ryan, jeannine riley.
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James william guercio electra glide in blue original. Its a beautifully made film, by someone who knew nothing about making films and a career highpoint for an actor whos been making them his whole life. Electra glide in blue is a 1973 cult film that follows a motorcycle cop robert blake who encounters various strange characters while patrolling the highways of arizona on his harleydavidson electra glide. It was first released on 3 march 1997 in the united kingdom by stealth sonic recordings and epic records and on 9 september 1997 in the united states by 550 music. Even if electra glide in blue were not any good, the fact that it was made at all would be worthy of serious study. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 51 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 3 costume design by 1 makeup department 1 second unit director or assistant director 5 art department 3 sound department. According to an apr 1975 box item, in 1975 the film was retitled the legend of big john. Fans of early 1970s drivein cinema, edgy action flicks will dig this picture. Electra glide in blue internet movie firearms database. Electra glide in blue soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Internet movie poster awards one of the largest collections of movie poster images online. The only thing goodhearted motorcycle cop john wintergreen robert blake, in cold blood, baretta wants is to become a wear a big stetson, smoke fancy cigars and be paid to think.
Dia dipaksa untuk menghadapi ilusi tentang dirinya sendiri dan orangorang di sekitarnya untuk memecahkan kasus ini, akhirnya kembali ke kesendirian di padang gurun. Electra glide in blue was the first directorial credit for james william guercio. Electro glide in blue is the second studio album by english electronic music group apollo 440. Arizona motorcycle cop john wintergreen robert blake, in cold blood yearns to be a detective, one of the glamour boys in a stetson, a white suit, and that.
The ultra limited was introduced for the 2009 model year, bringing the features and trim level to new heights. Directed by james william guercio and starring robert blake. Released 1973, electra glide in blue stars robert blake, billy green bush, mitch ryan, jeannine riley the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The seventies was a decade so overpopulated with great films that hundreds of truly great films went unheralded, and electra glide in blue is one of these, sadly the singular film directed by the former chicago manager, who penned the superb tell me sung by terry kath that plays at the end of the film. Watch electra glide in blue online 1973 movie yidio. Electra glide in blue 1973 robert blake, billy green bush mitchell press book. Electra glide in blue is one of the more interesting character studies i have run across in a long time. Electra glide in blue 1973 directed by james william. A short arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. We have 16 electra glide in blue movie torrents for you. Though purchased by amf in january of 1969, amf didnt begin to appear on harley badging until 1971. Produced and directed in 1973 by james william guercio better known for his work in the music industry, electra glide in blue is named after the harleydavidson motorbikes used by traffic cops in the 70s. Electra glide in blue 1973 january 22nd, 2008 14 comments.
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