Turbo Kid (2015)

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland in 1997, a comic book fan adopts the persona of his favourite hero to save his enthusiastic friend and fight a tyrannical overlord.

Directors:

François Simard, Anouk Whissell

Writers:

Anouk Whissell, François Simard

Stars:

Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside

22 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Munro Chambers	...	The Kid
Laurence Leboeuf	...	Apple
Michael Ironside	...	Zeus
Edwin Wright	...	Skeletron
Aaron Jeffery	...	Frederick
Romano Orzari	...	Bagu
Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen	...	Female Guard (as Orphée Ladouceur)
Steeve Léonard	...	Scout
Yves Corbeil	...	Turbo General
Evan Manoukian	...	The Kid 7 Years Old
Anouk Whissell	...	The Mother
François Simard	...	The Father
Tyler Hall	...	Bounty Hunter
Martin Paquette	...	Giant Warrior
Pierre Sigouin	...	Frederick's Brother

Storyline

In a post-apocalyptic future, THE KID, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named APPLE. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, ZEUS, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues THE KID and APPLE. Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, THE KID learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams.

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Plot Keywords:

wasteland | blue blood | robot | riding a bicycle | unicorn | 

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Taglines:

Mad Max on a BMX!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Canada New Zealand USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Turbo Kid

Filming Locations:

Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD60,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,428, 30 August 2015

Gross USA:

$67,069

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$67,069

Company Credits

Production Co:

EMA Films, Epic Pictures Group, Timpson Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where The Kid and Apple spend the night in the video store, the posters for the short films that RKSS made are seen on the VHS covers.

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Goofs

When Apple uses the View Master on her fourth click of the lever the photo wheel does not turn (look at the hole on the top, it does not move where it has before).

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Quotes

Frederic: This is the future. The world as we knew it is gone. Acid rain has left the land barren and the water toxic. Scarred by endless wars humanity struggles to survive in the ruins of the old world, frozen in an everlasting nuclear winter. This is the future... this is the year 1997.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: The Visit and Turbo Kid (2015)

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Soundtracks

Thunder in Your Heart
Performed by Stan Bush
Written by G. Sklerov & L. Macaluso
Produced by David J. Holman (as D. Holman) & Bob Marlette (as B. Marlette)
(Cover of John Farnham)

User Reviews

Colourful and bloody homage to 80's sci-fi action flicks

Some films have no pretensions other than to simply entertain their audience. Turbo Kid is such a movie. It plays upon the continual love for the 80's that still shows no signs of abating. Its set in the future of 1997 - well this was the distant future in the 80's I seem to recall – and the world is a post-apocalypse. General lawlessness prevails and life is a survival of the fittest. Enter The Kid, a teenager who lives in a scrap yard surrounded by old 80's toys, he is joined by an ever-optimistic girl called Apple and together they go against a gang of bad guys ruled over by an evil man called Zeus.

This Canadian movie really goes for it on the 80's homage front. We have heroes on BMX bikes and a world not dissimilar to the Mad Max template. We also have a very agreeable 80's styled synth score that emphasises its influences at all times. The two young heroes make for an engaging central couple, with Laurence Leboeuf particularly impressive as the girl Apple. Michael Ironside is also on hand to offer some additional B movie cred and as a star of many 80's genre pics his presence makes additional sense. The story is nonsense of course but it never pretends otherwise. It's more a means to an end to allow us to see lots of over-the-top bloody action violence and colourful characters decked out in a selection of great outfits. It's fast-paced and, most importantly, it never forgets that its principle objective is to entertain. It reminded me a little of another Canadian movie Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) which also was a hyper violent modern recreation of an 80's genre pic with a veteran genre star (in that case Rutger Hauer). Turbo Kid adopts the same approach but dispenses with the more mean-spirited stuff from that one; its focus is squarely on a fun time.