Space Riders
Space Riders is a 1984 British sports drama film directed by Joe Massot starring Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion Barry Sheene as himself. It tells the story of Sheene's pursuit of the world title, including his recovery from a near-fatal accident at Silverstone.
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| Directed by | Joe Massot |
| Produced by | Felicity Hibberdine |
| Screenplay by | Felicity Hibberdine |
| Story by | Felicity Hibberdine Joe Massot |
| Starring | Barry Sheene Gavan O'Herlihy Toshiya Ito Stephanie McLean Sayo Inaba Caroline Evans Jeff Harding Marina Sirtis |
| Cinematography | Alec Mills |
| Edited by | John Foster |
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| Distributed by | Columbia-EMI-Warner |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English Italian Japanese |
Cast
- Barry Sheene as Barry
- Gavan O'Herlihy as Ron Harris
- Toshiya Ito as Masao Yamashta
- Stephanie McLean as Stephanie
- Sayo Inaba as Mika Yamashta
- Caroline Evans as Joanne
- Jeff Harding as Mike Lockwood
- Marina Sirtis as Girl in Porsche
Production
A re-enactment of the accident is the opening scene of the movie. Despite his position atop the marquee, Sheene does not appear in about 80% of the film's footage.
Much of the filming of the race sequences with Barry Sheene took place at Donington Park race circuit close to East Midlands Airport. Many of the stunts were arranged by Stunt coordinator Roy Alon.
Soundtrack
An outstanding feature of the film is the use of hit songs from the era as narration; songs such as "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen, "Glittering Prize" by Simple Minds, and "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran are used to add to the mood.
Home media
Space Riders was released on VHS, but, as of 2019, not on DVD or Blu-ray.
See also
References
- "SPACE RIDERS (PG)". Condor Films. British Board of Film Classification. 9 January 1984. Retrieved 25 September 2013.