Starring peter strauss, molly ringwald, ernie hudson, andrea marcovicci and michael ironside. In fact, after maybe four minutes among the stars, spacehunter. On the way he meets molly ringwald, who plays a dirty scavenger girl named nikki the twister who has a manicure, in one closeup. Adventurer wolff goes there to rescue them and meets niki, the only earthling left from a medical expedition. Wolff learns from the scavs that the women were taken into the zone which is. The film is about a bounty hunter who goes on a mission to rescue three women stranded on a brutal planet and meets a vagrant teenage girl along the way. Starring peter strauss, molly ringwald, michael ironside, ernie hudson. Adventures in the forbidden zone is a 1983 american space western film. Adventures in the forbidden zone im going to call it spacehunter from now on, if thats okay with you settles onto a planet that alternates between looking like scottsdale, arizona a. Adventures in the forbidden zone, bluray, scificontemporary, 683904632883. Adventures in the forbidden zone movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Adventures in the forbidden zone is a 1983 americancanadian space western film. The film stars peter strauss, molly ringwald, ernie hudson, andrea marco. Adventures in the forbidden zone 80s scifi double feature, dvd, scificontemporary, 683904538505.
Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Adventures in the forbidden zonethree women makes an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator overdog. Adventures in the forbidden zone 1983 scifi flick with peter strauss, molly ringwald, and michael ironside was originally released in 3d. It was released one week before the last jedi, and marketed as a 3d film in order to differentiate itself. A scifi film that was shown in 3d when it was released to the theatres in 1983. Discoveries and adventures in tibet selected and adapted from sven. Adventures in the forbidden zone 1983 lamont johnson on allmovie. A powerful and adventurous score, this was bernsteins valiant contribution to the post star wars science fiction craze.
Adventures in the forbidden zone 1983 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Wolffs exploits in the forbidden zone are packed with extraterrestrial thrills, plus special effects guaranteed to dazzle you. I bring all this up because while most people look back with fondness on molly ringwald movies like the breakfast club and sixteen candles, or possibly thirty seconds in the film malicious, my favorite ringwald vehicle has always been the low budget scifi classic spacehunter. True grit gets mugged by mad max 2 along an outerspace backstreet in this 3. Spacehunter adventures in the forbidden zone variety. Adventures in the forbidden zone sep 06, 2010 if youre a big fan of either molly ringwald or 80s scifi movies in general, i highly recommend this movie. Adventures in the forbidden zone 1983 download download.
Adventures in the forbidden zone dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Spacehunter is not nearly as good as return of the jedi, and its clearly intended for the. Jan 29, 20 i bring all this up because while most people look back with fondness on molly ringwald movies like the breakfast club and sixteen candles, or possibly thirty seconds in the film malicious, my favorite ringwald vehicle has always been the low budget scifi classic spacehunter. Adventures in the forbidden zone in 3d remains one of the more distinctive and original genre soundtracks of the poststar wars era, favoring kinetic melodies and martial percussion over the muchimitated magisterial drama of john williams landmark work for george lucas. On a mission to rescue three stranded women from a planet no one has warned them about.
Unfortunately, mill creeks bluray features only the films 2d presentation, released at 1. For a movie called spacehunter, very little of this movie takes place in space. A bounty hunter peter strauss teams up with an orphan molly ringwald to. Spacehunter could have become a popular, enduring scifi adventure. Although rated low by critics, the film has garnered a cult status.
A bounty hunter peter strauss teams up with an orphan molly ringwald to rescue. It is the year 26 and wolff strauss, while answering a distress signal from terra eleven, agrees to rescue three beautiful maidens from the plagueridden planet. Peter strauss, molly ringwald, andrea marcovicci, ernie hudson, lamont johnson, john dunning, andre link, don carmody, zone productions, inc. The virtues of this tongueincheek scifi adventure from veteran journeyman director lamont johnson the last american hero are most apparent in 3dthe movie is shot and scored by no less than frank tidy and elmer bernstein, respectively. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in spacehunter. With peter strauss, molly ringwald, ernie hudson, andrea marcovicci. Adventures in the forbidden zone is a 1983 american space. True grit gets mugged by mad max 2 along an outerspace backstreet in this 3d extravaganza for kids. Adventures in the forbidden zone 1983 tt0086346 three women makes an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator overdog. Jun 12, 2014 its scifi day for junesploitation, a perfect day for it came from the 80s to look back at spacehunter. We mostly credit it along with jaws for ushering in the age of the. Originally shown in 3d, this scifi adventure from canada tells the story of how the title hero, a sort of intergalactic bounty hunter, and his female teenaged.
