Bikernet Correspondent Sneaks Into Premiere
Biker Boys Releases Fast And Furious On Two Wheels
By Sasha
Photos courtesy of DreamWorks
The Mann's Chinese Theater was the scene of Biker Boyz madness as
over 200 motorcycles paraded down Hollywood Blvd doing tire burnouts,
charging and revving as if making the movie for the forbidden wheelie
that was banned for the procession. The stars of the movie were not
only Lawrence Fishburne who plays "King of Cali" character "Smoke,"
Lisa Bonet, the on screen leader of Total Package MC, "Queenie,"
Derek Luke, a racing prodigy "Kid" with attitude who plays the young
nemisis to Smoke, and Kid Rock as "Dog" who gives the movie a bone
with his bits of sarcasim and snyde confidence. The stars featured
the real clubs and street trick riders who appear throughout the
movie.
I had the pleasure of sitting with some of the Ruff Ryder crew,
trick ryders and the real ladies of Total Package MC who paraded down
the blvd with style and 'tude. The movie is entertaining and
portrays a little known motorcycle culture that truly knows how to
maximize their ride and hang tough. Talk about one with the bike,
these trick riders know how to completely infuse their bodies with
their bikes and make their crotch rockets do wild tricks that take
the name motorcycle and transforms it into motorstyle. These cats
are stylin' and profilin' with their motorcycle clubs and their
scoots like not other.
"Burn Rubber Not Your Soul" is the tag line to the Biker Boyz MC.
Directed and co-written by Reggie Rock Bythewood, the film uniquely
tells the tale about the underground street racing and the intensity
of keeping the coveted title and not giving up your lid to some kid
who arrives on the scene saying he's better than you. It's an
action-packed flick and the stunts and racing scenes alone are enough
to make this a must-see film. The story is really not so in-depth,
or deep that it takes over and there's no screen time for the bikes,
which is great! It's light enough that it stays fun, presents
interesting characters and keeps the story moving along. The
cinematography is killer and draws the audience into the
lightening-fast scenarios. The film, based upon the New Times
article of the same name penned by Michael Gougis, holds your
attention and immerses you into the club life of these street racers
and trick riders.
It was incredibly fun to see the movie with all the cast and crew
members. Talk about whooping it up! The entire theater erupted into
familiar yelps and cheers upon seeing the actual club members and
stunt riders tearing it up on screen. The premiere was staged with
that touch of reality that made it all right and all real. There
were absolutely NO POSEURS at this event. And there are NO POSEURS
on screen. All the stars of the movie have an affinity for riding
hard, even though there were stunt doubles to take on the task of
acceleration and dancing their metal down the boulevard like
some aggressive catch-me-if-you-can tango.
Burn rubber and catch this flick on the big screen.
Biker Boyz is a DreamWorks feature film presentation produced
by Stephanie Allain, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Erwin Stoff, and 3 Arts
Entertainment, with Don Kurt serving as executive producer.
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