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Hi-Riders (1978)Story of a group of drag races and the young boy and girl who join them. Director:Greydon ClarkWriter:Greydon Clark |
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Mr. Lewis
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Mark
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Mike
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Lynn
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T.J.
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Angie
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Billy
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Brad Rearden | ... |
Toad
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Carl LaBove | ... |
Freddie
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Michael Donovan O'Donnell | ... |
Gas Station Man
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Dee Cooper | ... |
Lewis' Man
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Gary Littlejohn | ... |
Lewis' Man
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Lily Rabin | ... |
Mushroom Lily
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A couple scam a Hi-Rider out of some cash during a drag race, and when he refuses to pay, they track him down to the gang's hideout. Lucky for them the leader is a good, reasonable guy, and the couple start hanging out with the gang. However, after a fatal collision of the son of the "big man in town" during a race, the gang has to fight for their lives against the man's legion of hillbillies. Written by Ørnås
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
May 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hi Riders - Jungs laßt die Fetzen fliegen See more »Filming Locations:
Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USACompany Credits
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Written and Produced by Ken Mansfield and Jack Skinner
Performed by Jack Skinner
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Filmed during the summer of 1977 for three weeks and cost $125,000 to make. See more »Soundtracks
"The Pack Is Running"Written and Produced by Ken Mansfield and Jack Skinner
Performed by Jack Skinner
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Yeah man!! This is like, so cool!! We got this gang of kids, yeah, who set up a club for those who like to build up some speed on the road. We challenge each other to super fast races, and the winner gets to keep the stakes in a big-stakes gambling game. Radical!! But in one of these recent contests, the son of a rich guy got killed, and now the father wants revenge. Bogus!! And as our number gets picked off one by one thanks to his totally heinous hired assassins, will we survive long enough to ever hit those most excellent highways ever again? Watch and find out, my brothers!! You're gonna love this movie!! It's got the lot: Dudes burning rubber, chicks taking their tops off, teens getting blind drunk, fat guys dancing, cops being blown up.. and all in the space of 90 slammin' minutes!! This is totally the best film ever!! Rent it today!! It's bodacious, peeps..
*COUTH* *COUGH* oops sorry.. I lost control of my senses there for a minute, I don't know what came over me. Anyway, what I REALLY wanted to say was: this movie sucks the big one. Every performance bar none is dire, the much-hyped race sequences are rendered boring thanks to sloppy camera-work and the soundtrack is so loud and obtrusive it will have the climbing the wall in seconds.
But what really puts the final nail in the coffin is the 'moral' which seems to be: no matter how many people die in this little group, as long as the survivors stick together.. nothing else matters because its all about 'street cred'. What a sad excuse for conformity, and if the government wants to know why there are so many individuals out there who can't think for themselves and can only function as a unit, my answer would be: take a look at this screenplay, and draw your own conclusions. 2/10