In 1971, in an attempt to cash in on the popular biker films and the always popular werewolf themes, director Michel Levesque co-wrote with David M. Kaufman, Werewolves On Wheels. Definitely made for the Drive-In crowds, the film starred; Stephen Oliver (Adam), D.J. Anderson (Helen), Duece Berry (Tarot), Billy Gray (Pill), Gray Johnson (Movie), Barry McGuire (Scarf), Owen Orr (Mouse), Anna Lynn Brown (Shirley) and Severn Darden (One).

The Devil's Advocates are a group of bikers that do what one might expect most bikers in the 60s and 70s to do...they ride around terrorizing fellow travelers and gas station attendants. After a day of more wholesome good fun, the bikers, led by Adam (Stephen Oliver) and his girlfriend Helen (D.J. Anderson), settle in for the night. Soon a group of monks appear and offer the bikers wine and bread, which they all greedily partake of. The leader of the monks, One (Severn Darden), snatches a strand of hair from Adam and later performs a Satanic ritual in which he kills a cat and a little later in the ritual, the monks bring Helen into the festivities and she performs a nude dance with a snake wrapped around her neck. Adam is naturally a little less than pleased when he realizes what's going on and he and some of the bikers crash the little party and beat the monks, snatch Helen and quickly make their way from the area. Adam's friend, Tarot (Duece Berry), has a knack for reading Tarot cards, thus the nickname, feels evil is definitely in the air, especially when some members of the gang start turning up dead, quite often with their throats torn out. Tarot feels it's time to change his lifestyle, but Adam isn't so eager to see his friend leave, but then Adam's been acting a little odd, since they left the monastery and those bite marks appeared on his neck.....

Werewolves On Wheels is presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) and actually looks very good for what had to be a low budget film. Occasional print damage as well as some grain is apparent, but doesn't make viewing difficult at all. English Dolby Digital Mono is offered for the audio along with optional English subtitles. Audio is clear and strong and probably the best aspect for the audio on the disc is the rather good 70s rock score. Some nice bonus features are included on the disc and they are:

-Audio Commentary Track With Director Michel Levesque and Co-Writer David M. Kaufman.

-Theatrical Trailers: Werewolves On Wheels and The Losers

I kind of sit on the fence with those 60s and 70s biker flicks, some work for me while others can't hold my interest, but as a kid, when this was on TV a time or two, I was definitely a fan of this effort. Naturally, when I was young and the first viewing was about to take place on late-night TV, I expected to see furry werewolves on motorcycles with all sorts of mayhem, but while I might have been a little disappointed that the furry bikers were furry humans, I did enjoy the film. I wasn't really sure how this viewing would hold up, as I bet it's easily been 20+ years since I last saw this film, but I'm happy to report, the film is still enjoyable. Not as exploitative as one might expect from a biker film nor as bloody as one might hope for in a horror films, the two genres are nicely combined and overall, the film is entertaining and easy to watch. If you're into biker flicks and horror flicks, then this film might just be up your alley, it's definitely worth a rental and I hope to eventually add this little gem to my collection.

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