Hells Chosen Few

Obscure, grade-z biker pic with an unknown cast of amateurs that basically never acted in anything other than more obscure, grade-z biker pics. As a regular movie it's an agonizing, endless 92 minutes of dreary sets and people choking on their lines, but how is it as a biker pic, which is the main reason why anyone would seek this obscurity out in the 21st century? Meh. The bikers are suitably greasy and sleazy, although they're nowhere near fat enough for my biker movie tastes, and they do go through the usual biker movie machinations of fighting, drinking and womanizing, but it's just so sloppy and drab I found it hard to even enjoy those moments. Worth it for completists or those looking for Ed Wood-type laughs, but otherwise, hoo boy.

When a man named "Willie Grady" (Gary Kent) gets arrested and framed for a murder he did not commit, his estranged brother "Joe Grady" (Jody Daniels) goes to the small town where he is being held pending trial and attempts to conduct his own investigation. However, in order to get answers, he reluctantly decides to join his brother's motorcycle gang known as "Hells Chosen Few" and that requires a major adjustment on his part as the bikers aren't exactly the most trusting people around. He also has to deal with a corrupt sheriff named "Dan Harris" (Joe Folino) whose daughter supposedly witnessed the murder but isn't allowed to talk to anyone about it--and the reason hits very close to home. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a basic biker movie which had a decent enough plot but suffered from poor acting and an even worse script. As a matter of fact, about the only good thing worth mentioning was the presence of Kelly Ross (as "Sharon") who clearly stood out in every scene she was in. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to carry this movie all by herself and because of that I have rated this film accordingly. Slightly below average.

For genre enthusiasts looking for beer-and-sweat perfumed trash entertainment, Hell's Chosen Few is an option to be considered. David L. Hewitt, who is generally known for his grade Z scifi films, takes a trip into the world of outlaw biker cinema, and the result is mostly on par with other extremely low budget pleasures such as Brad F. Grinter's 'Devil Rider!', and in fact does its humble job so competently that we can't be too critical of its...well, artistic shortcomings.

The most essential feature of any biker film, drunken party sequences, are all there, taking a pretty hefty chunk of the running time, but accompanied by jukebox music just groovy enough for you to just sit there and take it all in, occasionally wondering whether that plot about saving a framed biker from the clutches of a wife-beating sheriff has been completely forgotten about. Action on the motorcycles themselves, however, is sadly absent.

The main character of the film is a Vietnam vet who joins Hell's Chosen Few with hopes of getting his innocent biker brother out of trouble, but soon finds himself more compelled to drink beers and hang out with his new girlfriend than to do anything that would help his wrongly accused family member, so not much else than debauchery and arguing with law enforcement takes place until the very end of the picture, where we are treated to an amusing, ironic ending. A worthwhile biker film!