2020 Texas Gladiators (1982)

In a post-apocalyptic Texas, a band of warriors fight against a fascist regime that is trying to take control of all surviving population.

Directors:

Joe D'Amato (as Kevin Mancuso), George Eastman (uncredited)

Writers:

George Eastman (as Alex Carver), Aldo Florio

Stars:

Al Cliver, Harrison Muller, Daniel Stephen

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Al Cliver	...	Nisus
Harrison Muller	...	Jab
Daniel Stephen	...	Catch Dog
Peter Hooten	...	Halakron
Hal Yamanouchi	...	Red Wolfe (as Al Yamanouchi)
Sabrina Siani	...	Maida
Isabella Rocchietta	...	Kezia
Geretta Geretta	...	(as Janna Ryann)
Donald O'Brien	...	Black One (as Donal O'Brien)

Storyline

Dopo una guerra atomica il caos è piombato sulla terra e la legge della jungla ha preso il sopravvento. Nisus e Maida si incontrano quando il gruppo di cui fa parte Nisus, che si è dedicato a riportare la giustizia, la salva. I due decidono di andare verso sud dove finalmente si sta cercando di ricostruire in pace. Ma, dopo qualche anno, dopo la nascita della figlia Kezia, il posto viene attaccato. Sembra destino che non debbano mai trovare la pace.

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Plot Keywords:

rape | murder | 2020s | nun | post nuclear | 

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Taglines:

When earth becomes an arena... murder becomes a way of life.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1982 (Italy)

Also Known As:

2020 Texas Gladiators

Company Credits

Production Co:

Continental Motion Pictures Corporation, Erka Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The ax originally cleaved Donald O'Brien's head, not his chest. However, Joe d'Amato and some others then thought that it was too rough and looked too realistic, and so they re-filmed the scene. A still from the original scene has survived.

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Quotes

Nisus: You've gotta be strong in a world without laws. Ruthless, too.

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Alternate Versions

Videocassette copies of the film (Media Home Entertainment, sub-distributed by Astral Video) released in the Canadian province of Ontario are missing approximately 3 minutes worth of violence.

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Connections

Featured in Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience (2001)

User Reviews

Better than most PA flicks

I find it very interesting that the at times Mega-Sleaze merchant like Aristide Massaccesi can knuckle down and make a pretty good action PA movie delivering tense atmosphere, well choreographed shoot-outs and some real forward-thinking between character relationships but all the while also keeping the sickening depravity (mostly) off the screen. For these reasons, if say you love Jesus Franco's latter movies that just seem to degenerate into pawn then you probably won't like 2020 Texas Gladiators that much. One of the interesting things about the movie is when one central character gets killed off and then the focus changes to another character then suddenly the situations tend to take on progressive changes in perspective, if that made any sense. The budget of the movie is obviously low, but the resourceful effects like the animated electricity on the futuristic riot-shields brandished by the enemy soldiers sometimes let you forget the shield frames are cardboard on close inspection. Because there are not many faces attached to the actors here at IMDb I forget the character name of the enemy boss, he was kind of a neo-Nazi type, not the best actor but he looks creepy and was funny at times. In conclusion, I liked this a lot more than any Mad Max film, it is definitely way better than Fury Road, so it is well worth seeking out.