Werewolves on Wheels (1971)

A biker gang and its leader fall prey to a satan worshipper and his cult.

Director:

Michel Levesque

Writers:

David M. Kaufman, Michel Levesque

Stars:

Steve Oliver, Donna Anders, Gene Shane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Oliver	...	Adam (as Stephen Oliver)
Donna Anders	...	Helen (as D.J. Anderson)
Gene Shane	...	Tarot (as Duece Berry)
Billy Gray	...	Pill (as William Gray)
Gray Johnson	...	Movie
Barry McGuire	...	Scarf
Owen Orr	...	Mouse
Anna Lynn Brown	...	Shirley
Leonard Rogel	...	Gas Station Operator
Severn Darden	...	One
Tex Hall
Dan Kopp
Ingrid Grunewald
Kieth Guthrie
John Hull

Storyline

A biker gang visits a monastery where they encounter black-robed monks engaged in worshipping Satan. When the monks try to persuade one of the female bikers, Helen, to become a satanic sacrifice the bikers smash up the monastery and leave. The monks have the last laugh, though, as Helen, as a result of the satanic rituals, is now possessed and at night changes into a werewolf, with dire results for the biker gang.

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Plot Keywords:

monks | nude dancing | biker | werewolf | motorcycle club | 

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Taglines:

This Gang Thought It Was Tough... 'til it found a new type of hell...The Bride of Satan!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The majority of this film was shot in various locations without permits.

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Goofs

As the truck drives into a sandstorm, the vehicle putting out the fog is visible to the left of the road.

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Alternate Versions

A scene between Pill (Billy Gray) / Scarf (Barry McGuire) has been omitted from "Dark Sky Films" DVD release. It involved Pill playing a used car salesman and Scarf playing his pet dog, "Puke". Several VHS versions include this scene including, "The Golden Age Of Leather, Volume 2" VHS set released by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2000.

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Connections

Referenced in Shhhh (2014)

User Reviews

With a title like that, do you really expect it to be good?

If you watch B movies long enough, you'll learn that movies with goofy titles usually aren't very good at all, and this one is no exception. It plays like they only had a rough outline connecting a few scripted scenes, because a lot of the time the movie forgets the story and has the bikers basically goofing around until something bad happens. A low budget and clumsy camera work just add to the aura of shabbiness.

I can't completely dismiss it, because there are a few small but good touches here and there. Some of the music isn't bad, and there are also a few visuals (a gigantic flock of birds, desert landscapes) that do pop out and grab your eye. And there are also a few surreal sequences that do show that the filmmakers were not completely without imagination. But such moments are very few, and don't even get this movie up to the rank of movies to watch with fast-forward.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Werewolves on Wheels

Filming Locations:

Brawley, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$265,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

South Street Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1