''Return of the Rebels'' (working title ''The Eagle Rock Rebels Ride Again'') is a 1981 American

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starring

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, Don Murray,

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and

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. It originally premiered on

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on October 17, 1981. Directed by Noel Nosseck and produced by

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, the film was one of

's first feature roles.

Synopsis

Mary Beth Allen (Barbara Eden), a retired former motorcycle club member, is a widowed operator of a campground along the Colorado River ( Big Bend National Park) which is being threatened and taken over by a group of "River Rats" led by K.C. Barnes (

) that drive away the campground's regular clients. Mary Beth is helped by her friends, former members of "The Eagle Rock Rebels" motorcycle gang (Don Murray, Christopher Connelly, Robert Mandan and Jamie Farr), who come to the camp for their 25-year reunion and run off the troublemakers. Mary Beth starts a relationship with Sonny (Don Murray).

Cast

- Mary Beth Allen * Don Murray - Sonny Morgan *

- Jay Arnold Wayne *

- Big Al Williams *

- Mickey Fine *

- K.C. Barnes

Filming

''Return of the Rebels'' was filmed on location from April to May 1981 at Lake Havasu City in Mohave County, Arizona.

Home media

On October 18, 2011, ''Return of the Rebels'' was released as an exclusive manufacture-on-demand (MOD) DVD-R by MGM Limited Edition Collection.

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* * *{{tcmdb title, 25453 1981 television films 1981 films 1981 drama films CBS network films Motorcycling films Films set in Lake Havasu City, Arizona Films set in Mohave County, Arizona Films shot in Arizona American drama television films Films directed by Noel Nosseck 1980s American films