Robot Jox (1989)

It is post-World War III. War is outlawed. In its place, are matches between large Robots called Robot Jox. These matches take place between two large superpowers over disputed territories.... See full summary »

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers:

Stuart Gordon (story), Joe Haldeman (screenplay)

Stars:

Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Graham	...	Achilles
Anne-Marie Johnson	...	Athena
Paul Koslo	...	Alexander
Robert Sampson	...	Commisioner Jameson
Danny Kamekona	...	Dr. Matsumoto
Hilary Mason	...	Professor Laplace
Michael Alldredge	...	Tex Conway
Jeffrey Combs	...	1st Prole
Michael Saad	...	2nd Prole
Ian Patrick Williams	...	Phillip
Jason Marsden	...	Tommy
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon	...	Kate
Thyme Lewis	...	Sargon
Gary Houston	...	Sportcaster
Russel Case	...	Hercules

Storyline

It is post-World War III. War is outlawed. In its place, are matches between large Robots called Robot Jox. These matches take place between two large superpowers over disputed territories. The main character Achilles is a pilot in one of the large Robots. The plot revolves around him and a match for the state of Alaska.

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Plot Keywords:

robot | alaska | giant robot | pubic hair | male rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

The ultimate killing machine. Part Man. Part Metal.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Robojox

Filming Locations:

Empire Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,272,977 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Empire Pictures, Altar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Contrary to what was seen on screen, stars Gary Graham and Anne-Marie Johnson did not get along with one another, mostly because of their differences in political beliefs. Graham was mostly Conservative while Johnson had a more Liberal mindset.

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Goofs

Achilles' scars change throughout the movie.

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Quotes

Tex Conway: Crash and burn.
Achilles: That's just for Jox.

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Connections

Featured in Best of the Worst: The Vindicator, Cyber Tracker, Robot Jox, and R.O.T.O.R. (2013)

User Reviews

Cheesy action-drama with cool robots!

This under-budgeted film has the kind of stuff I like to see in sci-fi movies: A cool premise (two factions using giant Mech-warrior type robots to fight for land or politics in an arena), two-dimensional characters and great miniature filming!

The story's about a soon-to-be-retired jock who drives giant robots and slugs it out with the other faction's jocks and robots. He is unwillingly replaced by a novice girl he cares about or something, and she tries to fight the old jock's nemesis. Before this guy kills the girl, the old jock gets a chance to mount a robot and fight his enemy until both robots are done with.

The fight sequence are nice to see, the miniature filming is top-notch, and the story breezes through without been noticed (believe me, it's not important enough to notice)... The space-fighting scene at least has an honest-to-God true fact about space fighting: no sound!! (for the first time in Sci-fi movie history, except of course for "2001: A space odyssey", but they had no space fighting in "2001...").

For sure, a fun grade-B movie.