The Losers

Director: Jack Starrett Jack Starrett

Overview

A quintet of CIA-trained Hells Angels take their specially armored hogs to Cambodia and head across southeast Asia to rescue a captured presidential advisor in this actioner.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/28/2006
UPC:	0030306811291
Original Release:	1970
Rating:	NR
Source:	MPI HOME VIDEO
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	35,357

Special Features

Audio commentary with William Smith and Paul Koslo; Photo gallery; Radio spots; Theatrical trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

William Smith	Link Thomas
Bernie Hamilton	Capt. Jackson
Adam Roarke	Duke
Daniel Kemp	Major Thomas,Maj. Thomas
Houston Savage	Dirty Denny
Gene Cornelius	Speed,Speed
Paul Koslo	Limpy
John Garwood	Winston
Ana Korita	Kim Sue
Lillian Margarejo	Suriya
Paraluman	Mama-san
Paul Nuckles	Kowalski
Ronnie Ross	Lt. Hayworth
Armando Lucero	Screw
Jack Starrett	Chet Davis
Fran Dinh Hy	Charlie
Alan Caillou	Albanian
Paquito Salcedo	Tac Houn
von Deming	Shillick
Herman Robles	Inspector
Monica Phillips	Negro Baby,Composer
Vic Diaz	Diem-Nuc
Miles Mutchler	Samuel Hart

Technical Credits

Alan Caillou

Jack Starrett	Director
Roger George	Special Effects
Joe Solomon	Producer
Joe Zomar	Special Effects
Alan Caillou	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Jack Starrett directed this mishmash of rowdy biker movies meets The Dirty Dozen in The Losers, a slice of exploitive goodness delivered with drive-in sensibilities and a bleak 1970s sneer. The movie features a wild collection of motorcycle death machines that mow down the bad guys in bootleg Peckinpah slow-mo action mayhem that is so over-the-top that it almost makes it easy to buy into the "Hells Angels in Cambodia" storyline. A young William Smith returns to the biker genre and turns in another tough performance, despite his ridiculous dangling earring that apparently gets longer depending on the dramatics of the scene. With go-go clubs, drug freak-out scenes, and a slick '70s cop score from Stu Phillips, The Losers has it all -- including a surprisingly unpredictable script. While some may see the end coming, there are a few twists along the way that keep the movie from settling into stereotypical territory. In fact, Starret shoots for serious sentimentality in the tender love scenes, some of which certainly lead to the flick's most amusing moments. For the most part though, The Losers is an action-packed ride turned grim, whose last moments have just enough political leanings to keep it poignant.