One of a handful of post-apocalyptic films I've tried to track down over the years.(The others being Captive Women, Aftermath, The Last Chase and The Quiet Earth.) Recently, I viewed the film and found it to be quite entertaining as well as a bit weird. The "Ravagers" roam the Earth for the sole purpose of disposing of as much of the population as possible. Rewarding work? The "Flockers" are kind of new-age hippy types who party in cavernous caves. They are a strange lot and are in need of a constructive kick in the pants. Fred Karlin's eclectic score shines during this passage. Richard Harris, the hero by default, has a simple delivery of his lines. There is a cool scene involving a blind lawyer, who has been tossed out of his community and is later stoned to death in front of Harris. The movie was shot in Alabama of all places. The locations chosen are desolate and appropriately barren. Harris finds Art Carney in an abandoned military silo and army base of some kind. Carney's girth, remember there is little food, is explained by his ample ration stash. Rod Stewart's ex-wife, Alana, makes a brief appearance before she is quickly dispatched to heaven by the Ravagers. Everyone in the film follows Harris' lead in search of a city called Genesis. Strategically, Woody Strode played professional football and would have been a better blocker for the Flockers than the boozer, Harris. Just a plan.
