Chopper

Episode aired Jan 31, 1975
51m

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7.4/10

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Larry Linville in Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

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Land development disturbs the final resting place of a headless, sword-wielding cyclist who hunts down and beheads the rival gang bikers who killed him.Land development disturbs the final resting place of a headless, sword-wielding cyclist who hunts down and beheads the rival gang bikers who killed him.Land development disturbs the final resting place of a headless, sword-wielding cyclist who hunts down and beheads the rival gang bikers who killed him.

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Director
- Bruce Kessler
Writers
- Jeffrey Grant Rice
- Steve Fisher(teleplay)
- David Chase(teleplay)
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Darren McGavin in Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

Larry Linville and Darren McGavin in Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

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- Steve Fisher(teleplay)
- David Chase(teleplay)
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Former members of a biker gang from the 50s are being decapitated, and a key witness claims that the murders are being committed by a headless figure on a motorcycle wielding a sword. Kolchak pieces the story together and finds that the specter is out to avenge his death due to some rather unusual circumstances surrounding his burial. —acidxian

headless horseman

decapitated head

investigation

revenge

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Trivia
As Kolchak searches the Cook County warehouse for Baker's body, he finds the name on a tarp that also includes the name "Backus." Jim Backus was a guest star.

Goofs
The headless motorcyclist appears to have stood close to nine feet tall before being decapitated.

Quotes
Carl Kolchak: There's an old simple axiom about the dead: Don't disturb them, not for any reason at all. Well, I decided to ignore that, and, so, I was almost beheaded by a phantom sword.

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Referenced in The Real Ghostbusters: The Headless Motorcyclist (1987)

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8/10

Great Stunts!

Greetings. Whoever rode the "BSA" vintage bike showed great "trick rider" skills.

Jim Bacchus showed class as the motorcycle salesman. Well Done!

Kudos!

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