Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

Three women make an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only ... See full summary »

Director:

Lamont Johnson

Writers:

Stewart Harding (story), Jean LaFleur (story)

Stars:

Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Peter Strauss	...	Wolff
Molly Ringwald	...	Niki
Ernie Hudson	...	Washington
Andrea Marcovicci	...	Chalmers
Michael Ironside	...	Overdog
Beeson Carroll	...	Grandman Patterson
Hrant Alianak	...	Chemist
Deborah Pratt	...	Meagan
Aleisa Shirley	...	Reena
Cali Timmins	...	Nova
Paul Boretski	...	Jarrett
Patrick Rowe	...	Duster
Reggie Bennett	...	Barracuda Leader

Storyline

Three women make an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition. Combining their talents, they try to rescue the women.

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Plot Keywords:

dictator | sword and planet | space travel | outer space | obstacle course | 

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Taglines:

Journey with Wolff and Niki, an interstellar adventurer and young rebel. On a mission to rescue three stranded women from a planet no one has warned them about. Because no one has ever returned.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Movie Channel [United States]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Adventures in the Creep Zone

Filming Locations:

The Domes, Casa Grande, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,053,016, 22 May 1983

Gross USA:

$16,478,265

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation,Delphi I Productions,Zone Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo (Dolby 2.0)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "tape machines" were on loan from Brainstorm (1983), which was being filmed on an adjacent set.

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Goofs

The car-lot goof is often mentioned as "only visible in a work-print which was never released", but is VERY visible in many European VHS versions. When the spaceship lands, you can clearly see a street with cars in one of the corners.

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Quotes

Chalmers: Okay, what did you do to this?
Wolff: Emergency repair procedure number one.
Chalmers: You kicked it?

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: The Stinkers of 1983 (1983)

User Reviews

Good humoured space romp, slightly similar to Mad Max Thunderdome

Humorous enough, and not as bleak as Mad Max series. Good sets, and quirky machines (like Mad Max). Very enjoyable, my pals and I would often go for a few beers, shoot some pool, and then sit back and watch this movie, almost every Friday night. So, OK, it is not particularly cerebral, but good entertainment. This is an all-time great. Dunno why everyone else rates it so low, but there you go.