Electra Glide in Blue

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Electra Glide in Blue

PG

1973

1h 53m

Crime

Drama

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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

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.

Oct 3, 2023

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

Library programming on biker movies and cult classics could make excellent use of Electra Glide in Blue.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 23, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A movie that, depending on one's point of view, is either the anti-Easy Rider or a simpatico companion piece to Easy Rider.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 27, 2022

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Electra Glide will be manna for those who already dig such determinedly offbeat entertainments...

Aug 12, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a sporadically intriguing yet pervasively uneven (and dated) piece of work.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 11, 2012

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

It's far from perfect, but it's often moving (and frequently gorgeous).

Rated: B+

Jul 15, 2010

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jonathan A

awesome story and well acted

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/27/25

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Stephen S

Robert Blake . . . what a strange dude. A very good actor. Yet I watch stuff lately like Gutfield, late comedy and a guest on his show named Tyler Fischer, and they both short in stature physically and great comics. This movie seemed to me a little focus on Roberts's size in the script. Now I am 5 foot 10 inches myself. I did not like the reference in size in the movie. Other than that, I followed it to it's conclusion and did not like the ending. Seems to me it glorified a sucker punching hippie with a shotgun. Sad. Yep saw it in a movie theatre in the 1970's for all that's worth.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Biker B

Great old motorcycle movie, I love the slower pace of these older movies!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/04/23

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Douglas P

Electra Glide in Blue is an OK movie, not five stars but watchable. We watched it because Robert Blake stars in it. There is some fascination surrounding him, given how he fell from grace and his passing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/11/23

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Slow, not watchable, totally forgettable story of a good cop who rides a bike and solves a really boring murder. Some of the cinematography is stylish which is the best aspect of an otherwise meh film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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steve d

Average and completely forgettable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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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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