3/10
Why not to ride a broken down bus in the desert
4 December 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Another movie released as part of the Drive-In Cult Classics Collection. This movie involves 2 brothers motorcycling through the southwest who come upon a bus load of girls on a summer trip with a teacher. At the outset, one of the brothers name Pete (Robert Porter) seems somewhat normal. His brother Al (Zalman King), however, is somewhat crazy and apparently had already spent some time in prison. They ride with a third biker Jay (Robert Gribbin) who had stopped to help Pete fix a flat.

The trio of bikers meet up with the bus which has broken down in the desert. Al only has one thing on his mind and that is scoring with the girls. We know he has already killed a garage mechanic. Miss Tenny (Brenda Gogarty) is the teacher traveling with the girls and feels it is her responsibility to protect them as Al gets aggressive. When the bus driver tries to stop Al from harassing the girls, Al and Pete chase him down on their motorcycles and kill him. Al quickly realizes that he can't leave any witnesses around.

Al (who later did some writing, directing and producing for the Red Shoes Diaries), carries the movie as we try to anticipate his next move. But overall, the movie is slow moving with two of the girls not really saying much throughout the movie. Even Pete is disappointing as he gets drunk and just sits around. At the end, Jay tries to be a hero but he needs the help of Miss Tenny to finish off their tormentors.
2 out of 4 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed