Interzone (film)

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Interzone
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Directed by Deran Sarafian
Screenplay by James Edwards
Produced by David Hills
Starring Bruce Abbott, Beatrice Ring, Teagan Clive
CinematographyGianlorenzo Battaglia
Edited byKathleen Stratton
Music by Stefano Mainetti
Production
company
Filmirage
Distributed byStar Classics Video
Trans World Entertainment
Release dates
1987 (Bracciano, Rome, Italy)[ citation needed ]
Running time
88 minutes (UK)
97 minutes (USA)
Country Italy
LanguageEnglish

Interzone is a 1987 Italian [1] [ need quotation to verify ] sci-fi action film produced by Trans World Entertainment and directed by Deran Sarafian, with original music composed by Stefano Mainetti, starring Bruce Abbott, Beatrice Ring, and Teagan Clive.

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Plot

A supernaturally gifted monk, "Panasonic" (Kiro Wehara), is sent on a mission by his dying master, "General Electric," to protect the Interzone, the last fertile region left on a post-apocalyptic Earth, against an invading gang of wasteland raiders.

Along the way, Panasonic is helped by Swan (Bruce Abbott), a roguish road warrior who seeks a rumored treasure hidden within the Interzone, and Tera (Beatrice Ring), an attractive slave girl, whom Swan falls in love with. The raiders meanwhile are led by Mantis (Teagan Clive), a female bodybuilder dominatrix and her sadistic partner Balzakan (John Armstead).

After the defeat of the raiders, Swan locates the treasure which is revealed to be a fallout shelter turned archive of some of mankind's greatest achievements. Within are various items such as books, sculptures and paintings, along with a Panasonic-brand videocassette recorder that plays a final message from those who preserved the artifacts before the apocalypse.

Cast

ActorRole
Bruce Abbott Swan
Beatrice RingTara
Teagan Clive Mantis
John ArmsteadBalzakan
Kiro WeharaPanasonic
Alain SmithDwarf
Franco Diogene Rat
Laura Gemser Panasonic's Brother's wife (uncredited)

Production

It was produced by Filmirage and shot in Bracciano, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Rome, and is set in a "Mad Max" type of future. [2]

Distribution

Interzone was distributed on home video by EV in the United Kingdom in December 1989. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 79. ISBN   0963498274.
  2. ↑ Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 79. ISBN   0963498274.
  3. ↑ Hayward, Anthony (1990). "Video Releases". Film Review 1990-1. Columbus Books Limited. p. 144. ISBN   0-86369-374-1.


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