Motorcycle Gang (1994) (TV)

Director:

John Milius

Writers (WGA):

Kent Anderson (story)
Kent Anderson (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

5 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

This California Vacation Turns Into The Road Trip from Hell!

Plot:

Cal and his family are driving to their new home in California and are terrorized by a motorcycle gang along the highway. |

Plot Keywords:

B Movie | Violence | Biker | Attempted Rape

Cast

Gerald McRaney	...	Cal Morris
Jake Busey	...	Jake
John Cassini	...	Crab
Richard Edson	...	Volker
Carla Gugino	...	Leann Morris
Elan Oberon	...	Jean Morris
Marshall R. Teague	...	Kincaid
Robert Miranda	...	Lawyer
Gina Mastrogiacomo	...	Waitress
Don McManus	...	Cisco
Julia McNeal	...	Vivian
Pete Antico	...	Road Pig
Peter Sherayko	...	Hanson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dawn Cody	...	Bunny
Juan Antonio Devoto	...	Latino Thug
Rorion Gracie	...	Sgt. Lopez
Robert Kotecki	...	Cowboy
Greg Lewis	...	Desk Cop
Orestes Matacena	...	Gortman
Sam Menning	...	Old Geezer
Akio Mitamura	...	Hotel Owner (as Dr. Akio Mitamura)
Jennifer Holliday Morrison	...	Mexican Harlot (as Jennifer Linsley Holliday)
Beverly Nero	...	Neighbor
José Pérez	...	Cop
Todd Starks	...	Jerry
Edward Stone	...	Cal's Friend

Directed by
John Milius

Writing credits (WGA)
Kent Anderson		(story)
Kent Anderson		(teleplay) and
Laurie McQuillan		(teleplay)

Produced by
Lou Arkoff	....	producer
Amy Grauman Danziger	....	associate producer
Debra Hill	....	producer
Willie Kutner	....	producer
Llewellyn Wells	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Hummie Mann

Cinematography by
Anthony B. Richmond

Film Editing by
Mark Helfrich

Casting by
Julie Alter

Production Design by
Brian Kasch		(as Brian Spencer Kasch)
Kathleen M. McKernin

Art Direction by
Jeffrey Tex Schell

Set Decoration by
Michele Poulik

Costume Design by
Susan L. Bertram

Makeup Department
Carlos David Amador	....	key hair stylist
Carlos David Amador	....	key makeup artist
Denise Hooper	....	second assistant hair stylist
Denise Hooper	....	second assistant makeup artist
Kathleen Mariscal	....	first assistant hair stylist
Kathleen Mariscal	....	first assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Steven Hewitt	....	executive in charge of production
Sharre Jacoby	....	post-production supervisor
Alexandra Koch	....	production supervisor
Llewellyn Wells	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey M. Ellis	....	second assistant director
Simone Farber	....	second assistant director
Gregg Goldstone	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Greg Bartkus	....	lead man
Jennifer Baum	....	on-set dresser
Jeff Bell	....	lead swing
Jane C. Hoffman	....	art department coordinator
Kristen Toscano Messina	....	assistant set decorator
Jason Nunes	....	set dresser
Wade Robinson	....	construction coordinator
Steve Simmonds	....	art department stills
Lou Torretta	....	property master
Madalin Torretta	....	first assistant props

Sound Department
David Beadle	....	sound effects editor
Peter Bergren	....	sound effects editor
Tom Caton	....	boom operator
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Johnson	....	sound mixer
Bruce P. Michaels	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Montgomery	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Taylor	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Thomas L. Bellissimo	....	special effects coordinator (as Tommy Bellisimo)

Stunts
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts
Joey Box	....	stunts
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
John Hateley	....	stunts (as John Hatley)
Terry Jackson	....	stunt coordinator
Brett A. Jones	....	stunts
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert J. Calnan Jr.	....	gaffer
Kyle Carver	....	best boy electric
D. Michael Dahlquist	....	company best boy electric
Jerry Day	....	grip
Warren Feldman	....	second assistant camera
James Haas	....	camera loader: "b" camera
James Haas	....	second assistant camera
Joe Hirsch	....	electrician
Rory Robert Knepp	....	additional camera operator
Dennis J. Laine	....	additional first assistant camera
Clark Mathis	....	camera loader: "b" camera
Clark Mathis	....	second assistant camera
Glen H. Narimatsu	....	electrician
David H. Neale	....	electrician
Shawn Neary	....	grip
Michael R. Oddo	....	camera grip
Steven Pehl	....	best boy grip
Michael Pizzuto	....	key grip
Randy Tepper	....	still photographer
Don Tomich	....	grip
Joseph F. Valentine	....	camera operator
David J. White II	....	first assistant camera
Susan Zwilling	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Liane Dietz	....	casting associate
Libby Goldstein	....	casting intern
Tony Hobbs	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Toby Krasny	....	costumer
Amy Elise Roberts	....	wardrobe supervisor
Rebeka L. Roberts	....	set costumer
Laura Slakey	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Erik C. Andersen	....	assistant editor
Bryan Gawron	....	assistant post-production coordinator
Garry Rusoff	....	development editor

Music Department
Chris Ledesma	....	music editor
Jonathan McHugh	....	music coordinator
Karyn Rachtman	....	music supervisor
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Sean Byrnes	....	production assistant (as Sean Thomas Byrnes)
Richard Comito II	....	production assistant
Melissa S. Hallman	....	assistant production coordinator
Derrec Harris	....	set production assistant
Derek Hurd	....	craft service
Jerry Jaffe	....	location manager
Pancho Mansfield	....	network executive
Jill Naumann	....	assistant location manager
Rafael Orozco	....	key set production assistant
Marino Pascal	....	location scout (as Marinos Pascal)
Lou Ann Quast	....	continuity supervisor
Jane Chase Wells	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Drive-In Classics
• Showtime Networks

Distributors

• América Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video
• Dimension Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Showtime Networks (original airing)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence including rape, language, some sexuality and drug use

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Drive-In Classics

Movie Connections:

References Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Lowkey Classic

I first saw this film on TV late one night. It starts out with the basic fundamentals of a road movie, a family are driving across the mid American desert to their new home in California in the mid sixties when they become terrorised by a motorcycle gang. The father, Cal, appears to be a mild mannered family man, spontaniously dealing with the angst displayed by his wife and teenage daughter whilst also trying to negotiate moving the family across the country. When his daughter is taken hostage by bikers it would seem he is powerless to alter the events that occur.

Nothing however could be further from the truth, it turns out that Cal is actually a World War 2 combat veteran and despite his humbled and fifty something appearance is a very efficient killing machine. When the final fight sequence occurs the character transformation becomes something to behold, as family man Cal takes on his opponents with a supremely violent and ruthess efficiency.

This movie is a classic. despite being shunned at the cinema, i would recommend it to anyone interested in good film. Neither a road, action or adventure movie, this picture defies a specific genre and in doing so in my opinion has become one of the best low key American classical of all time.