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Film The Wild One (1953)

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The Wild One may not be a great film, but it is an enormously influential one. Bob Dylan rode — and crashed — a Triumph, the same make Marlon Brando used in the film. The Beatles got their name from one of the film's motorcycle gangs. Most notoriously, Brando's nasal retort of "Whaddya got?" to an innocent inquiry of "What are you rebelling against?" summarized the country's panic over juvenile delinquency in one sentence. As for the movie itself, the taut narrative arc follows two motorcycle gangs who battle for supremacy as a small California town looks on in horror. It's worth seeing for Brando's biker regalia alone.

– Jason Jude Chan

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