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The Sweet Ride is an 1968 American counter-culture drama with a few surfer/biker exploitation film elements. It stars Tony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin and Jacqueline Bisset in an early starring role. The film also features Bob Denver in the role of Choo-Choo, a Beatnik piano-playing draft dodger. Sarrazin and Bisset were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer, Male and Female respectively. The Sweet Ride was directed by Harvey Hart and written by Tom Mankiewicz, based on a 1967 novel of the same name by William Murray (d. March 2005), a native of New York City, who had moved to southern California in 1966.
Original Release
06/12/1968
US Release
06/12/1968
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Franciosa | Collie Ransom |
Michael Sarrazin | Denny McGuire |
Jacqueline Bisset | Vickie Cartwright |
Bob Denver | Choo-Choo Burns |
Michael Wilding | Bill Cartwright |
Michele Carey | Thumper Stevens |
Norma Crane | Mrs. Cartwright |
Percy Rodrigues | Lieutenant Harvey Atkins |
Warren Stevens | Brady Caswell |
Pat Buttram | Texas Gambler |
Directors
Writers
Tom Mankiewicz, William Murray
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Franciosa | Collie Ransom |
Michael Sarrazin | Denny McGuire |
Jacqueline Bisset | Vickie Cartwright |
Bob Denver | Choo-Choo Burns |
Michael Wilding | Bill Cartwright |
Michele Carey | Thumper Stevens |
Norma Crane | Mrs. Cartwright |
Percy Rodrigues | Lieutenant Harvey Atkins |
Warren Stevens | Brady Caswell |
Pat Buttram | Texas Gambler |
Michael Forest | Barry Green |
Lloyd Gough | Parker |
Stacy King | Big Jane |
Corinna Tsopei | Tennis Girl |
Charles Dierkop | Mr. Clean |
Arthur Franz | Army Psychiatrist |
Mikel Angel | Outlaw biker |
Nyles Brown | Dancer in Tarantula club |
Seymour Cassel | Surfer / Cyclist |
Marc Cavell | Outlaw biker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joe Pasternak | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1969 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Nominated |
1969 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Nominated |