Directed by: Bruce D. Clark
Actors: Michael Greene, Jennifer Gan, Richard Rust
Language: English
Country: USA
Also known as: Déchaînements, Les anges nus, I symmoria tou paranomou erota, Oi gymnoi angeloi kai oi gypes tis Kolaseos, Perversi ad occhi chiusi, Nackt auf hartem Sattel
Description: Mother has just got out of prison and wants to get revenge on the biker gang that put him there. He teams up with his old gang “The Angels” and they head to the desert to get even. Soon, Mother’s obsession begins to take it’s toll on his relationship with his girlfriend, Marlene, and the respect his gang has for him quickly dwindles until he is left alone in the desert to fend for himself.
It starts really badly with a poorly lit and pathetic punch up, but it picks up. And does it! Same year as Easy Rider and with Roger Corman’s known involvement, clearly made to cash in on that film’s success. There is no great dialogue and the fight scenes are never particularly good but there is stink to this that seems just right. I’ve seen too many biker films where the boys in leather come over all cuddly and end up saving the day for some hard done by kid. Not here! I’ve also seen drawn out and crap initiation ceremonies but here, its over almost before it began but is so horrible. The girls too seem far more loose than I’ve seen before and its not as if they get treated well. Very strong sex and violence but very in keeping with the theme. This has the feel of a movie that a bunch of kids simply grabbed hold of and did it as best they could without too any studio involvement or the like. Flawed, rough and tough but it reminded me at times of the so called ‘lesser’ spaghetti westerns that get it just right. More animal than arty though it has to be said that there is some interesting use of the camera and those Las Vegas 60s lights and streets look good as does the later desert scenes. After a dull start this doesn’t stop. It may not be going anywhere, but it doesn’t stop. Did I mention those leather pants with the open stitching!
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