Vinegar Syndrome Archive

Killers on Wheels

Name: Killers on Wheels
Brand: Vinegar Syndrome Archive
Price: 34.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (81 reviews)

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KILLERS ON WHEELS is part of our Vinegar Syndrome Archive collection, celebrating forgotten cinematic oddities from the video store era. This collection was inspired by our own brick & mortar video stores.

Unique to this line, each numbered limited edition release will come fitted in a specially designed, bottom loading VHS inspired slipcase, while also including a double-sided poster.

These releases will ONLY be available on our website and at participating indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. This spot gloss slipcase edition is strictly limited to 5,000 units and includes a 40-page perfect bound book. This release may (but probably not) be followed by a standard edition in the future.

Description

A weekend pleasure trip to an isolated island off Hong Kong turns into hell on wheels (and sand) when a wild, unruly motorcycle gang winds up on the same ferry as Carrie and her guests Mei-Chuan and Chien-Chung. Landing on the island, where Carrie's boyfriend Sze Wei welcomes them to his father's lush waterfront villa, the bikers then commence to party, carouse, and race their Yamahas on the beach. Once a few of them hassle Carrie, and Sze Wei confronts them with a harpoon gun, inevitable tensions start to boil. With any police a day or so away, vandalism and cruel pranks soon turn into violent retribution, and suddenly, far worse. Who'll remain alive when all the dust settles?

It took 1970s Shaw ingenuity to update the delinquent biker movie template into a brutal genre hybrid reinforced with a stiff dose of Straw Dogs, and director Chih-Hung Kuei (Corpse Mania, The Boxer's Omen) was just the man for the job. Boasting a broad array of action stunts, casual sleaze, and a steadily escalating level of wanton destruction, this shocker boasts a screenplay by the prolific On Szeto (Killer Constable), and stars Yun Ling (Death Duel), Terry Liu (The Killer Snakes), and Danny Lee (City on Fire). Vinegar Syndrome Archive is revved and ready to bring you the Blu-ray premiere of this exploitation gem, newly scanned in 2K from its 35mm original camera negative.

Details

Director(s): Chih-Hung Kuei

Starring: Yun Ling, Terry Liu, Danny Lee, San Chiang, Wen-Wei Lin, Sung-Ling Li

Release Year: 1976

Runtime: 103 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 2.35:1

Language(s): Mandarin, ENG- English

Sound: Mono

Subtitles: English

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: Region A Blu-ray

Restoration: Newly scanned and restored in 2K from its 35mm original camera negative

Packaging Artist(s): Haunt Love

Genre: Exploitation, Action

SKU: VSA-063

Bonus Content

Commentary track with martial arts film expert Frank Djeng
"Killers on Wheels and the Biker Exploitation Film" (14 min) - a video essay by author and film historian Samm Deighan
Killers On Wheels Location Video by CFK
Killers On Wheels Location Video by CFK: Behind-the-Scenes
Still gallery
Reversible sleeve artwork

Trailers / Videos

Label Bio

The Vinegar Syndrome Archive sub-label celebrates forgotten cinematic oddities from the video store era. This collection was inspired by our own brick & mortar video stores, with locations in Bridgeport, CT, Denver, CO, Pittsburgh, PA, Minneapolis, MN, and Toronto, ON!