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May 1969 (USA)
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HARD RIDERS! Mounted on Burning Steel! ... with only their leathers between THEM and HELL!
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Motorcycle racer Rommel seeks vengeance against JC, a madman who murdered the sidehacker's fiancee. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ross Hagen | ... | Vince Rommel |
| Diane McBain | ... | Rita |
| Michael Pataki | ... | J.C. |
| Dick Merrifield | ... | Luke |
| Claire Polan | ... | Paisley |
| Edward Parrish | ... | Nero |
| Michael Graham | ... | Cooch |
| Hoke Howell | ... | Crapout |
| Diane Tessier | ... | Debbie |
 | Erik Cord | ... | Dirty John (as Eric Cord) |
| Eric Lidberg | ... | Tork |
| Ivy Ross | ... | Mechanic |
| Joey Tessier | ... | Billy |
| Robert Tessier | ... | Jake |
| Tony Lorea | ... | Announcer |
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The Sidehackers
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82 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Gus Trikonis' wife at the time Goldie Hawn appears as an uncredited extra spectator at the end of the race in the beginning of the film.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredible Melting Man (#8.4)" (1996)
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This movie went nowhere. They padded the first fifteen minutes with "sidehacking," but sort of forgot about it for the rest of the film. The concept of "sidehacking" was pretty lame, so it's probably better, that the filmmakers didn't make some "Days of Thunder" movie out of it. Still, the movie made me want to cry.
For some reason (Rommel won't be the other guy's sidehacking partner) one guy gets mad at the other and killing ensues. A girl pretends Rommel has raped/ravaged her, because he rejects her advances. This happens to be the psychotic boyfriend, who absolutely wants Rommel to be his "sidehacking" partner. It ends with the glorious death of the protagonist. Everybody dies. Yea!