Hi-Riders

{{Short description|1978 film by Greydon Clark}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Hi-Riders | image = Hi-Riders.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Greydon Clark | producer = Mike MacFarland | writer = Greydon Clark | narrator = | starring = Wm. J. Beaudine Mel Ferrer Stephen McNally Darby Hinton Ralph Meeker Neville Brand | music = Gerald Lee | cinematography = Dean Cundey | editing = Earl Watson | distributor = Dimension Pictures | released = {{Film date|1978}} | runtime = 90 min. | country = United States | language = English | budget = }}

'''''Hi-Riders''''' is a 1978 action film written and directed by Greydon Clark.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hi-Riders|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/22310/The-Hi-Riders/overview|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216143104/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/22310/The-Hi-Riders/overview|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|archive-date=2013-02-16}}</ref>

== Plot == Mark and Lynn are drawn into acts of hatred and revenge after trying to collect on a bet with a drag-racing car club known for "jacking up" the rears of their cars much higher than stock. When a local hothead challenges the club to a race, both drivers are killed in a spectacular explosion. The local boy's father vows revenge.

==Release== The film was released theatrically in the United States by Dimension Pictures in 1978.

The film was released on a double feature DVD with Clark's ''The Bad Bunch'' by VCI Home Entertainment in 2010.

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0076140}}

Category:1978 films Category:1970s action thriller films Category:1978 English-language films Category:American auto racing films Category:American chase films Category:Films set in California Category:Films directed by Greydon Clark Category:American road movies Category:1970s road movies Category:1978 American films Category:English-language action thriller films