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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

1983 · 90 min

A scrappy, retro sci-fi adventure that feels like a live-action cartoon, with campy villains and a plucky kid sidekick.

Directed by
Lamont Johnson
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction, Action
Tagline
Journey with Wolff and Niki, an interstellar adventurer and young rebel. On a mission to rescue three stranded women from a planet no one has warned them about. Because no one has ever returned.
Overview
On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bounty hunters race to rescue three Earth female captives from the clutches of an evil warlord.

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Directed by
Lamont Johnson
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction, Action
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • found family
  • betrayal
  • power
  • redemption
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour5
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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