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Hell Ride
Promotional poster
Directed byLarry Bishop
Written byLarry Bishop
Produced byLarry Bishop
Shana Stein
Michael Steinberg
Quentin Tarantino
StarringLarry Bishop
Michael Madsen
Vinnie Jones
David Carradine
Dennis Hopper
CinematographyScott Kevan
Edited byBlake West
William Yeh
Music byDaniele Luppi

Production
company

Dimension Films

Distributed byThird Rail Releasing[1]

Release date

  • August 8, 2008 (2008-08-08)

Running time

83 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$390,128

Hell Ride is a 2008 American action/neo-outlaw biker film written and directed by Larry Bishop, and starring Bishop, Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, Eric Balfour, Vinnie Jones, Leonor Varela and David Carradine.[2] It was released under the "Quentin Tarantino Presents" banner.[3][4] The film is an homage to the original outlaw biker films of the 1960s and 1970s.

Plot[edit]

Biker Pistolero is the leader, or "Prez", of the Victors, a Southern California motorcycle gang. He has two faithful lieutenants, The Gent and the young Comanche.

In 1976, Cherokee Kisum, the girlfriend of Pistolero (then known as Johnny) is viciously murdered by The Deuce and Billy Wings, leaders of the arch-rival 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 has also hidden away a small fortune from under-the-table drug deals she made behind the Deuce's back - another reason behind her murder. 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 is eventually killed after being located and chased down by Billy Wings.

With the aid of his beautiful & mysterious "medicine woman" Nada and his old friend and ally Eddie Zero, Pistolero and the remaining Victors try to locate and kill The Deuce, Billy Wings and the Sixers before they themselves are killed.

Cast[edit]

Production notes[edit]

Larry Bishop's character Pistolero is named after the original title for Robert Rodriguez’s Desperado. The dialogue spoken by the character Nada (Leonor Varela) is made up almost entirely of double entendres and clichés.

Bishop took extra duties on this film by not only starring in it, but also writing, directing and co-producing with producers Michael Steinberg and Shana Stein, and executive producer Quentin Tarantino. This film 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 before, when he told Bishop: "It is your destiny to write, direct and star in a movie". Tarantino also assured Bishop that he would help to produce his film.[citation needed][5][6]

Release[edit]

Hell Ride premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[3][7] It had a brief theatrical run via Third Rail Releasing before being released to DVD worldwide.

References[edit]

  • ^ Phillips, Michael (October 6, 2015). "'Hell Ride' revs its engine for 83 minutes in a cul-de-sac". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  • ^ a b Miller, Neil (January 24, 2008). "Sundance Review: Quentin Tarantino Presents Hell Ride". Film School Rejects. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  • ^ Miska, Brad (August 8, 2008). "MOVIESHell Ride (Quentin Tarantino Presents) (V)". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  • ^ "Tarantino starts biker pic engine". Variety. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  • ^ "Larry Bishop Takes Us on a Hell Ride [Exclusive]". Movieweb.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  • ^ Silverman, Jason (January 24, 2008). "Grindhouse, Part III, at Sundance". Wired. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
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