Ravagers (film)

Ravagers
Ravagers
	U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Compton
Screenplay by	Donald S. Sanford
Based on	novel A Path to Savagery by Robert Edmond Alter
Produced by	John W. Hyde; executive; Saul David
Starring	Richard Harris; Ernest Borgnine; Ann Turkel; Art Carney
Cinematography
Edited by	Maury Winetrobe
Music by	Fred Karlin
Production; company	Cinecorp
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 1979
Running time	87 mins
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million

Ravagers is a 1979 American science fiction action film directed by Richard Compton and based on the 1966 novel Path to Savagery by .^[3] The screenplay concerns survivors of a nuclear holocaust, who do what they can to protect themselves against ravagers, a mutated group of vicious marauders who terrorize the few remaining civilized inhabitants.

Plot[]

In the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, animal-like creatures known as "the ravagers" roam the earth and kill all survivors. A man named Falk (Richard Harris)^[4] witnesses his wife's murder by the creatures. Seeking vengeance, Falk becomes a vigilante.

He joins a small community, led by Rann (Ernest Borgnine), living aboard a ship anchored off shore. The ship is destroyed in an attack by the ravagers. Falk then leads his fellow survivors on a desperate quest for a place where they can live in peace.

Cast[]

Richard Harris as Falk
Art Carney as Sergeant
Anthony James as Ravager leader
Ernest Borgnine as Rann
Ann Turkel as Faina
Alana Stewart as Miriam
Woody Strode as Brown
Seymour Cassel as Blind Lawyer
as Hank
as Ravager #1
as Mushroom Woman
as Grace
as Thug with Sickle
as Foy
Kim Crow as Flocker Woman
Harvey Evans as Prison Guard
as Coop
as Bert
as Ravager #2
George Stokes as Bant
as Prisoner

Production[]

The film was shot at the Alabama Space and Rocket Center and at the "Three Caves Quarry" at the base of Monte Sano in Huntsville, Alabama. The Three Caves location is unique because it was one of the first limestone quarries in Alabama and for a brief time in 1962 a possible fallout shelter.^[5]

Releases[]

Ravagers is part of a long line of Hollywood-backed post-apocalyptic films from the 1970s which are quite rare to find on television or home video. In the UK the film was released on Betamax and VHS. Alana Stewart's voice was dubbed by actress Molly Wryn.^[6]^[7]

Reception[]

The Los Angeles Times called Ravagers "handsomely produced but relentless dull... doesn't have enough story to tell."^[5]

References[]

^ "'Midway' writer Donald S. Sanford dies at 92". Variety. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
^ Lee, Grant (10 June 1978). "Redgrave Asks Israel Boycott". Los Angeles Times. p. d5.
^ "Path to Savagery by Robert Edmond Alter". goodreads.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Richard Harris at the internet movie database". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b Thomas, Kevin (25 May 1979). "Movie Review: Pursuit and Revenge in 'Ravagers'". Los Angeles Times. p. g26.
^ "Obscure PA film to find". quietearth.us. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Disaster on Morris Avenue". bwcitypapers.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

External links[]

Ravagers at IMDb
Behind-the-scenes production photos Collection of Stephen Lodge.

[variety-1] "'Midway' writer Donald S. Sanford dies at 92". Variety. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-02-24.

[2] Lee, Grant (10 June 1978). "Redgrave Asks Israel Boycott". Los Angeles Times. p. d5.

[3] "Path to Savagery by Robert Edmond Alter". goodreads.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[4] "Richard Harris at the internet movie database". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[los-5] Thomas, Kevin (25 May 1979). "Movie Review: Pursuit and Revenge in 'Ravagers'". Los Angeles Times. p. g26.

[6] "Obscure PA film to find". quietearth.us. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[7] "Disaster on Morris Avenue". bwcitypapers.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

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