{"id":46098,"date":"2019-12-04T00:52:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T07:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46098"},"modified":"2020-11-20T23:02:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T06:02:36","slug":"wild-one-the-1953","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46098","title":{"rendered":"Wild One, The (1953)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What are they tryin&#8217; to prove, anyway?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Poster.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a motorcycle gang led by a rebel named Johnny (Marlon Brando) wreaks havoc on a small town by disrespecting citizens and engaging in a fight with a drunk rival (Lee Marvin), the meek local police chief (Robert Keith) is quickly overwhelmed. Meanwhile, Brando falls for Keith&#8217;s beautiful but &#8220;square&#8221; daughter (Mary Murphy).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Counterculture<\/li>\n<li>Gangs<\/li>\n<li>Lee Marvin Films<\/li>\n<li>Marlon Brando Films<\/li>\n<li>Motorcyclists<\/li>\n<li>Small Town America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;first and best of a terrible genre&#8221; &#8212; the &#8220;motorcycle film&#8221; &#8212; was &#8220;based on true events: in 1947, 4,000 members of a motorcycle club gathered for a three-day convention in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hollister_riot\">Hollister, California, and terrorized the town<\/a>.&#8221; He notes that this is the movie that &#8220;firmly established Marlon Brando&#8217;s alienated antihero\/rebel screen image&#8221;: here he &#8220;plays the moody, mumbling, leather-jacketed leader of the &#8216;Black Rebels'&#8221;, and is clearly a &#8220;tough guy&#8221; but &#8220;smarter and, beneath his detached attitude, more decent than the other punks.&#8221; Peary argues that while the &#8220;film isn&#8217;t particularly impressive&#8221;, it &#8220;has a few exciting scenes&#8221; and was likely appealing to young audience members given that &#8220;the townspeople who try to drive away the cyclists come across as being just as bad as the cyclists.&#8221; Pretty Murphy is a refreshingly independent romantic protagonist, and Brando certainly fits the bill as an intriguing bad boy &#8212; but the storyline offers little other than mayhem and havoc; it&#8217;s hard to blame the town for wanting their peace, quiet, and safety back. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marlon Brando as Johnny<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Brando.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Brando-1024x694.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Brando-1024x694.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Brando-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Brando-128x87.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Brando-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Brando.png 1451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mary Murphy as Kathie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Murphy-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Murphy-1-1024x670.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Murphy-1-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Murphy-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Murphy-1-128x84.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Murphy-1-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Murphy-1-413x270.png 413w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Murphy-1.png 1509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Cinematography-1024x699.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Cinematography-1024x699.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Cinematography-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Cinematography-128x87.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Cinematography-768x524.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wild-One-Cinematography.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look for its historical relevance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0047677\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/29941%7C0\/The-Wild-One.html\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/25751%7C0\/Behind-the-Camera-11-2-.html\">TCM: Behind the Camera<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1942&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/wild.html\">Greatest Films Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What are they tryin&#8217; to prove, anyway?&#8221; Synopsis: When a motorcycle gang led by a rebel named Johnny (Marlon Brando) wreaks havoc on a small town by disrespecting citizens and engaging in a fight with a drunk rival (Lee Marvin), the meek local police chief (Robert Keith) is quickly overwhelmed. Meanwhile, Brando falls for Keith&#8217;s beautiful but &#8220;square&#8221; daughter (Mary Murphy). Genres: Counterculture Gangs Lee Marvin Films Marlon Brando Films Motorcyclists Small Town America Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46098\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46098"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53694,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46098\/revisions\/53694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}