America 3000
| America 3000 | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | David Engelbach |
| Written by | David Engelbach |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan |
| Starring | Chuck Wagner Laurene Landon William Wallace Sue Giosa Victoria Barrett |
| Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
| Edited by | Alain Jakubowicz |
| Music by | Tony Berg |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
|
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
America 3000 is a 1986 post-apocalyptic science-fiction cult film from cannon Films, written and directed by David Engelbach, and starring Chuck Wagner, Laurene Landon, and Karen Sheperd. The film premiered in the US in April, 1986 and was released on a regional basis, opening on various dates.
The film is set in post-apocalyptic Colorado, nine hundred years after a nuclear war between Communist Russia and The United States. The genders have separated into two warring factions; Plugots and Fraus. The Amazon-like females of the 'Frau' are the dominant tribe, and under them all male 'Plugots' are slaves, breeders, and playthings. Korvis (Chuck Wagner) and Gruss (William Wallace) escape enslavement, and, upon discovery of a stash of 21st-century weaponry, a new arms race is started between the tribes. It is up to Korvis, along with the Frau queen Vena (Laurene Landon) to find peace.
Premise
After a nuclear war in the year 1992, mankind has been reduced to Stone Age conditions and is under the rule of -like women warriors. Two youths, Korvis and Gruss, managed to escape and explore the region. They find a bunker belonging to the President of the United States of America, where they grab ammunition and guns, and rise up in revolt against the Amazon warriors.
Cast
- Chuck Wagner as Korvis
- Laurene Landon as Vena
- William Wallace as Gruss
- Sue Giosa as Morha
- Victoria Barrett as Lakella
- Galyn Görg as Lynka
- Shaike Ophir (credited as Shai K. Ophir)
- Camilla Sparv as Reya
- Karen Sheperd as Keva (credited as Karen Lee Sheperd)
- Ari Sorko-Ram as Relk
- Ezra Dagan as Amie
- Joanna Reis as Freyha
- Steve Malovic as Aargh the Awful
- Anat Zahor as Bowa (credited as Anat Zachor)
- Pierre as Henry Troke
Reception
TV Guide found the film's "pace is creakingly slow, and the performances are all of the somnambulistic variety. The only saving graces are a relatively exciting climax and a funny monster named Aargh the Awful".[1]
References
- ^ "America 3000 | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.