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Judging by the title, one might think this movie is some kind of a zany or raunchy "National Lampoon" type of film. Instead, what we got here is a good ol' rape/abduction/revenge flick. Before the nightmare begins, let's go back to the calm before the storm.
Judging by the title, one might think this movie is some kind of a zany or raunchy "National Lampoon" type of film. Instead, what we got here is a good ol' rape/abduction/revenge flick. Before the nightmare begins, let's go back to the calm before the storm.
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As the opening credits play out over some New Mexico scenery that has a schoolbus traveling through the majestic landscape, it's all smiles and giggles inside the schoolbus as four young girls, accompanied by their teacher, Miss Tenny (Brenda Fogarty) who are all on their way for what's presumed to be an educational camping trip in some Navajo Ruins. Not far from the bus lies two jailbird biker brothers, Pete (Robert Porter) and Alan (Zalman King), the shot-caller of the duo. It appears that Pete's motorcycle has a flat tire, but he's bailed out by a traveling biker, Jay (Robert Gribbin). After the fixing is done, Jay decides to roll with the brothers to whatever destination they have in mind. Contact is made between the bikers and the schoolgirls at a gas station and it's clear that Jay is the one who has friendly and neutral feelings towards the group of gals. The biker bros (Especially Alan) have different ideas. And we already know what Alan is capable of after he kills the old gas station attendent after being disrespected by the old miser. The schoolbus later breaks down (Uh-oh!) and guess who happens to stop by? Pete (Who says he has driven through this land before) comes up with the idea to tow the bus to a farm which has a gas pump for the bus. The school-gang agrees to the idea. Bad move. Though there is a farm house in the remote area, it appears to be abandoned. This allows Alan to completely evolve into a 100% psycho with rape and murder on his mind. Completely out of transportation plans to escape, the girls are held captive and, with the help of Jay, will try their hardest to survive this one.
As the opening credits play out over some New Mexico scenery that has a schoolbus traveling through the majestic landscape, it's all smiles and giggles inside the schoolbus as four young girls, accompanied by their teacher, Miss Tenny (Brenda Fogarty) who are all on their way for what's presumed to be an educational camping trip in some Navajo Ruins. Not far from the bus lies two jailbird biker brothers, Pete (Robert Porter) and Alan (Zalman King), the shot-caller of the duo. It appears that Pete's motorcycle has a flat tire, but he's bailed out by a traveling biker, Jay (Robert Gribbin). After the fixing is done, Jay decides to roll with the brothers to whatever destination they have in mind. Contact is made between the bikers and the schoolgirls at a gas station and it's clear that Jay is the one who has friendly and neutral feelings towards the group of gals. The biker bros (especially Alan) have different ideas. And we already know what Alan is capable of after he kills the old gas station attendant after being disrespected by the old miser. The schoolbus later breaks down (Uh-oh!) and guess who happens to stop by? Pete (who says he has driven through this land before) comes up with the idea to tow the bus to a farm which has a gas pump for the bus. The school-gang agrees to the idea. Bad move. Though there is a farm house in the remote area, it appears to be abandoned. This allows Alan to completely evolve into a 100% psycho with rape and murder on his mind. Completely out of transportation plans to escape, the girls are held captive and, with the help of Jay, will try their hardest to survive this one.


