Neon City (1991)

Director:

Monte Markham

Writers:

Jeff Begun
Buck Finch
(more)

Release Date:

29 May 1992 (Hungary)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Take a deep breath, it may be your last. Welcome to the year 2053.

Plot:

"Mad Max" clone set in the not-too-distant future about a group of people trying to escape to a safe haven called Neon City after a solar disaster that has decimated the Earth.

Plot Keywords:

Bounty Hunter | Prostitute | Post Apocalypse | Hot Tub | Scientist

Cast

Michael Ironside	...	Harry M. Stark
Vanity	...	Reno
Lyle Alzado	...	Bulk
Valerie Wildman	...	Sandy Randall
Nick Klar	...	Dr. Tom
Juliet Landau	...	Twink Talaman
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad	...	Wing
Richard Sanders	...	Dickie Devine
Monte Markham	...	Captain Raymond
Jesse Bennett	...	Captain Jenkins
Curley Green	...	Dispatcher
Jeffrey Olson	...	Doctor at Jericho
Anthony Leger	...	Gary
John Perryman	...	Guard at Jericho
Donna Todd	...	Annie
Russ McGinn	...	Deimer
Nancy Borgenicht	...	Aria
Marcia Dangerfield	...	Beth
John Daryl	...	Desk Sergeant
Oscar Howland	...	Old Man
Lego Louis	...	Immigration Guard
Wayne Brennan	...	Doctor at Neon
Richard Stay	...	Young Man
Dave Blackwell	...	Twink's Father
Micaela Nelligan	...	Nancy
Beverly Rowland	...	Old Lady
Creed Bratton	...	Guard at Neon
Dale McCorvey	...	Guard at Jericho
Steve Brinkerhoff	...	Guard at Jericho
Kevin P. Manning	...	Guard at Jericho (as Kevin Manning)
Gerald Bola	...	Guard at Neon
T.J. Lowther	...	Timmy
Theron Read	...	Charred Man
Paris Morgan	...	Charred Woman
Kathy Kennedy	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nyk Fry	...	Guy at beginning
Jeff Olson	...	Doctor at Jericho
Kim Tyler	...	Trixie (uncredited)

Directed by
Monte Markham

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jeff Begun
Buck Finch
Monte Markham
Gus Peters

Produced by
Jeff Begun	....	producer
Matthew Hintlian	....	line producer
James Ruxin	....	associate producer
Wolf Schmidt	....	producer
John Schouweiler	....	co-producer
Ken Solomon	....	producer

Original Music by
Stephen Graziano

Cinematography by
Keith Holland

Film Editing by
David W. Hagar

Casting by
Catrine McGregor
Gerald I. Wolff		(as Jerry I. Wolfe)

Production Design by
Fu Ding Cheng

Set Decoration by
Steven A. Lee
Bruce Wing

Costume Design by
Lawane Cole
Debbie Shine

Makeup Department
N. Kristine Chadwick	....	makeup artist
Robin Garramore	....	assistant hair stylist
Brad Look	....	prosthetic makeup
Larry Pennington	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Matthew Hintlian	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cary Brown	....	second assistant director
K.C. Hodenfield	....	second assistant director
Rodney Allen Hooks	....	first assistant director
Jeff Jensen	....	second unit director
Stephen Lillis	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Les Boothe	....	set dresser
Mark Brown	....	property assistant
J. Chad Davis	....	scenic artist
Kimo Jones	....	construction coordinator
Dick Kyker	....	property master
Robert Scott Kyker	....	assistant props
Joel McKee	....	assistant props
Diane Millett	....	set dresser
James Morton Jr.	....	carpenter
Ian Roylance	....	set dresser
Robert Scoville	....	swing gang
Steve Tanner	....	carpenter
Barbara Ward	....	on-set dresser
Bruce Wing	....	lead man

