After a lengthy space mission, two astronauts return to an Earth transformed by nuclear war. As renegade gangs and mutants rule Los Angeles, the astronauts join two pretty women and a couple of kids in a growing resistance movement.
Practical Effects
Gloriously cheap mutant makeup and cardboard ruins.
Acting
Sid Haig devours scenery like his character devours people.
Director
Steve Barkett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Steve Barkett and star Lynne Margulies were real-life partners; she later became Andy Kaufman's girlfriend and is featured in 'Man on the Moon.'
Shot in 1978 but unreleased until 1982, it rode the coattails of 'Mad Max' and 'The Road Warrior'—but with approximately 1% of their budget and 0% of their coherence.
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