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Rebellious. Cool. Nostalgic. Bringing ‘The Bikeriders’ to life, and movie theaters

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Published 7:10 AM

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

Jeff Nichols had dreamt of making a film about a 1960s motorcycle clubs for over 20 years. The obsession started in his brother’s apartment, when he first cracked open Danny Lyon’s book “The Bikeriders,” a New Journalism-style account of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club in the mid-1960s. He could see the movie in his mind: A story about rebels, romantics, frauds and the end of an era. “The Bikeriders” (racing into theaters nationwide Friday) is a rare summer gem: An original film with stars like Austin Butler, Tom Hardy and Jodie Comer, cool cred, pathos and a clear-eyed wistfulness for a bygone moment.

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