1973·Crime·1h 54m
7.1
★
A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert.
Directed by James William Guercio
arizona
rifle
gunfight
gunshot
good cop bad cop
homicide detective
highway patrol
motorcycle chase
unstable cop
motorcycle cop
homicide investigation
southwest desert
corrupt cop
cop shoots cop
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Cast
Robert Blake
John Wintergreen
Billy Green Bush
Zipper
Jeannine Riley
Jolene
Elisha Cook Jr.
Willie
Royal Dano
Coroner
Mitchell Ryan
Harve Poole
Hawk Wolinski
VW Bus Driver
Peter Cetera
Bob Zemko
Terry Kath
Killer
Lee Loughnane
Pig Man
Walter Parazaider
Loose Lips
Susan Forristal
Ice Cream Girl
Crew
James William Guercio
Director
Robert Boris
Screenplay
James William Guercio
Original Music Composer
Conrad Hall
Director of Photography
James William Guercio
Producer
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Robert Boris
Story
Bill Hickman
Second Unit Director
Richard A. Kelley
Second Unit Director of Photography
Bud Ekins
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
MechaniChris
6.0★ · 08/18/25
Man, 70’s movies would just end that way, huh?
Man, 70’s movies would just end that way, huh?
Jacob Paddison
8.0★ · 06/22/25
The most clearcut entry into the *Las Venturas canon yet, this is Electra Glide in Blue* and it's a damn nihilistic one. The Western turned on its head — where bikes replace horses, hippies replace outlaws, and idealism is snuffed out at every junction. One of those ones where the final shot literally makes the film — everything before it was setting up for the cruel one-two gut punch-line. It's not a comedy or in anyway experimental or surreal, but this has to be one of the most offbeat films I've seen. Almost every scene feels off to some degree as if something is just beneath the surface ready to burst (and in some sequences it does break on through to the other side). Unconventionally inexplicable in an inordinately unexplainable manner.
The most clearcut entry into the *Las Venturas canon yet, this is Electra Glide in Blue* and it's a damn nihilistic one. The Western turned on its head — where bikes replace horses, hippies replace outlaws, and idealism is snuffed out at every junction. One of those ones where the final shot literally makes the film — everything before it was setting up for the cruel one-two gut punch-line. It's not a comedy or in anyway experimental or surreal, but this has to be one of the most offbeat films I've seen. Almost every scene feels off to some degree as if something is just beneath the surface ready to burst (and in some sequences it does break on through to the other side). Unconventionally inexplicable in an inordinately unexplainable manner.
Trizzo
5.3★ · 05/18/25
Slow burn 70s cop caper with a surprising amount of heart. Pretty mediocre movie. Nothing much stood out to me except for that gorgeous final shot.
Title card rating: 5/10
Title card rating: 5/10
Slow burn 70s cop caper with a surprising amount of heart. Pretty mediocre movie. Nothing much stood out to me except for that gorgeous final shot.
Title card rating: 5/10
Title card rating: 5/10
The
8.0★ · 01/08/23
Really interesting inversion of Easy Rider that’s just as shaggy but a touch meaner and with a little more plot.
Really interesting inversion of Easy Rider that’s just as shaggy but a touch meaner and with a little more plot.
Cestlameremichel
7.0★ · 06/01/26