The Rebel Rousers 1970  R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin B. Cohen
Cast: Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson, Harry Dean Stanton, Philip Carey, Robert Dix, Lou Procopio, Neil Burstyn, Earl Finn, Robert Dix, John "Bud" Cardos
Paul Collier (Cameron Mitchell) is visiting his pregnant girlfriend Karen (Diane Ladd) in a small Arizona town where they are trying to work out their problems when a motorcycle gang, the Rebels, appear. The motorcyclists, led by Bunny (Jack Nicholson), attack Paul and attempt to kidnap Karen when cyclist J.J. (Bruce Dern), who had been a friend of Paul's in high school, stalls their efforts by promoting a drag race with Karen as the prize. Meanwhile, Paul goes for aid from the townsfolk to save Karen, but will that be enough?
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 The Wild Angels 1966  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Lou Procopio, Diane Ladd, Norman Alden, Michael J. Pollard, Joan Shawlee, Dick Miller, Gayle Hunnicutt, Buck Taylor, Coby Denton, Marc Cavell, Art Baker, Frank Maxwell
The Hell's Angels biker crowd, led by Heavenly Blues (Peter Fonda), rescues Heavenly Blues' best friend, Loser (Bruce Dern), from the hospital after he is injured in an accident while trying to steal a police motorcycle. Loser dies soon after, and, during the funeral, the biker crowd runs into more than a little trouble when they participate in a drug orgy that sets the police on their trail. This film was a precursor to "Easy Rider." 1 User Review
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| | A tale of sociological horror | Ace McCain 12/25/2007 | | Slick, imitative but stylishly directed melodrama done in a semi-documentary style by Roger Corman. Great rock score by The Arrows and fine widescreen color photography by Laszlo Kovacs are definite assets. (3 stars) |
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