A Film Star Without Billing or Credits

[Altritter]

Reference: my post on Chit-Chat regarding the R65LS project bike at Bob's

Is anyone familiar with the recently-released film, The Kids Are All Right? To any Airhead owner or fan, the real star of that movie is a gorgeous black R75/5. The bike is a significant part of the plot. Accordingly, there are some great shots of it, both static and in motion.

Certain aspects of the subject matter of TKAAR might make a number of our members uncomfortable, but it has great footage of a gorgeous black Airhead quite similar to ours. Any one of us who sees this film might wear every piece of R65 gear s/he can put on, park our respective rides conspicuously outside the multiplex, and be willing to extol the R65's virtues shamelessly.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Thanks for the heads-up!

Trailer:

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi381421337/

Looks very good!

[Melena]

I looked at that trailer.  Looks like a good movie.  Actually, I've heard about this one.  But I will go for now for sure just to see the R75/5.   8-)

Oh, and there is  some action of the bike in the trailer too.  

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

This film does come at a poignant time in California news!

[nhmaf]

The R75/5 in the trailer also appears to be running Mikuni carbs.   I don't have any issues with the subject material of the film, but I'm not sure if I'd go to see it just for the R75.   Still, it seems to make a bit of a statement about the character development in the film - they didn't just put the actor on a recent model rice-bike or modern H-D, it appears that they tried to think about making the character a bit more unique, with some history to him - so that seems (to me, anyhow) that they've at least tried to do some work on making a good back-story for the characters in the film.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

I'm excited about the film!
The R75/5 is just icing on the cake, now!

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

OK, I saw the movie last evening.  This is definitely a "Brokeback Mountain" kind of a film.  (I haven't seen that one, though.)
If homosexual behavior bothers you - don't see this film.
If the 'F' word (not 'Free', Monte) bothers you - don't see this film.
If you are not into highly dramatic movies - don't see this film.

The /5 was cool, and I got excited every time the beautiful white pinstripes appeared, but it was not often enough to warrant seeing the film just for that.  And while /5's have a combination speedometer/tachometer built into the headlight shell, this one seemed to have an additional instrument hanging off of the handlebar/top of the fork.  I could not tell if it was a speedometer or a tach, but the size and appearance was about right for one - unfinished, as well - just hanging on there...

I'm glad I went to see it.  I wish I had gone before 6 and saved $2.  

I cried (not about the $2, Monte.  Although I had a good laugh when I passed the snack counter.  $4 for a small bottle of water!).

[nhmaf]

Thanks for the movie critique, Rob !

I trust your judgement better than that of the syndicated movie reviewers.   I have no issues with homosexuals - I have several long time friends who happen to be gay - but I don't need to spend $10 per ticket to see some sort of dramatic, feel-good movie about it either.

Mike (who also never watched BrokeBack Mtn).

What we need is some sort of movie like "World's Fastest Indian" (now THAT movie made me teary-eyed), but with a BMW airhead instead!

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

When I was sitting at home last evening, after seeing this film at the same independent/art theater (one of the pluses of big city living) where I saw World's Fastest Indian twice, I thought "I need to get a copy of that on DVD."  It's been too long!  WFI is a GREAT movie!

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Oh, and Mike - this is anything BUT a "feel-good" movie.  While there are several good laughs (mostly at the expense of straights), it is a very complex and real-life story, with none of the fairy-tale endings that come with most Hollywood movies.

Refreshing.

I guess the "feel-good" comes from seeing people on the screen with lives just as screwed up as some of us have.  Oh well.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

What we need is some sort of movie like "World's Fastest Indian" (now THAT movie made me teary-eyed), but with a BMW airhead instead!

How about a movie about this lady?



Anka-Eve Goldmann

Quote: I don't think Ms. Goldmann was ever sponsored or employed by the BMW factory, but she was clearly given priority when purchasing one of the first half-dozen BMW R69S models in 1960; her new machine has the ultra-rare rearview mirror mounted above the cylinder head. The R69S had 42hp, was capable of 110mph, and made a superb and reliable sports-touring machine.

http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/2009/02/anka-eve-goldmann.html

[nhmaf]

Ooooooooo !