Spacehunter features an intergalactic bounty hunter helped across the crazy forbidden zone by molly ringwald, who looks better than she ever looked in anything else. Another classic elmer bernstein score joins our cd club with the at long last release of his 1983 score to the 3d production spacehunter. The guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of peter quills true parentage. Referred to as vultures, i so saw myself aboard one, flying the unfriendly skies of the forbidden zone. Adventures in the forbidden zone is a science fiction film shot in 3d.
Adventures in the forbidden zone, but this one had me back the most times. Adventures in the forbidden zone, one of the many 3d genre films released in 1983. Flash gordon 1980, lost in space 1998, space raiders 1983, battle beyond the stars 1980, the fifth element 1997. In 3d its scifi day for junesploitation, a perfect day for it came from the 80s to look back at spacehunter. Aug 31, 2005 another classic elmer bernstein score joins our cd club with the at long last release of his 1983 score to the 3d production spacehunter. Adventures in the forbidden zone full movie in hd visit three women makes an emergency landing. Joined jul 30, 2003 messages 6,261 reaction score 1,479 points 9,110 location north of the 49th real name stephen j. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Growing up, there were two low rent science fiction films that stirred me the most. Adventures in the forbidden zone 3d 1983 three women makes an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator overdog. The guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of.
This one also had highend music courtesy of elmer bernstein, and some pretty amusing effects. Adventures in the forbidden zone awfully good movies peter strauss, molly ringwald duration. The films executive producer was ivan reitman, and it was directed by lamont johnson. Adventures in the forbidden zone 1983 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and. Blast off on a highpowered adventure starring peter strauss as a galactic bounty hunter menaced bya mechanical madman. The film stars peter strauss, molly ringwald, ernie hudson, andrea marcovicci and michael ironside. Adventures in the forbidden zone jaunty space western boasts outstanding design. Adventures in the forbidden zone in the year 26, wolff peter strauss, a wily salvage pilot and intergalactic bounty hunter, answers a distress signal on terra eleven. Spacehunter was presented in dolby stereo in theaters along with those other films i mentioned so theres no reason for the audio to be mono on the bluray. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing spacehunter.
On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bountyhunters race to rescue three earth female captives from the clutches of an evil mutant warlord. Adventures in the forbidden zone was definitely more interesting. In 26, overlord michael ironside holds three women hostage on a diseasecontaminated planet, so its swashbuckler. When the film was originally released in theaters it was shown in a. Adventures in the forbidden zone you are looking for suspenseful, semi serious and stylized movies about with space travel, adventure, future dystopia, bounty hunter, danger, survival and heroic mission themes of action, adventure and scifi genre shot in usa or canada. Le pellicola e successo in svizzera il 21 giugno 1990 da crystal universal per proprio pubblicazione hit, abbinato verso segmento stile extra di 21. Elmer bernsteins rousing, largerthanlife score to 1983 s tongueincheek scifi epic spacehunter. Original advance style us onesheet in very good condition promotes the 3d version of the film. Wolff decides to follow them into the forbidden zone where one would surmise many adventures await our spacehunter. Adventures in the forbidden zone was originally conceived as a 3d film with a wider 2. Agreeing to pick up three women whove been shipwrecked, he lands on the planet only to discover theyve been kidnapped. Three beautiful women are the only survivors after their space cruise liner collides with a meteor. Oct, 2017 the virtues of this tongueincheek scifi adventure from veteran journeyman director lamont johnson the last american hero are most apparent in 3dthe movie is shot and scored by no less than frank tidy and elmer bernstein, respectively.
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