My review was written in May 1990 after watching the movie on Raedon video cassette.
Despite a couple of twists on the gender and tone of the genre, "Punk Vacation" degenerates into a routine action pic. Bearing a 1987 copyright, it's a current direct-to-video release.
A group of punk-styled youths passes through a small town on their motorcycles and the townsfolk form a posse to fight the. This basic plot line from "The Wild One" through dozens of '60s biker pics has the novelty of a coed gang led by a woman, tough but lovely (under her declasse makeup) Roxanne Rogers.
Film's mood, especially its diary, is tongue-in-cheek. But director Stanley Lewis lets things slip into cornball fights in the woods in the final reels. Finale is different, with a shootout between Rogers and heroine Sandra Bogan instead of the usual macho display.
Cast is subpar and low-budget lensing includes some woefully inadequate faking, such as a rocking care in the studio for a driving scene. Louis Waldon, who starred in several Andy Warhol films, plays the sheriff.
