WHAT”S DOIN’, BASTARDS?

 

I hate when you’re in the middle of a bike race and suddenly stumble upon a secret government time travel experiment, and are quickly transported to the late 1800?s. It makes finishing the race a bitch!

 

This is fantastic piece of 80s cheese, aged to perfection thanks to a cool performance from Fred Ward, one actor who deserved an action franchise but it just never worked out. William Dear’s direction has frequent misfires but the film moves at a quick clip and let’s be honest, you don’t go into this expecting the CITIZEN KANE of motocross time travel movies. Shout! Factory is doing all of us TIMERIDER geeks a favor by unleashing this onto Blu-ray. Here’s the official announcement:

 

AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY™
CHARGING ONTO HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES EVERYWHERE
MARCH 19, 2013 FROM SHOUT FACTORY

 

 
Overview
Lyle Swann (Fred Ward) is a champion off-road racer who accidentally gets zapped into a time-travel experiment and sent 100 years into the past! When a gang of brutal bandits steals his motorcycle, Swann must outsmart the local cowboys and submit to the desires of a beautiful outlaw woman (Belinda Bauer). Armed with only his wits and a map from an Exxon station, will Lyle Swann survive the Wild West and get back to his future?

 

Peter Coyote, L.Q. Jones, Ed Lauter and Richard Masur co-star in this cult film co-written and directed by William Dear (Harry and the Hendersons, Angels in the Outfield) and produced, co-written and scored by Michael Nesmith (Repo Man, Elephant Parts).

 

Pre-order is available now on Amazon.com
 
Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Director William Dear
Interviews with Producer Michael Nesmith and William Dear
Storyboard Gallery
 
MICHAEL NESMITH Presents
“TIMERIDER”
Starring BELINDA BAUER PETER COYOTE L.Q. JONES ED LAUTER
RICHARD MASUR TRACEY WALTER and FRED WARD as Lyle Swann
Music Composed by MICHAEL NESMITH
Written by WILLIAM DEAR & MICHAEL NESMITH
Produced by HARRY GITTES
1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1)/DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo/1982/Color/PG/93 mins.

 

LOCKED AND LOADED,

 

MR. SIX

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