The Losers

The Losers

The Army Handed Them Guns...And A License To Kill!

R 1970 · 95 min · ★ 4.8 · Action, Thriller

Some bikers are hired by the CIA during the Vietnam War to rescue a captured agent from the clutches of the Red Chinese army. After a round of drinking, fighting, and whoring around, the cycle gang, led by Big Bill Smith, fix up their Yamahas with machine guns, grenades and armor plating, and storm the enemy camp.

Directed by Jack Starrett · Written by Alan Caillou

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