Wild Hogs
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Short description
Wild Hogs follows four middle-aged friends from Cincinnati who ride motorcycles as a weekend hobby. Doug is a dentist, Woody a wealthy businessman, Bobby a plumber, and Dudley a computer programmer with little luck in romance. Tired of their routines, they set out on a cross-country trip, leaving suburban comfort behind for the open road. Their journey runs into trouble when they encounter the Del Fuegos, a New Mexico biker gang led by Jack, who take offense at the newcomers. What began as a way to recapture a sense of freedom turns into a test of nerve and friendship.
Walt Becker directed the film, his third feature after National Lampoon's Van Wilder and Buying the Cow, working from a screenplay by Brad Copeland. Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy play the four leads, with Ray Liotta and Kevin Durand among the supporting cast. Produced by Brian Robbins, Michael Tollin and Todd Lieberman on a budget of about 60 million dollars, it became a major commercial success, earning roughly 254 million dollars worldwide.
Audience response was moderate, with a rating of 5.9 out of 10 on IMDb from around 128,000 votes and 6 out of 10 on TMDB. A critics' rating of 4 out of 10 from 142 reviews places it below those audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- Harley Davidson provided motorcycles for the four main characters, with each receiving their own model: Dudley – an XL1200C Sportster Custom, Bobby – an FXSTS Springer Softail, Doug – a Black Fatboy with a chrome front wheel, and Woody – a Screaming Eagle Fatboy.
- In one of the opening scenes, when Dudley loses control of his motorcycle after parking, distant road signs clearly indicate that the filming took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- The original film script featured the characters dealing with the famous, real-life biker gang the Hells Angels, and their official logo was used. After the Hells Angels sued Disney, the gang's name in the film was changed to the fictional Del Fuegos.
- The scene where Peter Fonda's character tells the 'Real Hogs' to get rid of their watches is a kind of reference to the classic film 'Easy Rider' (1969), in which the actor also starred. At the beginning of the film, Peter Fonda’s character Wyatt throws his watch away before a road trip.
- Jack's army green bike also features the Orange County Choppers logo.
- The film features a small cameo by Paul Teutul Sr. and Paul Teutul Jr., the founders of Orange County Choppers, a company that manufactures custom motorcycles and became particularly well-known after the release of the reality show “American Chopper: The Series” (2003). The two famous motorcycle builders appear in the “Real Hogs”’ favorite bar (its owner and one of the customers are in the background).
- When Jack (Ray Liotta) gets into a scuffle with the 'Real Hogs' in a biker bar, he drinks a diet light beer with a low alcohol content, which is completely at odds with the image of a 'tough guy'.
- Although the script states that the four friends live in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, in reality, none of the film's scenes were shot in or around that city.
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