ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME

Long John, Juicer, and Monk are members of a motorcycle gang, The Angels. When one of their drug deals is cancelled, members of another motorcycle gang, The Dragons, invite them to the ghost town of Lost Cause, where some hippies have started a commune. General, leader of the Dragons, challenges Long John to a race and loses. Long John then meets the hippie Astrid, to whom he is attracted. She says their leaders, Vicki and Henry, are unhappy with the Dragons.

That night, several drunk Dragons attempt to gang-rape Astrid. The Angels intervene, and one of the Dragons stabs Astrid to death. The Dragons blame Long John, accusing him of trying to kill General. The next day, the Dragons tie up the Angels and attempt to kill them. Long John frees Monk, who escapes. Monk runs out of gas in the desert, is chased by a racist on a dune buggy, and eventually steals a camper.

The hippies drug the Dragons' food and help Long John and Juicer escape. Monk finally reaches the home of Cloud, the drug dealer whom the Angels were to have met at the film's start. The remainder of the Angels are at Cloud's, and they follow Monk back to Lost Cause. In the morning, General ties Vicki to a pole and threatens to burn her alive if the hippies don't turn over Long John and Juicer. Henry attempts to kill General with a knife. General takes it from him and realizes the knife belongs to a fellow Dragon, Axe. General now realizes Axe tried to kill him during the rape of Astrid, and kills Axe.

The Angels finally arrive in town, kill all the Dragons, and rescue Long John and Juicer. Everyone leaves town, the bikers and hippies going their separate ways.

The Angels return to Lost Cause, kill all the Dragons, and rescue their own. The bikers and hippies then go their separate ways, each leaving the ghost town behind.

The film ends with violent retribution as the Angels settle the score with the Dragons, culminating in a bloody showdown. This conclusive split reflects the film’s cynicism: even among outsiders, unity gives way to violence and survival instinct, leaving the battered ghost town as the only constant.