~PART THREE~ Angels Die Hard   William Smith played in many biker movies, usually as the leader of the "bad" gang. In this one, he finally gets to play the good guy.   But did their battle cry have to be "Kill the pigs"? Hell's Belles About the only thing this flick had going for it was the title. The "gang" all rode oriental dirt bikes! I guess then, as today, the average citizen couldn't tell one motorcycle from another. Beyond the Law   Charlie Sheen stars in this 1992 movie about an undercover cop who joins an arms-dealing biker gang to try to put them behind bars. Michael Madsen costars. Roadside Prophets Bizarre and surreal 1992 road movie about a biker and his unlikely sidekick. On a quest to fulfill a friend's last wish, Joe takes to the desert road on his 1957 Panhead and meets a succession of odd characters, including Sam who begins following Joe, on a quest of his own. The stars are virtually unknown, but check out the cameos at the bottom.   Don't Tell Her It's Me   Guttenberg plays Gus, a fat cartoonist that recently won a battle against cancer and is trying to win Jami Gertz's heart by posing as a bad-to-the-bone New Zealand biker in this 1990 flick. Shelley Long costars as his matchmaking sister. Masters of Menace   Masters of Menace is a biker farce featuring Dan Akroyd, Jim Belushi, John Candy and George Wendt. When one of their bros dies doing a bike stunt, they take him and his coffin cross country to bury him, with beer-induced hijinks resulting. Chrome Soldiers   Gary Busey stars in this drama about three ex-soldiers who go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother. Running Cool   While this movie isn't that bad, it features characters with names like Bone, Bear, Bubba, Sprocket and Meathead and the requisite township up-in-arms against the invading bikers. Born To Ride About the only thing I can tell you about this 1991 movie is that it stars John Stamos.   Cycle Savages The leader of a biker gang takes exception to an artist sketching them, so he makes plans to crush the artist's hands in this 1969 movie. Bruce Dern stars.   Electra Glide in Blue   Robert Blake stars in this 1973 movie about a short Arizona motorcycle cop who gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert. Exterminators of the Year 3000   After a nuclear war turns the earth into a desert. A group of survivors in a cave runs out of water and desperately needs a new supply. The last guy they sent out didn't return. They know where they'll find a well, but it's controlled by a savage gang of motorcyclists. (Italian, 1983)   Hells Angels On Wheels   At first gas station attendant Bobby (Jack Nicholson) is happy when the Hell's Angels finally accept him. But he's shocked when he learns how brutal they are - not even murder is a taboo to them. He gets himself in trouble when the leader's girl falls in love with him and he welcomes her approaches (1967). Knightriders   A traveling troupe of jousters and performers are slowly cracking under the pressure of hick cops, financial troubles and their failure to live up to their own ideals. The group's leader, KingBilly (Ed Harris), is increasingly unable to maintain his warrior's rule and they all have to ask why they were here in the first place (1981). Cute outfit, Ed. Goes good with the bike.   Psychomania   A Gang of young people call themselves the Living Dead and they terrorize the population of their small town. In an agreement with the devil, if they kill themselves firmly believing in it, they will survive and gain eternal life. So following their leader, they all commit suicide one after another, but things don't necessarily turn out as expected...Don't fail to miss it. (1971)   Streets Of Fire   A rock and roll singer is taken captive by a motorcycle gang in a strange world that seems to be a cross of the 1950's and the present or future. Her ex-boyfriend returns to town and to find her missing and goes to her rescue. Willem Defoe, Amy Madigan, Bill Paxton and Rick Moranis star (1984) Teenage Gang Debs   A no-good Manhattan girl (Diane Conti) moves in on a Brooklyn biker gang. Using her obvious charms she gets the leader killed in a fight over her and then takes up with the victor and new head man. Then she starts pushing him to get out onto the streets to mix it with rival gangs. (1966) Viva Knievel   Evel Knievel stars as himself in this 1977 film, also released as "Seconds to Live". Also featured are Gene Kelly, Lauren Hutton, Leslie Nielson, Frank Gifford and Red buttons. Notice this is another pic where the bike image is flopped. Barb Wire   Pamela Anderson is Barb Wire: biker, bounty hunter and nightclub owner in this 1996 flick set in the future. Chrome & Hot Leather   William Smith stars in this 1971 film as a biker who causes two girls to crash their car after they cut him off, and one of the girl's army sergeant brother gets his 'Nam buddies to go after Smith's gang (on Kawasakis). The Hard Ride   This 1971 movie features Robert Fuller as a returning Vietnam vet who fulfills his dead friend's wish for his funeral arrangements and possession of his chopper.