After a nuclear war society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks, and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which is controlled by the Euraks, to rescue the only fertile woman left on Earth.
Practical Effects
Gloriously cheap mutant costumes held together by ambition.
Production
Rome somehow standing in for post-nuke Manhattan.
Score
Synths so aggressive they threaten legal action.
Director
Sergio Martino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Italy's 1980s 'atomic age' boom, riding Mad Max and Escape from New York's coattails with shameless enthusiasm.
George Eastman (Big Ape) was a Martino regular who also wrote infamous gorefest Anthropophagus—dude knew his trash cinema.
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