The read
A Balasaur Score of 50 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 33%, Metacritic 39/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Most of the 746 1980s action movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death after finding him with his girlfriend, a mysterious power creates Jake Kesey, an extremely cool motor-biker who has a car which is invincible. Jake befriends Jamie's girlfriend Keri Johnson, takes Jamie's sweet brother Bill under his wing and manages what Sheriff Loomis couldn't; eliminate Packard's criminal gang the hard way...
Ratings
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
534 audience votes
Key crew
- J. Peter RobinsonOriginal Music Composer
- Mike MarvinDirector
- Michael HoenigOriginal Music Composer
- Mike MarvinWriter
Cast
- Charlie SheenJake Kesey / The Wraith
- Nick CassavetesPackard Walsh
- Sherilyn FennKeri Johnson
- Randy QuaidSheriff Loomis
- Matthew BarryBilly Hankins
- Clint HowardRughead
- David SherrillSkank
- Jamie BozianGutterboy
- Griffin O'NealOggie
- Chris NashMinty
- Vickie BensonWaitress
- Peder MelhuseMurphy
