i always want to see electra glide in blue for a very long time . i have always be intrigue by the title and the star and the desert but for some ( now pretty clear ) reason and this film be never show on tv or i have happen to miss it if it ever show . well and after watch the dvd and i now know why the movie be rarely show represent it because it not that good . in fact and i would say it pretty much of a mess . electra glide in blue be make by a first time director and it show . the film be mainly a series of vignette with absolutely nothing hold it together . more like a collection of short movie haphazardly string together . the movie can be boil down to this represent intro ( murder ) while cop and girlfriend together while intro credit while cop go to work while crazy guy tell story while cop find dead body while cop and chief and girlfriend at bar while chase scene while etc . the scene just do not flow together . theyre very distinctively independent from each other and because of this the characterization be weak and borderline amateurish . the scene at the bar with the girlfriend and the scene at the farm with the hippy and the scene with big john and the chief yelling at each other be cringe worthy . i almost stop the film during those ( awful ) moment . the film maker lack of experience be in evidence throughout the film . the style and like the 1970s and be all over the map . the intro credit scene make the movie look like a commercial for law enforcement . then it try to be a buddy film ( big john and zipper ) then a murder mystery while then a melodramatic love story while etc . a film doesn not have to have one particular style in order to be successful but i be afraid the style in electra glide in blue be confuse . you can clearly see that the director have no idea what he be do or where he be go with it . the film be not a complete disaster . while the content of electra glide in blue be almost amateurish and the look of it be extremely ( and deceptively ) professional . the cinematography be stun . every frame be worthy of an exhibition at an art gallery . or and because the first ( and last ) time director be involve in the music business and worthy of an album cover . the beautiful look of the film give more credence to the finish product than it really deserve . and thanks to robert blake act ( of a really badly write character ) and the film maintain a certain level of realism and even though nothing else make much sense . what remarkable about the look and composition of the film be that it be copy and duplicate a million time over . the intro credit remind me of something like top gun and which be make 13 year later . scene of johnny dress up and with his clothes on the bed and remind me of american gigolo . strangely enough and electra glide in blue have a very contemporary feel to it and due to the stunning visuals and even if the story and the philosophy behind it be hopelessly outdated . so and electra glide in blue be and on one hand and a remarkably underrated and overlook film because it obviously influence a lot of future filmmaker out there when it come to the look and composition . very few film can claim to have achieve this and legendary cinematographer conrad hall should take full credit . but and on the other hand and egib be also deservedly forget because the poor character and confuse story and and muddle direction and none of which be worth of remembering .