After the sudden death of his wife and a fractured relationship with his two daughters, John Moore along with his best friend Charlie Wylde, decide to ride their motorcycles from Long Island, New York to the West coast. In this modern day western, they are reminded of the beauty this country has to offer, encounter many interesting people, and unexpectedly discover something about themselves.
“Life is a ride…one mile at a time.”
Veteran Tom Berenger stars as an old widower consumed with regret seeking absolution in riding his motorcycle cross-country to confront the mistakes of his past.
The two old men on motorcycles from New York find adventure and meaning on the road as a younger Biker who lives the wild biker lifestyle on a daily basis joins their trail. Women, youth, past, the present, all the desires, expectations and regrets come together along with bar fights, guns and what if anything is missing in our lives or what could have possibly been a better alternative, better choices of the long gone past.
As some would say, Youth is wasted on the Young – or as a Biker would say – Live Free and Die Hard.
Quick, recognise which models these guys are riding and which year.
Actor Tom Berenger was honorary ride captain of the 2017 Buffalo Chip Legends Ride and guests dined at the exclusive Legends Lunch all to benefit local charities.
Most well-known for his roles in “Platoon,” “Major League,” “The Hatfield’s & McCoys,” “Inception,” “Sniper,” “Training Day” and “The Big Chill” Berenger also stars in the movie “American Dresser,” which was partially filmed at the Buffalo Chip and was set to be released soon in theaters last year.
The Ride proceeds were split with the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and dedicated for future expansion. Proceeds from the Lunch benefited the Infinite Hero Foundation and the Sgt Colton Levi Derr Foundation.
Tom Berenger and Keith David on two “dressers” – loaded touring bikes built for comfort, go on a ride from Long Island to the West Coast. While Berenger’s character is a widowed alcoholic disappointment to his grown up daughters, David’s character is his fellow trooper from Vietnam War who is going to lose his leg in his old age and decides to tag along for the ride.
Old school ridiculous biker humour includes a guy named Willie who looks at them and asks, “You guys were in Vietnam? You see any action?”
Youtube Trailer: https://youtu.be/WzXs2KnieJ8
Everybody has a past, everybody has a crutch – I recommend a motorcycle and regular visit to Bikernet.com™.
With a running time of 1:37 the movie is shot on a modest budget and not an action movie nor a philosophy lecture – just a bunch of men and women discovering themselves as they roll where the road of life takes them.
