Phoenix the Warrior (1988)

Big hair, big guns, big personalities, and a serious lack of wardrobe. She-Wolves of the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic story that features women--lots and lots of women--who leave little to... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Hayes

Writers:

Robert Hayes, Dan Rotblatt

Stars:

Persis Khambatta, Kathleen Kinmont, Peggy McIntaggart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Persis Khambatta	...	Cobalt
Kathleen Kinmont	...	Phoenix
Peggy McIntaggart	...	Keela (as Peggy Sands)
James Emery	...	Guy (as James H. Emery)
Sheila Howard	...	Reverend Mother / Badger
Nina Jaffe	...	Chainsaw
Courtney Caldwell	...	Motorcycle Woman / T-Bird
Skyler Corbett	...	Skyler
Laurie de Nuccio	...	Neon (as Lore de Nuccio)
Linda Santo	...	Snapper
B.B. Bowen	...	Ginsu
Michi	...	Escaping Sister
Cathy Armstrong	...	Bartender / Arena Announcer (as Kathy Armstrong)
Roxanne Kernohan	...	Meda
Pippa Danyon	...	Rattail

Storyline

Big hair, big guns, big personalities, and a serious lack of wardrobe. She-Wolves of the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic story that features women--lots and lots of women--who leave little to the imagination as they battle each other in various junkyards and gravel pits to determine the fate of the entire world.

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Plot Keywords:

wasteland | gun | gladiator battle | fight | badlands | 

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Taglines:

After the Conventional Wars, the Nuclear Wars, and the Chromosome Wars comes a survivor. Her mission... save the last man alive!

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1990 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Főnix, az amazon

Filming Locations:

Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Mountains, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Action International Pictures (AIP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the opening chase scene, when the buggy rolls over, you can see the stunt person wearing a helmet. Then when the girl rolls out of the buggy, she doesn't have a helmet on.

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Quotes

Reverend Mother: How does it feel to be the last man on Earth?
Guy: How does it feel to be the ugliest thing around?

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Connections

References Siskel & Ebert (1986)

User Reviews

A very bad movie, which is why it is good

First of all, this is not the most well known movie, haha. It is also not that great of a movie if you are looking at it too critically. Then again, this movie is not meant to be perceived in that way, at all. My friend and I like to enjoy these obscure little movies sometimes and he told me this one was definitely worth seeing. If you can handle it for what it is, it is indeed a must-see.

The movie itself is very campy, as anyone can tell from the film cover. There are mixed performances ranging from very good to very bad, very fun to very boring. The storyline, which I don't recall much of, is a contender for Best Screenplay indeed, and the movie altogether is just one big mess, but a very enjoyable one at that. No doubt this was made for those types of movie-goers who look for campy, nothing movies. However, I myself tend to be that type of movie-goer at times and this was just what I ordered when I was in the mood for it. Like I said in my summary, it's a poor movie when it all boils down to it, but it really doesn't matter because it is so fun to watch.