Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1989)

Director:

Donald G. Jackson

Writers:

Randall Frakes (screenplay)
Donald G. Jackson (story)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

In the future, a warrior nun on roller skates must rescue a seer, who is to be sacrificed by a band of mutants. |

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Rape | Nudity | Post Apocalyptic | Bondage

Cast

Kathleen Kinmont	...	Karin Crosse
Jack Damon	...	Rinaldi
Elizabeth Kaitan	...	Gretchen Hope
Rory Calhoun	...	Old Turkel
Cleve Hall	...	Streak (as Cleve A. Hall)
Sam Mann	...	Marachek
Michael Sonye	...	Karp
Johnnie Saiko	...	Kosai
Bunny Gibson	...	Tawny (as Kathleen Elizabeth)
Suzanne Solari	...	Sharon Crosse
Leslie Marcucella	...	Valijean
Abby Dalton	...	Mother Speed
Susan Henderson	...	Sister Slo
Mina Sanjo	...	Miko
Norman Alden	...	Bartender

Also Known As:

Power Blade Warrior: Taken by Force
Roller Blade Warriors

Runtime:

UK:81 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R

Company:

Golden Circle Productions

Movie Connections:

Followed by Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1992)

Soundtrack:

Kick Around

Unintentionally Hilarious...

A friend and I rented this low-budget action/adventure movie from the 99 cent bin at the local video store based solely on the cassette box cover. A woman dressed in a skimpy black leather outfit, holding a sword, and wearing a pair of generic roller skates in a post-apocalyptic background was all the coercion we needed to rent this smashingly uproarious B-grade film.

The story takes place in the indeterminate future, where the world as we know it resembles the Californian desert. A strange religion known as The Order of Rollerblade (I kid you not) is established to combat the seemingly endless supply of roaming vagabond mutants who fight for no obvious reason. Karin Krosse, our hero, is chosen to escort Gretchen Hope through the wasteland in order to bring peace throughout the land with her pleasant demeanor. Using her knowledge of swordplay and her excellent skills with roller skates, Karin Krosse must defend Ms. Hope and deliver her to the Rollerblade convent. What horrors await the pair as they travel through this nightmarish landscape?

Throughout the duration of the film, my friend and I could not determine whether or not the director of the film was intentionally being campy or serious in a bad way. Several of the scenes involving a particularly unrealistic green mutant beast were so unconvincing that we had to rewind the tape and laugh at it again. The acting was horrid, and the visual effects were on par with an early 70's episode of Dr. Who. Some of the more comedic aspects of the film were the bizarre use of narration during the first part, and the inclusion of arbitrary freeze frames in several scenes. There is one scene where it is impossible to decipher what the actor is saying do to his incoherent mumbling.

For a low-budget movie, it has decent pacing and a fair amount to gratuitous nudity. Combine that with the shockingly bad production design, the blasphemous acting, unrealistic fight scenes, and of course insane story and you have one hell of a film. Highly recommended as a comedy, to be avoided if you are looking with a film with substance, plot or great visuals. This is one film you should watch with a group of friends, especially if you've been drinking.