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Running at 91 minutes (Including an encore of credits) I was amazed at how fast this one went by. Considering that a majority of other films that I've seen released by Crown International tend to have zero energy and originality, it was a relief to finally have a breath of fresh air with this one. But again, even though this is just a simple abduction/revenge flick, there's no way one can be bored with it. Zalman King's performance might have a lot to do with that. Delivering one of the more interesting turns as a baddie you'll likely see from this era. It's like he has three levels of wickedness as the movie goes on. When we first see him (When he spends the early half wearing those bug-eyed sunglasses) he comes off as an untrustworthy insect who rarely speaks. Once the glasses come off, he displays some sort of slurred, hung-over behavior. Then in the end when, he's entered his third stage which has him becoming a raving lunatic who hums an eerie tune after killing someone. It's certainly one of the more unique interpretations of a rapist/killer I've seen in exploitation land. There's only just a few things that I would have done differently, but they're quite minor. One involves a foot chase which could have been shortened and the other is that the big showdown in the end should have been more extended. It ends way too abruptly. Other than that, the movie manages to be very worthwhile. Along with a catchy music score, It contains that type of acting,dialogue,filming techniques that can only be found in the quintessential slices of vintage, basic Drive-In/Grindhouse cinema. I was glad to have enjoyed this one.  
Running at 91 minutes (including an encore of credits) I was amazed at how fast this one went by. Considering that a majority of other films that I've seen released by Crown International tend to have zero energy and originality, it was a relief to finally have a breath of fresh air with this one. But again, even though this is just a simple abduction/revenge flick, there's no way one can be bored with it. Zalman King's performance might have a lot to do with that. Delivering one of the more interesting turns as a baddie you'll likely see from this era. It's like he has three levels of wickedness as the movie goes on. When we first see him (he spends the early half wearing those bug-eyed sunglasses) he comes off as an untrustworthy insect who rarely speaks. Once the glasses come off, he displays some sort of slurred, hung-over behavior. Then in the end when, he's entered his third stage which has him becoming a raving lunatic who hums an eerie tune after killing someone. It's certainly one of the more unique interpretations of a rapist/killer I've seen in exploitation land. There's only just a few things that I would have done differently, but they're quite minor. One involves a foot chase which could have been shortened and the other is that the big showdown in the end should have been more extended. It ends way too abruptly. Other than that, the movie manages to be very worthwhile. Along with a catchy music score, It contains that type of acting, dialogue, filming techniques that can only be found in the quintessential slices of vintage, basic Drive-In/Grindhouse cinema. I was glad to have enjoyed this one.  


''' Reviewed by [[User:Laydback|Laydback]]'''
''' Reviewed by [[User:Laydback|Laydback]]'''


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Judging by the title, one might think this movie is some kind of a zany or raunchy "National Lampoon" type of film. Instead, what we got here is a good ol' rape/abduction/revenge flick. Before the nightmare begins, let's go back to the calm before the storm.

Trip Tea1.JPG Trip Tea2.JPG

As the opening credits play out over some New Mexico scenery that has a schoolbus traveling through the majestic landscape, it's all smiles and giggles inside the schoolbus as four young girls, accompanied by their teacher, Miss Tenny (Brenda Fogarty) who are all on their way for what's presumed to be an educational camping trip in some Navajo Ruins. Not far from the bus lies two jailbird biker brothers, Pete (Robert Porter) and Alan (Zalman King), the shot-caller of the duo. It appears that Pete's motorcycle has a flat tire, but he's bailed out by a traveling biker, Jay (Robert Gribbin). After the fixing is done, Jay decides to roll with the brothers to whatever destination they have in mind. Contact is made between the bikers and the schoolgirls at a gas station and it's clear that Jay is the one who has friendly and neutral feelings towards the group of gals. The biker bros (especially Alan) have different ideas. And we already know what Alan is capable of after he kills the old gas station attendant after being disrespected by the old miser. The schoolbus later breaks down (Uh-oh!) and guess who happens to stop by? Pete (who says he has driven through this land before) comes up with the idea to tow the bus to a farm which has a gas pump for the bus. The school-gang agrees to the idea. Bad move. Though there is a farm house in the remote area, it appears to be abandoned. This allows Alan to completely evolve into a 100% psycho with rape and murder on his mind. Completely out of transportation plans to escape, the girls are held captive and, with the help of Jay, will try their hardest to survive this one.

Trip Tea3.JPG Trip Tea4.JPG

Running at 91 minutes (including an encore of credits) I was amazed at how fast this one went by. Considering that a majority of other films that I've seen released by Crown International tend to have zero energy and originality, it was a relief to finally have a breath of fresh air with this one. But again, even though this is just a simple abduction/revenge flick, there's no way one can be bored with it. Zalman King's performance might have a lot to do with that. Delivering one of the more interesting turns as a baddie you'll likely see from this era. It's like he has three levels of wickedness as the movie goes on. When we first see him (he spends the early half wearing those bug-eyed sunglasses) he comes off as an untrustworthy insect who rarely speaks. Once the glasses come off, he displays some sort of slurred, hung-over behavior. Then in the end when, he's entered his third stage which has him becoming a raving lunatic who hums an eerie tune after killing someone. It's certainly one of the more unique interpretations of a rapist/killer I've seen in exploitation land. There's only just a few things that I would have done differently, but they're quite minor. One involves a foot chase which could have been shortened and the other is that the big showdown in the end should have been more extended. It ends way too abruptly. Other than that, the movie manages to be very worthwhile. Along with a catchy music score, It contains that type of acting, dialogue, filming techniques that can only be found in the quintessential slices of vintage, basic Drive-In/Grindhouse cinema. I was glad to have enjoyed this one.

Reviewed by Laydback

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