Die Hyänen (1985)
37KDie Hyänen: Directed by Simon Nuchtern. With George Kennedy, Richard Lynch, Karen Black, Claudia Udy. A vicious biker gang is intent on destroying a small town in Arizona. A war veteran visiting an old friend and a few locals with nothing to lose go to war with the gang’s ruthless leader.
“u0026quot;Savage Dawnu0026quot; is a major disappointment and I canu0026#39;t possibly recommend it. But of course, youu0026#39;ll ignore this statement, as well as the low rating, and watch it whenever you have the change. And I donu0026#39;t blame you; – I would to. Everything about u0026quot;Savage Dawnu0026quot; just seems so damn cool! Itu0026#39;s biker-exploitation from the mid-80s, with a terrific small-town setting and a downright phenomenal ensemble cast, so how can it possibly be bad, for crying out loud? Well, in all honesty, I donu0026#39;t understand myself. In spite of the enormous potential and all the right ingredients present, Simon Nuchternu0026#39;s film is an underwhelming and incompetent mess. The director somehow continuously undercuts the pacing himself, Lance Henriksenu0026#39;s tough-guy character is made out overly and unnecessarily enigmatic, most of the iconic B-movie stars are sadly wasted, the action u0026amp; violence footage is dull and – quite frankly – the symbolical u0026quot;hellu0026quot; never breaks loose. Henriksen is supposed to be a former Green Beret. George Kennedy, his old and crippled buddy, manufactures rocket launchers in his basement. Richard Lynch is a priest but primarily a sexual deviant. Karen Black is a treacherous tramp. The townu0026#39;s deputy is a bare-chested cage fighter and has a dwarf as sidekick. What a wonderfully twisted range of characters, and these are just the townspeople, mind you! How can a film, in which people are run over by tanks and blown off their bikes by missiles, be so tedious? Cult/exploitation fanatics can only get frustrated by this type of films.”
