CC and Company (1970)

This is not an epic film by a long stretch, although there are a few truths and a few laughs, mostly about the clothes and lame lines. Joe Namath true life football player, turned really bad actor, starred and sucked in the lead as ace bike mechanic CC Rider. Ann-Margret never hard on the eyes did the best with the script and the wacky wardrobe changes she had to work with.

The highlight was the motocross scene’s which by themselves make this worth the look. The outlaw club called “The Heads”; actually ride Harley’s and wear three piece patches. I can only assume that the club’s name is in reference to drugs, because back in those days everyone including your Grandma was smoking something. Hence the term “Cool Head”. It was a trip checking out the old school bike styles including the tricked out ole meter maid 45 trike.

Namath joins up with the “gang” a term the movie drives home again and again. These wanderlust vagabonds travel freely whenever and where ever they please. Along the way as funds run low they pimp out their women out for money. We all know that is the outlaw code because socially relevant movies like this and the history channel tell us so! Blah, blah, blah....

William Smith played “Moon” the leader of “The Heads” and resident badass. He played the part believably and at times when he’s on screen you can forget how fake and bad the rest of the film really is. CC turns on the club choosing a different life style and bad blood ensues. I’ll keep the rest a secret not wanting to spoil the good biker triumphs over bad biker ending for you.

I’ve seen worse as I said but if you take it for what it was intended to be. A lighthearted romp with the biker edge; then you’ll be fine and your stomach contents will stay where you put it. There is one more treat in this movie, an actress named Teda Bracci who played a character called “Pig” overall she stole the show. In the few scenes she was actually in, she’s the stand out. She was very, very funny. They should have given her a bigger part it certainly would have helped.

My last addition is to point out that unlike most biker films were the background and title songs all make you want to run screaming from the room this actually has period music that was hip in it’s day and not hard on the ears now either.

I give this two shots out of six!