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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 | |
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>
I have seen Solarbabies (aka Solar Warriors) many times, and I like it. I first saw it on video when I was seven or eight. Looking at it now, (I own a copy) the plot is a little corny, but when you consider that was pretty normal of movies made in the mid-80's, it's hard to hold that against this one.
For some reason, the "skateball" game that is popular with characters in the movie almost seems like a knock-off of Rollerball, but that's okay.
If nothing else, it had a terrific cast...Richard Jordan, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, and Lukas Haas, among others. I'm not sure the movie would have been very good without them.
I would rate this movie 3 out of 5 on story and 4 out of 5 on casting. So about 3.5 stars...