After the death of his close friend Johnny, drifter Eddie Lomax rides into the desert town where Johnny lived, only to be beaten and have his motorcycle stolen by a local gang. Determined not to accept the injustice, Lomax teams up with handyman Jubal Early and receives help from several town women as he embarks on a violent quest for revenge.

After the death of his close friend Johnny, drifter Eddie Lomax rides into the desert town where Johnny lived, only to be beaten and have his motorcycle stolen by a local gang. Determined not to accept the injustice, Lomax teams up with handyman Jubal Early and receives help from several town women as he embarks on a violent quest for revenge.

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Eddie Lomax [Jean-Claude Van Damme] rides an Indian motorcycle across a salt-flat, chasing a sense of freedom that soon fractures into trouble. When his bike breaks down, he drinks to drown his dizziness and collapses, only to wake to the sight of his old Army buddy, Johnny Six Toes [Danny Trejo]. Eddie confesses that he’s haunted by the atrocities they committed together and even contemplates killing himself after handing over the motorcycle. But the moment expands into violence as Eddie starts firing at random, and a stray shot finds a passing truck. Three brothers swarm him, Johnny vanishes, and Eddie is beaten and shot, with the youngest brother Petey Hogan [Jonathan Avildsen] delivering the killing blow and stealing the bike.

Johnny reappears and carries Eddie back to his home, where he nurses him back to health. Once recovered, Eddie resolves to avenge himself and reclaim the motorcycle. In town, he discovers his gun has been sold to a local store. He kills the two men inside when they attack, and frees their uncle Eli Hamilton [Bill Erwin], whom they had been keeping prisoner in a back room. Eli arms Eddie, equipping him with guns and ammunition for the hunt ahead. Eddie then makes his way to the local diner, where he reconnects with Rhonda Reynolds [Gabrielle Fitzpatrick], another friend of Johnny’s. There, he learns the identities of the three men who attacked him and hires Jubal Early [Pat Morita], a diner regular, to help clean up the bodies.

Armed with new knowledge, Eddie learns from Eli and Jubal that the Hogan brothers—the men who attacked him—work with a local gang called the Heathens. He heads to the Bomb Bay Cafe to confront them and, in the ensuing violence, kills three more men and rescues two women. He informs the Heathens that the Hogans hired him, a claim that unsettles the uneasy alliance. Back at his hotel, the two women insist on thanking Eddie, and their meeting turns intimate. That night, a tense gathering reveals that the Heathens view the Hogans’ betrayal as a fatal misstep, and they plan to ambush the Hogans and their father. The Hogans counterattack the Heathens, and Eddie adds to the chaos by triggering several large explosions during the clash. Johnny unexpectedly returns, sacrificing himself to draw attention away from Eddie, and Eddie escapes with his friend.

Rhonda and Eddie are devastated when Johnny does not recover fully, and they vow to avenge him. Back in town, Eddie seems to have returned to his hotel room, but the Heathens and Hogans—realizing Eddie has played them against one another—join forces to kill him. Eddie, Eli, Rhonda, and Jubal booby-trap the room, and Eddie systematically eliminates most of the gang. When only Matt Hogan remains, he and Eddie duel. As the fight tilts, several townspeople intervene and shoot Matt, sparking a heated debate over who truly claimed his life.

In the wake of the turmoil, peace returns to the town. Eddie leaks a sensational story to the local newspaper about UFOs causing 28 disappearances, a move that brings curious tourists and renewed prosperity. He rides off with Rhonda, accompanied by a vision of Johnny standing beside him, signaling a new, uneasy balance between memory, vengeance, and a town’s fragile hope for the future.

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1986

Caprice

Dodge

1948

B-Series

Dodge

1966

W-200

Ford

1980

Econoline

Ford

1968

F-Series

Ford

1963

Falcon

GM

1973

C-Series

Honda

1990

CBR 600 F

Honda

1996

XR 250 L

Honda

XR 600

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