Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)

A Green Beret returns home from the Vietnam war to find that a gang of murderous bikers has killed his fiancee. He calls on several of his Green Beret buddies to come and help him take revenge on the gang.

Director:

Lee Frost

Writers:

Michael Haynes (story by) (as Michael Allen Haynes), David Neibel (story by)

Stars:

William Smith, Tony Young, Michael Haynes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Smith	...	T.J.
Tony Young	...	Mitch
Michael Haynes	...	Casey
Peter Brown	...	Al
Marvin Gaye	...	Jim
Michael Stearns	...	Hank
Larry Bishop	...	Gabe
Kathrine Baumann	...	Susan (as Kathy Baumann)
Wes Bishop	...	Sheriff Lewis
Herb Jeffries	...	Ned
Bobby Pickett	...	Sweet Willy (as Bob Pickett)
George E. Carey	...	Lieutenant Reardon (as George Carey)
Marland Proctor	...	Captain Barnes
Cheryl Ladd	...	Kathy (as Cherie Moor)
Ann Marie	...	Helen

Storyline

A Green Beret returns home from the Vietnam war to find that a gang of murderous bikers has killed his fiancee. He calls on several of his Green Beret buddies to come and help him take revenge on the gang.

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Plot Keywords:

black bra | biker film | biker cap hat | going undercover | undercover operation | 

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Taglines:

To Avenge the Death of His Girl He Faced a Savage Enemy of a Bloody Battlefield of Open Road

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality and drug material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Cheryl Ladd.

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Quotes

T.J.: Gabriel.
Gabe: [looks up from pinball machine] Yeah?
T.J.: Gabriel, can't you see we're menacing someone?

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Connections

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996)

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Soundtracks

Butterfly Wings
Words and Music by Porter Jordan

User Reviews

Bikers vs. Green Berets

This film begins with two young women driving on the highway and suddenly encountering a motorcycle gang known as the Wizards headed in the same direction. Not content with simply letting them pass, one of the members of the gang named "Casey" (Michael Haynes) decides to have some fun at their expense and demands that they pull over. When they resist he becomes a bit more aggressive which then causes them to swerve into him. Not badly hurt he gets back on his motorcycle and in a fit of road rage shatters their windshield with a chain which results in them veering out-of-control and subsequently crashing-eventually killing both of the women. Recognizing the trouble they have found themselves in the leader of the gang named "T. J." (William Smith) orders his group to flee the scene before they can be identified. Unfortunately for them, a traveling salesman comes upon the accident and overhears one of the women softly uttering the word "devils" just before dying. Not long after that a Special Forces instructor by the name of "Mitch" (Tony Young) gets the news of his fiancé's death and with the help of three of his fellow Green Berets decides to seek out those responsible. Although they don't have much to go on they immediately begin to look for a motorcycle gang with a connection to the word "devil"-and the Wizards just happen to carry that exact image on their jacket. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film started off well enough but got a little unrealistic and downright hokey toward the end. Even so, I liked the initial premise and contrast between the bikers and the Green Beret so for that reason I have rated this film a little higher than it probably deserves. Average.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 1972 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Mitch

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1