The On Any Sunday crew during the beach-scene shoot at Camp Pendleton Marine base . Left to right : Mert Lawwill , Steve Mc- Queen , cameraman Bob Bagley , Malcolm Smith and Bruce Brown .
As we celebrate its Golden Anniversary , Bruce Brown ’ s epic moto-documentary continues to thrill
Words by Mitch Boehm Photos courtesy of the Bruce Brown and Malcolm Smith archives
They say there are few certainties in life aside from death and taxes . For motorcyclists , a third might very well be the fact that you love Bruce Brown ’ s On Any Sunday motorcycle documentary nearly as much as you love your mothers .
Released 50 years ago this season , On Any Sunday made full-throttle , open-class knobby marks on America and the American two-wheeled terra firma , garnering an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary and thrilling motorcyclists and non-motorcyclists alike in what would become a decades-long – and ongoing – love affair .
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