Can there ever be a legit movie (not a documentary) about MX or SX ?

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motokiwi 8/18/2015 7:46pm
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Tpog496 wrote:
Would you believe it if I told you that I watched that entire movie?
Are you kidding me guy? You know how hard I grease it.
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JG463 8/18/2015 8:06pm
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I feel that a movie that would resemble Prefontaine would be the best portrayal.
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avidchimp 8/19/2015 12:03am
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No chance. No way. And this holds true for any sub-culture sport/activity. The most glaring example I can think of is the documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys"...
No chance. No way. And this holds true for any sub-culture sport/activity.

The most glaring example I can think of is the documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys" which was brilliant.
But then Hollywood tried to make it into a movie- "Lords of Dogtown", and it sucked so bad it wasn't even funny. Even with a couple of the main guys from "Dogtown and Z-Boys" involved with the production (Stecyk and Peralta), it was pathetically unwatchable. If they couldn't get it right, there is zero hope for anyone else.
What Chip said is pretty much spot on.

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avidchimp 8/19/2015 12:07am
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JG463 wrote:
I feel that a movie that would resemble Prefontaine would be the best portrayal.
You are talking about a story involving a beloved athlete known around the world by many, many millions of people.

We watch dirtbikes jump over shit in stadiums.

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JG463 8/19/2015 12:18am
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JG463 wrote:
I feel that a movie that would resemble Prefontaine would be the best portrayal.
avidchimp wrote:
You are talking about a story involving a beloved athlete known around the world by many, many millions of people. We watch dirtbikes jump over shit...
You are talking about a story involving a beloved athlete known around the world by many, many millions of people.

We watch dirtbikes jump over shit in stadiums.
I had never heard of him until it came out on Netflix. Cool But the way the movie is depicted is great.
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Spydee 8/19/2015 12:24am
8/19/2015 12:24am Edited Date/Time 8/19/2015 5:24am
Motocrossed has 6.8 rating on imdb... wow! Gotta love the movie poster for it, looks like it was created in MS paint:



Anybody ever seen this one? Looks hilarious if the poster is anything to go by:

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avidchimp 8/19/2015 12:26am
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Fair enough.

The real problem is there isn't a big enough story in our sport to justify the costs of making a movie the purists want to see (and won't bash here), and the general public can relate to enough so they run to the theatre and spend their cash.

Chip summed it up perfectly.
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Osaka627 8/19/2015 1:08am
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I've thought about this for years.

I would make it a drama. Because everyone here seems to love it so much
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JPT 8/19/2015 5:22am
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Osaka627 wrote:
I've thought about this for years.

I would make it a drama. Because everyone here seems to love it so much
So the Allessis.?
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MotoMalyDad 8/19/2015 6:04am
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Osaka627 wrote:
I've thought about this for years.

I would make it a drama. Because everyone here seems to love it so much
JPT wrote:
So the Allessis.?
Ding ding ding.... "The Great Allessis" a knock off on the Robert Duvall's "The Great Santini" .
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Osaka627 wrote:
I've thought about this for years.

I would make it a drama. Because everyone here seems to love it so much
JPT wrote:
So the Allessis.?
MotoMalyDad wrote:
Ding ding ding.... "The Great Allessis" a knock off on the Robert Duvall's "The Great Santini" .
There is that rediculous 'dance moms' show, so how about 'mx mini dads'? I for one would watch it!
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g0rd057 8/19/2015 2:37pm
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neverwas wrote:
This as close as to what you are asking for.
Loved that movie as a kid.
Here's another one from 1970 with "Broadway" Joe Namath.
Touching plot Dizzy .... 1 %'er becomes MX'er. Gets factory Kawi ride, and gets the girl. (Ann Margaret), but can't escape his outlaw biker roots.

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