''Cyclone'' is a 1987

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about a woman who must keep the ultimate

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from falling into the wrong hands. The film was directed by

Fred Olen Ray Fred Olen Ray (born September 10, 1954) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter of more than 200 low-to-medium-budget feature films in many genres, including horror, science fiction, action/adventure, erotic thrillers, crime d ...

, and stars

Heather Thomas Heather Anne Thomas (born September 8, 1957) is an American actress, author, and political activist, who co-starred as Jody Banks on the TV series ''The Fall Guy.'' Early life Thomas was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Gladdy Lou Ryder, a s ...

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, Martine Beswick,

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and

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Plot

Teri (Heather Thomas) leaves the gym and stops by a motorcycle repair shop to pick up parts for her inventor boyfriend Rick (Jeffery Combs). Rick has developed the ultimate motorcycle, the Cyclone. It is a $5 million bike equipped with rocket launchers and laser guns, which only needs oxygen to operate. The funding for the cutting edge motor cycle was provided by the government who wish to take control of the vehicle. In addition, local criminal arms dealers see the motorcycle as a bonanza and are attempting to steal it to sell on the black market. When Teri and Rick head out to a local hotspot, Rick is murdered by those who wish to gain control of the prototype. It is now up to Teri to keep the Cyclone from falling into the wrong hands. Teri was told in a video Rick filmed before being stabbed that she can trust Agent Bob Jenkins, but she discovers that Jenkins has also been killed. With no one left that she can trust but herself, she must decide how to be sure the motorcycle is not misused in the future.

Cast

as Teri Marshall *

as Rick Davenport *

Dar Robinson Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was an American stunt performer and actor. Robinson broke 19 world records and set 21 "world's firsts." He invented the decelerator (use of dragline cables rather than airbags for a ...

as Rolf * Martine Beswick as Waters *

as Basarian *

as Long John *

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as Bob Jenkins *

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as Knowles

Reception

''TV Guide'' gave the movie 2 out of 5 stars, finding the B movie cast to be of more interest than the movie itself. According to the review site DVDtalk, the movie is fun, comparing it to an episode of ''

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'' or '' Street Hawk'', although many of the effects are lacking by modern standards. Moria liked the premise of the film, and enjoyed Olen's genre in-jokes and sometimes an appealingly cynical sense of humor, but found that little was done with the premise. Creature Feature gave the movie two out of 5 stars, stating the movie was mostly about car chases leaving little time for plot or character development. RideApart.com stated that the futuristic design of the motorcycle was decent, (guessing it was a "1980-something Honda XR350/XL350") and that the number of recognizable actors was a plus. It praised the stunt riding, noting this was one of the last films of

. However, it was found to be about the level of a ''Knight Rider'' episode.

Production

Produced by Dda Public Relations. Released by Grey Matter Entertainment and Virgin Vision on June 5, 1987. Filmed in Los Angeles, California beginning in February 1987

Dedication

This was one of the final two films released starring stuntman Dar Robinson (Rolf), who died in November 1986 on the set of '' Million Dollar Mystery'' (released a week later in June 1987). That movie, ''Cyclone'', and ''

Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, D ...

'' were all dedicated to his memory.

Home media

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released a budget DVD of the film in 2002. Shout! Factory released the film as part of a four-film "Action-Packed Movie Marathon" DVD set on March 19, 2013.

References

External links

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