Savage (1996)

After his family is murdered, and he's left for dead, a farmer awakens in the desert and finds himself transformed into a savage warrior, with all the powers and skills of the ancient gods.... See full summary »

Director:

Avi Nesher

Writers:

Patrick Highsmith (screenplay), Patrick Highsmith (story),

Stars:

Olivier Gruner, Jennifer Grant, Kario Salem

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olivier Gruner	...	Savage / Alex
Jennifer Grant	...	Nicky Carter
Kario Salem	...	Reese Burroughs
Kristin Minter	...	Marie Belot
Sam McMurray	...	Edgar Wallace
Herschel Sparber	...	Allen Poe
Tom Schanley	...	Halliday
Michael Cudlitz	...	Spillane
Luke Askew	...	Capt. Rohmer
Maria von Hartz
Victoria Morsell	...	Gloria Verne
Jordan Stuart
Paulo Tocha
Moon Jones
John Henry Whitaker

Storyline

After his family is murdered, and he's left for dead, a farmer awakens in the desert and finds himself transformed into a savage warrior, with all the powers and skills of the ancient gods. Guided by his "spirit masters" he's given a mission; destroy Tital Corporation, the world's most powerful high-tech computer company and its ambitious leader, Michael Burroughs. Burrough's has discovered the technological remains of an ancient race and a secret that will allow him to open the Vortex and achieve immortality. Out in the desert, ancient powers collide with sophisticated technology as the Savage and Burroughs meet in a titanic struggle that could destroy mankind.

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Plot Keywords:

savage | immortality | warrior | vortex | computer | 

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Taglines:

A mysterious force he can't explain. A murder he can't forget.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong continuous violence, a graphic sex scene and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 1997 (South Africa)

Also Known As:

Agrios timoros

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Conquistador Entertainment, Mahagonny Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Turkey Shoot...# 2

A dead rancher (Olivier Gruner) is revived by aliens in order to stop an evil scientist (or evil businessman, it's never made clear) who is trying to live in cyberspace (This is one of the film's less believable ideas) also we learn that the aliens are our gods and that they were the ones who created us and Olivier Gruner is made into an efficient killing machine who uses his savage skills to dispense of the bad guys and protect his new love interest Nicky Grant (Jennifer Grant) in this wildly incomprehensible sci-fi clunker. I need to explain myself, I'm doing a binge on Olivier Gruner for Thanksgiving because I myself can't get enough turkey and no man has put out more turkey than Oli Gruner but let's be perfectly candid, even for Gruner flicks this is really, really bad stuff. It's literally so weird and bizarre it's almost worth watching. I mean you will not see a movie as demented or senseless then this mess. However if your morbidly curious,go to it, I for one was lost through out and mainly the movie wasn't so funny as it was just blatantly confusing. Anyone who can tell you that they actually made sense out of this thing, is someone who lies. Plain and simple, Savage makes no sense and is only, for fans of Troma films. Also surprisingly Gruner doesn't fight as much as one would expect.

* out of 4-(Bad)