Escape 2000 (1982)
"Turkey Shoot" (original title)

Deviants are held at a rehabilitation fortress until they're set into a deadly game of survival, in the hopes of returning to world society.

Director:

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Writers:

Jon George (screenplay), Neill D. Hicks (screenplay),

Stars:

Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Steve Railsback	...	Paul Anders
Olivia Hussey	...	Chris Walters
Michael Craig	...	Charles Thatcher
Carmen Duncan	...	Jennifer
Noel Ferrier	...	Secretary Mallory
Lynda Stoner	...	Rita Daniels
Roger Ward	...	Chief Guard Ritter
Michael Petrovitch	...	Tito
Gus Mercurio	...	Red
John Ley	...	Dodge
Bill Young	...	Griff
Steve Rackman	...	Alph
John Godden	...	Andy
Oriana Panozzo	...	Melinda

Storyline

In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the camp. Paul, one of the newest prisoners, is determined not to go down as quietly as the others.

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Plot Keywords:

prisoner | survival | future | shot point blank | exploding head | 

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Taglines:

The day the future had to be stopped.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Escape 2000

Filming Locations:

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$3,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FGH, Filmco Limited, Hemdale Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film lost about $700,000 of it's $3,200,000 budget two weeks before production began when a major investor backed out at the last minute.

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Goofs

When Alph is beating up Dodge, slamming him to the ground, you can clearly see the sides of a foam mat when Dodge hits the floor and bounces up.

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Quotes

Charles Thatcher: One of you has been foolish enough to try to leave us before his re-education was completed. In my view this is treason, and will be treated as such. You will remember our motto: 'Freedom is obedience, obedience is work, work is life'. Well, now understand once and for all that the reverse is also true, 'Disobedience is treason, treason is a crime, crime will be punished!'

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Connections

Version of Deadly Prey (1987)

User Reviews

Entertaining trash.

Set in a totalitarian future society, this film has a bleak but quite vividly drawn vision of the world...for its first 20 minutes or so; then it turns into a straight action-chase adventure. The uncut 90-minute version is extremely gory, but some of the effects are rather lame. Nevertheless, it's a fast-paced, trashily entertaining film, and the actors are adequate for the little they're asked to do. (**)