Biker Boyz

2003 Drama

Two generations of radical bikers face off in this rubber-burning action drama. Manuel "Smoke" Galloway (Laurence Fishburne) is the leader of the Black Knights, an underground motorcycle club. Smoke, like most of his fellow Knights, is a successful white collar worker who can afford fancy leathers and top quality bikes, and Smoke has earned a reputation as the "King of Cali," willing take on anyone in a drag race, legal or no. Kid (Derek Luke) is a gifted young rider whose father was once Smoke's mechanic; when Kid's dad died after an accident, Kid set out to become the best biker he could be to carry on his father's name and reputation. Smoke, however, has no room in the Black Knights for Kid, and so he and several fellow outcast riders start their own club, the Biker Boyz, and challenge Smoke to prove once and for all who is the fastest rider on the scene. Biker Boyz also features appearances from Orlando Jones, Lisa Bonet, Djimon Hounsou, Larenz Tate, and Kid Rock. more..

Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood

Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Lisa Bonet

Reviews

  • A blatant re-spin of ''The Fast and the Furious'' that also happens to be a far better movie.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    29 November 2012

  • It will all look pretty ridiculous to grown-ups, but to 13-year-old boys (and adults with well-tended inner versions thereof), Biker Boyz will be the perfect testosterone-fueled, flash-edited, music-driven joy ride.

    Ann Hornaday - The Washington Post

    29 November 2012

  • All of this is intriguing material, but the movie doesn't do much with it.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    29 November 2012

  • It's too long and self-consciously progressive to be entertaining, but it's too well-intentioned to be dismissed altogether.

    Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe

    29 November 2012

  • There's more than a little Oedipal melodrama tossed into the mix. But the movie rarely gets as sappy or as contrived as one keeps expecting.

    Gene Seymour - Los Angeles Times

    29 November 2012

Awards

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