Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) on Netflix
Biker Harley Davidson and his old friend Marlboro learn that the Great Trust Bank is foreclosing on their friend Jack Daniels's bar. They plan to rob its armored car.
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Plot summary
Harley Davidson rides into Burbank, California, from Texas to find his old friend Marlboro at the Rock & Roll Bar & Grille. The Great Trust Bank has threatened to foreclose on the bar, which belongs to their friend Jack Daniels, and wants the site for a skyscraper. Jack still resents Harley over Harley's old affair with his wife, Lulu. Harley and Marlboro talk Jack into robbing one of the bank's armored cars, hoping the money will cover the lease. The robbery succeeds, and what they take is Crystal Dream, an experimental street drug, rather than cash. Chance Wilder, the bank's chief executive, orders his head of security, Alexander, to recover the shipment.
Cast
- Big John Studdas Jack Daniels
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Marlboro's parent company Philip Morris sent a formal complaint letter to MGM's chairman over the use of its brand name in the title, and studio lawyers replied that the title was free speech protected by the First Amendment, citing The Adventures of Ford Fairlane and Cadillac Man as precedents.
- MGM's financial troubles under the regime of Giancarlo Parretti came to a boil during the Los Angeles leg of the shoot, when Rourke threatened to strike if he was not paid and crew members followed days later; the studio had paychecks delivered to the set by messenger.
- A representative for Harley-Davidson told The Hollywood Reporter that the producers ran the risk of being sued for trademark infringement, and suggested the company might explore a defamation lawsuit if the protagonist bearing its name proved too unsavory.
- Mickey Rourke, paid $2.6 million for the role, admitted he took the job mainly for the money, needing funds to finish his house and pay for his divorce from Debra Feuer.
- A bike stunt left Big John Studd injured, and he went on to sue both Wincer and stunt coordinator Billy Burton, alleging that he had been poorly trained for the scene.
- Because of filming, Rourke had to cancel a three-round celebrity boxing exhibition against Thomas Hearns, planned for December 8 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, on the undercard of Tyson versus Stewart.
- The bike's tank art was designed by the actor and painted by an acquaintance whose name he has kept secret; it shows the playing cards of the dead man's hand, each bearing the initials of a deceased loved one.
