For a movie about a violent motorcycle gang,The Bikeridershas a surprisingly moving love story at its center.
Kathy knows nothing about bikes or gangs; she comes to the bar accidentally while looking for a friend.
(The club’s name was changed to Vandals for the film).

Benny (Austin Butler) seeing Kathy for the first time in ‘The Bikeriders’.Courtesy of Focus Features
Whether she believes this herself is as ambiguous as their lingering smiles at one another before the credits role.
The truth is, that’s why I like the ending.
I don’t think she believes everything she’s saying at the end of the film.

Benny (Butler) speeds away with Kathy (Comer) after they first meet in ‘The Bikeriders’.Courtesy of Focus Features
And he’s definitely hearing that call of those motorcycles.
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Still, Nichols insists that’s just one man’s opinion.

Jodie Comer, Jeff Nichols, and Austin Butler filming ‘The Bikeriders’.Kyle Kaplan
Comer agrees they couple doesn’t have an easy road ahead.
Asked the same question about their fictional future, she says, “My feeling is probably not.
But I think that the film gives people hope.”
You start acting like them.'
And you know what?
That really stuck with me because I thought, ‘Oh wow, I wonder where she went?’
Because I think that’s true.
So, I’m curious to know where that led."
“We gave that to Danny Lyon and he’s gone to interview him.