The Limit ( Speed Limit 65) is a 1972 independent action-crime film, now considered a lost film, produced and directed by Yaphet Kotto, who also co-wrote it with Sean Cameron. Kotto stars in the lead role, alongside a supporting cast consisting of Virgil Frye, Quinn K. Redeker, Corinne Cole, Ted Cassidy, Pamela Jones, Gary Littlejohn, and Irene Cagen.
Plot summary
Mark Johnson is a Los Angeles motorcycle cop who patrols rough neighborhoods alongside his partner and best friend, Jeff McMillan. After a run-in with a gang known as The Virgins, he soon develops a respectful acquaintanceship with the leader, Big Donnie. He advises Donnie not to allow his pregnant girlfriend, Judy, to ride on motorcycles in her condition. Kenny, the Virgins' second-in-command, reacts with envy and fury.
Cast Yaphet Kotto as Mark Johnson Quinn K. Redeker as Jeff McMillan Virgil Frye as Kenny Corinne Cole as Judy Ted Cassidy as Big Donnie Pamela Jones as Margret Gary Littlejohn as Pete Irene Cagen as Delores (as Irene Forrest)
Release It premiered first in June 1972, before being released theatrically on November 10, 1972. This is now considered to be a lost film.
Reception Roger Greenspun of The New York Times stated that this "is an oddly pleasant, occasionally exciting movie to watch".
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