Born to Ride is a 1991 American action film directed by Graham Baker. The film was released on May 3, 1991, and starred John Stamos as a biker turned military corporal.
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Plot
Colonel James E. Devers's newly converted motorcycle unit has had a lot of experience riding horses, but not much riding motorcycles. Enter Grady Westfall, a biker faced with the choice of prison or teaching the military how to ride. Grady quickly proves to be a headache for Colonel Devers, who dislikes both Grady's unorthodox methods and his interest in his daughter Beryl Ann. But when Grady discovers that his unit is ill-equipped to launch a rescue mission in Spain, he decides to accompany his unit in the hopes of increasing their chance of succeeding in the dangerous mission.
Cast
John Stamos as Corporal Grady Westfall
John Stockwell as Captain Jack Hassler
Teri Polo as Beryl Ann Devers
Sandy McPeak as Colonel James E. Devers (CO, 36th Div.)
Kris Kamm as Bobby Novak
Keith Cooke as Broadwater
Dean Yacalis as Cartucci
Salvator Xuereb as Levon
Justin Lazard as Brooks
Thom Mathews as Willis
Garrick Hagon as Jim Bridges, State Department Official
Matko Raguz as Esteban
Lisa Orgolini as Claire Tate
Ed Bishop as Dr. Tate
Slavko Juraga as Captain Rosario
Reception
The film was largely panned upon its release, and Entertainment Weekly gave the movie a D+ rating and commented that it was "a big failure on the most basic dramatic level." In a 2009 article PopCrunch listed Stamos on their "20 Worst Action Film Stars of All Time" article for his role in Born to Ride.
Filming
Some scenes were filmed at Piran, now Slovenia (motorcycle race in Spain).