On her way home from an evening shift at a men's clothing store, Saara Nevanen is raped by a man whom she recognizes as her regular but eccentric customer, Antti Kaironen. Mar 20, 2011 Electra Glide In Blue is a character study of an earnest and honest man doing America's second most unpopular job. A reserved young woman moves into an apartment with a young student she met while on vacation. [4] Members of the band appear in the film in minor roles,[4] including Peter Cetera,[7] Terry Kath,[4] Lee Loughnane[7] and Walter Parazaider,[7] as well as Hawk Wolinski[7] from the Guercio-produced band Madura. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1973 Vinyl release of "Electra Glide In Blue (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" on Discogs. The hostile workplace politics cause him to be quickly demoted back to traffic enforcement. Wintergreen is forced to shoot Zipper after he becomes distressed and belligerent, and shoots at Wintergreen and in the direction of an innocent bystander while brandishing a gun. Electra Glide in Blue [Blu-ray] SKU: 21175983 This item is no longer available in new condition. The killer turns out to be Willie, who confesses while Wintergreen goads him into talking about it. The Harley Electra Glide Ultra Limited is a premium-featured touring bike full of authentic Harley-Davidson grand American touring style. Electra Glide in Blue was released on DVD by MGM on March 22, 2005. Rent Electra Glide in Blue (1974) starring Robert Blake and Billy Green Bush on DVD and Blu-ray. The hippie's passenger points a shotgun out of the back window and shoots Wintergreen, killing him. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert. With Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Mitchell Ryan, Jeannine Riley. "[2], The film was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. Bored with his highway traffic duties, Arizona motorcycle patrolman John Wintergreen is assigned to Homicide where his polite investigative style irks his macho boss. A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life - and resorts to drastic means to do so. Je to vzpomínka na doby, kdy ještě film uměním byl (50. až 70. léta), bez mučení jsem ochoten toto přiznat. Wintergreen surmises that Willie did it because he was jealous of the old man he killed, who frequently had young people over to his house to buy drugs. Mitchell Ryan Electra Glide in Blueis a 1973 cult film that follows a motorcycle cop (Robert Blake) who encounters various strange characters while patrolling the highways of Arizona on his Harley-Davidson Electra Glide. I have an Electra Glide so I thought hmmmmm. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert. Written by A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use unorthodox methods to achieve results. Much chat about this film, especially now since it's 'finally' out on DVD in wide screen format.This is the best film of a specialized genre from the late 60's through early 1970's exploring the counter-culture revolution and the "Establishment".Unlike Easy Rider, A Clockwork Orange and Billy Jack, EGIB hits the nail on the head. The company has been around since … The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Repe Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship ... See full summary », A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. In 2012, Time magazine called Electra Glide in Blue "A neglected cult-classic that could have only come from (or have been made in) the early '70s" and said: "It's a quirky but unforgettable movie—part character study, part examination of an emerging youth culture—featuring some outstanding camerawork from future Oscar-winning cinematographer Conrad Hall. [3] The soundtrack was performed by members of the band Chicago; Guercio managed them at the time, and produced many of their albums. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. In 1973 (or was it '74? 1. Robert Blake's, John Wintergreen is a motorcycle cop who longs for a detective's badge telling his buddy, Zipper, "I hate that motorcycle they make me ride. Electra Glide in Blue is strangle little movie that seems to exist in some kind of odd hazy dream world where John Ford and Dirty Harry live together in not so perfect harmony. The doctor and ... See full summary ». The movie was filmed in Monument Valley and Fountain Hills, Arizona. Use the HTML below. He begins increasingly to identify with the hippies whom the other officers, including Detective Poole, are endlessly harassing. (1973). The soundtrack was performed by members of the band Chicago; Guercio managed them at the time, and produced many of their albums. Ok, he got away with killing his gold digger wife. The final straw comes when Poole discovers that Wintergreen has been sleeping with his girlfriend, Jolene. An old man turns up dead in his desert shack. Electra Glide in Blue is a 1973 American action film, starring Robert Blake as a motorcycle cop in Arizona and Billy "Green" Bush as his partner. During their discussions, it transpired that Guercio and Hall disagreed on how the film should look; a compromise was reached where Guercio would shoot the exterior scenes in a manner reminiscent of John Ford's films (which was the look Guercio wanted to achieve), while Hall could set up and shoot all the film's interior scenes any way he saw fit. Its 1920 the road is rutted packed dirt, gravel or in the big towns, paving bricks. Electra Glide in Blue is a 1973 American action film, starring Robert Blake as a motorcycle cop in Arizona and Billy "Green" Bush as his partner. 1973 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA- GLIDE FLH I am proud to offer my amazing 1973 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA-GLIDE FLH to you for sale . See similar items below. Despite being demoted, Wintergreen is able to solve the murder. 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