Terminal City Ricochet (1990)

Welcome to Terminal City, a decaying world where the citizens wallow amidst a mind-boggling profusion of discarded consumer goods; a ruthless world where television is exploited to its ... See full summary »

Director:

Zale Dalen

Writers:

Bill Mullan, Al Thurgood,

Stars:

Peter Breck, Germain Houde, Jello Biafra

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Breck	...	Ross Glimore
Germain Houde	...	Ace the 'Savior'
Jello Biafra	...	Bruce Coddle
Mark Bennett	...	Alex Stevens
Lisa Brown	...	Beatrice
Gene Kiniski	...	Commander Crutcher
Joe Keithley	...	Officer Friendly
John Maclaren	...	News Reporter
Gabe Khouth	...	Jim Glimore (as Gabriel Khouth)
Valeda Hett	...	Betty Stevens
Shawn Macdonald	...	Chip Ferguson
Douglas Newell	...	O'Boyle
Tom Edwards	...	Skivver
Joni Mar	...	Tindy
Wendi Pope	...	Doctor's Asst.

Storyline

Welcome to Terminal City, a decaying world where the citizens wallow amidst a mind-boggling profusion of discarded consumer goods; a ruthless world where television is exploited to its fullest to sell yet more needless junk to eager consumers; a bewildering land where the unreal is real and the real, unreal. Alex Stevens is hurled into this bedlam where he finds himself pitted against the maniacal Ross Gilmore, Mayor of Terminal City, and the evil Bruce Coddle, agent of Gilmore's Social Peace Enforcement Unit.

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Plot Keywords:

consumer | junk | television | falling space junk | demonstration | 

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Taglines:

Addicted to the power of television ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 1990 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

E. Motion Films, DC Productions, Téléfilm Canada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Bruce Coddle: You're already dead, Alex. It says so on t.v. All we need now are pictures of the corpses.

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Connections

References Network (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Madhouse"
Evan Johns & The H-Bombs

User Reviews

One word: Brilliant

This film exposes TV and the political connection in brutal detail. It is hyper-reality to the extreme & like the end credits say, "Any relation to real life is because that's just the way it is" or at least something along those lines. I just wish that it was available to purchase so I could add it to my collection.