The Glory Stompers (1967)

Not a Bad Biker Flick as They Go. There are a Lot of Familiar Names Besides Dennis Hopper and Jock Mahoney. There's McCrea (Joel), Crosby (Bing), and Kasem (Casey). The Stompers and the Outlaws are a Feuding and the "Old Ladies" and "Mamas" are Attractive, With Contrasting Long Legged Blondes and a Leather Clad, Knife Happy Brunette.The Story is Lured, as Usual, Consisting of Attempted Murder, Attempted Rape, Kidnapping, Human Trafficking, Drug Tripping, and Other Sordid Behavior. The Film is Lensed in Widescreen and Consists of Some Attempted Psychedelic Displays Consisting of Mostly Fisheye and Swirling Camera.Dennis Hopper is in Overdrive and Overacts as Usual Especially in the Final Scenes and Man, He is Less than Groovy, In Fact He is Psychotic as are Some of His Fellow Travelers Like MaGoo (one Babe tells Him, "Get lost gruesome!"). Jock Mahoney is a Reformed Biker Who Helps Out.Overall, Slightly Above Average in the Biker Genre and is Worth a Watch. The Soundtrack is Also Slightly Above Average with Some Feedback Guitar Along with Typical "Arrow" Stuff.

The Glory Stompers is what I love about old movie making, especially bikie films. This is one which has probably gone under the radar to a lot of bikie fans, but it's one I urge to see, although of course it's no masterpiece, or not really even good. But it's what I call, "Something worth it's watch". But I am I hard, when it comes to judging bikie films, which doesn't help more, when coming out of the late sixties and seventies. This is a movie, legendary Hopper did before Easy Rider. I was quite impressed by how well this movie came off. After seeing Chrome And Hot Leather (what a waste of viewer's time-don't remind me) and Werewolves On Wheels, I mean really, this bikie film was refreshing. Hopper, plays Chino, the lead of this badarse motorcycle group, you've guessed it, The Glory Stompers, preferably known as The Stompers, who clash with a much friendlier and more chilled out motorcycle gang, The Outlaws. When two lovers of the outlaws are a having a private moment, following this beef, the boyfriend is beaten up, and thought to be dead, while the girlfriend is snatched, and on her way to soon be sold a a sex slave, once the Stompers cross the borders. It doesn't take much to work out the outcome or, the situations that pop up in between, if seeing other bikie movies, with Hopper's lady getting jealous of course, and the snatched outlaw is quite delicious, while playing Hopper's younger brother against Hopper. Featuring a kick arse title song, the film retains a good above average quality about it, and if those other two dire bikie movies don't cut it for ya. May'be give this one a go, you might be surprised. Robert Tessier as a Magoo, a dirty, crass, and repugnant sort, and a member of the Stompers.

So bad...it's bad. Dennis Hopper and his biker goon gang beat rival biker Jody McCrae to a pulp and kidnap his "old lady." McCrae recovers (very quickly despite sustaining what had to be traumatic brain injuries) to seek revenge. This is a hopelessly bad biker flick with Hopper nearly intelligible as the leader. The direction by Tony Lanza is even worse than his later junk (THE INCREDIBLE 2-HEADED TRANSPLANT). Insane close-ups of arms, breasts, bra straps, et al. As the leading lady (McCrae's "old lady"), Chris Noel is pretty, but shows no acting talent whatsoever. McCrae ("Bonehead" in the BEACH PARTY films) is laughably bad. Hopper made this dog in between QUEEN OF BLOOD and THE TRIP. Jock Mahoney plays somebody named Smiley and a nearly unrecognizable Casey Kasem plays Mouth, fitting since he went on to become famous as a radio star.

Ah, the life of a bikie is a difficult one, especially when you have to choose between gangs like the Glory Stompers and the Black Souls. The Stompers have Pony, young, blond, bronzed and muscly, but those teeth are just a bit too brilliant. The Black Souls have some really ugly members, but also Clean-Cut, who fills out his jeans nicely and wear some fiendishly cool shades. Whose side would you be on?