Satan's Sadists

Satan's Sadists is a 1969 American outlaw biker film directed by Al Adamson and starring Russ Tamblyn.

The plot centers around an outlaw motorcycle gang called the "Satans", who roam the deserts of the Southwestern United States.

The gang's leader goes by the name of Anchor, and other members include Firewater, Acid, Muscle, Willie, Romeo and Gina.

Johnny Martin, a Vietnam veteran U.S. Marine, is hitchhiking and is picked up by former police officer Chuck Baldwin and his wife Nora.

Johnny was a Military Police officer in the Marine Corps and after his discharge he's moving to Los Angeles to "live a little".

Johnny and Tracy trek through the desert in an effort to reach help at the closest town before the Satans catch up with them and finish the job.

Firewater goes looking for Willie and finds his body - he returns to discover Acid playing Russian roulette with Chuck's pistol and Anchor has gone insane and murdered the three women.

As the couple relax and begin walking down the road, Anchor drives toward them on the last working gang motorcycle.

[4] Adamson recalled: We made a picture that would be saleable and we wanted to put things in it that would jolt the audience.

"[5] After completing Satan's Sadists, Adamson and Sherman developed a follow-up of sorts called The Blood Seekers, also starring Russ Tamblyn, though this time with a horror angle.

That film was eventually deemed unsatisfying so the filmmakers shot new material, reducing Tamblyn's role and making the horror elements more prominent.

[9] The film was released on DVD on January 8, 2010 as part of the Stephen Romano Presents Shock Festival compilation.

"[8] The Hollywood Reporter continued the trend of dismissing the film, calling it an "inane freaky feature".