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{{Short description|1978 film by Greydon Clark}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Hi-Riders
| image	         = Hi-Riders.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [[Greydon Clark]]
| producer       = [[Mike MacFarland]]
| writer         = [[Greydon Clark]]
| narrator       =
| starring       = [[Wm. J. Beaudine]]<br>[[Mel Ferrer]]<br>[[Stephen McNally]]<br>[[Darby Hinton]]<br>[[Ralph Meeker]]<br>[[Neville Brand]]
| music          = Gerald Lee
| cinematography = [[Dean Cundey]]
| editing        = [[Earl Watson (film editor)|Earl Watson]]
| distributor    = [[Dimension Pictures (1970s company)|Dimension Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1978}}
| runtime        = 90 min.
| country        = United States
| language       = [[English language|English]]
| budget         =
}}

'''''Hi-Riders''''' is a 1978 [[action film|action]] film written and directed by [[Greydon Clark]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hi-Riders|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/22310/The-Hi-Riders/overview|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216143104/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/22310/The-Hi-Riders/overview|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=2013-02-16}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Mark and Lynn are drawn into acts of hatred and revenge after trying to collect on a bet with  a drag-racing car club known for "jacking up" the rears of their cars much higher than stock. When a local hothead challenges the club to a race, both drivers are killed in a spectacular explosion. The local boy's father vows revenge.

==Release==
The film was released theatrically in the [[United States]] by [[Dimension Pictures]] in 1978.

The film was released on a double feature [[DVD]] with Clark's ''[[The Bad Bunch]]'' by [[VCI Home Video|VCI Home Entertainment]] in 2010.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0076140}}

{{Greydon Clark}}

[[Category:1978 films]]
[[Category:1970s action thriller films]]
[[Category:1978 English-language films]]
[[Category:American auto racing films]]
[[Category:American chase films]]
[[Category:Films set in California]]
[[Category:Films directed by Greydon Clark]]
[[Category:American road movies]]
[[Category:1970s road movies]]
[[Category:1978 American films]]
[[Category:English-language action thriller films]]

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