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The venerable outlaw biker film has been around since 1953 when Marlon Brando first roared across the screen in The Wild One. Posters from The Wild One, Easy Rider, The Cycle Savages, The Hard Ride and other biker movies are always big with collectors.

Outlaw biker movie posters are collected for their colorful, gaudy graphics, outrageous taglines and importance to motorcycle film history. And although it’s often a matter of personal taste, one can’t go wrong in pursuing the following ten original one sheet movie posters measuring 27×41-inches. Saddle up!

1. The Wild One (Columbia, 1953)

Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin play rival motorcycle gang leaders in this classic biker film directed by Laslo Benedek. When asked what he’s rebelling against, the leather-jacketed Brando replies, “Whaddya got?”

Poster tagline/auction result: “Hot Feelings Hit Terrifying Heights In A Story That Really Boils Over!”/$1,314.50

2. Easy Rider (Columbia, 1969)

Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and a football-helmeted Jack Nicholson chopper down to the Mardi Gras in this freewheeling biker movie from the psychedelic sixties. Born to be wild, baby!

Poster tagline/auction result: “A man went looking for America. And couldn’t find it anywhere…”/$358.50 (style with Cannes Film Festival notation)

3. The Wild Angels (American International, 1966)

Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd and Michael J. Pollard raise biker mayhem in this box office sleeper produced and directed by Roger Corman. An added bonus: the appearance of Hell’s Angels, Venice, California, chapter.

Poster tagline/auction result: “Their credo is violence…Their God is hate…and they call themselves ‘The Wild Angels’”/$131.45

4. Motorcycle Gang (American International, 1957)

Steve Terrell, John Ashley, Anne Neyland and Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer (as “Speed”) head the cast in this ”keen” biker classic directed by Edward L. Cahn. Like wow, man!

Poster tagline/auction result: “Wild and Wicked…living with no tomorrow!”/$131.45

5. The Mini-Skirt Mob (American International, 1968)

Diane McBain as Shayne heads up her own female biker gang in this low-budget bruiser directed by Maury Dexter. A more accurate title: The Micro Mini-Skirt Mob.

Poster tagline/auction result: “They Play Around With Murder Like They Play Around With Men! They’re hog straddling female animals on the prowl!”/$133.84

6. The Rebel Rousers (Four Star Excelsior, 1970)

Bad-ass bikers Bruce Dern and Jack Nicholson harass square Cameron Mitchell in this largely forgotten movie shot in 1967.

Poster tagline/auction result: “They Laid Waste To The Flesh And Blood of America’s Daughters. Their creed: ‘If it feels good, do it!’”/$71.70

7. The Cycle Savages (Trans American, 1969)

Bruce Dern (again), Melody Patterson and Chris Robinson star in this bad biker exploitation flick first released in Sweden in 1969.

Poster tagline/auction result: “Hot Steel Between Their Legs…The Wildest Bunch Of The ’70s!”/$21

8. The Hard Ride (American International, 1971)

Robert Fuller plays a Vietnam vet in pursuit of Sherry Bain and an outlaw biker gang in this better-than-average film directed by Burt Topper. Look for “Baby,” the name of a customized bike.

Poster tagline/auction result: “Some Machines Are More Than Most Men Can Handle!”/$65.73

9. Hell’s Angels ‘69 (American International, 1969)

Tom Stern, Jeremy Slate, Conny Van Dyke, Sonny Barger and the original Oakland Hell’s Angels star in this wild picture from the heyday of biker films.

Poster tagline/auction result: “This Was the Rumble that Rocked Las Vegas! For a wild, wicked weekend and the deadliest gamble ever dared!”/$57.36

10. Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (Troma, 1989)

Jamie Rose, Catherine Carlen and Lycia Naff star in this comedy horror film featuring biker chicks versus the living dead.

Poster tagline/auction result: “They’re Looking For A Few Good Men”/$57.36