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      Cycle Savages

      R 1970 1h 22m Adventure List
      Reviews 26% 50+ Ratings Audience Score A biker (Bruce Dern) and his gang go after an artist (Chris Robinson) for whom his girlfriend posed in the nude. Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

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      Audience Member one of the worst of the genre. dern is one of my favorite actors, so i thought he was fun to see again, but the film was a dog. unfortunately, it wasn't so bad it was good. dern once admitted he would take a turkey movie, just to put the apple on the table, and this a good example. watch only if you are bored beyond repair. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review delysid d bruce dern is one of my heroes Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/07/19 Full Review Audience Member It's time the old coach took over. A city is deep rooted with bikers that extort locals and develop them into pimps, prostitutes, or muscle by a biker leader who then exports them to the city to his brother to generate revenue. A local artists starts drawing all the members of the gang and the gang and police department would love to get their hands on his material. The artist's life quickly becomes in danger. "I don't want him to know me." Bill Brame, director of Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes, Miss Melody Jones, and Scream Free!, delivers The Cycle Savages. The storyline for this picture was carried by some cool characters. The plot doesn't really develop or unfold well. The acting was actually better than I anticipated and the cast includes Bruce Dern, Walter Robles, Maray Ayers, and Melody Patterson. "My sister would have been all right if you and your brother stayed out of our lives." I came across this on Netflix and had to add it to my wish list due to the obvious grindhouse feel. I did enjoy watching this film but hoped to see more of the underground worker system and how it performed once the characters went to the big time. The film has an empty feeling after the conclusion. This could have been better. "I got a pair of eyes watching every move that guy makes." Grade: C- Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member The story ain't great, it cost $13 to make, and Bruce Dern is fantastic! Without Dern this movie would be unwatchable. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member "You know it's against the law to drive in a park on your motor bike?" Biker exploitation flicks are one sub genre that I've always liked but has never gotten much of a mainstream resurgence, ala blaxploitation, spaghetti westerns, zombies, etc. There is "Sons of Anarchy" but that's more like "the Soprano's" on bikes. Maybe it's like women in prison pictures and it's just too disreputable of a sub genre to ever go mainstream. "The Cycle Savages" invokes biker gang leader Bruce Dern having it out to get an artist who sketched him and his gang's pictures at a bar when they were causing trouble. Dern and his gang then proceed to torment the artist for the rest of the picture have plan to smash his hands so he can't draw their pictures anymore. I suppose this is kind of a bizarre mashup of "Cape Fear" and "Easy Rider". As an aside, Dern was actually originally cast in the Jack Nicholson role in "Easy Rider." Casey Kasem has a small role as Dern's sleazy brother. Outside of Dern's terrific villain, there's not much to recommend here unless you're a fan of AIP exploitation pictures (which I am). Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was alright, it had the usual motorcycle movie conventions, had Dern, and it's not too long. The other actors aren't that great. The story isn't too original, but it's also pretty good. Overall, not good, but pretty good. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Oz eFilmCritic.com Rated: 2/5 Dec 16, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A biker (Bruce Dern) and his gang go after an artist (Chris Robinson) for whom his girlfriend posed in the nude.
      Director
      Bill Brame
      Production Co
      Maurice Smith Productions
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 7, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 22m
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