City Limits (1984)

A series of teenage gangs struggle against each other in a not-so-distant future. Eventually they united against an evil corporation, as represented by evil CEO Robby Benson who wants to control everything.

Director:

Aaron Lipstadt

Writers:

Aaron Lipstadt (story), Don Keith Opper

Stars:

John Stockwell, Darrell Larson, Rae Dawn Chong

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Stockwell	...	Lee
Darrell Larson	...	Mick
Rae Dawn Chong	...	Yogi
James Earl Jones	...	Albert
Kim Cattrall	...	Wickings
Don Keith Opper	...	Sammy
Pamela Ludwig	...	Frankie
Tony Plana	...	Ramos
Kelly Stuart	...	Ruth
Matt Goulish	...	Billy
Joanelle Romero	...	Woman in Desert (as Joannelle Nadine Romero)
Norbert Weisser	...	Bolo
Marcia Holley	...	Unfriendly DA
Alan Marcus	...	Unfriendly DA
Kane Hodder	...	Unfriendly DA

Storyline

Years after a mysterious plague has wiped out most of the adult population, the surviving children have grown up to form violent motorcycle gangs. Young Lee, tired of life on the farm, goes out in search of adventure and soon winds up in the middle of a war between a pair of rival gangs. Soon after Lee proves his worth and is accepted into one of the gangs, however, a new threat appears in the form of the evil Sunya Corporation, which wants to utilise the gangs for their own purposes. Can Lee lead his new-found friends to safety?

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Plot Keywords:

gang | rival | motorcycle | future | biker gang | 

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Taglines:

Just beyond our time, heroic young warriors stand between civilization and destruction.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ai confini della città

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Ventures International (FVI), Island Alive, Sho Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The script was largely based on "The Three Musketeers."

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Goofs

During the last battle, a remote model plane is driven into a pickup truck with a mounted gun. The plane clearly passes on the truck's side, and the resulting explosion is early, at the truck's rear.

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Quotes

[upon seeing that his challenger in a duel is a woman]
Lee: This ain't fair.
Mick: You're right. It ain't.

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Crazy Credits

How actors are listed in the end credits depends on the fate of the character they played, such as "John Stockwell IS Lee", "Dean Devlin WAS Ernie".

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Connections

Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: City Limits (1992)

User Reviews

"You ever read Insect Man #47?"

Well, once again, I'm the only person in the world that liked this movie. From reading all of the terrible reviews, I almost changed my mind about that. City Limits is about rival biker gangs feuding in a post plague-ridden America (you know, poor man's Road Warrior). It's a good B-movie written by Don Keith Opper from The Critters movies. The only thing that no one could deny was the great cast. John Stockwell, James Earl Jones, Kim Cattrall, Rae Dawn Chong, John Diehl, Robby Benson, Don Keith Opper, and even Kane Hodder are all running around in this movie. The best part is that the gangs use comic books to make major decisions. That's classic. City Limits is absolutely nothing special, but that's why I love it. I suppose B-movies are somewhat of an acquired taste nowadays. So, if you enjoyed the Road Warrior...you probably won't enjoy City Limits. But if you like post-apocalyptic films that are B-movie treasures (garbage to most) along the lines of Def-Con 4, Cyborg, and Fist of the North Star, you should like City Limits.