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Pray for the Wildcats

Pray for the Wildcats

They're off on a wild motorcycle trip into hell... a bully... a coward... a survivor... and a man who faces his own death and finds a courage he never knew he had.

19746.41h 40mNR

Overview

Three ad agency executives are pressured into taking a motorbike trip to Baja by a big-ticket client. Along the way, the client is spurned by a young woman whose boyfriend sticks up for her. The client later disables their van, leading to their deaths in the desert. When the executives piece together what has happened, it leads to a showdown.

Directed by Robert Michael Lewis
Written by Jack Turley
Produced by Anthony Wilson
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Top Cast

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

Sam Farragut

William Shatner

William Shatner

Warren Summerfield

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Paul McIlvain

Marjoe Gortner

Marjoe Gortner

Terry Maxon

Angie Dickinson

Angie Dickinson

Nancy McIlvain

Janet Margolin

Janet Margolin

Krissie Kincaid

Lorraine Gary

Lorraine Gary

Lila Summerfield

John Barbour

John Barbour

Howard Norlan

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Michael

M

Marilyn Hearn

Loris

Themes & Keywords

mexicoroad tripsociopathmotorcycleextramarital affairdirt bikeeccentric clientsad agency

About Pray for the Wildcats

Pray for the Wildcats is a drama, tv movie, thriller, action film released in 1974 exploring themes of mexico, road trip, sociopath, motorcycle, extramarital affair, dirt bike. Directed by Robert Michael Lewis, it stars Andy Griffith, William Shatner, Robert Reed. Three ad agency executives are pressured into taking a motorbike trip to Baja by a big-ticket client. Along the way, the client is spurned by a young woman whose boyfriend sticks up for her. The client later disables their van, leading to their deaths in the desert. When the executives piece together what has happened, it leads to a showdown.

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