A desert field trip derails into terror when bikers crash the lesson plan.
TRIP WITH THE TEACHER
How far should a teacher go to protect her students?
A high-school field trip takes a nightmarish turn when the students' bus breaks down and thugs come to their aid.
Proof that some field trips really are hell on wheels.
Class is in session, but the curriculum is pure exploitation: stranded in the desert, a teacher and her students get an education in survival from some seriously unhinged bikers. Zalman King stirs up trouble as ringleader Al, making this field trip a crash course in drive-in dread.
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Trip with the Teacher is a 1975 American crime, drama, horror, and thriller film directed by Earl Barton about a female teacher and her class who are terrorized by a gang of bikers after their bus breaks down in the desert.
Synopsis
Why Cult
The barren desert setting transforms an innocent field trip into a claustrophobic fight for survival.
Zalman King leads a gang of menacing bikers who turn up the tension and terror for the stranded students.
This film dives headlong into the exploitation genre with a raw, unsettling take on the rape and revenge motif.
A female teacher and her students must rely on each other to survive, bringing a tense dynamic to the classic exploitation formula.
Questions from the Vault
What is Trip with the Teacher about? +
Trip with the Teacher follows a female teacher and her class of students whose desert field trip descends into horror when a gang of bikers terrorizes them after their bus breaks down.
Who directed Trip with the Teacher? +
Trip with the Teacher was directed by Earl Barton.
How long is Trip with the Teacher? +
Trip with the Teacher has a runtime of 91 minutes.
What genre is Trip with the Teacher? +
Trip with the Teacher is a crime, drama, horror, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Trip with the Teacher? +
Trip with the Teacher is available to stream on SassyFlix.