Directed by David Worth. Starring Robert Ginty, Persis Khambatta, Donald Pleasence, Harrison Muller, Fred Williamson, Philip Dallas, Laura Nucci. (R)
Unnamed supersonic speedcycle rider (Ginty) wandering the surprisingly lush wasteland in the days after the apocalypse is discovered by a resistance group fighting against the tyrannical Omega Force; and, what luck, the rider also happens to be the Chosen One! Low-budget ripoff of the "Mad Max" pictures (and, in general, the post-apocalyptic actioners that sprung up in their wake) has a couple decent vehicular stunts to go along with plenty more that are not. Our indifferent "hero" knows how to mow down waves of incompetent henchmen with a pew-pew machinegun, and can drive that infuriatingly sassy bike of his like a pro, but he's as blank-faced as a mannequin and mumbles all his lines like he just woke up with a mouthful of peanut butter. The story is such an afterthought that it was reported that the movie poster was drawn up before a script had even been written. Pleasence and Williamson are on hand to class things up with sophisticated and nuanced supporting turns, and if you believe that, you're gonna find the final twists (two of 'em!) truly mind-blowing.
16/100
Unnamed supersonic speedcycle rider (Ginty) wandering the surprisingly lush wasteland in the days after the apocalypse is discovered by a resistance group fighting against the tyrannical Omega Force; and, what luck, the rider also happens to be the Chosen One! Low-budget ripoff of the "Mad Max" pictures (and, in general, the post-apocalyptic actioners that sprung up in their wake) has a couple decent vehicular stunts to go along with plenty more that are not. Our indifferent "hero" knows how to mow down waves of incompetent henchmen with a pew-pew machinegun, and can drive that infuriatingly sassy bike of his like a pro, but he's as blank-faced as a mannequin and mumbles all his lines like he just woke up with a mouthful of peanut butter. The story is such an afterthought that it was reported that the movie poster was drawn up before a script had even been written. Pleasence and Williamson are on hand to class things up with sophisticated and nuanced supporting turns, and if you believe that, you're gonna find the final twists (two of 'em!) truly mind-blowing.
16/100