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Warriors of the Year 2072

Directed by Lucio Fulci

Not Rated

1984 90mAction, Science Fiction,

4.8

In 2072 Rome, Italy, the ruthless CEO of a TV network plots to stage a modern series of gladiator games for ratings while one 'contenstant' learns of a conspiracy behind the true nature of the results.

Cast of Warriors of the Year 2072

Jared MartinDrake
Fred WilliamsonAbdul
Howard RossRaven
Eleonora BrigliadoriSarah
Cosimo CinieriProfessor Towman
Claudio CassinelliCortez
Valeria RossSusan
Donald O'BrienMonk
Penny BrownSybil
Al CliverKirk
Mario NovelliTango
Hal YamanouchiAkira
Omero CapannaHitman
Matteo Corsini
Giovanni Di BenedettoSam
Lucio FulciDirector / Writer
Cinzia MonrealeLinda
Franco MoruzziGladiator
Dardano SacchettiWriter
Elisa BrigantiWriter
Cesare FrugoniWriter
Edmondo AmatiProducer
Sandro AmatiProducer
Maurizio AmatiProducer

Warriors of the Year 2072 Ratings & Reviews

jackmeat3d ago
My quick rating - 4.6/10. I had no idea this movie even existed, but luckily, the crew over at the real independent film company Troma got their hands on it and released it on DVD. I wouldn't normally care about some movie riding the coattails of the cult success of Escape from New York, but when I read that it was made by Lucio Fulci, the king of Italian gore flicks, I had to check it out. Aside from a couple of scenes, there really isn't much of the famed director's camera eye to be seen. The makers here did really pay attention to the synthesizer music to set the tone of every scene, though. The whole idea is quite ahead of its time, as the whole point of reality TV shows is straight-up violence for rating purposes. Granted, we haven't quite hit the motorcycle racing in a gladiator-style ring to the death yet, but give it time. My thesis of "Men are Born Evil" still stands to this day, and I still fully expect to see live executions on TV at some point. Anyway, here the combatants are people on death row, along with their champion deathrider, who is framed for murder just to bring in ratings for the show. The inmates, of course, rebel against authority and attempt to escape. The whole movie is so tongue-in-cheek and really pretty lame, especially by Fulci standards. I am definitely glad I have seen it, but unless you are a fan of City of the Living Dead or Zombie and just need to see what he can do with a sci-fi flick (to my knowledge, this is the only one he has done) then I would pass on it. There is another bonus: Fred Williamson somehow shows up in this one as he often seemed to do in apocalyptic flicks around this time. Even the Italian ones that show a very budget-limited futuristic world.

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