It features some beautiful exterior cinematography from Conrad Hall, who wanted the scenery to be reminiscent of John Ford’s western films. This is an excellent forgotten crime drama with a great story that is played and filmed like a modern western. He gets his opportunity when a suicide is determined to be a murder and there is $5,000 missing from the man’s home. The name has to do with the Harley Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle’s that are issued to the Arizona traffic officers and the story deals with one short officer John Wintergreen (Robert Blake), who wants to get transferred to the homicide division. This is by far the best overall movie on this list, with the biker story being from the perspective of the police force and motorcycle unit. “Did you know that me and Alan Ladd were exactly the same height?”.
If you like biker movies, or drive-in movies, then you should check this one out. The soundtrack was actually released on CD in 2003 by Trunk records. There is also an amusing burial scene of the gang leader, where a hippie is singing a song called “Riding Free,” while the dead gang leader is sitting on top of his bike in the grave. The soundtrack by John Cameron is pretty excellent, especially the opening title sequence with the gang riding around a Stonehenge type place. The bikers have a cool look, with the helmet and white visor that makes it look like a skull and crossbones. There are a decent amount of scenes involving the bikes, including one where they go around a shopping center and parking lot. The things that are memorable are the motorcycle scenes, the biker’s look, and the music. The plot, script, and acting are nothing to write home about. The film is a rather hilarious combination of motorcycles, witchcraft, and a splash of 1970’s hippieness. A motorcycle gang called the living dead all commit suicide, so that they can return back as one of the living dead. “Seven Suicides – and they roared back as The Living Dead”.
Psychomania AKA The Death Wheelers (1973)
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