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The Limit
1970 Yaphet Kotto
High tension builds from the outset when Mark Johnson (Yaphet Kotto) and Jeff McMillan (Quinn Redeker) have their first encounter with the chopper gang, the Virgins.
Mark, black and Jeff, white, are Los Angeles motorcycle police officers, close friends both on and off duty. But Mark has no way of knowing that this chance meeting with the Virgins will one day nearly cost him his life.
The Virgins, like most motorcycle gangs, are a motley group. Their leader, Big Donnie (Ted Cassidy), has been riding a long time and beginning to feel, inwardly, that there is a better way of life. With him on his chopper is his pregnant girl friend, Judy (Corinne Cole). Most hostile of the group is rebellious Kenny (Virgil Frye) who is scheming to replace Big Donnie as the Virgin's leader.
Mark is an extremely strong person who seldom loses his cool. When, during their first confrontation, Mark advises Judy to give up riding or risk endangering her unborn child, Big Donnie senses Mark's gentleness as well
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as strength and begins to look at him in a different way and with a new respect.
Big Donnie's respect for Mark becomes more evident after each encounter between the Virgins and the two cops. He finally confesses to Judy, who has taken Mark's advice and stopped riding, that he would like to quit the gang.
However, as Big Donnie's admiration for Mark grows, so does Kenny's hostility. This, coupled with his envy of Big Donnie's position as gang leader, finally manifests itself and endangers both Mark's girl friend Margret (Pamela Jones) and Judy.
With some of the gang members, Kenny breaks into Margret's house looking for Mark. When he doesn't find him, he vents his anger and frustration by beating Margret. He follows this up by persuading Judy to break her promise not to ride a chopper until after her baby is born. Rashly, she seats up behind Kenny, who roars off at full throttle.
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CAST
Mark Johnson .......................... Yaphet Kotto
Jeff McMillan .......................... Quinn Redeker
Kenny .......................... Virgil Frye
Judy .......................... Corinne Cole
Big Donnie .......................... Ted Cassidy
Margret .......................... Pamela Jones
Pete .......................... Gary Littlejohn
Delores .......................... Irene Forrest
Waitress .......................... Nancy Ashe
Pickup Truck Driver .......................... John Bellah
Man in Restaurant .......................... Frank Belt
Police Captain .......................... Ed Cambridge
Bartender .......................... Vic Canupe
Man in Bar Fight .......................... Bobby Clark
BMW Driver .......................... Douglas Forward
Man in Park .......................... Richard Hale
Messenger on Beach .......................... Stuart Herschman
Girl in Park .......................... Joyce Hutton
Woman in Station Wagon .......................... Peaches Jones
Man in Bar Fight .......................... Richard Kennedy
Carol Southern .......................... Natascha Kotto
First Drunk .......................... Fred Krone
Gas Station Attendant .......................... Buddy Panisary
Second Drunk .......................... Jack Perkins
John Woods/Mr. America .......................... Frank Roh
Boy with Kite .......................... John Roh
First Virgin Girlfriend .......................... Diane Regis
Second Virgin Girlfriend .......................... Uma Tresoff
Credits
Director .......................... Yaphet Kotto
Aissistant Director .......................... Hansen
Associate Producer .......................... Frank Roh
Assistant to Producer .......................... Douglas Forward
Production Coordinator .......................... Kelly White
Original story .......................... Yaphet Kotto
Screenplay .......................... Sean Cameron
Director of Photography .......................... Fenton Hamilton
Camera Operators .......................... Manny Whitaker, James Edwards
Camera Assistants .......................... Franko Guerri, William Forte
Film Editor .......................... Norman Schwartz
Assistant Film Editor .......................... Freeman Davies, Jr.
Sound Technician .......................... Jack Reed
Script Supervisor .......................... Patricia Motyka
Lighting Gaffer .......................... George Rumanes
Lighting Assistant .......................... Canton McMillian
Best Boy .......................... Skip Troutman
Key Grips .......................... William Raleigh, Bud Schindler
Grip Technician .......................... William Leven
Costumer .......................... Nancy Brown
Action Coordinators .......................... Gary Littlejohn, Troy Melton
AUTOMOBILES: .......................... Chrysler Automobiles courtesy of Chrysler Corp. BMW courtesy of Ocean View Motors, Santa Monica, Ca.
WARDROBE: Mr. Kotto's wardrobe furnished by Mr. Guy, Beverly Hills. Miss Jones' wardrobe furnished by Gazebo, Beverly Hills.
Hospital sequence made possible through the cooperation of Parkwood Community Hospital
Running time: 90 mins . Color . Rated: PG
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