Hell on wheels
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 01/25/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Extras on the BAD TO THE BONE 4 Movie Pack include bios of Joe Namath, George Hamilton and Gary Busey. This collection has a motorcyle/action theme.
SYNOPSES:
ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME-- Two gangs meet in the desert to conclude a drug deal. A girl is killed and the gangs turn on each other. Co-written by action film director Jonathan Demme and distributed by Roger Corman's New World Pictures.
C.C. AND COMPANY-- Motorcycle mechanic joins an outlaw biker gang but refuses to participate in the mayhem they create.
EVEL KNIEVEL-- Shows Knievel's metamorphosis from small town lawbreaker to stunt motorcyclist. A desire to continuously top himself often left this daredevil in traction with multiple bone fractures.
STEAL WHEELS-- Biker tracks his wife's killer through Florida's rural backroads. The manhunt comes to a shocking climax.
WILD RIDES 4 Movie Pack (also from BCI / Eclipse) is another built-for-speed collection.
BRENTWOOD's 4-fers are nicely priced movie bundles. Video and sound quality of these digitally unrestored public domain films is generally fine. Discs are dual-side recorded.
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Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.
(4.4) Angels Hard as They Come (1971) - Scott Glenn/Gary Busey/Charles Dierkop
(3.6) C.C. and Company (1970) - Joe Namath/Ann-Margret/William Smith/Jennifer Billingsley
(4.8) Evil Knievel (1971) - George Hamilton/Sue Lyon/Rod Cameron/Dub Taylor
(???) Steal Wheels (2000) - Gregg Giacobbe/Rodger Loper/Tim Stone/James Burkey/Lisa Smith"