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The New Barbarians (1983)
Director: Enzo G Castellari
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From Time Out Film Guide
The minestrone version of Mad Max 2. The new Barbarians rule the post-holocaust desert with a doddery death-cult philosophy, an inexhaustible arsenal, a fleet of tackily customised dune buggies, and a fetching SM wardrobe eventually explained away by the revelation that they're all gay. They kill Christians (a new Moses included) and rape our hero - an insipid automaton with all the charisma of Mel Gibson's big toe - before being blown away by Fred Williamson's exploding arrows, a wild child's slingshot, and our buggered road warrior's instrument of poetic revenge, a massive corkscrew up the rear. For aficionados of true dreck only.Author: PT
Cast & crew
Director: Enzo G Castellari
Producer: Fabrizio De Angelis
Cast: Fred Williamson, Timothy Brent Giancarlo Prete, George Eastman Luigi Montefiore, Anna Kanakis, Venantino Venantini, Enzo G Castellari, Massimo Vanni full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 91 mins
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