The Cycle Savages
| The Cycle Savages | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bill Brame |
| Written by | Bill Brame |
| Produced by | Maurice Smith Casey Kasem |
| Starring | Bruce Dern Melody Patterson Chris Robinson |
| Cinematography | Frank Ruttencutter |
| Edited by | Herman Freedman |
| Music by | Jerry Styner |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Cycle Savages is a 1969 American outlaw biker exploitation film written and directed by Bill Brame, and stars Bruce Dern and Melody Patterson. The film follows a biker and his crew who go after an artist who sketched his nude girlfriend. It premiered in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22, 1969.[1] Casey Kasem served as one of the film's producers.[2]
Plot[]
Romko is an artist, and he's sketching biker gang leader Keeg. Keeg is running a white slavery operation in Las Vegas and doesn't want to be incriminated, so he attacks Romko, and slashes his hands to protect the gang's anonymity. One of the gangs followers, Lea, takes Romko back to her apartment and calls for Docky to help mend his hands. Docky provides the distraction while Keeg and his gang ransack Romko's apartment, and steal all the remaining sketches. Lea offers to pose nude for Romko, which leads to a romantic sexual interlude the next day. In the meantime the gang has kidnaped a local high school girl, Janie, intent in turning her to prostitution. Keeg and the entire gang rape Janie, then pump her full of a large dose of LSD. Keeg then forces another girl, Sandy, to engage in a gangbang with the gang. When the police arrive at Romko's apartment to question him about the attack that Keeg made on him, but Romko refuses to incriminate Keeg. This ends with Romko and Lea being arrested, but they are released the next day. The bikers then grab Romko, drag him to an abandoned cellar, and torture him by crushing his hands in a vice. When Lea finds them she pulls a gun, but is afraid to shoot. Then another girl grabs the gun and shoots Keeg. The rest of the gang are arrested and charged for the rape of Janie.
Cast[]
- Bruce Dern as Keeg
- Melody Patterson as Lea
- Chris Robinson as Romko
- Maray Ayres as Sandy
- Karen Ciral as Janie
- Mike Mehas as Bob
- Jack Konzel as Bartender
- as Tom
- Joe McManus
- Jerry Taylor as storekeeper
- Denise Gilbert as the little girl
- Daniel Gaffouri as Marvin
- Anna Sugano as Motorcycle Girl
- Gary Littlejohn as Motorcycle boy
- Ron Godwin as Walter
- Lee Chandler as Doug
- Marjorie Dayne as Motorcycle girl
- Lydia Banks
- Randee Lee as One of the girls
- Peter Fain as Police detective (Sam)
- Casey Kasem as Keeg's brother
- Scott Brady as Vice Squad Detective
- Steve Brodie as Police Detective
- as Docky
- Virginia Hawkins as Woman
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Cycle Savages (1969) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Lisanti, Tom (2003). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-movie Starlets of the Sixties. McFarland. p. 146.
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