Hell's Belles (1970)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Maury Dexter

Writers:

R.G. McMullen (writer)
James Gordon White (writer)

Release Date:

11 May 1970 (Sweden)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

The bikes were fast! SHE was faster!

Plot:

When hot-headed Dan (Jeremy Slate) out-drives the thoroughly vicious Tony (Michael Walker) in a motorcycle race and wins a brand new bike...

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Motorcycle Gang | Theft | Biker | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Jeremy Slate	...	Dan
Adam Roarke	...	Tampa
Jocelyn Lane	...	Cathy
Angelique Pettyjohn	...	Cherry
Michael Walker	...	Tony
Astrid Warner	...	Piper
William Lucking	...	Gippo
Eddie Hice	...	Red Beard
Dick Bullock	...	Meatball
Jerry Randell	...	Crazy John
Jerry Brutsche	...	Rabbit
Kristin Van Buren	...	Zelda
Elaine Gefner	...	Big Sal
Fred Krone	...	Burr
Ronnie Dayton	...	Barney

Also Known As:

Girl in the Leather Suit

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and some language. (2004 re-rating)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:X (original rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1971) | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (2004 re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

In 1969, American International Pictures distributed this film on a double bill with L'occhio selvaggio (1967) (English title: "The Wild Eye").

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hell Ride (2008)

Not the standard A.I.P. biker nonsense...

Quasi-comedy biker flick with western-genre elements has motocross champ Jeremy Slate (as the one decent character, and convincingly so) plotting his vengeance on the Arizona biker gang who stole his prized cycle. He catches up to them but is beaten badly, and for compensation the scurrilous pack leaves him scowling chopper chick Jocelyn Lane (an attractive cross between Nancy Sinatra and a post-teenage Hayley Mills, but a bit too refined for this kind of movie). "Hell's Belles" isn't much, nor does it strive to be, but the desert locales are interesting, Les Baxter's score is campy, and the performances aren't bad. Adam Roarke, a fine actor who made more than his share of groaners, plays the leader with admirable finesse, and the growing relationship between Slate and Lane is intriguing. The final showdown is well done, as is the closing scene. American International Pictures, having had huge success with "The Wild Angels" in 1966, had a tough time getting out of the biker rut, and by 1970 it was all starting to look like rehashed goods, but this entry has some modest surprises up its sleeve, and leaves you with more than just a quick biker fix. ** from ****