I grew up with the 12 O’Clock Boys on repeat, and if you didn’t, just listen. This documentary follows a notorious urban dirt bike gang in Baltimore and a boy, Pug, who grows up and finds a home in the gang. The gang is known for its wild street antics on ATVs and dirt bikes and the wheelies some of the lads do are as good as any Brazilian person you’ll see wearing flip flops on Instagram.
In ways, it romanticizes the lifestyle of illegal street riding and stunts. There are even times that the whole thing feels OK because the local authorities don’t stop them or, rather, they choose not to stop them because it would be too dangerous for all parties involved and civilians nearby.
This practice of following but not stopping dirt bike street gangs isn’t uncommon, but recently police intervened in a wreckless ATV rider and we saw the reason why it’s sometimes best not…