The Vintagent Classics: Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man
HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN ()
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Producer: MGM
Director: Simon Wincer
Writer: Don Michael Paul
Key Cast: Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, Chelsea Field
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Who says there are no more heroes?
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a Neo-Western set in the near future of , starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson. The film was a critical and financial failure, grossing only $7 million at the box office, with a budget of $23 million. In numerous interviews, Mickey Rourke has said that he signed on purely for financial reasons, after Bruse Willis turned down the roll. The film he said, made him feel &#;like a sell-out&#; and fueled his descent into self-loathing.
Decades later, the film has found a cult following for it&#;s portrayal of archetypal American symbols of rebellion and masculinity, represented by the titular characters &#;Harley Davidson&#; (a biker) and &#;the Marlboro Man&#; (a cowboy), two rugged individuals fighting against corporate power, while simultaneously critiquing the superficiality and potentially dangerous connotations of such idealized identities. A theme per
Harley-Davidson and the Marlboro Man Bike at Loess H-D
The movie Harley-Davidson and the Marlboro Man introduced many young riders to motorcycles, choppers, the cult, bikers and the lifestyle, much like Easy Rider rocked young men&#;s lives from a different era.
Heath Rodney, the year-old, president of Loess Harley in Pacific Junction, Iowa, was impacted by this film, and forever sought some connection. He bought this movie chopper along with a Corvette several years ago and here&#;s his research:
**Below Info Courtesy of Harley-Davidson Internal Records**
Harley-Davidson FXLR (Super Glide Low Rider) Not a FXRS as previously speculated/reported
VIN: 1HD1ELL12KY
Born: Vivid Black
Production Date: 08/14/
Invoiced: 08/14/ Chosa&#;s Harley-Davidson (Mesa, AZ)
Retailed: 09/12/ to a J Hleiva Jr. of Mesa, AZ
On or about September of the infamous FXLR was acquired by Bob&#;s Cycle Supply of Phoenix, AZ and then sold on 10/10/ to
Harley-Davidson Production&#;s, Sunset Blvd #, Los Angeles, CA.
On 09/15/, the pre-apocalyptic FXLR was transferred to Bartel&#;s Harley-Davidson (Marina Del Ray, CA), where the magic happened. And to Heath&#;s current
Was John Goodman ever a Marlboro man?
No. But he appeared in billboards for Salem cigarettes for four years in the late s. Ironically, Tom Selleck and his brothers accepted a deal offered them in their early teens by their father, who gave each of them a gold Rolex watch for not drinking or smoking until they were so he did not even smoke cigarettes. He was one of several male models who did billboards and magazine ads for Salem.
Actor and author William Thourlby is said to have been the first Marlboro Man. The models who portrayed the Marlboro Man were New York Giants Quarterback Charley Conerly, New York Giants Defensive Back Jim Patton, Darrell Winfield, Dick Hammer, Brad Johnson, Bill Dutra, Dean Myers, Robert Norris, Wayne McLaren, David McLean and Tom Mattox. Two of them, McLaren and McLean, died of lung cancer.
In the s, William Thourlby looked out from billboards and invited smokers to Marlboro Country, said Corey Kilgannon in The New York Times. “I’m the original Marlboro Man,” says the year-old former actor and model. “But I never smoked or drank, and I was no cowboy.” For the past few decades, Thourlby has lived alone in a small room at the New York Athletic Club, surrounded by reminders of his star-studded career. He appeared with Jayne Mansfield on Broadway and with Frank Sinatra in The Manchurian Candidate, and once co-owned a restaurant with legendary athlete and Olympian Jim Thorpe. “Jim adopted me as his son in an Indian ceremony—I called him Dad and he called me ‘My Boy.’” His most famous role came in , when he was sent on a casting call for Marlboro cigarettes. He posed bare-chested with a cowboy hat, and received a one-off fee of $ “One day I’m walking out of rehearsals [for a Broadway play] and I see a truck go by with my face on it—I couldn’t believe it.” After a life lived in the spotlight, Thourlby now seems content with his own company. “People come over to me [at the c
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