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When a murder-for-hire spirals, a businessman, a psychopath, and bikers collide in grim abduction.

SAVAGE ABDUCTION

Capture nice young girls.

1973 · 1h 22m · R · Horror / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

A serial killer murders a businessman's wife, then blackmails the man into procuring young girls for him to murder. The businessman hires a gang of renegade motor-cyclists to kidnap girls for him.

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What is Savage Abduction about?

Savage Abduction is a 1973 American horror-thriller film directed by John Lawrence about a businessman who hires a psychopath to murder his wife, only to be blackmailed into procuring young girls for the killer through a violent biker gang.

Programmer's Pick

Savage Abduction doesn’t just flirt with the darker corners of exploitation—it drags you through them, kicking and screaming. Between the conniving businessman, the unhinged killer, and a biker gang with zero scruples, this is pure bikersploitation with a side of blackmail and brutality.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

A bleak journey into exploitation territory, Savage Abduction follows a desperate businessman who hires a psychopath to murder his wife. But his scheme spirals out of control when the killer uses the completed crime as leverage, blackmailing the businessman into supplying him with new victims. Cornered and increasingly frantic, the businessman brokers a deal with a ruthless motorcycle gang to kidnap two young girls, setting off a chain of violence and terror. The film pulls no punches in its depiction of criminal desperation, moral decay, and the grim mechanics of murder-for-hire, all against the backdrop of 1970s American grindhouse cinema.

Details & Specs

Director
John Lawrence
Writer
John Lawrence
Release
1973
Runtime
1h 22m
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Also Known As
The Bloody Slaying of Sarah Ridelander, Original title: Cycle Psycho

Why This Matters

This 1973 action thriller exploitation film was written and directed by John Lawrence and is notable for its distribution by Troma Entertainment, a company known for its role in cult and exploitation cinema.
— SassyFlix Curator

Cast & Crew

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Director: John Lawrence Writer: John Lawrence
TD Tom Drake Dick Ridelander SO Steve Oliver Chelsea Miller Joe Turkel Joe Turkel Harry Sean Kenney Sean Kenney Romeo AT Amy Thomson Lorie TG Tanis Gallik Jenny Madison KV Kitty Vallacher Faye BB Bill Barney Irish PD Peter Dane Stafford Repp Stafford Repp

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Why Cult

Bikersploitation Chaos

A violent motorcycle gang becomes a key player in this sordid tale of kidnapping and murder-for-hire.

Blackmail Twist

The film pivots after the initial murder, with the killer turning the tables and forcing the businessman into a horrific scheme.

Psychotronic Flavor

Embracing its independent and psychotronic roots, the film delivers a raw, unvarnished look at violence and exploitation.

Women in Danger

Bound and gagged victims and the threat of serial murder make the stakes starkly real and deeply unsettling.

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Threat File

Trigger

Businessman hires a psychopath to murder his wife

Threat

Psychopath and biker gang committing abductions and murders

Effect

Women kidnapped, tortured, and killed

Setting

American underworld

Questions from the Vault

When was Savage Abduction released? +

Savage Abduction was released in 1973.

Who directed Savage Abduction? +

Savage Abduction was directed by John Lawrence.

How long is Savage Abduction? +

Savage Abduction has a runtime of 82 minutes.

What genre is Savage Abduction? +

Savage Abduction is a horror-thriller.

Where can I watch Savage Abduction? +

Savage Abduction is available to stream on SassyFlix.

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