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Title: Solarbabies (1986)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Jordan | ... | Grock | |
| Jami Gertz | ... | Terra | |
| Jason Patric | ... | Jason | |
| Lukas Haas | ... | Daniel | |
| James Le Gros | ... | Metron | |
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Claude Brooks | ... | Rabbit |
| Peter DeLuise | ... | Tug | |
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Peter Kowanko | ... | Gavial (as Pete Kowanko) |
| Adrian Pasdar | ... | Darstar | |
| Sarah Douglas | ... | Shandray | |
| Charles Durning | ... | The Warden | |
| Frank Converse | ... | Greentree | |
| Terrence Mann | ... | Ivor | |
| Alexei Sayle | ... | Malice | |
| Bruce Payne | ... | Dogger | |
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In a future, water has disappeared from the Earth, and a group of teenagers, who live at an orphanage run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth, find an orb of special power. They escape from the orphanage and try to cross the wasteland looking for a place they can live free even as the storm troopers search for them and the orb. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 November 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$1,579,260Company Credits
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Written by Smokey Robinson and Ivory Stone
Performed by Smokey Robinson
Courtesy of Motown Records/Taj Mahal Music
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At the end, as the credits roll, all of the Solarbabies are swimming in the surf. But throughout the movie there is a water shortage. Where did the ocean come from? See more »Quotes
The Warden: [words of wisdom to the Solarbabies] Remember, behavior determines existence... Stick with us, learn to serve the Order, and you'll achieve a decent life-grid.See more »
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Love Will Set You FreeWritten by Smokey Robinson and Ivory Stone
Performed by Smokey Robinson
Courtesy of Motown Records/Taj Mahal Music
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Silly nonsense about a post-apocalyptic future where it doesn't rain and the kids are raised in a prison. There they play a game that's kind of a kids' version of Rollerball and wait to grow up and become guards or something for the corporation running the world. They find a glowing alien ball called Bohdai and uninteresting stuff happens. Laughable to the extreme, with ugly-looking '80s costumes and an odd fascination with rollerskating. It's unintentionally funny at times, and I totally give it points for that, but ultimately it's just embarrassing for all involved. See it for Jami Gertz, because you should see anything with Jami Gertz.