The Zero Boys (1986)

A group of friends travel to a wilderness area to play a survival game. Soon they unexpectedly find themselves in a real-life survival situation.

Director:

Nico Mastorakis

Writers:

Robert Gilliam, Nico Mastorakis (screenplay),

Stars:

Daniel Hirsch, Kelli Maroney, Nicole Rio

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Hirsch	...	Steve
Kelli Maroney	...	Jamie
Nicole Rio	...	Sue
Tom Shell	...	Larry
Jared Moses	...	Rip
Crystal Carson	...	Trish
Joe Estevez	...	Killer (as Joe Phelan)
Gary Jochimsen	...	Killer #2
John Michaels	...	Casey
Elise Turner	...	Victim
T.K. Webb	...	Killer #3
Jason Ricketts	...	Soldier #1
Stephen Kay	...	Soldier #2 (as Stephen T. Kay)
Neil Weiss	...	Soldier #3
Harry Donenfeld	...	Snake man

Storyline

A group of friends travel to a wilderness area to play a survival game. Soon they unexpectedly find themselves in a real-life survival situation.

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Plot Keywords:

survival | group of friends | wilderness | crossbow | male bonding | 

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Taglines:

Dawn Of A New Breed Of Heroes

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1986 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Heros Boys

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Omega Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Steve reassures his girlfriend that their Uzis are, "...semi automatics. Perfectly legal." In fact even semi automatic Uzis are still consider Class III weapons covered under the NFA (National Firearms Control Act of 1934) due to their 10 inch barrels. California does not grant permits for such weapons to private citizens. Even semi automatic Uzis must be classified as a "carbine" with a 16 inch barrel, or a "pistol" with no buttstock.

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Connections

References Twilight Zone (1959)

User Reviews

One better than zero, but that's it.

It was Valentines, 87. My dad took back Salvador, and selected this turkey, possibly the worst choice of movie for me. I knew where the film was heading, but I found this one just a long bore, I had to actually fast forward, never reaching the end. For me at this time, this one was unwatchable to me. It's all shot in the dark, the best aspect of it, with a cast of unknowns. It basically about a couple of young guys, playing a harmless combat game, in the woods, only it turns real. When people asked me what was my worst movie, I said this one, a lesser unknown flick of 86, not many people would be familiar with. If trawling through cheap vids you wanna buy, and you see this, and the video guy, wants you take the one off his hands for nothing, do that, just to see how bad it is, where after you can tape over with another movie. If you pay one red cent to see this, that's if the cent still existed you're one f...in' idiot. It's base bad.