The Loners

1972
R
1h 19m

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Dean Stockwell and Patricia Stich in The Loners (1972)

On his motorcycle Stein, a half-blood Indian, tries to stay out of the hands of the police, who are chasing him for accidentally killing a cop.

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On his motorcycle Stein, a half-blood Indian, tries to stay out of the hands of the police, who are chasing him for accidentally killing a cop. Together with his friend Alan and a beautiful ... Read allOn his motorcycle Stein, a half-blood Indian, tries to stay out of the hands of the police, who are chasing him for accidentally killing a cop. Together with his friend Alan and a beautiful but desperate girl Stein will get involved in a robbery and more death. The police intensi... Read allOn his motorcycle Stein, a half-blood Indian, tries to stay out of the hands of the police, who are chasing him for accidentally killing a cop. Together with his friend Alan and a beautiful but desperate girl Stein will get involved in a robbery and more death. The police intensify the search, but the three won't give up that easily...

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This was the final film to be produced by prolific producer Sam Katzman. He would pass away the following year.

Quotes
Julio: I'm in the bedroom taking a nap, Mother.
Annabelle: Maybe you'd like me to paddle your can? You're not too big, you know.
Julio: I'm sleepy.
Annabelle: Stay out a few more nights till dawn... .
Julio: It wasn't till dawn. And last night was special. It was Susie Tredwhether's birthday and we gave her a surprise party.
Annabelle: Oh, well, happy birthday Susie Tredwhether, only the big surprise comes when you drag your butt in here at 3 a.m. and expect to be wide-awake the next day.
Julio: Big deal. It doesn't happen every night. And besides, it's summer.
Annabelle: So that automatically means you can raise hell all night?
Julio: Nobody raised hell.
Annabelle: Well, whether you did or you didn't, I got a little news bulletin for you, Sugar Puss...
Julio: Oh, let's have it - right in the gut!
Annabelle: You're going to start settling down. Now get up!
Julio: What do you call this, a Roman orgy?
Annabelle: Did you see about that job at Woolworth's?
Julio: What job at Woolworth's?
Annabelle: The one I told you about.
Julio: I don't remember you telling me about any job at Woolworth's.
Annabelle: What do I have to do - carve it on your forehead?
Julio: Funny, in a pathetic sort of way.
Annabelle: You know, Sweetie Pie, I think you oughta see a doctor.
Julio: About what?
Annabelle: You got a serious physical handicap.
Julio: What?
Annabelle: You can't move your ass!
Julio: Well, I'm your daughter, even named me after you.
Annabelle: If it's good enough for me, it ought to be good enough for you. And get this, Princess, the day you turn 21, your vacation around here is over. So if you don't dig Woolworth's but you still like to eat and sleep, I'd try pretty hard if I were you to find something I could dig down at J.C. Penney.
Annabelle: [sorting the washing] What's this smell on your clothes? As a matter of fact, it's in here.
Julio: [in the bedroom] I don't smell anything.
Annabelle: [thrusting a garment under her nose] Take a whiff!
Julio: I don't smell anything.
Annabelle: Come on, take a whiff! Take a whiff!
Julio: I don't smell anything. Honest.
Annabelle: [she finds an ashtray under the bed] Not only are you a lazy, good-for-nothing, sassy-mouthed slob, you're a lazy, good-for-nothing, sassy-mouthed slob junkie! If you want to go out in this world on your own and shoot stuff in your veins, that's your decision but I'm not going to have a dope addict living under my roof.
Julio: [from behind the bathroom door] I'm not a dope addict.
Annabelle: I'm warning you, Sweetie Pie, if I ever catch you taking this stuff again, I'm going straight to the Police. Bitch!

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Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996)

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6/10

interesting for stockwell fans

I watched this film recently and managed to stick with it all the way to the end. This is a positive sign for me cause i usually jump ship if a film is really horrible. I would say this movie would be most interesting for Dean Stockwell fans. He looks great and is certainly the best thing about this outing. Plotwise, THE LONERS is a cross between EASY RIDER and BONNIE and CLYDE. This should have been a good idea considering the era the film was made and the tremendous success of those flicks. However, the editing is pretty bad, and the writing is just plain non creative and at times absurd (especially the scene where the dimwit goes postal and murders no less than six people in a restaurant, that was way over the top). For the most part the cast is pretty bad. Hollywood legend Gloria Grahamme does a fine job as a flaky, oppressive mom. She plays her part tongue in cheek which works fine. Another veteran actor, Scott Brady, is mostly wasted in a badly written role as the revenge seeking cop. The actor that tried to run over Dean's character in the opening scenes was very good but we didn't get to see much of him. Overall, I was mildly entertained, it was fun to see Stockwell in his prime and it was cool to get another taste of the "rebellion exploitation" film making that made such an impact during the sixties and early seventies. Definitely worth checking out for Dean Stockwell fans. One more thing, the leading lady didn't really impress me much, I'm betting she got the part because of her nice bosom which was displayed quite a bit throughout the movie. I would say that for that reason alone she contributed a couple of the THE LONER'S "highpoints".