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     • “The Bikeriders” was inspired by a book of photos by the same name, created by Danny Lyon. He’s played in the film by “Challengers” star Mike Faist, but he is a real photographer — currently 82 years old — who followed a real club known as Outlaws MC.
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   Are the Bikeriders based on a true story?

   • “The Bikeriders” was inspired by a book of photos by the same name, created by Danny Lyon. He’s played in the film by “Challengers” star Mike Faist, but he is a real photographer — currently 82 years old — who followed a real club known as Outlaws MC. And yes, the Outlaws were formed in Illinois; specifically, McCook.

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   Was Easy Rider based on a true story?

   • Published in 1968, The Bikeriders book received acclaim and reportedly inspired the 1969 movie Easy Rider starring Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Jack Nicholson. However, Lyon left the group and the biker lifestyle following its release.

   ‘The Bikeriders’ True Story – The Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club

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   What is the movie bikeriders about?

   • The Bikeriders movie follows Johnny as he builds and leads the Vandals, a Midwestern motorcycle club founded in the fires of boredom and antipathy. The story, told through the eyes of Kathy (Jodie Comer), Benny's wife, charts the club's evolution over a decade, from a refuge for outsiders to a hard-boiled gang embroiled in crime and violence.

   The Adrenaline-Fuelled True Story Behind 'The Bikeriders' - Esquire

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   Is the motorcycle movie based on a true story?

   • The film has a real-life basis, but large parts are fictionalized. Director Jeff Nichols cites 2003 when his younger brother gave him Danny Lyon’s book The Bikeriders as the root of the project. Read more about the inspiration for the motorcycle movie below.

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   Who is in The Bikeriders movie?

   • The Bikeriders movie draws heavily from Lyon’s source material, including using “verbatim imitations” of his audio recordings, according to Bleak Beauty. Lyon spoke with Outlaws members Cal, Zipco, and Cockroach, who all appear in the movie.

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   Was Sonny a biker in 'Easy Rider' based on a true story?

   • The real life Sonny would go on to make money posing as a biker. Most notably, he was hired to sit on his motorcycle outside a movie theater playing the counterculture classic Easy Rider in hopes it would entice passersby to purchase a ticket to the movie about two Harley-riding hippies looking for spiritual truth.

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   Jun 21, 2024 · J eff Nichols’ long-awaited new film, The Bikeriders, begins with a disclaimer. The movie, in theaters now, is inspired by real people, but it is not based on a true story.

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   Jun 21, 2024 · In 1957, about a decade before The Bikeriders, Jack Kerouac published On the Road, his famous chronicle of disillusioned, peripatetic young travelers wandering the country and searching for...

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   Aug 12, 2024 · Published in 1968, The Bikeriders book received acclaim and reportedly inspired the 1969 movie Easy Rider starring Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Jack Nicholson. However, Lyon left the...

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   Jun 20, 2024 · How did Danny Lyon set out to capture ‘The Bikeriders’ story? Lyon, who is portrayed by Mike Faist in the film, decided to record the experience of the American biker in 1963.

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   Jun 20, 2024 · The story, told through the eyes of Kathy (Jodie Comer), Benny's wife, charts the club's evolution over a decade, from a refuge for outsiders to a hard-boiled gang embroiled in crime and...

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    Jun 20, 2024 · The Vandals weren’t a real group of riders, but the characters in the film were based on real people. “The Bikeriders” was inspired by a book of photos by the same name, created by Danny Lyon.

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    Jun 21, 2024 · Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy all have key roles in the film – in addition to supporting parts for Mike Faist, Norman Reedus and Michael Shannon – with most of those stars...