Wild Hogs (2007)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Walt Becker

Writer (WGA):

Brad Copeland (written by)

Release Date:

2 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

A lot can happen on the road to nowhere.

Plot:

A group of suburban biker wannabes looking for adventure hit the open road, but get more than they bargained for when they encounter a New Mexico gang called the Del Fuegos.

Plot Keywords:

Biker | Friend | Motorcycle | New Mexico | Biker Gang

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Doug Madsen
John Travolta	...	Woody Stevens
Martin Lawrence	...	Bobby Davis
William H. Macy	...	Dudley Frank
Ray Liotta	...	Jack
Marisa Tomei	...	Maggie
Kevin Durand	...	Red
M.C. Gainey	...	Murdock
Jill Hennessy	...	Kelly Madsen
Dominic Janes	...	Billy Madsen
Tichina Arnold	...	Karen Davis
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Charley
Jason Sklar	...	Earl Dooble
Randy Sklar	...	Buck Dooble
Drew Sidora	...	Haley Davis

Also Known As:

Blackberry (Philippines: English title) (review title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and some violence.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:M | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-11 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43259) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:6 | Argentina:13 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:7 | South Korea:12 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

This is the second movie together for Martin Lawrence and John C. McGinley. They were both previously in Nothing to Lose (1997).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Woody stops watching Dudley walk into the diner he stands up. When he does the tree he was hiding behind moves.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dudley Frank: [after getting a fist-tap from Woody and nearly wiping out] Whoa! Whoa! Oh! Man, oh, man. I almost lost it back there. I didn't know what was going on.
[hits a sign face first]

Movie Connections:

References Easy Rider (1969)

Soundtrack:

Midnight Rider

Hog Wild Laughter

Critics have been panning Wild Hogs in their writings. I have read a lot of negative response from the same goof-balls that have promoted some very bad movies. Sometimes I wonder if they are on certain payrolls to give a certain vote towards a movie. With that said---Wild Hogs is absolutely wonderful. In today's day of poor comedies (see anything starring Will Farrell for example) that do not produce a laugh or a smirk---Wild Hogs is a breath of fresh air. I have lately been happy if a movie has at least one good laugh to feel like my admission fee was worth spending. And in today's movie world, most movies are one joke wonders. Wild Hogs is a throw back to the days of My Cousin Vinny, Airplane, and Young Frankenstein. This movie was filled with laughs and good gags. The movie starts off slow and is reminiscent of a couple of failed Tim Allen projects (Shaggy Dog and Zoom), but after about 15 minutes it shifts gear and becomes a wonderful comedy well worth spending the admission fee. If you want to have a good laugh and enjoy yourself---see Wild Hogs.