2020 Texas Gladiators (1984)

Clip: "The Deer Hunter scene"



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Directed by Joe D'Amato

Written by George Eastman

Starring Al Cliver, Peter Hooten, Hal Yamanouchi, Donald O'Brien and Sabrina Siani

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Bronx Warriors 2: Escape From The Bronx (1983) aka Escape 2000

Clip: "Who the hell wants to live in New Mexico?"



Trailer for Enzo G. Castellari Bronx Warriors Trilogy Box Set



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MST3K on Escape 2000



Directed by Enzo G. Castellari

Starring Mark Gregory, Henry Silva, Ennio Girolami and Antonio Sabato

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Karate Cop (1991) aka Dragon Cop

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Directed by Alan Roberts

Starring Ronald L. Marchini, David Carradine and Carrie Chambers

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1990: Bronx Warriors (1982)

TV Spot



Clip: Drums At The Waterfront



Interview with Fred "The Hammer" Williamson on Bronx Warriors and his career



Soundtrack: Walter Rizzati



Directed by Enzo G. Castellari

Starring Fred Williamson, Mark Gregory, Vic Morrow, George Eastman and Ennio Girolami

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Wild in the Streets (1968)

Clip: "Fourteen Or Fight" with Richard Pryor on drums!



Directed by Barry Shear

Starring Shelley Winters, Hal Holbrook, Richard Pryor, Larry Bishop and Ed Begley

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2019: After The Fall Of New York (1983)

Clip: "Stupid bastards!!"



Directed by Sergio Martino

Starring Michael Sopkiw, George Eastman, Edmund Purdom and Valentine Monnier

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Crime Zone (1989)

Directed by Luis Llosa

Produced by Roger Corman

Starring David Carradine, Sherilyn Fenn and Peter Nelson

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Warrior of the Lost World (1983)

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Directed by David Worth

Starring Robert Ginty, Donald Pleasance, Fred Williamson and Persis Khambatta

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Deadlock (1991) aka Wedlock

Dutch trailer (worth a watch)



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Directed by Lewis Teague

Starring Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, James Remar and Joan Chen

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Equalizer 2000 (1987)

Directed by Cirio H. Santiago

Starring Richard Norton, Corinne Wahl and Robert Patrick

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Wired to Kill (1986) aka Booby Trap

Directed by Francis Schaeffer

Starring Emily Longstreth, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister and Devin Hoelscher

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Hands Of Steel (1986) aka Atomic Cyborg

Clip: (Spoiler alert) - Big Brawl:



Soundtrack: Claudio Simonetti - Hands of Steel (Main theme)



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Directed by Sergio Martino

Starring Daniel Greene, George Eastman, John Saxon and Janet Agren

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My Letterboxd Review:

"Everytime I watch it I have a new favourite scene, but this time it was George Eastman endlessly taunting Paco Queruak to arm-wrestle, until Paco decides to respond by grabbing a marker, writing something on Janet Agren's marble counter-top, ripping a huge chunk of that same marble counter-top off with his bare hands and throwing it at Eastman. The piece of marble says "You're On". This is genius. Random but genius.

Another great moment is John Saxon wielding a ridicoulously huge laser gun and keeping a straight face. A classic piece of Italian trash that's just as entertaining as The Terminator, the film it rips off."

Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Various Themes

A few tracks from the duo of Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, prolific Italian composers for film in the golden era of Italian crime, western and horror cinema.



From High Crime (1973) (d. Enzo G. Castellari)



From "The Violent Professionals" (1973) (d. Sergio Martino)




From "Raiders Of Atlantis" (1983) (d. Ruggero Deodato)

Endgame (1983)

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Directed by Joe D'Amato.

Starring Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, George Eastman and Gordon Mitchell.

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More Mad Max inspired madness from Italy. The wildly prolific D'Amato (Antropophagus, Buio Omega) helmed this one and he brought back favourite George Eastman and Lucio Fulci regular Al Cliver (Zombie, The Beyond, The Black Cat).

Also look for spaghetti western and peplum star Gordon Mitchell.

This is not the best example of the genre - nods would go out to Enzo G. Castellari's "1990: Bronx Warriors" and Sergio Martino's "2019: After The Fall Of New York", but it's a great little diversion and at least on par with Fulci's similar "The New Gladiators".

My Letterboxd Review:

I can think of at least 5 Italian post-apocalyptic films that are better than Endgame, but the genre is so inherently entertaining and crazy that even the mediocre ones are worth seeing. All you need to see on the screen are a good rock quarry location, eyepatches, steel-plated shinpads, fingerless gloves, George Eastman and plenty of mannequins thrown under cars. Endgame has all of this and the eternally depressing Al Cliver in a rare leading role. Average for the genre but the pre-Running Man scenario is fun and the dubbing is typically hilarious, especially for Eastman's character.