Silver Dream Racer Reviews

1980

Rated:
60
from 366 members

Two professional motorcycle racers competing in the world motorcycle championship find themselves at odds in a more personal type of competition. They both love the same woman. Mick Freeman (played by popstar David Essex) gains the edge when he discovers the bike of his dream, the Silver Dream Racer, in his late brother's garage. Read more

Starring	David Essex, Beau Bridges, Cristina Raines, Diane Keen
Director	David Wickes
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Critics' reviews (3) of Silver Dream Racer
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Whatever happened to David Essex? Here he is, near the end of his heyday, racing motorbikes, dressing in leather, trying to be James Dean and keeping Brylcreem in business. He wrote the music, too. The plot kicks in when Essex is given the mean machine of the title, a space-age ride designed to leave American ace rider Beau Bridges on the starting grid. Love interest is secondary. A vanity project from beginning to end, it tries hard to be a British Wild Angels, Easy Rider or Electra Glide in Blue, but rarely rises above the level of a clapped out Vespa.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
One wonders who can have thought there was any box-office appeal in this cliché-ridden, derivative, flashily made update of the Road to Ruin.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
A catatonic David Essex hauls himself up, Sheene-style, to higher sponsorship on the motorcycle racing circuit. Beau... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Silver Dream Racer
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful

Remember this film with a passion as was there when they filmed a lot of it

what on earth have they done to the ending this was not how the film ended!!!! originaly
- - A customer from SALISBURY
  - Posted 04 Apr 2004 11:06
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Ending.....

This film is about a motorbike rider who wants to be the best. He finally gets his dream bike throught a tragic accident. He goes on to prove how good he is. Sadly the film has been cut and the end changed from sad to a now happy ending – so if you can get the original then watch that.

Ok if you want to see a film you remember from years ago, but if you’ve not seen it before then I would suggest trying something else more up-to-date
- - A customer from Kent
  - Posted 24 Aug 2005 18:47
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

A minor fault

I have one fault with this movie. Not with movie as such but more with carlton. Anyone who remembers this classic bike movie will remember that the very end of the movie as david essex crosses the finish line, the bike developes a fault & he crashes. Carlton in thier infinite wisdom decided to cut this from the movie so the film ends with him crossing finish line to win the race.

Anyone have any idea why they would do this as i cant think of any.
- - A customer from North East
  - Posted 17 Dec 2003 unknown
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Silver Dream Racer
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

change of ending

what happened to the original ending. such a let down this version. whos idea was it to change the ending, where the bike failed after going through the finishing line.
- - lynne arnold from weymouth dorset
  - Posted 31 May 2005 15:45
8 out of 11 people found this review helpful

Remember this film with a passion as was there when they filmed a lot of it

what on earth have they done to the ending this was not how the film ended!!!! originaly
- - A customer from SALISBURY
  - Posted 04 Apr 2004 11:06

8 out of 11 people found this review helpful

Remember this film with a passion as was there when they filmed a lot of it

what on earth have they done to the ending this was not how the film ended!!!! originaly
- - A customer from SALISBURY
  - Posted 04 Apr 2004 11:06
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Ending.....

This film is about a motorbike rider who wants to be the best. He finally gets his dream bike throught a tragic accident. He goes on to prove how good he is. Sadly the film has been cut and the end changed from sad to a now happy ending – so if you can get the original then watch that.

Ok if you want to see a film you remember from years ago, but if you’ve not seen it before then I would suggest trying something else more up-to-date
- - A customer from Kent
  - Posted 24 Aug 2005 18:47
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

A minor fault

I have one fault with this movie. Not with movie as such but more with carlton. Anyone who remembers this classic bike movie will remember that the very end of the movie as david essex crosses the finish line, the bike developes a fault & he crashes. Carlton in thier infinite wisdom decided to cut this from the movie so the film ends with him crossing finish line to win the race.

Anyone have any idea why they would do this as i cant think of any.
- - A customer from North East
  - Posted 17 Dec 2003 unknown
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

change of ending

what happened to the original ending. such a let down this version. whos idea was it to change the ending, where the bike failed after going through the finishing line.
- - lynne arnold from weymouth dorset
  - Posted 31 May 2005 15:45
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

classic

ive loved this film since i was a wee lad great from start to finish
- - A customer from wales
  - Posted 24 Sep 2007 11:47
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful

THE ENDING

I have this brilliant film on its way to me as I type this. I remember the ending as it was also, but I also know that they re-made the ending as it was thought that killing off the character was to cruel, and that he should have a happier ending, but I agree the original shown ending was better.
- - ste379@msn.com from England
  - Posted 20 Jun 2005 21:34
david essex at his best

this film is great brings back some fine memories and the music to it is as good rent it you wont be dissapointed.
- - shaun jackson from worksop
  - Posted 23 Nov 2005 18:28
Much of a muchness!!!!!

Same old scene, brother is killed, leaves something behind, brother has to 'make it happen' for the love of his brother. We knew what was going to happen at the end - but it was really graphic. A good afternoon movie none the less.
- - A customer from Wednesbury, England
  - Posted 14 Oct 2006 06:50
CLASSIC

When I was a young kid, my hero was Barry Sheene, even though I missed his greatest era, I watched every race on video (remember them!!!!!) and still to this day, other than Rossi, he is still my hero. This film even though it is old, still shows the passion of bikers everywhere. The will to win and never give up is shown best in this 80s classic. It brings back all the memories of watching bikes that made me the massive bike fan I am now.
- - Brandon Flavell from Walsall, England
  - Posted 24 Sep 2007 11:18
Silver Dream Racer

I like David Essex but this film is dated, dated, dated.
- - A customer from Staines
  - Posted 24 Aug 2008 22:53

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Critics' reviews (3)
Whatever happened to David Essex? Here he is, near the end of his heyday, racing motorbikes, dressing in leather, trying to be James Dean and keeping Brylcreem in business. He wrote the music, too. The plot kicks in when Essex is given the mean machine of the title, a space-age ride designed to leave American ace rider Beau Bridges on the starting grid. Love interest is secondary. A vanity project from beginning to end, it tries hard to be a British Wild Angels, Easy Rider or Electra Glide in Blue, but rarely rises above the level of a clapped out Vespa.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
One wonders who can have thought there was any box-office appeal in this cliché-ridden, derivative, flashily made update of the Road to Ruin.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
A catatonic David Essex hauls himself up, Sheene-style, to higher sponsorship on the motorcycle racing circuit. Beau... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008