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The Glory Stompers

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The Glory Stompers
Directed byAnthony M. Lanza
Written byJames Gordon White
John Lawrence
Produced byJohn Lawrence
executive
Maurice Smith
StarringDennis Hopper
Jody McCrea
Chris Noel
Jock Mahoney
CinematographyMario Tosi
Edited byLen Miller
Music byMike Curb
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures (US)
Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

The Glory Stompers is a 1967 outlaw biker film.

Plot

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After a standoff between two biker gangs in California, members of the Black Souls, led by the vicious and unstable Chino (Dennis Hopper) ambush Darryl (Jody McCrea), leader of the Glory Stompers, and beat him severely. Thinking they've killed Darryl, the Black Souls kidnap his girlfriend (Chris Noel) to prevent her from becoming a witness against them. They decide to traffic her in Mexico and head south for the border, unaware that Darryl has recovered and is in pursuit.

Cast

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Production

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The film was originally written by James Gordon White as a Western but was rewritten to be a biker film. It was shot in Panamint with a starting budget of $10,000. White recalled, "It’s not a great work of art, but it made a hell of a lot of money, and it got me an exclusive contract with AIP. To my knowledge I’m the only one that was under contract with American International as a writer."[1]

References

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  1. ^ Albright, Brian (2008). Wild beyond belief! : interviews with exploitation filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s. p. 211.
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