Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

[ixnay8 0]

Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Michael Ironside, spaceships, aliens, cyborgs, incredible acting, makes no sense at all...what more could you want?

[ixnay8 0]

Currently on free VOD on Verizon Fios (at least in my area)...absolute must watch!

[jarrycanada 2483]

oh your talking about the first movie in state of the art 3D, LOL

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z351Gqxiv8E

 

They should restore this for blurry, mind you it's selling for 39.89 at amazon.

 

I remember seeing this on Pay-tv in the 80's it was on a lot. it's all a little fuzzy for me now. but it's slowly all coming back to me. Molly Ringwald was kind of annoying in this sidekick role.

[PhillipMedoc 648]

I saw this in 3D at a film festival years ago. The 3D seemed weird and off, like the depth of field was reversed. People were grumbling and I started getting a headache. Finally about 30 minutes in, someone yelled out "Put your glasses on backwards!" and it worked. Apparently the projectionist had put the anaglyph filter in the wrong way.

 

Fun, dumb space movie. And yeah, Molly Ringwald's character is super annoying and whiny throughout.

[ixnay8 0]

I only saw this in 2-D and that was more than enough D for me. Molly Ringwald was completely annoying. And somehow it launched her career. She went on quite a run immediately after this movie. Obviously because it was amazing.

[JasonHershey 2]

One of the better cash-ins on Star Wars mania.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z351Gqxiv8E

[wyldride 285]

"I've seen hairier chests on Molly Ringwald."

 

Nothing to do with this movie, just an odd line from the porn Bratgirl.

[ElieB 238]

Yo this movie is a PERFECT hdtgm flick. Everything is so over the top and artistically bankrupt. Had me gasping and cringing and laughing. Great dumb-speak like saying "brain work" for thinking and the like. Every ten minutes or so is like a totally different movie so it really keeps the surprises rolling. Including when you finally see Ironside as, appropriately enough, a giant claw-handed cyborg zombie monster lol. They're so fucking big! Borrows from all the big hitters like star wars, running man, mad max, shades of terrible italian spaghetti scifi... And Molly Ringwald.

Peter Strauss is awful in the lead role but he's surrounded by so much crazyness that you kinda don't even notice him.

[PilotHaz 10]

This movie looks perfect for a rec to the HDTGM series. It had Molly Ringwalk, Ernie Hudson, Michael Ironside what more can you ask for?! I do see that it has been suggested before but wanted to bring it back to the forefront on the list. 

 

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bounty-hunters race to rescue three Earth female captives from the clutches of an evil mutant warlord.

Complete credited cast:

Peter Strauss...Wolff

Molly Ringwald...Niki

Ernie Hudson...Washington

Andrea Marcovicci...Chalmers

Michael Ironside...Overdog

Beeson Carroll...Grandman Patterson

Hrant Alianak...Chemist

Deborah Pratt...Meagan

Aleisa Shirley...Reena

Cali Timmins...Nova

Paul Boretski...Jarrett

Patrick Rowe...Duster

Reggie Bennett...Barracuda Leader