The San Francisco rock and roll band Moby Grape contributed to the soundtrack, and appeared, credited, in the film, performing the song 'Never Again' in a Sunset Strip nightclub called the Tarantula. Their carefree life becomes complicated, and later turns tragic, after they become involved with a mysterious young woman (Bisset) and a biker gang. The story, told in flashbacks, concerns a middle-aged tennis bum (Franciosa) who shares a beach house with Sarrazin and Denver.

The Sweet Ride was directed by Harvey Hart and written by Tom Mankiewicz, based on a 1967 novel of the same name by William Murray, a native of New York City, who had moved to southern California in 1966. Sarrazin and Bisset were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer, Male and Female respectively. The film also features Bob Denver in the role of Choo-Choo, a Beatnik piano-playing draft dodger. It stars Tony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin and Jacqueline Bisset in an early starring role. The Sweet Ride is a 1968 American drama film with a few surfer/ biker exploitation film elements.

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