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Bikers, booze, and karate collide on South Florida’s sleazy streets.

DEVIL RIDER!

1970 · 1h 15m · R · Action / Drama · IMDB TMDB

A young rebellious girl hooks up with a biker gang. Her mother hires a private detective to find her and bring her back. The detective goes undercover as a biker to search for her.

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What is Devil Rider! about?

Devil Rider! is a 1970 American action drama film directed by Brad F. Grinter about a young woman who goes missing in South Florida’s biker underworld, prompting a private investigator and a karate expert to search for her.

Synopsis

Young Kathy Holiday goes missing and her father sends a P.I. to track her down in South Florida’s sleazy streets. Her older sister, Penny, had disappeared there some years before on her 18th birthday. Both girls run astray of lowlife bikers. Penny is gang raped and tricked out into prostitution. Lucky for Kathy and the P.I. that her ex-beau is a karate-chopping superstar or who knows how things would turn out?

“Penny. It takes hundred to make a dollar. But a hundred dollars can’t make Penny.”

Centered in the film is Penny’s interview with the detective, recalling her boozy life and her societal downfall. Penny, played by Janice Kerr, is awesome with some camped up dialogue delivered with almost Dreamlander emphasis.

“Down here the word is 'hooker', spelled W-H-O-R-E”

The film’s core and greatest strength is Penny and her story. Camp, but compelling, the Penny sequence shifts the film from its more meager qualities.
Details & Specs
Director
Brad F. Grinter
Writers
Carol McGowan, Brad F. Grinter, Gil Ward
Release
1970
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
English
Genres
Action, Drama
Also Known As
Master's Revenge

Why Cult

Bikersploitation Mayhem

Dive headfirst into the gritty world of outlaw bikers, sleazy bars, and street-level drama set against the sun-baked backdrop of South Florida.

Karate Action Twist

This isn’t your average biker flick—a karate-chopping ex-beau joins the fray, bringing martial arts action to the grindhouse formula.

Campy Dialogue

Penny’s boozy, over-the-top interview scenes serve up memorable camp with lines like, “It takes hundred to make a dollar. But a hundred dollars can’t make Penny.”

Questions from the Vault

What is Devil Rider! about? +

Devil Rider! follows a private investigator searching for a missing young woman in South Florida’s biker underworld, aided by a karate expert ex-boyfriend.

Who directed Devil Rider!? +

Devil Rider! was directed by Brad F. Grinter.

How long is Devil Rider!? +

Devil Rider! has a runtime of 75 minutes.

What genre is Devil Rider!? +

Devil Rider! is an action and drama film with a bikersploitation edge.

Where can I watch Devil Rider!? +

Devil Rider! is available to stream on SassyFlix.

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