Motor Psycho

Plot

This exploitation film delivers the typically sadistic and fast-paced action expected from cult director Russ Meyer. Alex Rocco stars as veterinarian Corey Maddox, whose wife is raped by a motorcycle gang. The three hoods are led by Brahmin (Stephen Oliver), who was a Section 8 in Vietnam. They kill an old man and terrorize his wife Ruby (Haji) until she gets away and joins up with Maddox. Together, the two of them hunt down the gang. Brahmin shoots one of them himself, Ruby knifes another, and Maddox blows Brahmin to pieces with dynamite during a standoff at an abandoned mine. The rape scenes are brutal, though not explicit, and Meyer (who appears briefly as the local sheriff) leavens the film with enough campy humor to make it inoffensive. It would have been odious in other hands, but Meyer is somehow able to present scenes in the worst possible taste and still leave viewers smiling. He made better films than this one, but it is still superior to most similar efforts of the time. Coleman Francis and George Costello also appear. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Cast

• Steven Oliver - Brahmin
• Haji - Lucy
• Alex Rocco - Cory Maddox
• Holle K. Winters - Gail Maddox
• Joseph Cellini - Dante

Scott Thomas - Slick; Coleman Francis - Harry Bonner; Sharon Lee - Jessica Fannin; George Costello - Doctor; Richard Brummer - Ambulance Driver; Russ Meyer - Sheriff

Credit

Eve Meyer - Associate Producer, George Costello - First Assistant Director, Russ Meyer - Director, Russ Meyer - Editor, Charles Schelling - Editor, Igo Kantor - Composer (Music Score), Bert Shefter - Composer (Music Score), Russ Meyer - Cinematographer, Russ Meyer - Producer, James Griffith - Screen Story, Hal Hopper - Screen Story, Russ Meyer - Screenwriter, William E. Sprague - Screenwriter

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