The first half of Dark Rider is markedly more entertaining than the second half, as you may have been able to gather from the above description. Brown really gives it his all and he wins the audience over. Among the good guys standing up to Sandini is the likable Tommy Johnson (Brown). We also get a cinematic first with "Sandini Vision". He's not dealing with garden variety yahoos anymore. When the sinister Sandini comes to town, we see he is ruining smalltown America by running down mulleted shop clerks with his car. He has the star and six-shooter of the sheriffs of yore and looks vaguely like Martin Kove. They soon run into Shanklin (in his final credited film appearance) as Wilson, who has quite interesting helmet hair that's blonde on top but brown on the sides. ![]() But will even Wilson run into the brick wall of bureaucracy when he meets a fed named Borgman (Goodhue) who informs him of the conspiracy that goes all the way to the top involving the town's water supply? Now with his hands full with many different problems and issues, will THE DARK RIDER be victorious?ĭark Rider begins with a bunch of yahoos in a car, having a discussion about how the sheriff of Desert Springs - who they have yet to meet - is rumored to be a "badass". That was the last straw for Wilson who quickly changes into his black leather Revenge Outfit, becomes a crusading superhero known as The Dark Rider, and proceeds to dispense justice. When Sandini and his underlings don't get their way, they kidnap Dani. Meanwhile, Sheriff Wilson's wife Lisa (Anne) informs him that her sister Dani (Floria) is coming to stay with them for a while. Sandini is a ruthless baddie who is forcing all the locals to sell their businesses to him. ![]() Unfortunately, this brings in a criminal element in the form of Anthony Sandini (Estevez) and his goons such as Joey (Fralick). ![]() Because of this, Bradford sees hotels and casinos in his future. The sleepy ol' burg gets a wake up call when Mayor Bradford (Howard) excitedly runs into Wilson's office, proclaiming that a new highway is going to begin construction that passes through Desert Springs. Jim Wilson (Shanklin) is the Sheriff of the small town of Desert Springs, Nevada. Starring: Joe Estevez, Doug Shanklin, David 'Shark' Fralick, Holly Floria, Alica Anne, Terry Brown, Larry Goodhue, and Cloyde Howard
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