Future Hunters (1986)

Director:

Cirio H. Santiago

Writers:

Anthony Maharaj (story)
J. Lee Thompson (writer)

Genre:

Adventure | Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

2025 A.D. A lone adventurer searches the post-nuclear wasteland for the most devastating, godless artifact in history...

Plot Keywords:

Spear | Kung Fu | Hong Kong | Cult Favorite | Spear Of Longinus

Cast

Robert Patrick	...	Slade
Linda Carol	...	Michelle
Ed Crick	...	Fielding
Bob Schott	...	Bauer
David Light	...	Zaar
Paul Holmes	...	Hightower
Peter Shilton	...	Old Man
Ursula Marquez	...	Amazon Queen
Elizabeth Oropesa	...	Huntress
Bruce Le	...	Liu (as Bruce Li)
Jang Lee Hwang	...	Silverfox
Richard Norton	...	Matthew

Also Known As:

Deadly Quest
Spear of Destiny

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Philippines

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Lightning Pictures

Trivia:

The credits list Bruce Li as appearing in the film, but it is actually Bruce Le (a different Bruce Lee impersonator) who plays Liu. Bruce Li does not appear in the movie.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Future Hunters" (2001)

A Great B-Movie

I saw this movie last night on TNT's Monstervision with Joe Bob Briggs, and, considering myself to be a fairly good b-movie buff, I was quite surprised I had never come across this movie before. It has to go down as one of the better third rate action movies of the 80's (think Gymkata, and so on); highly ridiculous plot, cheap production, cardboard acting, but a whole Hell of a lot of fun and consistently entertaining.

To explain the plot would take a forever, and there are so many holes in it any way I would wear out my ? key. But, roughly, here is what the movie has to offer- A magic spear, time traveler, biker gang, Nazis, kung fu tour guide, kung fu master, Asian mobsters, Mongol warriors, cave dwelling midget Mongols, Amazon women, a Pit of Death, earthquakes with Styrofoam boulder tossing, a car chase that is at night one minute then during the day the next, improbable helicopter sabotage, two people one parachute parachuting, Bonehead Nazi henchmen, four midgets pound a Nazi to death, a whole lot of spear chucking, alligators chomping on Amazons, a very decent kung fu fight, and even more.

Highly, HIGHLY, recommended for the b-movie fan. I could watch it over and over again it is so gloriously bad.