"C.C. Ryder" (Joe Namath) is a motorcycle mechanic who has recently joined a motorcycle gang that calls themselves "The Heads". He is both wild and confident and this makes the leader of the gang named "Moon" (William Smith) a bit insecure. As a result, when C.C. saves a rich and attractive woman named "Ann McCalley" (Ann-Margret) from being raped by two members of the gang it causes tension within the group that Moon doesn't quite know how to address. Even worse is the fact that Moon's girlfriend "Pom-Pom" (Jennifer Billingsley) seems to be attracted to C.C. as well. And as his popularity increases Moon becomes more and more unsettled. Now, as far as the movie is concerned it's possible that some people, who weren't around when this movie came out, are missing the appeal it had to those of us who were. Essentially, Joe Namath was an extremely popular personality during this time and his fame increased exponentially after he boldly guaranteed that his underdog New York Jets would beat the heavily-favored Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl. Unlike so many athletes today he proved true to his word. So his decision to star alongside the beautiful Ann-Margret seemed rather sensational at the time. And even though this is clearly a grade-B movie he doesn't do too badly here. At least, I don't think so. Be that as it may, I should probably warn viewers that there are several different copies of this movie out there (for various reasons) and I strongly recommend the original 94-minute version--if for no other reason than the fact that it flows much more smoothly. Again, while I don't consider this to be a "great" movie by any means I still found it quite enjoyable and for that reason I rate it as slightly above average.
Review of C.C. & Company
