# Hi-Riders

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{{Short description|1978 film by Greydon Clark}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Hi-Riders
| image	         = Hi-Riders.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [Greydon Clark](/source/Greydon_Clark)
| producer       = [Mike MacFarland](/source/Mike_MacFarland)
| writer         = [Greydon Clark](/source/Greydon_Clark)
| narrator       =
| starring       = [Wm. J. Beaudine](/source/Wm._J._Beaudine)<br>[Mel Ferrer](/source/Mel_Ferrer)<br>[Stephen McNally](/source/Stephen_McNally)<br>[Darby Hinton](/source/Darby_Hinton)<br>[Ralph Meeker](/source/Ralph_Meeker)<br>[Neville Brand](/source/Neville_Brand)
| music          = Gerald Lee
| cinematography = [Dean Cundey](/source/Dean_Cundey)
| editing        = [Earl Watson](/source/Earl_Watson_(film_editor))
| distributor    = [Dimension Pictures](/source/Dimension_Pictures_(1970s_company))
| released       = {{Film date|1978}}
| runtime        = 90 min.
| country        = United States
| language       = [English](/source/English_language)
| budget         =
}}

'''''Hi-Riders''''' is a 1978 [action](/source/action_film) film written and directed by [Greydon Clark](/source/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](/source/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](/source/United_States) by [Dimension Pictures](/source/Dimension_Pictures) in 1978.

The film was released on a double feature [DVD](/source/DVD) with Clark's ''[The Bad Bunch](/source/The_Bad_Bunch)'' by [VCI Home Entertainment](/source/VCI_Home_Video) in 2010.

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

{{Greydon Clark}}

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

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