T
here was a time when Hollywood just
couldn't make a motorcycle movie
without choppers, bad guys and pretty
women. When you think about it, these
motorcycle mayhem flicks were really just a
remake of an old-time Hollywood Western:
somebody done somebody wrong, which
leads to a few rounds of some bare-knuckled
fisticuffs and a moment when you just aren't
sure that our hero will make it out alive. But
the good guy always wins, and he always
gets the girl; only this time, instead of riding
off into the sunset on horseback, they rumble
down the highway on a motorcycle, which
is usually a Harley-Davidson. Clippity-clop
swapped out for potato-potato-potato (all
rights reserved, by the way).
In 1970, it would've been difficult to find
two bigger names in sports and entertain
-
ment than Joe Namath and Ann-Margret,
the stars of the classic MC flick C.C. and
Company. Margret starred in such films as
Bye, Bye Birdie, Carnal Knowledge and Viva
Las Vegas. She had even dated Elvis Presley.
Best of all, Ann-Margret knew how to ride
her own motorcycle, a Triumph. Joe Namath
was probably the best passer in the National
Football League at that time and was fresh
off a victory in Super Bowl III, where he had
been named MVP. Flashy, good-looking and a
talented athlete, Namath was at the peak of
his marketability, and even a dog-eared film
would be a cash cow with Broadway Joe on
the marquee.
In the November 17, 1970, issue of Cycle
News, Ron Schneiders offered a fairly posi
-
tive review of C.C. and Company: "For a pro-
fessional football player," Schnieders wrote,
"Joe Namath [in the lead role of C.C. Ryder]
has a surprising amount of acting ability…
Ann-Margret is absolutely ideal for the role."
Pretty good acting, a screenplay written by
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BY KENT TAYLOR
In 1970, Joe Namath and Ann-Margret co-starred in
the outlaw biker movie, C.C. and Company.
C.C. AND
COMPANY
C.C.
AND
COMPANY
In the
November 17,
1970, issue,
Cycle News
reviewed the
American biker
film C.C. and
Company.
