The Wild Ride

June. 17,1960      PG-13
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4.4
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A rebellious punk of the beat generation spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking.

Jack Nicholson as  Johnny Varron

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Reviews

Bergorks
1960/06/17

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

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Kien Navarro
1960/06/18

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Kaelan Mccaffrey
1960/06/19

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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Isbel
1960/06/20

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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