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"Hell Ride" is the latest
movie directed by Larry Bishop, starring Larry Bishop, Eric Balfour, Dennis
Hopper and Michael Madsen. Bishop starred in multiple biker films three
decades ago. The movie was produced by Quentin Tarantino.
Bishop himself plays Pistolero, president of the Victors
biker gang. He initiates the plan to go and revenge Cherokee Kisum (Julia
Jones) who had been murdered in a brutal event that took place 30 years
earlier. Actually the whole film is about Pistolero and his two buddies, The
Gent, played by Michael Madsen and Comanche,
played by Eric Balfour who are riding through America to get their hands on the
rival gang, the 666s, responsible for Cherokee Kisum’s death. Among his old
enemies we can find Vinnie Jones as well.
The two gangs both seek to have advantage in front of their
rival. So they travel dusty roads throughout the U.S.A where they encounter
strange characters, many of them naked women who are likely not to be
trustworthy.
Bishop's acting career sadly ran out of gas in the early
80s. Larry powerfully returned in the mid 90s by writing the script for the
black comedy "Underworld;" he also plays an important part in this
film. Bishop then wrote, directed, co-produced and co-starred in "Mad Dog
Time." Bishop continued with strip club owner Larry Gomez in "Kill
Bill: Vol. 2."
Dennis Hopper is giving a very good performance in this
movie, but one man can’t save them all. In 1997 Hopper was awarded the
distinction of appearing 87th in Empire Magazine's list of "The Top 100
Movie Stars of All Time."
"Hell Ride" is above all a homage to 60s biker
cinema. The movie opens Friday.
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