Hell Ride
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| Directed by | Larry Bishop |
| Produced by | Larry Bishop Shana Stein Michael Steinberg Quentin Tarantino |
| Written by | Larry Bishop |
| Starring | Larry Bishop Michael Madsen Vinnie Jones David Carradine Dennis Hopper |
| Music by | Daniele Luppi |
| Cinematography | Scott Kevan |
| Editing by | Blake West William Yeh |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
| Release date(s) | August 8, 2008 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $390,128 |
Hell Ride is a 2008 American feature film from Larry Bishop released under the "Quentin Tarantino Presents" banner.
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[edit] Plot
Larry Bishop stars as biker Pistolero, (named after the original title for Robert Rodriguez’s Desperado) the leader, or "Pres" of the Victors, a Southern California motorcycle gang. He has two faithful lieutenants, The Gent (Michael Madsen) and Comanche (Eric Balfour).
In 1976, Cherokee Kisum (Julia Jones), the girlfriend of Pistolero (then known as Johnny) is viciously murdered by The Deuce (David Carradine) and Billy Wings (Vinnie Jones), leaders of the archrival gang the Six-Six-Six'ers, as a message to the Victors. The Deuce later moves into large scale business efforts, leaving the biker life behind and the Sixers dry up as a gang. Cherokee Kisum has also hidden away a small fortune from under-the-table drug deals she made behind the Deuce's back - the reason for which she is murdered. The stash of money is intended for her young son, who disappears after her death.
Years later, after The Deuce returns to the area to close up unfinished business and Billy Wings reforms the Sixers in Los Angeles, the rival gang infiltrates the Victors in an attempt to take over their territory. One member from 1976, St. Louie, is murdered in the same manner as Cherokee Kisum. Bob the Bum, the Victors' treasurer, is similarly killed. Pistolero then begins to make moves to eliminate the Sixers and finally gain his revenge. While loyal bikers are killed by the Sixers, the more treacherous and less faithful Victors try to influence The Gent, Comanche, and Goody Two-Shoes to switch sides - or kill them. Goody Two-Shoes, the Victors' only black member, is eventually killed after being located and chased down by Billy Wings.
With the aid of his beautiful "medicine woman" Nada (Leonor Varela) and his old friend and ally Eddie Zero (Dennis Hopper), Pistolero and the remaining Victors try to locate and kill The Deuce, Billy Wings and the Sixers before they themselves are killed.
[edit] Cast
- Larry Bishop as Pistolero/Johnny
- Michael Madsen as The Gent
- Dennis Hopper as Eddie "Scratch" Zero
- Eric Balfour as Comanche/Bix/Sonny Kisum
- Vinnie Jones as Billy Wings
- Leonor Varela as Nada
- Michael Beach as Goody Two-Shoes
- Laura Cayouette as Dani
- Julia Jones as Cherokee Kisum
- Francesco Quinn as Machete
- Alison McAtee as The Swede
- Cassandra Hepburn as Maria
- David Carradine as The Deuce
[edit] Characters
Vinnie Jones and David Carradine star as members of the satanic biker gang the 666ers. Dennis Hopper stars as a veteran member of the Victors gang. Leonor Varela plays the mysterious Nada, who prefers to use double entendres and clichés rather than speaking conversationally.
[edit] Production
Bishop took extra duties on this film by not only starring in it, but wrote, directed and co-produced with Michael Steinberg and Shana Stein producing and Quentin Tarantino taking on the job of executive producer. This is Bishop's modern-day take on those 1960s motorcycle flicks he used to turn out for B-movie masters American International Pictures. It is the project Tarantino inspired Bishop to begin some five and a half years ago, when he told Larry, "It is your destiny to write, direct and star in a movie,'" and said he would help produce it.
[edit] Release
Hell Ride premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival before being released straight-to-DVD worldwide.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Hell Ride at the Internet Movie Database
- Hell Ride at Biker Cinema
- Hell Ride at AllRovi
- Hell Ride at Box Office Mojo
- Anatomy of a Tarantino Film at BrokenProjector
- Interview with Tarantino at Sundance from AMC
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