Rod "crash and burn" Tillman (Steve Alaimo) races super modified stock cars. While at a nightclub down on his luck he is approached by a biker gang of four, "Satan's Angels." They want him to drive a station wagon get-away car for a bank robbery. Guess how that goes? Check out the tires squealing on dirt.This is MST-3000 bad and is part of their series, the preferred way to watch this film. In one scene, Rod has a guitar. He is asked to play, consents, and then sings instead, setting the guitar down. It didn't really matter because none of the white folk were dancing to the music...they were dancing, but they didn't let the music affect them.Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.

I never saw the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of this movie, though I have to wonder if those guys had problems poking fun at it. It's a pretty dreary exercise, and I know from watching it that it does not provoke enthusiasm from the viewer. For starters, it's really cheap, with a budget so low that the motorcycle gang in the movie only has three members, not counting the motorcycle mama. The central story, about the former race car driver going undercover for the cops, contains no surprises, except for the fact that it unfolds A LOT slower than you have seen in television cop shows using the same basic plot. And there are a lot of unanswered questions, like why on earth the protagonist goes undercover for the cops - what's it in for him? All the movie accomplishes is further proof that most movies made by Florida filmmakers are real stinkers.

Not the worst movie I've ever seen, and certainly not the worst outlaw biker movie ever made, by a long shot.But still, what is there to recommend this flick? I guess if you have to see every Biker Film from the classic period, 1966-73, then you could check it out. I suppose if you are a fan of low budget regional filmmaking from Florida. If you like shots of old NASCAR races. If you like footage of old mid-Century tiki bars. All of these baroque and obscure interests may be sufficient motivation for you to allow this 80 minutes of chaff to play out before your eye.But if you are a fan of interesting plots, original writing, or accomplished directing, there's nothing here to recommend. The characters are very difficult to care about, are poorly drawn, and Steve Alaimo isn't even that compelling, as a B-movie star OR as a rock and roller.I understand that this was originally made for the 1967 drive-in theater market, and this type of stuff was right up the alley of that crowd in that time period. But even in that genre, there are much better examples to be had, ones that are still entertaining, even 40 years later.I have not seen the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version, but I will have to track that down. I'm sure that's quite funny.In summary, a bad movie, but not so bad that it's entertaining. If you a biker film fanatic, you may wish to torture yourself. Otherwise, skip it.

Probably the biggest thing about Wild Rebels that hurts it the most is the hero. He's got LOSER written all over him, but that doesn't stop him from "getting the girl." Probably one of the world's worst race drivers imaginable, he decides to stop racing after he crashes his car. Well, his new job is racing still, as a bunch of biker types pick him to drive their getaway car as they commit crimes. There's nothing really to endear you to Rod, even the situation he's thrown into is pretty stupid. In the end, at the lighthouse scene, you'll wish that Rod gets killed with all the bikers. Get this: He's shot twice, once in the arm and once in the leg, and still manages to crawl up the stairs a little. If only Jeeter had better aim... Avoid this one unless you're watching the MST3K version.