The Sweet Ride (1968)
1h 50m
Running Time
June 12, 1968Release Date
The Sweet Ride (1968)
1h 50m
Running Time
June 12, 1968Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
AA tennis bum (Tony Franciosa) and his Malibu Beach buddies hang out with a TV actress (Jacqueline Bisset) headed for trouble.
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Cast & Crew.
Anthony Franciosa
Collie Ransom
Michael Sarrazin
Denny McGuire
Jacqueline Bisset
Vickie Cartwright
Michele Carey
Thumper Stevens
Bob Denver
Choo-Choo Burns
Michael Wilding
Bill Cartwright
Harvey Hart
Director
Tom Mankiewicz
Writer
Details.
Release DateJune 12, 1968
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,935,000
Box Office$2,600,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Sweet Ride is a 1968 American drama film 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, a native of New York City, who had moved to southern California in 1966.