The Proud Rider

1971 Canadian film
  • George Fras
Starring
  • Michael Bell
  • Scott Colomby
  • Karen Gregory
  • Art Hindle
CinematographyWalter WasikEdited byBruce SabsayMusic by
  • Paul Hoffert
  • Sol Sherman
Release date
  • 27 September 1971 (1971-09-27)
Running time
85 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishBudgetC$147,000

The Proud Rider (also known as The Last Ride) is a Canadian outlaw biker film released in 1971. The film was directed by the Polish-American filmmaker Wolodymyr “Walter” Baczynsky (1936-1988)[1]

Inspired in part by Easy Rider, it stars Michael Bell, Scott Colomby, and (in his screen debut) Art Hindle.[2] The film tagline was "Tough? You bet your..."[3]

Production

Filmed in and around Courtice, Ontario, the bikers (as in other biker films of the era, including Angels Hard as They Come) were played by actual members of Satan's Choice.[2]

Reception

The film "opened strongly" in Toronto but this theatrical success was very short.[4] The fact that the cast included actual bikers was judged as adding a "touch of realism" by TV Guide.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "Wolodymyr "Walter" Baczynsky (1936-1988)". Fine Art Database. 1936-01-01. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ^ a b Edwards, Peter (2017-05-02). Hard Road: Bernie Guindon and the Reign of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club. Random House of Canada. p. 84-86. ISBN 978-0-345-81610-8.
  3. ^ "The Proud Rider - The Grindhouse Cinema Database". www.grindhousedatabase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  4. ^ Edwards, Peter (2017-05-02). Hard Road: Bernie Guindon and the Reign of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club. Random House of Canada. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-345-81610-8.
  5. ^ "The Proud Rider". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.

Sources

  • "The Proud Rider" at Letterboxd.com
  • "The Proud Rider" at IMDb.com
  • "The Proud Rider" at TCM.com
  • "The Proud Rider" at Bikermovies411.com


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