My review was written in July 1987 after watching the film on Charter Entertainment video cassette.
"The Danger Zone" is an unpretentious actioner that conjures up delights of the nonsensical biker pics that filled drive-ins nationwide two decades ago. Alas, most drive-ins are gone and those remaining play the same films as indoors, so this serviceable entry becomes merely home video fodder domestically.
Functional plotline puts a band of ornery bikers led by Reaper (Robert Canada) against a stranded group of six pretty femme singers, whose car has broken down en route to a "Celebrity Exposure" tv talent show competition being held in Las Vegas. The bikers and their molls terrorize the gals until they are saved by a combination of their own wits, a friendly prospector (Rick Nightingale) and an undercover narc who has infiltrated the gang (Jason Williams).
Blessed with a flavorful songs score, low-budgeter plays off smoothly with solid acting, especially a chilling psycho turn bby Robert Canada as Reaper which ecalls the youthful nasties esayed long ago by John Davis Chandler and Arch Hall Jr. Filmmaker/co-star Williams, best-known for his title role in "Flesh Gordon", is fun adopting the tough guy readings of a Clint Eastwood. The girls, especially wet T-shirt prone Suzanne Tara, are easy on the eye.
"The Danger Zone" is an unpretentious actioner that conjures up delights of the nonsensical biker pics that filled drive-ins nationwide two decades ago. Alas, most drive-ins are gone and those remaining play the same films as indoors, so this serviceable entry becomes merely home video fodder domestically.
Functional plotline puts a band of ornery bikers led by Reaper (Robert Canada) against a stranded group of six pretty femme singers, whose car has broken down en route to a "Celebrity Exposure" tv talent show competition being held in Las Vegas. The bikers and their molls terrorize the gals until they are saved by a combination of their own wits, a friendly prospector (Rick Nightingale) and an undercover narc who has infiltrated the gang (Jason Williams).
Blessed with a flavorful songs score, low-budgeter plays off smoothly with solid acting, especially a chilling psycho turn bby Robert Canada as Reaper which ecalls the youthful nasties esayed long ago by John Davis Chandler and Arch Hall Jr. Filmmaker/co-star Williams, best-known for his title role in "Flesh Gordon", is fun adopting the tough guy readings of a Clint Eastwood. The girls, especially wet T-shirt prone Suzanne Tara, are easy on the eye.