Pray for the Wildcats

Pray for the Wildcats

They're off on a wild motorcycle trip into hell... a bully... a coward... a survivor... and a man who faces his own death and finds a courage he never knew he had.

NR 1974 · 100 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, TV Movie, Thriller, Action

Three ad agency executives are pressured into taking a motorbike trip to Baja by a big-ticket client. Along the way, the client is spurned by a young woman whose boyfriend sticks up for her. The client later disables their van, leading to their deaths in the desert. When the executives piece together what has happened, it leads to a showdown.

Directed by Robert Michael Lewis · Written by Jack Turley

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Andy Griffith Sam Farragut
William Shatner Warren Summerfield
Robert Reed Paul McIlvain
Marjoe Gortner Terry Maxon
Angie Dickinson Nancy McIlvain
Janet Margolin Krissie Kincaid
Lorraine Gary Lila Summerfield
John Barbour Howard Norlan
Robert Burton Michael
Marilyn Hearn Loris
William Wintersole Mr. Perrins
Paul Kent Dr. Harris

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