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'The Bikeriders': Hectic, Tragic, Yet Electric

One of the posters for  The Bikeriders. Photo courtesy of William Beavers. Austin Butler  and Tom Hardy  did a great job acting in Focus Features'  The Bikeriders . There was occasional Johnny Cash and June Carter Walk the Line- esque chemistry between Jodie Comer and Butler's characters, enjoyable humor watching Butler act like Patrick Swayze and Hardy act like Robert De Niro, and amazing blues and rock and roll music depicted in the film. The Bikeriders  was also a great combination of tragedy and togetherness when it told the tales of humanity and inhumanity in members of a biker gang in the 1960s American Midwest. Based on a book by real-life photographer Danny Lyon, played by Mike Faist from Challengers,   The Bikeriders  tells the story of the Chicago chapter of the Vandals motorcycle club , led by Johnny, played by Hardy. One of his members and closest friends, Benny, played by Butler, is caught between enjoying the life of a dangerous bi...