Outlaw biker film

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The outlaw biker film is a film genre that portrays its characters as motorcyclye riding rebels. The characters are usually members of an outlaw motorcycle club.

Contents 1 History 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

Outlaw biker clubs formed in the late 1940's on the West Coast after the end of World War II. Their culture was first detailed in The Wild One in 1953, but the genre really took off in the mid 60's when the Hells Angels became prominent in the media.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Syder, Andrew. Ripped from Today's Headlines: The Outlaw Biker Movie Cycle. Scope. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.

[edit] See also

• List of biker films

[edit] External links

• Sleazy riders: exploitation, "otherness," and transgression in the 1960s biker movie at encyclopedia.com