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Electra Glide in Blue

Play trailer Poster for Electra Glide in Blue PG,  1973,  1h 53m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 69% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
69% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 74% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A police officer of short stature assigned to patrol the Arizona desert by motorcycle, John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) hopes to break out of his rookie status and join the homicide department. When Wintergreen catches a break and gets an opportunity to work on a murder case, he jumps at the chance. Meanwhile, the lawman becomes disillusioned with many of his peers and the way that they harass hippies, and this ongoing conflict has a major effect on Wintergreen's life.

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David Elliott Chicago Daily News Oct 3, 2023
It's easy to enjoy the film's brash energy, but there's no way to admire a movie in which [the characters] are all used as devalued chips in a game without meaning -- a crap game. Go to Full Review
Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine Mar 23, 2023
3.5/5
Library programming on biker movies and cult classics could make excellent use of Electra Glide in Blue. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Aug 27, 2022
3.5/4
A movie that, depending on one's point of view, is either the anti-Easy Rider or a simpatico companion piece to Easy Rider. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Aug 12, 2022
Electra Glide will be manna for those who already dig such determinedly offbeat entertainments... Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Oct 11, 2012
2/4
...a sporadically intriguing yet pervasively uneven (and dated) piece of work. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Jul 15, 2010
B+
It's far from perfect, but it's often moving (and frequently gorgeous). Go to Full Review
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Han G Feb 12, 2019 what a great film, i loved it
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Cast & Crew

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James William Guercio

Director

Robert Blake

John Wintergreen

Billy Green Bush

John Wintergreen

Mitch Ryan

Harve Poole

Jeannine Riley

Jolene

Elisha Cook Jr.

Willie

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Electra Glide in Blue

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Movie Info

Synopsis A police officer of short stature assigned to patrol the Arizona desert by motorcycle, John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) hopes to break out of his rookie status and join the homicide department. When Wintergreen catches a break and gets an opportunity to work on a murder case, he jumps at the chance. Meanwhile, the lawman becomes disillusioned with many of his peers and the way that they harass hippies, and this ongoing conflict has a major effect on Wintergreen's life.
Director
James William Guercio
Producer
James William Guercio
Screenwriter
Robert Boris
Production Co
Guercio-Hitzig
Rating
PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 18, 2012
Runtime
1h 53m
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