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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Play trailer Poster for Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone PG 1983 1h 29m Sci-Fi Adventure Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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A crash-landed salvager (Peter Strauss) meets a waif (Molly Ringwald) and saves women from a cyborg (Michael Ironside) on Terra 11.
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Variety Staff Variety 03/26/2009
A muddled science fiction tale. Go to Full Review
Don Peretta Time Out 06/24/2006
What could have been a sci-fi horror classic is instead just a better-than-average children's adventure story. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times 08/30/2004
It attempts so much that it will probably remind you of at least a dozen other pirate, gladiator, horror and science-fiction stories, because its own plot is none too distinctive and is seriously overcrowded. Go to Full Review
Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal 06/15/2023
2/5
As for the subtitular forbidden zone, no one gets there until an hour of the 90-minute movie has passed. "Adventures on a Quite Leisurely Jaunt to the Forbidden Zone" lacks zip, though. Then again, "adventure" is a charitable description of anything here. Go to Full Review
John Brosnan Starburst 08/01/2022
A moderately entertaining mixture of Mad Max 2 and Escape from New York done in 3-D. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/07/2020
3/10
Although it presents a handful of enjoyable ideas, it falls very short of crafting any notable contributions to the genre. Go to Full Review
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Claudio C @Claudio666 6d Enjoyable Adventure. (12,261 - 07 Feb 2026) There is a problem in a spaceship and three women are forced to land in a planet destroyed by a plague. There is a reward for rescuing them and the bounty hunter Wolff lands on the planet. However, there is a battle between two groups, and the women are taken by men of the evil mutant warlord Overdog. Wolff teams up with the Earthling girl Niki, who was left behind in the planet. They stumble upon the bounty hunter Washington, who joins them in the dangerous journey in the forbidden zone. "Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone" (1983) is an enjoyable adventure with Peter Strauss, Ernie Hudson and Michael Ironside very typical from the 80’s. The plot is highly entertaining, and the cute 15-year-old Molly Ringwald is the greatest attraction. This movie was not well promoted and now may be considered cult. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "Caçador do Espaço: Aventura na Zona Proibida" ("Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone") See more nick s @Nick_S Dec 26 A very derivative movie, clearly inspired by mad max and Han solo. Even the story beats and dialogue felt like variations of famous blockbusters. The directing and editing were poor, with action sequences having no flow and looking like a jumble of random shots. If your expectations are very low it's good for a chuckle. See more Mark F 12/30/2024 Great fun. Much better than expected. We thought it'd be cheap and cheesy but it turned out to be well acted with surprisingly good sets and a memorable villian. My 17 year old son was impressed. Think Red Dwarf meets Barbarella and Mad Max. See more Sebastian L 12/25/2024 The first half of Spacehunter is one of the slowest and most confused openings of a movie I've come across. Ironside as the incredibly entertaining villain Overdog fortunately saves the rest of the movie from complete failure, and Ringwald's commitment is partly a substitute for the least interesting protagonist in movie history. See more Jerod S @jeroduptown 11/27/2022 In the 80s, Spacehunter probably gave you a good night at the movies. But in 2022, it's ultra cheesy firework effects can't hold together a flimsy plot line. Ringwald and Strauss serve up the distopian vibes. See more Ęxçëşș M @ExcessMale 09/09/2021 It has strong enough production value and enough talent behind and in front of the camera to be a good B Movie yet it seriously falls flat after the second half. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A crash-landed salvager (Peter Strauss) meets a waif (Molly Ringwald) and saves women from a cyborg (Michael Ironside) on Terra 11.
Director
Lamont Johnson
Producer
Don Carmody
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Zone Productions, Delphi I Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround
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