The Salute of the Jugger

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Science fiction

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Time Out says

Or, Mad Max Beyond Rollerball. After the apocalypse, nomadic juggers roam the wastelands, challenging local teams to bouts of gladiatorial rugby. Seduced by this life of glamour, petite peasant Chen persuades rugged Hauer to sign her up. He resists, relents, and eventually sets up a showdown exhibition match with big subterranean city juggers. Scripted by Peoples himself, this thin, sloppy scenario hasn't an original idea to its name. Despite defiantly cool stars (Chen was Bertolucci's last empress and the Twin Peaks mill-owner; Hauer will always be Batty), there's little to look at and nothing worth hearing. Even the game itself is a drag. Footnote: Peoples shot the movie at Coober Pedy, in the Australian outback, because 'deserts in the US have been filmed a lot and have become well-known'. 'Coober Pedy' comes from the aboriginal words for 'white man's hole'.

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Release details

UK release:

1989

Duration:

91 mins

Cast and crew

Director:

David Peoples

Cast:

Gandhi McIntyre, Delroy Lindo, Vincent Philip D'Onofrio, Anna Katarina, Joan Chen, Rutger Hauer, Justin Monju

Music:

Todd Boekelheide

Production Designer:

John Stoddart

Editor:

Richard Francis-Bruce

Cinematography:

David Eggby

Screenwriter:

David Peoples

Producer:

Charles Roven

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Rated as: 5/5 (2 ratings)

  • One of my all time favorites great movie if like post-apocalyptic

    Cod kid Tue May 3 2011
    Rated as: 5/5
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  • the guy who wrote that last revue has not one hair of taste, with the budget they had to work with they did far better than they should have. they casted well with true veterans including Ghandi Mcintire(dead end drive in) max fairchild(beyond thunderdome & howling 4 the marsupials) great locations famous to the outback and the game itself is actually feasible, but totally brutal. the main characters goals are their own idea of true glory, never let tasteless wankers write reviews...the've got no tounge for it.

    al anthony Sat Dec 6 2008
    Rated as: 4/5
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  • Great movie if you liked mad max 2

    Paul clark Mon Sep 3 2007
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