Hi-Riders (1978)

Story of a group of drag races and the young boy and girl who join them.

Director:

Greydon Clark

Writer:

Greydon Clark

Stars:

Mel Ferrer, Stephen McNally, Darby Hinton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mel Ferrer	...	Sheriff
Stephen McNally	...	Mr. Lewis
Darby Hinton	...	Mark
Ralph Meeker	...	Mike
Neville Brand	...	Red
Diane Peterson	...	Lynn
Wm. J. Beaudine	...	T.J.
Karen Fredrik	...	Angie
Roger Hampton	...	Billy
Brad Rearden	...	Toad (as Brad Reardon)
Carl LaBove	...	Freddie
Michael Donovan O'Donnell	...	Gas Station Man (as Michael Donavon O'Donnell)
Dee Cooper	...	Lewis' Man
Gary Littlejohn	...	Lewis' Man
Lily Rabin	...	Mushroom Lily

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

race | speed | murder | drag racing | automobile accident | 

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Taglines:

...Dragging The Streets Burning For Action!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fuld speed fra første sekund

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

World Amusement Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Scott Newman was originally cast as T.J. He would have to bow out because his father Paul Newman was convinced he'd only been cast because of his name. Director Greydon Clark did try to convince Paul otherwise.

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Connections

Referenced in Alien Space Avenger (1989)

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Soundtracks

"You Just Have to Wait Now"
Music and Lyrics by Dave Mason
Performed by Dave Mason

User Reviews

A bikie movie that doesn't ride or rate high

Hi Riders was a film that disappeared off the map, from video shops for years. Then one night, it popped up in this video shop. So I rented it, and popped it in my video. I felt short changed, disappointed but I still didn't quite mind it, but the fact remained it was a pretty poor movie, unlike Greydon's Clark's sci fi horror wonder "The Return". This is just a vigilante themed story, about a group of bikers, who Hinton and his girl team up with. They crash pubs, run illegal car races, etc. The latest one has claimed the life of a bartenders son who ignored fatherly advice and died as a result, where the occupants of the other challenging car were killed too. They involved one of the bikers and a hippie town chick looking for some action that she definitely got. Consumed with vengeance, the victim's father takes the law into his own hands, killing off the bikers, one by one, which brings a retribution of war, the car crashing through house climax, sudden. This is just an action time passer, and hardly passes as a bikie movie, the chick in the blue top, the best thing about it. Just a limited film, is all.