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A stock car driver goes undercover as the wheel man for a motorcycle gang.A stock car driver goes undercover as the wheel man for a motorcycle gang.A stock car driver goes undercover as the wheel man for a motorcycle gang.
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The Birdwatchers
- Band in the bar
- (as The Birdwatchers Band)
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Did you know
- TriviaJeff Gillan, who played the non-speaking role of Fats, also played the infamous Santa Claus that kicks Ralphie down the ramp in A Christmas Story.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the movie, a frustrated Rod decides to "auction off" his brand new trailer. While he speaks to the assembled crowd he motions to the trailer, which we then see with its door open and an acoustic guitar, quite prominently, leaning against the tires inside. When the people turn and look at the trailer a second later, the guitar is tucked in the right side of the trailer door and is barely visible.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Wild Rebels (1990)
- SoundtracksCan I Do It?
(uncredited)
Performed by The Birdwatchers
Played in the bar scene
Available on "Birdwatchers" LP (Florida-Rock 4001)
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Let's Hire Some Cameramen. They're Cheap
Steve Alaimo takes time from his musical career to star as a washed-up stock car racer. He gets recruited by a motorcycle gang whose outfits tastefully combine the worst of ragpickers' work and Nazi memorabilia. After they beat up random guys in a bar because, they get Alaimo to be their getaway driver in their latest fund-raising expedition. What they don't know is he's an undercover cop.
Everyone is thoroughly unlikable, but the technical issues are decently covered; it's a constant mystery to me that there are plenty of fine cameramen -- even if their only previous run as DP was THE WILD WOMEN OF WONGO -- sound technicians and mixers, but writing a story and characters that you can care about remains a mystery. Never mind. There's a well-shot final shootout in the well of a lighthouse, with lots of overhead shots. Doubtless it's all symbolic, man. Woohoo.
Everyone is thoroughly unlikable, but the technical issues are decently covered; it's a constant mystery to me that there are plenty of fine cameramen -- even if their only previous run as DP was THE WILD WOMEN OF WONGO -- sound technicians and mixers, but writing a story and characters that you can care about remains a mystery. Never mind. There's a well-shot final shootout in the well of a lighthouse, with lots of overhead shots. Doubtless it's all symbolic, man. Woohoo.
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- Budget
- $75,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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