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The Wild Ride. The Wild Ride is a 1960 American film directed by Harvey Berman and starring Jack Nicholson as a rebellious punk named Johnny, of the Beat generation, who spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking. It was released by Filmgroup as a double feature with The Girl in Lovers Lane.
The Wild Ride: Directed by Harvey Berman. With Jack Nicholson, Georgianna Carter, Robert Bean, Carol Bigby. A rebellious punk of the beat generation spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking.
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The film was the second starring role for Jack Nicholson. At one point in the film, a character compliments "Johnny" as being similar to "The Wild One, like Marlon Brando." The reference is to the 1953 Stanley Kramer production The Wild One starring Brando as an unrepentent motorcycle gang leader whose carelessness causes an unintentional death.
THE WILD RIDE is an exceptionally dated car racing-type movie and an addition to the juvenile delinquent wave of film-making. Seen today, the sole redeeming feature is the presence of a baby-faced Jack Nicholson in the lead role, playing a hot-rodder who gets into trouble with the law.
Jul 8, 2009 · The Wild Ride. A rebellious punk (Jack Nicholson) of the beat generation spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking. He eventually kidnaps his buddy's girlfriend, kills a few police officers and finally sees his own life end in tragedy.
