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The Blood of Heroes

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
7.2K
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Rutger Hauer and Joan Chen in The Blood of Heroes (1989)
In a future where most of mankind and technology is wiped out, six people travel from place to place playing a brutal form of football with a dog skull. They hope one day to play in the league in a city.
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In a future where most of mankind and technology is wiped out, six people travel from place to place playing a brutal form of football with a dog skull. They hope one day to play in the leag... Read allIn a future where most of mankind and technology is wiped out, six people travel from place to place playing a brutal form of football with a dog skull. They hope one day to play in the league in a city.In a future where most of mankind and technology is wiped out, six people travel from place to place playing a brutal form of football with a dog skull. They hope one day to play in the league in a city.
IMDb RATING
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7.2K
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    • David Webb Peoples
    • David Webb Peoples
  • Stars
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Joan Chen
    • Delroy Lindo
    • David Webb Peoples
    • David Webb Peoples
  • Stars
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Joan Chen
    • Delroy Lindo
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    • 57User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    The Blood of Heroes (1989)
    Joan Chen in The Blood of Heroes (1989)
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    Max Fairchild in The Blood of Heroes (1989)
    Rutger Hauer in The Blood of Heroes (1989)
    Rutger Hauer and Max Fairchild in The Blood of Heroes (1989)
    Joan Chen in The Blood of Heroes (1989)
    The Blood of Heroes (1989)
    Rutger Hauer and Joan Chen in The Blood of Heroes (1989)
    Rutger Hauer in The Blood of Heroes (1989)
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    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Sallow
    Joan Chen
    Joan Chen
    • Kidda
    Delroy Lindo
    Delroy Lindo
    • Mbulu
    Anna Katarina
    Anna Katarina
    • Big Cimber
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Young Gar
    • (as Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio)
    Gandhi MacIntyre
    Gandhi MacIntyre
    • Gandhi
    Justin Monjo
    • Dog Boy
    • (as Justin Monju)
    Aaron Martin
    • Samchin Boy
    Casey Huang
    • Kidda's Father
    Quang Dinh
    • Samchin Head Elder
    John Doumtsis
    • Samchin Timekeeper
    John Biro
    • Samchin Peasant #1
    Brian Cawley
    • Samchin Peasant #2
    Gino Terranova
    • Samchin Peasant #3
    Cecilia Wong
    Cecilia Wong
    • Kidda's Mother
    David Bookalil
    • Enforcement Officer #1
    John Samaha
    John Samaha
    • Enforcement Officer #2
    Honie Robbinson
    • Kolkan Blond Daughter
    • (as Honie Robinson)
      • David Webb Peoples
      • David Webb Peoples
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      All five player positions in Jugger are mentioned in the dialogue between characters. "Qwik" and "Slash" are the most mentioned (and most obvious), while the "Drive" and "Back-Charge" are only mentioned when Sallow (Rutger Hauer), Big Cimber (Anna Katarina), and Mbulu (Delroy Lindo) are seen arguing midway through this movie. The "chain wielder", Young Gar (Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio), has a possible name of "Griffer" for his position, as the term appears once when Sallow speaks to Gonzo (Max Fairchild) the first time.
    • Goofs
      The 90-minute version lists Greg Jordan as "New Qwik" in the end credits, but the final scene in which he appears is only available in the 104-minute version.
    • Quotes

      Gonzo: Lord Vile, I've broken Juggers in half, smashed their bones, left the ground behind me wet with brains. There's nothing I wouldn't do to win. But I never hurt anyone for any reason other than sticking a dog's skull on a stake.

    • Crazy credits
      Pre-title card: "People no longer remembered the Golden Age of the 20th Century. They didn't remember the miraculous technology or the cruel wars that followed. They didn't remember when juggers first played The Game or how it came to be played with a dog skull..."
    • Alternate versions
      The US version stops a little short and omits the "real" not quite so positive ending found in the European/Asian/Australian version.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Best of the Worst: Our DVD and Blu-ray Collection (2019)

    User reviews57

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    10/10
    The best sport movie ever made
    I am surprised and delighted by the sheer depth of this movie every time I re-watch it. Not only is the jugger sport convincing, well-designed and very enthusiastically played by the excellent cast of actors, but the post-civilised (as opposed to post-apocalyptic) world it takes place in is both subtly drawn and entirely believable. Nowhere in the pithy script is there the usual heavy-handed sci-fi references to the nuclear war (or whatever) that reduced human-kind back to feudal barbarism. We are presented with the world of the juggers as-is, without a single "as you know, our society collapsed after the great firestorm in the sky" speech or a hint that the heroes of the title can improve mankind's sad situation as anything other than gladiatorial entertainers. A masterpiece that should be on DVD, converted into a computer game and, if they can get the original cast and production team together, sequelled.
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    • wilsonxxx
    • Feb 6, 2003

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 1990 (United States)
      • Australia
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Kings Road Entertainment
      • Handistom Investment
      • Kamisha Corporation
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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