Interzone (film)
{{Short description|1987 Italian sci-fi action film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Interzone
| image = Interzone.jpg
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| director = Deran Sarafian
| producer = David Hills
| screenplay = James Edwards
| story =
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| starring = Bruce Abbott, Beatrice Ring, Teagan Clive
| music = Stefano Mainetti
| cinematography = Gianlorenzo Battaglia
| editing = Kathleen Stratton
| studio = Filmirage
| distributor = Star Classics Video
Trans World Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|1987| | |Rome}}{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
| runtime = 88 minutes (UK)
97 minutes (USA)
| country = Italy
| language = English
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Interzone is a 1987 ItalianPalmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 79.{{ISBN|0963498274}}.{{request quotation|date=June 2023}} sci-fi action film produced by Trans World Entertainment and directed by Deran Sarafian, with original music composed by Stefano Mainetti, starring Bruce Abbott, Beatrice Ring, and Teagan Clive.
Plot
A supernaturally gifted monk, "Panasonic" (Kiro Wehara), is sent on a mission by his dying master, "General Electric," to protect the Interzone, the last fertile region left on a post-apocalyptic Earth, against an invading gang of wasteland raiders.
Along the way, Panasonic is helped by Swan (Bruce Abbott), a roguish road warrior who seeks a rumored treasure hidden within the Interzone, and Tera (Beatrice Ring), an attractive slave girl, whom Swan falls in love with. The raiders meanwhile are led by Mantis (Teagan Clive), a female bodybuilder dominatrix and her sadistic partner Balzakan (John Armstead).
After the defeat of the raiders, Swan locates the treasure which is revealed to be a fallout shelter turned archive of some of mankind's greatest achievements. Within are various items such as books, sculptures and paintings, along with a Panasonic-brand videocassette recorder that plays a final message from those who preserved the artifacts before the apocalypse.
Cast
| class="wikitable"
! Actor ! Role | |
| Bruce Abbott | Swan |
| Beatrice Ring | Tara |
| Teagan Clive | Mantis |
| John Armstead | Balzakan |
| Kiro Wehara | Panasonic |
| Alain Smith | Dwarf |
| Franco Diogene | Rat |
| Laura Gemser | Panasonic's Brother's wife (uncredited) |
Production
It was produced by Filmirage and shot in Bracciano, {{Convert|30|km|mi}} northwest of Rome, and is set in a "Mad Max" type of future.Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 79.{{ISBN|0963498274}}.
Distribution
Interzone was distributed on home video by EV in the United Kingdom in December 1989.{{cite book |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |year=1990 |chapter=Video Releases |title=Film Review 1990-1 |publisher=Columbus Books Limited |isbn=0-86369-374-1|page=144}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0093268|title=Interzone}}
{{Deran Sarafian}}
Category:English-language Italian films
Category:Italian post-apocalyptic films
Category:Films directed by Deran Sarafian
Category:Films scored by Stefano Mainetti
Category:1980s science fiction horror films
Category:Italian science fiction horror films
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:1987 science fiction films
Category:English-language science fiction horror films
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