How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

How Come Nobody's on Our Side? is a 1974 American film which was a spoof of biker movies.

How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
Directed by	Richard Michaels
Screenplay by	Leigh Chapman
Produced by	Maurice Smith
Starring	Adam Roarke
Cinematography	Jack Beckett
Music by	Lamont Johnson
Production company	Magic Bean Productions
Distributed by	American Films
Release date	8 November 1974 (1974-11-08)[1]
Running time	84 mins
Country	USA
Language	English

The film was made in 1971. In an interview from that year Adam Roarke said co produced it with Larry Bishop and Rob Reiner (although neither are credited as producers).^[2] "It's about a couple of guys who can't do anything right, a spoof of motorcycle pictures," said Roarke, who had appeared in a number of biker films (as had co star Bishop).^[3]

Roarke invested much of his own money into the film, which took several years to find a release. "I didn't just raise the money to make this film," he said in 1974, "I had to hock my own house."^[4]

The movie was released to cinemas in 1974 although a 1976 article said the film "has run into distribution problems."^[5]

Premise

Two Hollywood stuntmen, Person and Brandy, hit the road on their motorbikes and have various adventures.

Cast

• Adam Roarke as Person
• Larry Bishop as Brandy
• Alexandra Hay as Brigitte
• Rob Reiner as Miguelito
• Penny Marshall as Theresa
• John Garwood as border guard

Reception

Shock magazine said "While it's cool to see Roarke and Bishop in top-billed biker roles, the end result goes straight into the shithole after 15 minutes, and the moment they steal a tank, it careens over the insufferably-wacky borderline."^[6]