I found this movie via Random Movie Decider. I would have never seen it otherwise. It's not very well known, so it wasn't available on any of the streaming services.. We watched it via an uploaded VHS version on Youtube. I didn't expect much from it, as it's a "biker movie" with a limited budget. I mostly expected it to be a bad movie.
What a pleasant surprise it turned out to be! The person who wrote the script was an actual biker. Yeah, it's full of cliches, some cringe moments, and a cheesy af soundtrack, but if u stumble across it, give it a shot. It shows you the culture of many Biker Communities They might be all tough, loud and black leather clad intimidating, but you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. These Bikers are part of a brotherhood. They care about each other. The main character's back story is a heartbreaker, and the gang embraces and supports him. One would wonder what would have happened to him if he didn't have his biker gang family...
The story is simple. Our 2 main characters, Bone & Bear are called upon to help out one of their fellow bikers when the cartoonish local bad guy wants to take over his land. It's not just any land. It's got a beautiful marshy wetland for a backyard. Unfortunately, the man who owns the land, Ironbutt, owes $8000 in taxes. Bone & Bear decide to throw a Bike Run to raise money for Ironbutt while the bad guys try to foil their plans. That's pretty much it.
This could have been a terrible movie, but the genuine heartfelt friendship and loyalty between Bone, Bear & Ironbutt, as well as the chemistry between the male & female leads saves it from mediocrity.
The love story is sweet, sexy, & believable. I liked seeing bikers portrayed as positive members of the community, as opposed to Harley riding troublemakers. The fight scenes remind me of a lesser Roadhouse. They aren't fancy. Just rough and tumble punching and kicking bad guys into the air and onto tables etc. You've seen this before but that doesn't stop the film from being enjoyable.
It's not a great film by any measure, but it's better than you think. Worth seeking out. I haven't seen a lot of biker movies but i would bet this is one of the better ones. It deserves its status as a cult movie and I'm glad I was able to find it.