by Hal Erickson
synopsis
TV star John Stamos makes a game transition to the big screen in Born to Ride. Stamos plays a motorcycle whiz, who in 1939 is assigned to motorize a US cavalry troop. His irreverence and slovenliness makes Stamos a pariah to his superior officer John Stockwell -- and just to complicate matters, both men are rivals for the affections of Teri Polo. All is forgiven during a desperate (and highly unlikely) mission to Spain, wherein Stamos uses his cycle skills to rescue a defecting Nazi scientist. As history, Born to Ride is a bust; as a vehicle for John Stamos, it has its points.
characteristics
- Lone Wolves
- Romantic Betrayal
- Fighting The System
- Love Triangles
- Dangerous Attraction
- Motorcyclist
- Practical-joke
- Prison
- Motorcycle
- Prank
- Mission [quest]
- Lock-up
- Life-changes
- Daredevil
- Brig
