Damnation Alley (1977)

In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles.

Director:

Jack Smight

Writers:

Roger Zelazny (from the novel "Damnation Alley"), Alan Sharp (screenplay)

Stars:

Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Tanner
George Peppard	...	Denton
Dominique Sanda	...	Janice
Paul Winfield	...	Keegan
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Billy
Kip Niven	...	Perry
Robert Donner	...	Man / Guard
Seamon Glass	...	Mountain Man #2
Trent Dolan	...	Technician
Mark L. Taylor	...	Haskins
Robert Hackman	...	Colonel (as Bob Hackman)
Erik Cord	...	Burning Man
Terence Locke	...	Air Policeman (as Terrence Locke)
Marcia Holley	...	Gloria

Storyline

A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World War 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost town | cockroach | articulated vehicle | travel | desert | 

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Taglines:

You have seen great adventures. You are about to live one.

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Survival Run

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$8,720,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zeitman-Landers-Roberts Productions, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Sound 360° (as 'Sound 360°') (patent pending)

Color:

Color (Deluxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Landmaster" vehicle later had a cameo in Chris Elliott's television sitcom Get a Life (1990) in which it was an automatic newspaper-delivering machine (called the Paperboy 2000) that, of course, went haywire. The episode: Get a Life: Paperboy 2000 (1990).

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Goofs

After the encounter with the four radiation sickness survivors, the Landmaster drives alongside a body of water. What should be a reflection of the sky on the water isn't - it's a continuation of the blue-screen sky effects.

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Quotes

Tanner: So where are we heading for?
Maj. Eugene Denton: Albany.
Tanner: Albany? You have relatives there?
Maj. Eugene Denton: It's the only place we ever got a signal from. Albany is the place to aim for.
Tanner: Sort of the objective of the operation, right?
Maj. Eugene Denton: You could call it that. See, there's a way across... well, not really a way across, but the screens show it to be the path of least resistance. It's not good, but it's the best we've got.
Tanner: What happens if we make a wrong turn?
Maj. Eugene Denton: There are areas of radiation we couldn't get through. It's not a matter of ...
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Crazy Credits

Opening credits prologue: 123rd STRATEGIC MISSILE WING TIPTON AFB, CALIFORNIA

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Connections

Referenced in The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988)

User Reviews

It's in my movie collection

I enjoy this every time I watch it. Science Fiction with some very good and some mediocre visual effects. The cast does a good job. I liked the vehicle the "Landmaster." Jack Earle Haley, the kid in this movie is currently in a series on television, and it's pretty good. Most of the movie takes place as the people go from one place to another in the Landmaster, and the people and things they meet. Jan Michael Vincent and Haley get some motorcycle riding in. This was out of print for some while, also the newest DVD of this movie is slightly different than the one I originally saw. It is well worth the price of a rental, check it out and see what you think.