The Choppers

The Choppers is a 1961 American hot rod film directed by Leigh Jason.

The Choppers
Directed byLeigh Jason
Produced byM.B. Collins (associate producer)
Arch Hall Sr. (producer)
Written byArch Hall Sr. (writer)
StarringSee below
Music byAl Pellegrini
CinematographyClark Ramsey
Edited byJack Ogilvie
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot summary

A gang of teenage greasers terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. Teensploitation flick[1] is about teens that come from broken homes and dysfunctional families. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.

Cast

  • Arch Hall Jr. as Jack "Cruiser" Bryan
  • Robert Paget as Torch Lester
  • Burr Middleton as Tony "The Snooper" Panilli
  • Rex Holman as Flip Johnson
  • Chuck Barnes as Ben Shore
  • Tom Brown as Tom Hart
  • Marianne Gaba as Liz
  • William Shaw as Police Lt. Frank Fleming
  • Bruno VeSota as Moose McGill
  • Britt Wood as Cowboy Boggs
  • Dee Gee Green as Gypsy
  • Richard Cowl as Mr. Lester - Torch's father
  • Patrick Hawley as Officer Jenks

Soundtrack

  • Arch Hall Jr. - "Monkey in My Hatband" (Music and lyrics by Arch Hall Jr.)
  • Arch Hall Jr. - "Konga Joe" (Music and lyrics by Arch Hall Jr.)
  • Arch Hall Jr. - "Up the Creek"

References

  1. "The Choppers". www.grindhousedatabase.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.


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