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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
Based upon Mick Farren's book,'The Black Leather Jacket', this documentary explores the history of this garment from it's utilitarian beginnings through to it's 'bad boy' reputation and considers whether it has now become emasculated by pop culture.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 70GoodWatch 80
IMDb7.0
Running time
50 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −46 min on the typical 96
typical 9650Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
1989
January 1, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 2 more7 people
- Dennis HopperNarrator
- Michael VartanBoy on Bike
- WAWendy AbramsGirl on Bike
- Marlon BrandoJohnny Strabler (segment "The Wild One") (archive footage)
- SDSusan DeemerSelf
- Patrick MacneeJohn Steed (segment "Death at Bargain Prices") (archive footage)
- Diana RiggEmma Peel (segment "Death at Bargain Prices") (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Nick Mead Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Mick Farren Writer
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