Five the Hard Way (1969) 1.6
Motorcycle racer Rommel seeks vengeance against JC, a madman who murdered the sidehacker's fiancee. Director:Gus Trikonis |
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Five the Hard Way (1969) 1.6
Motorcycle racer Rommel seeks vengeance against JC, a madman who murdered the sidehacker's fiancee. Director:Gus Trikonis |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ross Hagen | ... |
Vince Rommel
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Diane McBain | ... |
Rita
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Michael Pataki | ... |
J.C.
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Dick Merrifield | ... |
Luke
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Claire Polan | ... |
Paisley
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Edward Parrish | ... |
Nero
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Michael Graham | ... |
Cooch
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Hoke Howell | ... |
Crapout
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Diane Tessier | ... |
Debbie
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Erik Cord | ... |
Dirty John
(as Eric Cord)
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Eric Lidberg | ... |
Tork
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Ivy Ross | ... |
Mechanic
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Joey Tessier | ... |
Billy
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Robert Tessier | ... |
Jake
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Tony Lorea | ... |
Announcer
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Motorcycle racer Rommel and his fiancée Rita become friendly with a biker gang led by the unstable J.C. When Rita is raped and murdered by J.C. in a jealous rage, Rommel gathers some biker pals and goes on a hunt for vengeance. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
This film is brutal, boring and just plain cheesy. It's technically two movies smashed together, the first is the entire "sidehacking" bit and the second is a murder story where Rommel's girlfriend is graphicly killed and he has to get back at J.C. someplace in the mountains with some other guys, including, a drunken hillbilly who tells bad jokes such as "Number 8!" And the ending makes no sense at all. The title "Five the Hard Way" doesn't seem to make sense to those who never heard of the song therefore labeling it dated. The alternate title of this film is "The Sidehackers" even though "sidehacking" is only seen in the first five minutes.
Avoid this stinker at all costs, unless of course, it's the Mystery Science Theater 3000 variation, which is one of the funniest episodes.