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28 July 1988 (Australia) moreTagline:
He is the desert warrior, carving the future with his sword.Plot:
In a post-apocalyptic world, a warrior wandering through the desert comes upon a group of settlers who are being menaced by a murderous gang that is after the water they control. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Not bad for a stock western moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Patrick Swayze | ... | Nomad |
 | Lisa Niemi | ... | Kasha |
| Anthony Zerbe | ... | Damnil |
| Christopher Neame | ... | Sho, Hired Killer |
 | Brion James | ... | Tark, Kasha's Foreman |
| John Fujioka | ... | Cord the Peacemaker |
| Brett Hool | ... | Jux |
| Marcel Van Heerden | ... | Lann |
 | Arnold Vosloo | ... | Makker |
| James Whyle | ... | Tooey, Kasha Farmhand |
| Russel Savadier | ... | Off, Kasha Farmhand |
| Joe Ribeiro | ... | Cali the Doctor |
| Alex Heyns | ... | Priest |
| Brad Morris | ... | Bluto |
| Tullio Moneta | ... | Henchman |
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Australia:M | Iceland:16 | UK:15 (DVD rating) (2003) | UK:18 (VHS rating) (1988) | Norway:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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Underneath the thin post-apocalyptic setting, "Steel Dawn" is a standard "drifter fights the bandits" western. It has plenty of western cliches (e.g. a widowed pioneer woman whose farm is at risk) and plenty of action. I don't recommend renting this movie, but if it comes on TV you might consider watching it. It's better than any apocalyptic film that Kevin Costner was involved in (or will be). But the only characters with a glimmer of originality (such as Swayze's old mentor) get very little screen time. This places "Steel Dawn" a few notches below the gold standard of apocalyptic films, "The Road Warrior."