Sound Department
Tony Berkeley	....	adr editor
Ricardo Broadus	....	sound effects editor
Harry Cohen	....	digital sound designer
Rick Freeman	....	dialogue editor
Brian Geer	....	adr mixer
Brian Geer	....	foley editor
Brian Geer	....	foley mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Lew Goldstein)
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley artist
David Lester	....	boom operator
Darryl Linkow	....	production sound mixer
Katie Rowe	....	foley artist
Tony Sereno	....	sound re-recording assistant
R. Russell Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Vaughn	....	foley editor
Jeff Vaughn	....	foley mixer
Jeff Vaughn	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Mark Arcolio	....	special effects assistant
Rick Josephsen	....	special effects coordinator
Ken Nosack	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
John Borland	....	stunts
Eric Chambers	....	stunts
Bill Erickson	....	stunts
Lance King	....	stunts
Tom Proctor	....	stunts
Paul E. Short	....	stunts (as Paul Short)
Chuck Zito	....	stunts
Tanner Gill	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Jensen	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Creed Bratton	....	grip
Gary Eckert	....	second assistant camera
Kirk R. Gardner	....	Steadicam operator
Kirk R. Gardner	....	camera operator
Keenan Haight	....	generator operator
J.J. Johnson	....	dolly grip
Kevin Kennedy	....	grip
John Kiddie	....	still photographer
David R. Kohn	....	best boy electric
Darren McLaughlin	....	electrician
Stuart Nord	....	camera leader
David L. Peck	....	electrician (as David Peck)
Marie Pedersen	....	first assistant Steadicam (as Marie Pederson)
David Perchon	....	camera department intern
Chuck Record	....	key grip
Laird Roberts	....	gaffer
Michael L. Schaertl	....	director of photography: second unit
Alvin Simmons	....	best boy grip
Jason Zimmerman	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Cavalero	....	costumer
Camile Morris	....	costumer (as Camille Morris)
Barbara Nelson	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Jeff Etcher	....	first assistant editor
David Keck	....	color timer
Lori Petersen	....	location assistant editor
Paula Stein	....	first assistant editor
Brad Yuen	....	second assistant editor
Brian Janko	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeffrey R. Gund	....	additional music producer (as Jeff Gund)
Robert Kahn	....	music producer
Ken Kugler	....	music engineer
Kim Scharnberg	....	conductor
Kim Scharnberg	....	music arranger

Transportation Department
Robert C. Alcott	....	driver
Lee Baird	....	driver
Daniel Curtis	....	driver
Keenan Haight	....	driver
Kit Hendrickson	....	driver
Tim Holmes	....	driver
Robert Lee	....	driver
Edwins Lyons	....	driver
Todd O'Connell	....	driver
Greg Ovard	....	transportation coordinator
Scott Peterson	....	driver
Barry Tuttle	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Kevin Aiello	....	caterer
Helen Alverez	....	accounting assistant
Mark Brown	....	craft service
Helen Caldwell	....	script supervisor
Michael Sean Collins	....	production assistant
Frank D'Andrea	....	production assistant
Eileen Duhne	....	publicist
Christy Fiero	....	accounting assistant (as Christy Susskind)
Linda Gayle	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Heather Hanlon	....	production assistant
Tim Holmes	....	mechanic
Scott Iverson	....	security officer
April A. Janow	....	production accountant
Jeff Jensen	....	action sequence director
Shirley Johnson	....	production coordinator
Allen Kupetsky	....	production assistant
Judi McKee	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert Mintz	....	completion bond
Kevin O'Rourke	....	craft service
Greg Ovard	....	location manager
Mari Raymer	....	key set production assistant
Jon Sound	....	post-production facility
Linda Van Voorhis	....	set medic
Ron Van Voorhis	....	set medic
Pamela Clay	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Jefferson Richard	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Little Bear Productions
• Trimark Pictures

Distributors

• Trimark Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2010) (USA) (TV)
• Vidmark Entertainment (video)

Other Companies

• Redman Movies and Stories  grip and lighting equipment
• Unique Movie Cars  picture cars

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Little Bear Productions

Trivia:

Lyle Alzado's final film.

Great Concept!

While I won't pick out the articulate details of the movie, or take an active defense as to why I thought this movie is good, I will say I really liked this movie. This has to be one of the better sci-fi movies I've seen.

Imagine it, you traveling across the continent to a safe-haven - the ONLY one left on Earth. Your transportation; a shoddy-looking bus with others, crammed like sardines. Your obstacles; everything. From crazed bandits to violent solar storms, this leaves you imagining yourself in place of one of the characters on that bus. Quite a thrill, isn't it?

Food is heavily rationed, medical aid is meager, and death is engulfing. Great, great setup for a storyline (which could have been better in several ways, although I'm fine with it as-is).