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Based upon Mick Farren's book,'The Black Leather Jacket', this documentary explores the history of this garment from it's utilitarian beginnings through to it's 'bad boy' reputation and considers whether it has now become emasculated by pop culture.
Directed by Nick Mead
Dennis Hopper
Narrator
Michael Vartan
Boy on Bike
Wendy Abrams
Girl on Bike
Marlon Brando
Johnny Strabler (segment "The Wild One") (archive footage)
Susan Deemer
Self
Patrick Macnee
John Steed (segment "Death at Bargain Prices") (archive footage)
Diana Rigg
Emma Peel (segment "Death at Bargain Prices") (archive footage)
Motorcycle Moment
2025
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