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The Italian Machine 24 minutes, Canada (1976),
Average user rating (3.3 / 63 votes)

A trio of bikers liberate an Italian motorcycle from an art collector who wants it for display only. A trashy, camp, drug-fuelled delight from director David Cronenberg.

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The Italian Machine: This early Cronenberg short features an array of unconventional characters and eccentric philosophies, maintaining a typically ambivalent attitude towards its protagonists.

When motorbike fanatic Lionel (Gary McKeehan) learns that a rare and prized Ducati has been bought by a rich art collector purely for the purpose of display, he enlists the help of his friends to liberate the motorbike...
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