Interzone (film)

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Interzone
Interzone.jpg
Directed byDeran Sarafian
Screenplay by
Produced byDavid Hills
StarringBruce Abbott, Beatrice Ring, Teagan Clive
CinematographyGianlorenzo Battaglia
Edited byKathleen Stratton
Music byStefano Mainetti
Production
company
Filmirage
Distributed byStar Classics Video
Trans World Entertainment
Release date
1987 (Bracciano, Rome, Italy)
Running time
88 minutes (UK)
97 minutes (USA)
CountryItaly
LanguageEnglish

Interzone is a 1987 Italian[1] sci-fi action film produced by Trans World Entertainment and directed by Deran Sarafian, with original music composed by Stefano Mainetti, starring Bruce Abbott, Beatrice Ring, and Teagan Clive.

Plot[]

A supernaturally gifted monk, "Panasonic" (Kiro Wehara), is sent on a mission by his dying master, "General Electric," to protect the Interzone, the last fertile region left on a post-apocalyptic Earth, against an invading gang of wasteland raiders.

Along the way, Panasonic is helped by Swan (Bruce Abbott), a roguish road warrior who seeks a rumored treasure hidden within the Interzone, and Tera (Beatrice Ring), an attractive slave girl, who Swan falls in love with. The raiders meanwhile are led by Mantis (Teagan Clive), a female bodybuilder dominatrix and her sadistic partner Balzakan (John Armstead).

After the defeat of the raiders, Swan locates the treasure which is revealed to be a fallout shelter turned archive of some of mankind's greatest achievements. Within are various items such as books, sculptures and paintings, along with a Panasonic-brand videocassette recorder that plays a final message from those who preserved the artifacts before the apocalypse.

Cast[]

Actor Role
Bruce Abbott Swan
Beatrice Ring Tara
Teagan Clive Mantis
John Armstead Balzakan
Kiro Wehara Panasonic
Alain Smith Dwarf
Franco Diogene Rat
Laura Gemser Panasonic's Brother's wife (uncredited)

Production[]

It was produced by Filmirage and shot in Bracciano, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Rome, and is set in a "Mad Max" type of future.[2]

Distribution[]

Interzone was distributed on home video by EV in the United Kingdom in December 1989.[3]

Reception[]

Million Monkey Theater wrote that the film is plagued by a shoe-string budget, amateurish filming, editing, audio dubbing, acting and dialog.[4] The film received one out of five stars in Creature Feature.[5] Outpost Zeta was kinder to the movie, finding that the humor in the film made it worth the effort to watch.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 79.ISBN 0963498274.
  2. ^ Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 79.ISBN 0963498274.
  3. ^ Hayward, Anthony (1990). "Video Releases". Film Review 1990-1. Columbus Books Limited. p. 144. ISBN 0-86369-374-1.
  4. ^ http://millionmonkeytheater.com/Interzone.html
  5. ^ Stanley, J (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
  6. ^ http://www.outpost-zeta.com/2012/01/interzone.html

External links[]

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