Interzone (film)
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Directed by | Deran Sarafian |
Written by | Rossella Drudi, James L. Edwards |
Screenplay by | Claudio Fragasso, Deran Sarafian |
Produced by | Joe D'Amato |
Starring | Bruce Abbott, Beatrice Ring, Teagan Clive |
Cinematography | Gianlorenzo Battaglia |
Edited by | Kathleen Stratton |
Music by | Stefano Mainetti |
Production company | Filmirage |
Distributed by | Star Classics Video, Trans World Entertainment |
Release dates | 1987 (Bracciano, Rome, Italy) |
Running time | UK: 88 min USA: 97 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | English |
Interzone is a 1987 Italian[1] sci-fi action film produced by Joe D'Amato and directed by Deran Sarafian, with original music composed by Stefano Mainetti, starring Bruce Abbott, Beatrice Ring, and Teagan Clive.
Plot
A supernaturally gifted monk, "Panasonic" (Kiro Wehara), is sent on a mission by his dying master, "General Electric," to protect the Interzone, the last fertile region left on a post-apocalyptic Earth, against an invading gang of wasteland raiders.
Along the way, Panasonic is helped by Swan (Bruce Abbott), a roguish road warrior who seeks a rumored treasure hidden within the Interzone, and Tera (Beatrice Ring), an attractive slave girl, who Swan falls in love with. The raiders meanwhile are led by Mantis (Teagan Clive), a female bodybuilder dominatrix and her sadistic partner Balzakan (John Armstead).
After the defeat of the raiders, Swan locates the treasure which is revealed to be a fallout shelter turned archive of some of mankind's greatest achievements. Within are various items such as books, sculptures and paintings, along with a Panasonic-brand videocassette recorder that plays a final message from those who preserved the artifacts before the apocalypse.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Bruce Abbott | Swan |
Beatrice Ring | Tara |
Teagan Clive | Mantis |
John Armstead | Balzakan |
Kiro Wehara | Panasonic |
Alain Smith | Dwarf |
Franco Diogene | Rat |
Laura Gemser | Panasonic's Brother's wife (uncredited) |
Production
It was produced by Filmirage and shot in Bracciano, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Rome, and is set in a "Mad Max" type of future.[2]
Distribution
Interzone was distributed on home video by EV in the United Kingdom in December 1989.[3]
Reception
Million Monkey Theater wrote that the film is plagued by a shoe-string budget, amateurish filming, editing, audio dubbing, acting and dialog.[4] The film received one out of five stars in Creature Feature.[5] Outpost Zeta was kinder to the movie, finding that the humor in the film made it worth the effort to watch.[6]
References
- ^ Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 79.ISBN 0963498274.
- ^ Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 79.ISBN 0963498274.
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (1990). "Video Releases". Film Review 1990-1. Columbus Books Limited. p. 144. ISBN 0-86369-374-1.
- ^ http://millionmonkeytheater.com/Interzone.html
- ^ Stanley, J (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
- ^ http://www.outpost-zeta.com/2012/01/interzone.html