In a lot of these Italian post-apocalypse flicks Fred "The Hammer" Williamson plays second fiddle to a more typical white action hero. Why couldn't they have made him the star in at least this one? I guess Italy wasn't ready for a tough black man to star in their films yet. In 1990 BRONX WARRIORS at least star Mark Gregory had a sort of dorky charm but this guy here, Timothy Brent, is pretty generic as far as leading men go. On the positive side you do get a lot more of George Eastman and that's always a good thing. Here he's the leader of a gang, that might be a bunch of angry homosexuals, called The Templars who are dedicated to wiping out humanity because they seem rather bitter about the whole holocaust thing. Eastman smokes futuristic weed and almost rapes our hero in the ass in a standout scene. Goofy cars with drills, saw-blades and bubble-domes on top of them get blown up and there's really not much of a plot to get in the way of the action. Also there's a really strange soundtrack by Claudio Simonetti of the group Goblin. Also for Lucio Fulci fans you get big-headed Bob from HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY as an unlikely action star and mechanic and the lady who gets a splinter in the eye from ZOMBIE as a member of some religious group of wussies. Worth checking out for a chuckle-inducing good time. A.K.A.- WARRIORS OF THE WASTELAND
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