The Spikes Gang
“Three boys wanted to be like their hero, Harry Spikes. They got their wish. Soon they were worth a fortune. DEAD or ALIVE.”
1974 · 1 h 36 min
Richard FleischerCast
Lee Marvin 
Gary Grimes 
Ron Howard 
Charles Martin Smith 
Arthur Hunnicutt 
Noah Beery Jr.
Credits
Written by: 
Irving Ravetch
Plot
Three teenage farm boys stumble upon outlaw Harry Spikes and his wounded self, and want to become outlaws like him.
Sinekatalog’s take
Richard Fleischer's western, with Lee Marvin and Gary Grimes, is a grim and fairly good coming-of-age story.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (2,325 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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