Two LSD-fueled bikers crash suburbia for a home invasion party that spirals into shotgun mayhem.
THE TAKERS
...holding women at their mercy - helpless to resist!
After a breakfast of LSD and hitchhikers, The Takers--two berserk bikers--decide to go upscale when they spot suburban housewife Laura and bachelorette Barbi, follow them to Laura's home, and invite themselves in: "We're gonna have us a party with some educated social-type broads!" And party they do until Laura's hubbie (director Carl Monson) unexpectedly shows up to settle things with some shotgun vengeance and... well, one of the goofiest, most startling endings of any motion picture!
Proof that a home invasion rarely ends with tea and biscuits.
If your idea of a wild Saturday is bikers on acid, a home invasion in progress, and a shotgun-wielding suburbanite, The Takers is your kind of party. Carl Monson directs and even storms in as Laura’s husband, delivering an ending that's as bonkers as its premise. Not for the faint of heart—or the squeamish suburbanite.
— SassyFlix Programmer
The Takers is a 1971 American action thriller directed by Carl Monson about two drugged-out bikers who invade a suburban home, holding its residents hostage until violence erupts.
Why Cult
It all starts with two bikers tripping on LSD, setting a deliriously unpredictable tone from the very first scene.
Watch as the bikers target unsuspecting suburbanites Laura and Barbi, turning a quiet home into the site of their twisted party.
Carl Monson directs and storms into his own film as Laura’s husband, bringing a shotgun and a dose of retribution.
The ending is notorious for being one of the goofiest and most startling in motion picture history.
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Questions from the Vault
What is The Takers about? +
The Takers follows two LSD-addled bikers who crash a suburban home, torment its female residents, and face off with a vengeful husband.
When was The Takers released? +
The Takers was released in 1971.
Who directed The Takers? +
The Takers was directed by Carl Monson.
How long is The Takers? +
The Takers runs for 81 minutes.
What genre is The Takers? +
The Takers is an action thriller.
Where can I watch The Takers? +
The Takers is available to watch on SassyFlix.
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