After being fired from his job as a gas station attendant, a man who goes by the nickname of "Poet" (Jack Nicholson) comes into conflict with a member of the local chapter of the Hell's Angels because one of them broke the headlight off of his motorcycle. Rather than permitting the rest of the group from joining in and beating Poet senseless the leader, "Buddy" (Adam Roarke) offers to replace the headlight but explains that he has some unfinished business to attend to first. Poet then follows the group to a bar where the Hell's Angels then proceed to beat up members from a rival gang. In the process Poet decides to join the fray and afterward he is introduced to Buddy's girlfriend, "Shill" (Sabrina Scharf). Poet immediately falls head over heels for her and she reciprocates by allowing him to have an intimate moment with her. This tests the relationship between Buddy and the two of them which is not resolved until the end. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this is a rather basic biker film from the golden age of the genre. I say this because there have certainly been both better and worse movies of this type. Having said that, I thought that all three of the actors just mentioned performed quite well. Unfortunately, there were also several slow scenes here and there which lessened the film's overall impact. Accordingly, I rate this movie as about average and recommend it only to those who might be fans of this particular genre.
Review of Hells Angels on Wheels
