So so, so so bad. In fact, this "action" film from notorious schlock slinger Fred Olen Ray feels less like a film and more like the pilot episode for a Knight Rider spinoff TV series. Needed more Jeffrey Combs, but honestly...what doesn't?

Jeffrey Combs invents a supercycle that can fire lasers and runs off a "transformer" that converts hydrogen right out of the air into fuel. So when he's murdered by a secret organization who want the "transformer" for evil, his girlfriend must suit up and ride her way against the bad guys to freedom.

A bigger budgeted project for Fred Olen Ray featuring numerous car flips and explosions, Cyclone is still a poorly written and dubbed sci-fi action mash-up that should probably remain in the scrap heap.

So so, so so bad. In fact, this "action" film from notorious schlock slinger Fred Olen Ray feels less like a film and more like the pilot episode for a Knight Rider spinoff TV series. Needed more Jeffrey Combs, but honestly...what doesn't?

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Jeffrey Combs invents a supercycle that can fire lasers and runs off a "transformer" that converts hydrogen right out of the air into fuel. So when he's murdered by a secret organization who want the "transformer" for evil, his girlfriend must suit up and ride her way against the bad guys to freedom.

A bigger budgeted project for Fred Olen Ray featuring numerous car flips and explosions, Cyclone is still a poorly written and dubbed sci-fi action mash-up that should probably remain in the scrap heap.

Herbert West - the Re-Animator, makes a bike to rival STREET HAWK. Forces his girlfriend, Heather Thomas, to protect it from Martin Landau and an Aryan looking douche-bag. Good, clean fun for a Saturday morning hangover.

Silly actioner from schlock-meister Fred Olen Ray. That being said, it's still strangely fun to watch. Stars the sexy Heather Thomas, and has bit roles from Jeffrey Combs and Martin Landau. Fairly dumb throughout, but has some pretty impressive (for a micro-budget) stunts during the last few minutes.

There are some real laugh-out-loud moments in this super bike story. Dar Robinson's death scene is my particular favorite. Heather Thomas wears the tights mom jeans I've ever seen. The bad guys are constantly looking for the bike or the transformer, but they are always right in front of them. In one scene, Heather walks out of the room where they're torturing her and there's her bike.

I'm overrating this film just a bit, and that's mainly because the last twenty minutes or so won me over. Up until that point, Cyclone is a pretty boring endeavor. But then Fred Olen Ray lets loose with some seriously cheesy action sequences that kick ass. There's a few car crashes, and each time there's a wreck the vehicle hits an invisible ramp that catapults it into midair. And how could I forget about the movie's namesake? The Cyclone is a supposed five million dollar motorcycle that looks like a piece of shit with grey plastic all over it. And it fucking shoots lasers! And it is powered by this amazing energy technology that would revolutionize the world that Herbert West developed... in his house!

So yeah, Cyclone - save for the last act - is a pretty bland film. But I had fun with it anyway.

I may have had a Heather Thomas poster on my wall at some point during my formative years. As a result everything and anything she stars in automatically earns at least 2.5 stars.

Plus a gratuitous shower scene featuring Miss Thomas standing fully clothed and engrossed in conversation with a friend while naked women shower behind them!

And Jeffrey Combs!