Escape from the Bronx (1983)
"Fuga dal Bronx" (original title)

A ragtag group of people have to fight extermination squads amid their ruined city.

Director:

Enzo G. Castellari

Writers:

Tito Carpi (screenplay), Tito Carpi (story),

Stars:

Mark Gregory, Henry Silva, Valeria D'Obici

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Gregory	...	Trash
Henry Silva	...	Floyd Wrangler
Valeria D'Obici	...	Moon Grey
Giancarlo Prete	...	Strike (as Timothy Brent)
Paolo Malco	...	Vice President Hoffman
Ennio Girolami	...	President Henry Clark (as Thomas Moore)
Antonio Sabato	...	Dablone / Toblerone
Alessandro Prete	...	Junior
Massimo Vanni	...	Big Little Man
Andrea Coppola	...	Jay the Photographer
Eva Czemerys	...	Trash's Mother
Moana Pozzi	...	Juana
Romano Puppo	...	Trash's Father
Carla Brait	...	Iron Men Leader
Maurizio Fardo	...	Bald Reporter - GCC Press Conference

Storyline

A vicious corporation tries to kill and starve the last remaining habitants of the Bronx in order to build their own high-rise developments. A lone long-haired hot-tempered warrior, Trash, is the only obstacle well, him, a psychopathic bomb-maker and his equally psychopathic pre-school son, an annoying activist help him out, by kidnapping "the President" (of the corporation), a Richard Dreyfuss look-a-like. Henry Silva plays another psychopathic, this one on the side of the corporations. A favorite movie of Mystery Science Theater 3000 series.

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Plot Keywords:

corporation | city | president | future | street life | 

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Taglines:

The first to die were the lucky ones!

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

2 September 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Escape from the Bronx

Filming Locations:

101 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fulvia Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The full death toll in the uncut version is 174. There are 110 killed in shootings, 40 in explosions, 9 by flamethrowers, 1 by stabbing, 1 off-screen kill, 4 unknowns, 6 electrocutions, 2 bashed in the face with a helmet and 1 face turned to red mush after being hit with a shotgun butt.

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Goofs

Dablone shouts "Moana, this way!" to Birdy (Moana Pozzi) as the Disinfestors gas the rebel base.

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Quotes

DAS Loudspeaker: Leave the Bronx! You are ordered to leave the Bronx!

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Connections

Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Escape 2000 (1996)

User Reviews

An Italophile's Violent Delight

The semi-tough, actually rather effeminate Mark Gregory is back as "that delinquent Trash person" in Bronx Warriors 2, which in my opinion bests the original. It's faster-paced, with more action and more dead bodies, and Mark Gregory's acting has even improved.

The story gleefully ups the bleakness quotient, with most of the Bronx gangs having retreated into subterranean hideouts as Disinfestation Annihilation Squads raze the blighted neighborhoods to make way for fascistic urban renewal. Anybody who's seen the first Bronx Warriors knows Trash isn't going to put up with that.

If you're in the mood for a cheap 80s action flick that delivers the goods, Bronx Warriors 2 has more than enough gun battles, flamethrowers, exploding miniatures, people dying and flying through the air in slow motion, and scatological dialogue to satisfy. Consider watching it as a double feature with C.H.U.D., which shares several of its elements.