Disaffected biker Angel (well played with brooding intensity by Don Stroud) decides to quit the motorcycle club he's a member of. Angel decides to join a hippie commune. Complications ensue when the local rednecks start putting serious heat on the hippies for being different.
Director Lee Madden relates the engrossing story at a brisk pace, maintains a generally serious tone throughout, and stages the exciting rough'n'ready action set pieces with flair and skill (a lively rumble between two biker gangs set in an amusement park rates as a definite stirring highlight). Jeffrey Irving Fiskan's thoughtful script offers strong themes about finding yourself, mainstream society's gross intolerance of anyone who defies the status quo, and how sometimes certain circumstances necessitate fighting fire with fire. The sound acting by the capable cast holds this picture together: Luke Askew as peaceful commune leader Jonathan Tremaine, Larry Bishop as loyal biker buddy Pilot, a pre-"Cagney & Lacey" Tyne Daly as the sweet Marilee, Bill McKinney as the belligerent Shotgun, and T. Max Graham as amiable goofball Magician. Aldo Ray has an amusing small role as a laidback sheriff. Irving Lippman's sunny cinematography and the melodic score by Randy Sparks are both up to par, too. A satisfying little flick.
Director Lee Madden relates the engrossing story at a brisk pace, maintains a generally serious tone throughout, and stages the exciting rough'n'ready action set pieces with flair and skill (a lively rumble between two biker gangs set in an amusement park rates as a definite stirring highlight). Jeffrey Irving Fiskan's thoughtful script offers strong themes about finding yourself, mainstream society's gross intolerance of anyone who defies the status quo, and how sometimes certain circumstances necessitate fighting fire with fire. The sound acting by the capable cast holds this picture together: Luke Askew as peaceful commune leader Jonathan Tremaine, Larry Bishop as loyal biker buddy Pilot, a pre-"Cagney & Lacey" Tyne Daly as the sweet Marilee, Bill McKinney as the belligerent Shotgun, and T. Max Graham as amiable goofball Magician. Aldo Ray has an amusing small role as a laidback sheriff. Irving Lippman's sunny cinematography and the melodic score by Randy Sparks are both up to par, too. A satisfying little flick.