PHOENIX THE WARRIOR is set in the future, after a plague has killed off the entire male population. Only women have survived, roaming the Earth in leftover costumes and vehicles from THE ROAD WARRIOR.
Led by an old hag with tubes and wires sticking out of her head, known as the Reverend Mother (Sheila Howard), these ferocious female bounty hunters need a male. Fast!
Enter Phoenix (Kathleen Kinmont), who is on the run from these bounty hunters, due to their not taking kindly to her killing them. She's hunted by a team led by Cobalt (Persis Khambatta). Phoenix has inadvertently taken off with a woman who is pregnant with a male child!
After some leisurely, naked sunbathing, a child is born. Cobalt finds them, resulting in gunfire and poorly-realized karate. The old saying, "Never bring a sword to a gunfight" comes to mind.
Years pass. Miraculously, everyone looks the same, except for Skyler, who is now in post-apocalyptic kindergarten. Almost-as miraculously, an adult male with premature baldness is discovered. Cobalt reemerges! More gunfire! More neo-cavewomen! More awesome hairdos! Just who does these women's hair out in the wasteland is a well-guarded mystery. Have no fear. There are women sporting hefty mohawks as well.
Oh no!
Phoenix must now be subjected to a battle in "the pit"!
Infra-schlock such as this is rarely witnessed by mere mortals! The thudding, synth-o-matic musical score somehow manages to make it even less awe-inspiring! Listen to the grunts whenever anyone takes a bullet to the gut. Now, that's music!...
Led by an old hag with tubes and wires sticking out of her head, known as the Reverend Mother (Sheila Howard), these ferocious female bounty hunters need a male. Fast!
Enter Phoenix (Kathleen Kinmont), who is on the run from these bounty hunters, due to their not taking kindly to her killing them. She's hunted by a team led by Cobalt (Persis Khambatta). Phoenix has inadvertently taken off with a woman who is pregnant with a male child!
After some leisurely, naked sunbathing, a child is born. Cobalt finds them, resulting in gunfire and poorly-realized karate. The old saying, "Never bring a sword to a gunfight" comes to mind.
Years pass. Miraculously, everyone looks the same, except for Skyler, who is now in post-apocalyptic kindergarten. Almost-as miraculously, an adult male with premature baldness is discovered. Cobalt reemerges! More gunfire! More neo-cavewomen! More awesome hairdos! Just who does these women's hair out in the wasteland is a well-guarded mystery. Have no fear. There are women sporting hefty mohawks as well.
Oh no!
Phoenix must now be subjected to a battle in "the pit"!
Infra-schlock such as this is rarely witnessed by mere mortals! The thudding, synth-o-matic musical score somehow manages to make it even less awe-inspiring! Listen to the grunts whenever anyone takes a bullet to the gut. Now, that's music!...