killed, juxtaposed with shots of Luke and Lois' children playfully roughhousing. This scene, and the discovery of Rita's nearly nude body, were removed from the episode. To make up for the missing plot point, the character of Crow later remarks, "For those of you playing along at home, Rita is dead." According to the series' head writer (and future host) Michael J. Nelson, "We were all traumatized, the scene got cut, and from that day forward, movies were watched in their entirety (for such potentially offensive content) before they were selected." Earlier in the episode, the dinner scene at Rommel and Rita's cabin is also edited slightly: when J.C. flies into a rage and Nero tries to calm him, J.C. pushes him away, saying "Take your hands off me, you dirty nigger!" The latter half of the line is muted while Joel and the bots loudly rebuke J.C. Soundtrack The movie's soundtrack LP was issued in 1969 in the U.S. by Amaret Records (ST 5004). The music was composed by Mike Curb and Jerry Styner, with lyrics by Guy Henric, and performed by the psychedelic, West Coast, rock band The New Life. Track listing: "5 the Hard Way" "Love Theme (Only Love)" (instrumental) "Strollin' Sunday Mornin'" "5 the Hard Way" (instrumental) "Ha Lese (Le Di Khanna)" "Only Love" (instrumental) "Sidehacker" "Psychedelic Rape" "I Wanna Cry" "5 the Hard Way" (reprise instrumental) "Only Love" The New Life were formed from the ashes of another band, The Cindermen, who were a garage rock group signed by Moonglow Records in 1965. The New Life was formed by Don Whaley; Alan Shapazian (ex-member of Raik's Progress); Phil Reed; and Duane Scott (also ex-member of Raik's Progress) who was the original keyboard player. Steve Wood, who had been in an Oak Cliff, Dallas, band called The Penthouse, replaced Duane Scott after about a year into the band. Besides the Sidehackers soundtrack, they also scored songs for a film called Black Water Gold. The New Life broke up in 1970. See also List of American films of 1969 Notes External links 1969 films 1960s action films American action films American auto racing films Crown International Pictures films 1960s English-language films Films scored by Jerry Styner Motorcycle racing films American rape and revenge films 1969 directorial debut films Films directed by Gus Trikonis 1960s American films