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Summary
A vicious biker gang takes over a small town in Arizona. A Vietnam War vet passing through town and a few locals with nothing to lose go to war with the gang's ruthless leader.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 44GoodWatch 44
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.8/5
IMDb5.1
Audience score23%
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for action movies, −6 min on the typical 108
typical 108102Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1985
December 21, 1985
41 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more35 people
- George KennedyTick Rand
- Richard LynchRev. Romano
- Karen BlackRachel
- Claudia UdyKatie Rand
- Lance HenriksenStryker
- Lewis van BergenDeputy Joe Bob
- Leo GordonSheriff
- Michael SharrettDanny Rand
Elizabeth KaitanBecky Sue
William ForsythePigiron- WBWendy BarryLipservice
- SMSolly MarxHoncho
- JCJill CumerConnie
Biff YeagerBiff
Sam KinisonBarber
Mickey JonesSavage Zero- SEScott Edmund LaneSavage Joyboy
- CHCharles HymanSavage Meatrack
John Lisbon WoodSavage Spyder
Janice RenneySusan
Kari Gibson FraserFran
Kevin ThompsonVirgil- HSHal SweesyWillard
- JSJohn StewartBlood
Directing · 3
- Simon Nuchtern Director
- Gregory Goodman Second Assistant Director
- Mary Ellen Woods First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Bill Milling Writer, Co-Producer
Production · 9
- Pierre Bénichou Executive Producer
- Gregory Earls Producer
- Gerald Feil Co-Producer, Director of Photography
- Tony Lopez Unit Manager
- Edith Simms Associate Producer
- Carmen Ventura Associate Producer
Editing · 2
- Gerald B. Greenberg Editor
- George B. Hively Editor
Sound · 11
- Pino Donaggio Music
- Philip Stockton Sound Effects Editor
- Julie Tanser Sound Editor
- Marissa De Guzman Assistant Sound Editor
- David Kirschner Sound Mixer
- Darrell Hanzalik Sound Editor
Art · 6
- Robb Wilson King Production Design
- Shannon Faucher Set Dresser
- Susan Mordfin Set Decoration
- Nancy Nye Assistant Decorator
- Gail Humphreys Art Direction
- James T. Woods Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Merril Greene Costume Design
- Donn Markel Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Louis Valadez Wardrobe Assistant
- Patricia Reich Makeup Artist
- Victoria Singleton Assistant Makeup Artist
- Lisa Schultze Makeup Artist
Other crew · 8
- John Stewart Stunt Coordinator
- Solly Marx Stunt Coordinator
- Bob Bragg Stunts
- Rick Avery Stunts
- Max Bloom Additional Writing
- Harry Terzian Stunts
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