The Raiders of Atlantis (1983)
"I predatori di Atlantide" (original title)

A team of scientists working to raise a sunken Russian nuclear submarine on an ocean platform off the coast of Miami, Florida, unearth an ancient Atlantean relic from the sea floor and ... See full summary »

Director:

Ruggero Deodato

Writers:

Tito Carpi, Vincenzo Mannino

Stars:

Christopher Connelly, Gioia Scola, Tony King

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Connelly	...	Mike Ross
Gioia Scola	...	Dr. Cathy Rollins (as Marie Fields in US version)
Tony King	...	Mohammed / Washington
Stefano Mingardo	...	Klaus Nemnez (as Mike Miller)
Ivan Rassimov	...	Bill Cook
Giancarlo Prati	...	Frank (as John Blade)
Bruce Baron	...	Crystal Skull
George Hilton	...	Professor Peter Saunders
Mike Monty	...	George (as Mike Monti)
Michele Soavi	...	James (as Michael Soavi)
Adriana Giuffrè	...	(as Audrey Perkins)
Maurizio Fardo	...	Larry Stoddard (as Morris Fard)
Lewis E. Ciannelli	...	Oil Rig Commander (as Benny Lewis)
John Vasallo	...	Manuel
James Demby

Storyline

A team of scientists working to raise a sunken Russian nuclear submarine on an ocean platform off the coast of Miami, Florida, unearth an ancient Atlantean relic from the sea floor and bring in an expert to make some sense of it. But while attempting to raise the sub, radioactive leakage from its missles triggers the re-emergence of Atlantis, and the resulting tidal wave destroys the platform and leaves only a small group of survivors. Rescued by two Vietnamvets-turned-heavies who are out relaxing after their latest job, their boat eventually runs aground on a Carribean island nearby where, upon going ashore, it is discovered that everything has been destroyed and everybody killed. The culprits, a vicious group of well-armed raiders, and their leader, Crystal Skull, are descendants of Atlantis' original race who set about reclaiming the world and adding the survivors to the list of victims as they struggle to stay alive and defeat the raiders and send Atlantis back to the ocean floor.

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Plot Keywords:

atlantis | island | miami florida | skull | sea | 

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Taglines:

Adventure Beyond the Edge of Time

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Adventure

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy Philippines

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1983 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Atlantis Interceptors

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency Productions, Regal Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 89 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

DIRECTOR CAMEO: [Ruggero Deodato] Assistant on oil rig.

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Goofs

Mike, Nemnez, Bill and Saunders disappear from the bus as it crashes through the roadblock.

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Quotes

Dr. Cathy Rollins: [examining stone tablet] It's fantastic. I've never seen anything like it. Where did you find it?
Professor Peter Saunders: Five thousand, seven hundred-and-twelve feet down. The spectograph makes it about twelve-thousand-years-old, a lot older than anything you'd ever dig up in Mazzedland! And we've gotten you here to decipher the inscriptions on that tablet!
Dr. Cathy Rollins: What's going on here? Who are you?
Professor Peter Saunders: Of course, I'm sorry. I'm Professor Saunders, Peter Saunders, nuclear physics. A couple of years ago, a Russian sub armed with ...
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Connections

Featured in 42nd Street Forever: Blu-ray Edition (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Santa Maria"
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis

User Reviews

the best Atlantian biker-punk movie EVER made

Some scientists team up with a duo of Vietnam vets to fight make-up wearing biker punks from the lost city of Atlantis which reemerges from under the water due to a sunken Russian submarine's radioactive missiles. Just typing that previous sentence makes my brain hurt and I haven't even gotten to the more nonsensical stuff. Ha.

OK, the plot is ridiculous and the film itself doesn't make a lick of sense, but this b-movie is amazingly fun and doesn't let up on the action. Think of it as a cross between Assualt on Precint 13, and mad max. If you loved those films, are willing to keep and open mind, and can turn your brain off for the duration of the film, you'll like this one a lot as well.

My Grade: A-

Side note: This movie can be found on side A of Disc 2 of the Grindhouse Experience 2 four DVD set, alas it's from an old VHS dub and the picture is far from optimal. Hopefully this unsung b-movie classic will be re-released in a remastered form (ok, probably not, but one can hope)