Shepherd (1999)

In a post-apocalyptic underground society ruled by rival religious cults, Dakota is working as an assassin, or "Shepherd" for The Church of Miles. He has been given an assignment to take ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Hayman

Writer:

Nelu Ghiran

Stars:

C. Thomas Howell, Roddy Piper, David Carradine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
C. Thomas Howell	...	Boris Dakota
Roddy Piper	...	Miles
David Carradine	...	Ventriloquist
Heidi von Palleske	...	Lilith
Mackenzie Gray	...	Lyndon
Raymond Serra	...	Father Rizzo
Marina Anderson	...	Sophia
Fraser Reilly	...	Abe
Daniel Lévesque	...	Creep
Jules Delorme	...	Peter
Tony Curtis Blondell	...	Al
Elisa Schwarz	...	Anne
Cory Stevens	...	Charlie
Nikole Xidlas	...	Magdeline
Annette Shaffer	...	Ruth

Storyline

In a post-apocalyptic underground society ruled by rival religious cults, Dakota is working as an assassin, or "Shepherd" for The Church of Miles. He has been given an assignment to take out a female Shepherd from a rival cult, but balks at completing the task when he sees that his target has a young child. The two assassins and the child all find themselves being hunted down by both cults, and so decided to stick together as they run for their lives. Along the way, they encounter several other strange religious compounds, as well as random thugs living on the outskirts of society.

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Plot Keywords:

cult | assassin | religious cult | post apocalypse | independent film

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1999 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Cybercity

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 2,100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Danforth Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 88 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Boris Dakota: You should tell your mother not to pick up hitchhikers.

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Connections

Followed by Cybermaster (1999)

User Reviews

Very disappointing

Although I was somewhat wary before watching this movie, because Roger Corman produced it, I decided to watch it all the same. Actually, for the first part of the movie, I thought, "Hey, maybe this might turn out to be good." That's because despite having a low budget, the movie's computer special effects, sets, and props were a lot better than you usually get in a Corman movie. However, the movie soon collapsed in my eyes. The story is pretty incomprehensible at times, and it was hard to get interested in the characters' plight at times. The action is also not that special, coming across as dull and badly edited at times. Howell does try hard, even taking off his clothes in one scene, but we didn't need to see that. If you're a fan of Carradine, be warned - his appearance lasts less than five minutes.