Solarbabies
| Solarbabies | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Johnson |
| Written by | Walon Green Douglas Anthony Metrov |
| Produced by | Jack Frost Sanders Irene Walzer Francisco Molero (co-) Mel Brooks (executive) |
| Starring | Richard Jordan Jami Gertz Jason Patric Lukas Haas Peter DeLuise Charles Durning Sarah Douglas Bruce Payne Alexei Sayle |
| Cinematography | Peter MacDonald |
| Edited by | Conrad Buff |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
Release date | November 26, 1986 (USA) |
Running time | 94 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7,500,000 |
Solarbabies (also known as Solarwarriors) is a 1986 science fiction film, made by Brooksfilms and directed by Alan Johnson.[1] It was released on DVD on March 6, 2007. [2]
The movie was the second and final film directed by Alan Johnson, who is better known for his work as a choreographer.
Synopsis
Set in a post-apocalyptic future in which most of Earth's water has disappeared. The future is bleak, and what is left of the water supply is controlled by the Eco Protectorate (a para-military organization that governs the planet's new order). Here we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, living at one of the many orphanages created by the Protectorate designed to indoctrinate new recruits into their service. The protagonists consist of Jason, the group's ad hoc leader played by Jason Patric; Terra, played by Jami Gertz; Tug, played by Peter DeLuise; Rabbit, played by Claude Brooks; Metron, played by James Le Gros; and a young deaf boy named Daniel, played by Lukas Haas. The orphans play a rough sport which is a hybrid of lacrosse and roller-hockey. Playing is the only thing that unites them other than the futile attempts of the Protectorate to control them.
While hiding in a cave, Daniel finds a mysterious orb which contains special powers. The orb is an alien intelligence called Bohdai, who miraculously restores Daniel's hearing and evokes other powers, such as creating rain indoors. Another orphan, Darstar, played by Adrian Pasdar, takes the orb, hoping that he will be able to use the orbs powers. He leaves the orphanage on rollerskates, and Daniel is soon to follow. The rest of the small group of misfits leave in pursuit of Daniel. The E-police soon learn of Bohdai while chasing the teens and catch Darstar and Bohdai. The teens are eventually rescued a band of outlaws called the Eco Warriors who have suffered grievous losses in the past decades. They have since retired from fighting, and are led by Terra's long lost father. The teens leave the safety of the Eco Warriors and use their rollerskating skills to break into the high security Water Storage Building owned by the Eco Protectorate. It's here that the E-Police are trying to destroy Bohdai. The teens manage to recover Bohdai, but as soon as they do it dematerializes and destroys the facility as they rush out. As they all gather on a nearby hillside, Bohdai sparks the first thunderstorm the teens have ever seen and returns to space, but not without leaving a bit of himself behind in each of them.
Cast
- Richard Jordan as Grock
- Jami Gertz as Terra
- Jason Patric as Jason
- Lukas Haas as Daniel
- James LeGros as Metron
- Claude Brooks as Rabbit
- Peter DeLuise as Tug
- Peter Kowanko as Gavial
- Adrian Pasdar as Darstar
- Sarah Douglas as Shandray
- Charles Durning as The Warden
- Frank Converse as Greentree
- Terrence Mann as Ivor
- Alexei Sayle as Malice
- Bruce Payne as Dogger
Trivia
- Bruce Payne and Alexei Sayle also appeared together in the TV series Keen Eddie
See also
References
- ^ Canby, Vincent (November 26, 1986). "Screen: 'Solarbabies'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ [1]