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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Spanish, French
Biker Boyz is an action-packed contemporary Western on wheels with desperados who live every day on the edge. Lawyers and city workers by day, they take to the streets in their leathers to race by night. In the world of underground motorcycle clubs, the undefeated racer known as Smoke (Laurence Fishburne) is the undisputed "King of Cali." But Smoke's dominance of the set is about to be threatened by a young motorcycle racing prodigy called Kid (Derek Luke), who is determined to win Smoke's helmet and earn the coveted title. Biker Boyz stars Academy Award nominee Laurence Fishburne (What's Love Got To Do With It) as Smoke, and Derek Luke, who made his acting debut in the title role of The Antwone Fisher Story, in the role of Kid.
"Spectacular stunts..." Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
"...a tough action flick..." Dennis Michael, Premiere Magazine
"Biker Boyz is a satisfying ride." Rob Blackwelder, San Francisco Examiner
Editor's Note
This eclectic entry in the "extreme sports" genre takes a close, fictionalized look at the world of California motorcycle clubs. (It is based on an L.A. New Times article.) The great Laurence Fishburne appears as Smoke, the unbeaten "king of Cali" motorcycle racing, and president of The Black Knights. When Smoke's ace mechanic (Eriq La Salle) is killed by a flying bike, his furious son Kid (Derek Luke), starts his own club, the Biker Boyz, to gain respect and challenge Smoke for the coveted crown. Bronx-born director Reggie Rock Blythewood keeps the action flowing from drag race to party and back again, steeping the audience in the ritual of the subculture, allowing it to serve as more than a mere backdrop to the coming-of-age mythos and adrenaline pumping, kinetically edited race and stunt sequences. A great soundtrack helps the narrative roll smoothly over some of the film's dramatically bumpy stretches, and music icon Kid Rock has a memorable turn as Dogg, Smoke's rough riding chief rival. Larenz Tate, Orlando Jones, and Djimon Honsou also lend strength as their fellow bikers. The very cool Lisa Bonet and the very fine Meagan Good play Smoke's and Kid's respective love interests.
| Features | Subtitles: English,Spanish, French | | Scene Selection | | Interactive Menus | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Dreamworks (Universal) |
| Release Date: 2/14/2006 |
| Running Time: 111 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 90435 | | UPC: 00678149043525 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"BIKER BOYZ is the kind of movie Howard Hawks would have made if he'd lived long enough to feel the heat of hip-hop's impact on the culture at large..." 01/31/2003 p.C4Entertainment Weekly
"...The great Fishburne is a wizard at conjuring mystique..." 02/07/2003 p.53 Variety
"...Fishburne is his reliably commanding self....The physical challenges in the filming come through on screen..." 02/03/2003 p.32 Sight and Sound
"...[With] appealing performances and seductive, tightly choreographed visuals..." 09/01/2003 p.42 Total Film
"...[The film] has a cast that excels and a bike-club subculture that interests..." 12/01/2003 p.116 Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
This is the third film I've seen Derek Luke in, after Antwone Fisher and the Sundance 2003 hit Pieces of April. It's his least significant role, and yet confirms his presence: He's a rising star, all right, with a particular way of holding back, as if sizing up a situation to find the best entry point. Like Denzel Washington, who cast him as Antwone, he'll spend most of his career playing nice guys. - Roger Ebert
Newsday 6 of 10
Beyond its mood and motion, Biker Boyz also provides an occasion to see the cream of African American acting talent making the most of this material, even in airtight enclosures. The women, especially Vanessa Bell Calloway as Kid's mom and Lisa Bonet as Smoke's once and future girlfriend, are just sexy and vivid enough to make you want more of them. You also want more of Bythewood's work in the future, with material as edgy and dangerous as a turbopowered bike race on slick concrete. - Gene Seymour
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