The Vintagent Classics: The Glory Stompers

THE GLORY STOMPERS (1967)

Run Time: 1:25:00
Producer: American International Pictures (AIP)
Director: Anthony M. Lanza
Writer: James Gordon White, John Lawrence
Key Cast: Dennis Hopper,  Jody McCrea, Chris Noel

FILM MAKERS

They’re On Their Way!

The Glory Stompers is one of the first in a slew of outlaw biker flicks put out between 1967 and 1971. The film was the first directed by Anthony M Lanza who was better known as an off beat low budget (B Movie) film editor, and stars Dennis Hopper in his first ever biker flick roll! The ‘Biker Flick’ genre itself was was kicked off and named by Roger Corman when he directed the first of it’s kind, The Wild Angels starring Peter Fonda in 1966. Two dozen or so trashy exploitation ‘biker flicks’ were made between 1967 and 1971. Some more interesting than others, most morally objectionable, and all a piece of our motorcycle history.