On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter, Premieres in Hollywood

The long-awaited motorcycle documentary, On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter, hit the silver screen at the Dolby Theatre last night.

With a throng of over 2000 motorcycle and movie fans, Hollywood celebrities, over 400 motorcycles and a red carpet that appeared to extend a quarter mile, the much-anticipated film On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter made its North American premiere at the Dolby Theatre—the home of the Academy Awards show—in Hollywood, California, last night.

Directed by Dana Brown and produced by Red Bull Media House, On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter builds upon the legacy of the 1971 motorcycle blockbuster On Any Sunday, which was created by iconic surf and action sports filmmaker Dana Brown. That the two men share the same last name is no coincidence; Dana is Bruce’s oldest son, making him uniquely qualified like no other to carry on a family brand that practically birthed the action sports film genre.

Completing On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter required 15 months of shooting on four continents, totaling 1578 shots to make up the film sequence. Shot and mastered entirely in 4k Ultra HD, the movie fills up 200 terabytes of digital storage; by way of comparison, the 2009 3D animated film Monsters vs. Aliens, starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford used 100 terabytes.

On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter captures the same spirit while simultaneously embracing the changes that the sport has undergone in the 43 years since the original was filmed. Technology has made the racing faster and the risks seem greater, yet The Next Chapter’s cast of characters is quite different and very relatable to the original cast, some of whom make brief cameo appearances in the new film. Key players run the gamut from freestyle motocross star Robbie Maddison to MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez to heretofore unknowns such as Pike’s Peak Champion and Bonneville racer Carlin Dunne. The film opens with a mind-blowing sequence as Maddison leaps off a ski jump in Park City, Utah, follows Marquez’s improbable journey to become the youngest rider ever to capture the MotoGP crown and features Dunne’s historical Pike’s Peak ride on an electric-powered road racer. Other sequences feature AMA flat track and motocross, Canadian ice racing, speedway racing and land speed racing, to name a few.

But just like the original, where On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter succeeds is in its masterful job of weaving true human stories within the steel framework, spoked wheels and internal combustion engines that give the movie its life. The stories of Dunne, Maddison and others, such as female motocross champion Ashley Fiolek, are more than compelling. But other scenes, such as those that feature injured former AMA National Motocross Champion Doug Henry and the charitable organization Riders for Health, which has come to the aid of over 12,000,000 African citizens, are purely inspirational. Motocross fans familiar with Henry will especially like the special surprise that the film provides when he meets up with fellow former motocross champion and extreme sports icon Travis Pastrana for a little play-riding action.

Whether fans of the motorcycle or fans of humanity, there is a little something in On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter for everyone. The film goes beyond the mere capture of state-of-the-art action footage. It reinforces what we as motorcyclists have known all along: That the passion we share for our sport is timeless and well worth the risk.

Don’t miss your chance to go see On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter, when it opens in theaters on November 7.

For more information on the film, visit onanysundayfilm.com.