Touchstone Pictures
Directed by Walt Becker
Starring: John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy
Released in March 2007, this comedy-adventure had a hugely successful premiere in Ocala, Florida (John’s hometown) which raised money for hurricane victims. John presented a personal check to Central Florida Hurricane Victims to match the funds raised at the premiere.
Wild Hogs has the honor of the biggest opening weekend of John’s career at $39.7 million. Worldwide, it has made in excess of $250 million at the box office.
Additionally, Wild Hogs has been nominated Best Picture for People’s Choice Awards of 2007. And both Wild Hogs DVD sales (and Hairspray DVD sales) are breaking records!
In an action-packed comic drama about men, motorcycles and mid-life crises, Travolta, Allen, Lawrence and Macy star as four frustrated suburbanites who try to rev up their middle-aged lives by hitting the open road as would-be renegade bikers.
But as the trying-to-be-fearless foursome head out looking for adventure, they get far more excitement than they bargained for. Suddenly, they find themselves in potentially deadly rivalry with the Del Fuegos, a rough-and-tumble, real-life biker gang who will force them to re-learn how to fight by their wits, even as they are scared right out of them. Now, as they attempt to hurl down the highway, these four friends will somehow still find a way to run into the renewal they were seeking.
The film also stars Jill Hennessy, Marisa Tomei and Ray Liotta . Paul Teutul, Sr. and Paul Teutul, Jr. of the popular television series Orange County Choppers also make an appearance.