Friday, November 20, 2009

Wild Wheels (1969)

Directed by Ken Osborne
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(VHS, Video Gems)

This amateur film from southern California pits the local "dune buggy boys" against a rogue "cycle gang". Reb Smith leads the dune dudes, and he also happens to play guitar and sing like Elvis. The leader of the cycle gang is King. Trouble starts when Reb and King each get a girl from the opposing group. The cycle bums steal beer from a store, smoke pot and generally party hard on the beach. The dune guys have some kind of talent show at the local club. Much of the film is dedicated to lip synched performances by groups at the show. The soundtrack was released on RCA Victor Records, and is a combination of twangy beach rock by Reb and southern California soft psych by the 13th Committee, Saturday Revue and Three of August. The film ends with an inevitable brawl between the two "gangs".

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