So let us delve back into the postapocalyptic genre where radioactive mutants and tyrannical warlords try to ruin everyones day. Richard lynch chases his prey into the wild wastelands, where mutant cannibals roam, and hellish postapoc nature looms. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Fortunately, if you can get beyond the oh gross moment, this is a roger corman film and claudia jennings is in it, often times wearing less than a loin cloth. This movie is so incredibly illogical that it is barely worth commenting on. Music, film, tv and political news coverage 50 best scifi movies of the 1970s rolling stone from cosmic head trips to adventures in a galaxy far, far away, here are the 50 best scifi movies of. After the success of the wicked little scifi satire death race 2000, producer roger corman quickly recast david carradine, this time as a rebel warrior in the year 3000 paired with bmovie vixen claudia jennings. A thousand years from tomorrow, after the neutron wars, the. Deathsport dvd, 2000, roger corman classics for sale online. Directed by allan arkush, nicholas niciphor, roger corman.
However, umbrella entertainment has not only issued the original film in a better print than disney, but they have added cormans lowerbudget, wacky imitator of sorts. Mar 09, 2020 music, film, tv and political news coverage 50 best scifi movies of the 1970s rolling stone from cosmic head trips to adventures in a galaxy far, far away, here are the 50 best scifi movies of. Official video content provided by warner home video or one of its authorized agents. Deathsport 1978 12 out of 4 many people, magazines and books have called this a followup to death race 2000 but i really dont see it as such. Aug 02, 2019 home film 40 years ago, the ramones roamed l. The acting is lazy, the writing is ridiculous, and the props are laughable. Futuristic science fiction about a sport to the death, using destructocycles. Actionexploitation film was the sequel to death race 2000. Deathsport 1978 film online, deathsport 1978 eesti film, deathsport 1978 film, deathsport 1978 full movie, deathsport 1978 im. It would be one of jennings last movies before her death. The talented character actor has been a part of such properties as voyage to the bottom of the sea, the invaders, star trek, the six million dollar man, deathsport 1978, and the amazing spiderman. While the comparison isnt perfect, its pretty strong. Yes, this film takes place in the future, has david carradine and deals with a violent sport but i personally saw no connection to the previous film and not to mention carradine is playing a. The deer hunter won the academy award for best picture of 1978.
Deathsport dvd, 2000, roger corman classics for sale. Factorys roll out of deluxe editions of roger cormans. The film starts in midbattle and scarcely slows upa good thing. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Deathsport 1978 allan arkush, nicholas niciphor, david.
Sep 03, 2009 trailer for the 1978 classic starring david carradine and claudia jennings. Rumor has it that there was a lot of drugging and drinking on the set especially from jennings who died in a car accident shortly after the film s release, as well as overall disorder. It is the subject of much derision and deservedly so. Original deathsport australian movie theater 1 sheet 27x40. Deathsport 1978 full deathsport r 82 min action, thriller, science fiction 1 april 1978. Death sport aka deathsport, with no less than three directors, including corman from 1978 and what it lacks in budget, it makes up for in violence, goofiness, motorcycles. It is a pretty poor quality print and a rather muted colour throughout deathsport has some print damage but the colour is great. Heres part 8 of the 9 part serialization of david carradine in the followup to death race 2000 epic.
The incident, jiken is a 1978 japanese film directed by yoshitaro nomura. Roger william corman born april 5, 1926 is an american director, producer, and actor. Among many awards, it was chosen as the best film at the japan academy prize ceremony. William smithers has a face that was popping up all over the place during the days of my television youth. Zirpola getting strangled by richard lynch, deathsport 1978. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The open, expansive land in those areas was perfect.
The film has all the ingredients of the best of cormans new world productions. Deathsport may not be the dumbest film ever produced by new world, but it certainly does try. Rumor has it that there was a lot of drugging and drinking on the set especially from jennings who died in a car accident shortly after the films release, as well as overall disorder. Jul 05, 2018 film telechargement deathsport streaming vf en hd complet hd 1080p deathsport 1978 film complet en francais gratuit deathsport isnt just a game. The other film in the double bill is battletruck, which kind of underwhelms, it is 4. A threadbare, queasy mishmash of death race 2000, zardoz, and robot monster, this is the kind of poorly written junk in which characters refuse to speak with contractions i can not go there, and you must not tell him or it will be terrible, while they have apparently managed to progress. He has been called the pope of pop cinema and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Notorious desert ranger kaz is forced to fight in the deathsport, dueling on futuristic motorcycle death machines.
In fact, the film it reminded me of most was john boormans incoherent and infamously pompous zardoz. Aug 31, 2008 deathsport is a pretty clumsy film, full of bad writing, plot points that make no sense, ominous talk about things that end up never happening, and a titular event that ends up being, at best, a footnote in the films action. Directors nicholas niciphor henry suso and allan arkushs futuristic 1978 science fiction bmovie deathsport is the much less exciting, much less amusing, much less successful followup to death race 2000, with motorcycles instead of cars. With david carridine, claudia jennings, jesse vint, and richard lynch. Deathsport 1978 ranger guides david carradine, claudia jennings on horseback wield transparent swords against 30thcentury motorcycle gladiators. Ive never liked this much and found it a chore to watch. Buy death sport movie posters from movie poster shop. This one is extremely ponderous, amongst other audienceunfriendly traits. Deathsport is a pretty clumsy film, full of bad writing, plot points that make no sense, ominous talk about things that end up never happening, and a titular event that ends up being, at best, a footnote in the films action.
The resulting mix of barbarians and bikers lacks the inspired humor and satirical twist of its inspiration, but it works just fine as a drivein action picture about. This dvd can only be operated on machines capable of playing back dvds that can handle region zero0 pal format software and can be ordered from our friends at umbrella entertainment at the website address. Deathsport is a pleasant treat for cult film fans, and it does manage to overcome its flaws by being an entertaining sci fi action film that relies more on its simple plot than anything else. The film starts in midbattle and scarcely slows upa. Deathsport, the kung fu guy in a loin cloth blogger. Cast and crew credits for deathsport, 1978, directed by nicholas niciphor, with claudia jennings, peter hooper, david carradine, at turner classic movies. Deathsport is a 1978 science fiction b film produced by roger corman and directed by allan arkush and nicholas niciphor.
The vast majority of film posters are printed single sided, however in the 1990s theatres began using light boxes to display them and for this reason most modern film posters are printed on both sides to allow the light to punch through and make the image pop. Much of cormans work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of lowbudget cult films adapted from the tales of edgar allan poe roger corman. Death race 2000 1975death sport 1978umbrella entertainmentregion zero0 pal dvd set. It may not be in the same league as say big bad mama 1974, caged heat 1974, or even its predecessor, but deathsport 1978 has plenty of violence, nudity and gratuitous explosions to satisfy those who can turn their brain off for 84 minutes. Deathsport 1978, david carradine, claudia jennings. The film stars david carradine and playboy playmate claudia jennings.
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