Shredder Orpheus (1990)Skateboarder named Orpheus and friends go to Hell to stop television signals that are brainwashing America. Director:Robert McGinleyWriter:Robert McGinley |
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Orpheus
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Steven Jesse Bernstein | ... |
Axel
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Linda Severt | ... |
Scratch
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Marshall Reid | ... |
Razoreus
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Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi | ... |
Hades
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Vera McCaughan | ... |
Persephone
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Linus
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Brian Faker | ... |
EBN Producer
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Barb Benedetti | ... |
Calliope
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Gypsy Mandelbaum | ... |
Oracle
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Oscar Knudsen | ... |
Cerebrus
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Tex Germany | ... |
Minister
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Dennis Rea | ... |
The Shredders - Guitar
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Skateboarder named Orpheus and friends go to Hell to stop television signals that are brainwashing America.
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hell | skateboarder | homeless shelter | skateboarding | skateboard gang |Genres:
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USALanguage:
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13 June 1990 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Seattle, Washington, USACompany Credits
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In a bleak future America where urban skateboarding miscreants live in a shanty-town of metal shipping cars, young musician Orpheus and beautiful dancer Eurydice are in love. Meanwhile, the evil forces of Hell(broadcasting to televisions everywhere on a pirate network) have set their sights on Eurydice, and intend to have her for their own.
Here we have a smartly made low-budget production, surprisingly well handled for an obviously very minor-league project, and the largely amateur cast performs acceptably. The otherworldly central dimensions encompass an edgy surrealism kindred to films like THE DARK BACKWARD, FORBIDDEN ZONE, and LIQUID SKY. I found myself quite enjoying SHREDDER ORPHEUS and all its skate-punk nihilism, despite its forgivable shortcomings.
Certainly not for all tastes, but a worthy watch for fans of off-road amateur obscurities - 5.5/10