Wild Hogs is a 2007 biker comedy road film directed by Walt Becker and starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy. It was released nationwide in the United States and Canada on March 2, 2007. The opening scenes introduce our four middle-aged protagonists, who live in a Cincinnati suburb. They each find themselves frustrated with the pace of daily life and its lack of adventure. Doug Madsen (Tim Allen) is adentist who has trouble relating to his son; Woody Stevens (John Travolta) is a successful lawyer with a supermodel wife in the process of a divorce; Bobby Davis (Martin Lawrence) is a henpecked plumber whose wife has made him return to work after having taken a year off to unsuccessfully write a book; and the unmarried Dudley Frank (William H. Macy) is a computer programmer who is afraid to talk to women. On weekends, they ride their Harley-Davidson motorcycles, pretending to be a biker gang called the Wild Hogs. To escape their boring routines, Woody suggests a road trip to California. Along the way, they have several comical moments until they have run-in with the Del Fuegos, a real biker gang headed by bad guy Jack (Ray Liotta). After accidentally causing the Del Fuegos' roadhouse to burn down, the Wild Hogs flee only to end up out of gas in Madrid, New Mexico. There the townspeople mistake them for the Del Fuegos. After explaining who they are, our heroes learn that the Del Fuegos have been terrorizing the town for some time. The ineffectual sheriff (Stephen Tobolowsky) and his deputies are powerless to stop them. During their stay in Madrid, Dudley falls in love with Maggie (Marisa Tomei), the owner of Madrid's diner. She in turn falls for him because of his honesty. The Del Fuegos show up and threaten to burn down Maggie's diner unless the Hogs pay for the gang's roadhouse. Dudley stands up to the bikers and is taken captive. The other three Hogs decide to take a stand to protect the diner but are repeatedly beaten down by the gang. In response, the previously acquiescent townspeople band together and confront the Del Fuegos. But before anything happens, Damien Blade—the founder of the Del Fuegos—arrives and orders the gang to back off. Blade (Peter Fonda) berates Jack for letting four "posers" hold off an entire gang. He orders the Del Fuegos to leave town and ride the open road until they remember what riding is really about! After Dudley promises Maggie that he will return, the Wild Hogs take off for the coast and the movie ends with them riding along the beach in Southern California. They are now four confident men at peace with their lots in life.
Doug Madsen (Tim Allen), Woody Stevens (John Travolta), Bobby Davis (Martin Lawrence) and Dudley Frank (William H. Macy) are four middle-aged everymen living in a Cincinnati suburb who find themselves disillusioned with the banality of everyday suburban life and lack of adventure. Doug is a dentist who has trouble bonding with his son Billy (Dominic Janes); Dudley is a single (yet sometimes preoccupied) computer programmer who is afraid to talk to women; Bobby is a henpecked plumber whose wife Karen has made him return to work after having taken a year off to unsuccessfully write a book; and Woody is a wealthy lawyer married to a supermodel. They find escape from their daily routines on weekends by riding motorcycles together posing as a biker gang called the "Wild Hogs". One day, Woody finds out his wife is divorcing him thus rendering him bankrupt. He convinces his friends to go on a road trip on their bikes to California. After encountering several misadventures, they end up at a local bar, where they meet a rowdy, much larger biker gang called the Del Fuegos, headed by Jack Blade (Ray Liotta). Jack calls the Wild Hogs "posers" and has his gang steal Dudley's bike after a bogus deal to exchange Dudley's bike for a new bike that is in fact used and derelict, forcing the men to leave with Dudley in a sidecar attached to Woody's bike. Furious at their bullying of Dudley, Woody returns to the Del Fuegos bar and retrieves Dudley's bike, cuts off their bikes' fuel lines in the process and fabricates a story to the other Wild Hogs of how he "negotiated" with them to return the bike. When the Del Fuegos hear the Wild Hogs riding back past the bar, they attempt to pursue them, only for the bikes to stall. Jack inadvertently drops his lit cigarette onto the ground, igniting the fuel leaking from the bikes which then causes the bar to explode. Woody, after witnessing the explosion from afar, convinces the others to keep riding. Eventually, the Wild Hogs run out of gas and end up stranded in the desert. They eventually push their bikes to Madrid, New Mexico, where they stumble into a diner and help themselves to water and beer without paying. As a result, the townspeople first mistake them for Del Fuegos. When the Wild Hogs explain their actions, they learn that the Del Fuegos have been terrorizing the town frequently, while the local police force are unable to do anything to protect the town. Although Woody is still anxious about the Del Fuegos, the others convince him to stay in the town overnight. During their stay in the town, Dudley falls in love with Maggie (Marisa Tomei), the diner's owner. But two Del Fuegos spot the group and report their location to Jack. Jack tells the pair not to harm the Wild Hogs until he gets there, leaving them unable to fight back when Bobby notices and confronts the pair by splashing beer and spraying ketchup and mustard on their clothes before finally physically attacking Murdock, thus scaring off Red. The Wild Hogs are hailed as heroes amongst the town's residents and celebrate well into the night with the townspeople. The next day, Woody persuades the others that they must leave, but their departure is ruined when the Del Fuegos arrive. Jack threatens to wreck the town unless the Wild Hogs pay for the damage done to their bar. Woody admits to the Wild Hogs what he really did to get Dudley's bike back as well as the real reason for the trip, exasperating the others. Jack and the rest of the Del Fuegos take over Maggie's diner, but when he threatens to burn it, Dudley confronts them and is held hostage. The others attempt to rescue Dudley but fail. They then decide to fight the Del Fuego gang letting Jack, Red, Murdock and a member trained in martial arts "Tiny" battle the group in a 4 on 4 altercation but the Wild Hogs are beaten severely, but refuse to give up. The townspeople band together to battle the Del Fuegos, but just as Jack threatens to take on the rest of the town, Damien Blade (Peter Fonda), Jack's father and the founder of the Del Fuegos, arrives and stops the fight. Damien lectures Jack for letting four "posers" hold off an entire biker gang, questioning aloud just which side was the "posers". He also adds that the bar (which he had built) was merely an insurance SCAM and therefore was glad that the Wild Hogs destroyed it. Damien tells the Del Fuegos to leave town and ride the open road until they remember what riding is really about, mentioning as he leaves that Jack "takes after his mother". He then acknowledges the Wild Hogs by telling them his motto: "Ride hard, or stay home". He also lightheartedly informs the Wild Hogs to "lose the watches", indicating the watches on their wrists. Doug and Bobby's wives arrive, and Doug reconciles with Billy. Karen orders Bobby to return with her, but he refuses and convinces her to let him finish the ride. The Wild Hogs leave and arrive in Southern California, where everyone except for Dudley crashes into a surfboard. During the credits, it is revealed that the Wild Hogs called Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to give the Del Fuegos a new bar. The Del Fuegos React in joy (while Jack is emotionally speechless) at their new bar while the Wild Hogs watch the event on television..
