Zone 39

Name: Zone 39
Genre: Sci-Fi
Released: 1999-06-25
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 4.6
Cast: Peter Phelps, Carolyn Bock, William Zappa

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4.6/10

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In a time of misery and fear two enemies come together to prevent an apocalypse conspired by their leaders. 40 years of war between the Federated Republics and the New Territories Union has ... Read allIn a time of misery and fear two enemies come together to prevent an apocalypse conspired by their leaders. 40 years of war between the Federated Republics and the New Territories Union has taken its toll. The cities are overcrowded, farming land is riddled with unexploded mines ... Read allIn a time of misery and fear two enemies come together to prevent an apocalypse conspired by their leaders. 40 years of war between the Federated Republics and the New Territories Union has taken its toll. The cities are overcrowded, farming land is riddled with unexploded mines -- and still there is no hope of peace. In this hostile, decaying world of the future on t... Read all

Director
- John Tatoulis
Writers
- Deborah Parsons
- John Tatoulis
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4.6/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trivia
This feature film was shot over seven weeks from late October 1995 to early December 1995 in and around inner city Melbourne in Victoria, Australia and the desolate salt pan around Woomera in northern South Australia, Australia.

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Title Card: 40 years of war between the Federated Republics and the New Territories Union had taken its toll. The cities were overcrowded, farming land was riddled with unexploded mines - and still there was no hope of peace. Industrialists from both sides met in secret and formed Central Union. Central Union succeeded where government had failed. It negotiated peace. In exchange it took control of communication...

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Featured in The Movie Show: Episode dated 1 June 1997 (1997)

Soundtracks
No One Like You
Performed by Nick Disbray
From the Album 'Yep'
Vivid Records
Nick Disbray/Mushroom Music

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7/10

Very little known Sci-Fi 'cult'

First of all, let me come out by saying this is not the best movie ever, far from it. The story is shady, vehicles look shoddy, and the weapon props used are downright shitty.

But this movie is not just a Mad Max clone, as a great many people would have you believe. Sure, they're both about a man who loses his wife and any hopes for a sane future, they're both Australian, and they're both mostly set in desert backgrounds in a not-so verdant future, but that doesn't mean it should be shunned. I think there's plenty of room for culty sci-fi movies like this one and Screamers for instance.

About the movie: The atmosphere of desolation the creators wanted to use throughout is brilliant. The drugs used also put extra feelings of gloom on it, making the difference between reality and figments of a depressed mind's imagination not so easy to discern. If you're into this sort of thing, I'd advise you (all three of you) to just watch it without any hopes for Mad Max styled action scenes, because that's not what the makers wanted with this. Violence used is always harsh and short-lived, which is quite realistic.

So, in recap: Only watch this without prejudice and if you're into this sort of thing. Zone 39 is Zone 39, not Mad Max 1.5

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