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A bunch of guys on Harleys are causing trouble again in this, one of the best-remembered examples of the biker flicks of the 1960s. Poet (a very young Jack Nicholson) is a moody gas station attendant who is looking for more excitement in his life. When a gang of bikers roars through town, Poet is intrigued, and after he pitches in to help the Hell's Angels in a bar fight (and pulls a well-timed stick-up), one of the gang's higher-ups, Buddy (Adam Roarke) asks Poet to join. Soon Poet is riding with the Angels and living their lifestyle of violent debauchery, but Poet begins to tire of their rootless decadence, and Buddy is none too happy with Poet when he learns they're both in love with the same woman. The drive-in movie won a cult following for its aggressive but languid atmosphere and the fluid camerawork of cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs (at this point still billed as "Leslie Kovacs"). Richard Rush directed, and legendary Hell's Angels leader Sonny Barger appears as himself. He also served as a technical advisor for the film. Adam Roarke, Jack Nicholson, Sabrina Scharf. Actual Hells Angels appear in film as them selves, as do real-life California motorcycle club members The Nomads.
WOMAN TAKES DOWN HER TOP REVEALING BLACK LACE BRA. SHE SAYS, "I'M ME AND I'M NOT ASHAMED OF ANYTHING I DO". SEXUAL LIBERATION. FEMINISM. WOMEN'S RIGHTS, WOMEN'S LIBERATION. SEXUAL FREEDOM. SWINGING 60S. FREE LOVE. SEXUAL PERMISSIVENESS.
1960s FEATURE FILMS
b&w
1967
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