ON ANY SUNDAY
TO RETURN TO THEATRES WITH ENHANCED 50TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE Fullerton, CA (Jan 26, 2022) – The acclaimed 1971 Oscar nominated documentary motorcycle film “On Any Sunday” (OAS) will return to theatres nationwide this winter/spring with an enhanced picture and audio release from Bruce Brown Films to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the iconic motion picture. The original film was financed by Steve McQueen’s Solar Productions and features McQueen as one of the stars along with Malcom Smith and Mert Lawwill. Malcom Smith credits OAS to his entire career for the “million dollars worth of publicity” he received from the film, ultimately being honored with the “Motorcyclist of the Century” title from Motorcyclist magazine in 2012. OAS is regarded as the greatest motorcycle film ever produced and is credited for changing stereotype attitudes of “bikers” and influencing the boom of motorcycle sales in the 1970’s.
Billy Morris will be hosting a showing of the movie at the Lorain Palace Theatre, Lorain OH on February 27th.
The process to repair, to re-color, and to remix the groundbreaking documentary by director Bruce Brown, maker of The Endless Summer (1964) began in early 2020. The remastered and enhanced film was originally only going to have a streaming and dvd/blu-ray release this year, but Bruce Brown Films felt a theatrical release is what the film’s director Bruce Brown (who passed away in 2017) would have wanted. “When Todd brought us this opportunity, we asked ourselves what Bruce would have wanted. And that was for as many fans as possible around the globe to enjoy this fully re-engineered classic on the big screen again together,” said Alex Mecl, President and CEO of Bruce Brown Films, LLC. “The work that has been done to remaster the film is truly stunning. It’s exciting and beautiful all over again.”
“I was inspired as a 9-year-old kid to ride motorcycles, bmx bikes, and just about anything else that had wheels when On Any Sunday first came out in 1971. Here we are now, 50 years later and we’re releasing the film again to be enjoyed by new generations on the big screen for the first time,” said Todd Huffman, Pipeline Digital Media (PDM) Producer/Director.
Gathr Films is the distributor for the film nationwide with OAS and will use their Theatrical On Demand system to have motorcycle dealers, clubs, and fans of the movie place screenings all over the country utilizing crowdsourcing and social media to rally older and younger enthusiasts (under 50?) to see OAS on the big screen for the first time.
Nationally renowned rocker and AMA Champion rider Billy Morris, formerly of the band Warrant, commented “ONY ANY SUNDAY – is the greatest motorcycle movie ever made – and it was an inspiration when I first saw it. To see it restored and even enhanced on the BIG SCREEN to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of it’s release – I can’t wait!”
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