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Escape 2000 (1983)

Steve Railsback , Olivia Hussey , Brian Trenchard-Smith  |  R |  DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig, Carmen Duncan, Noel Ferrier
  • Directors: Brian Trenchard-Smith
  • Writers: David Lawrence, George Schenck, Jon George, Neill D. Hicks, Robert Williams
  • Producers: Antony I. Ginnane, Brian W. Cook
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
  • DVD Release Date: October 21, 2003
  • Run Time: 80 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000AYLJQ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,151 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Escape 2000" on IMDb

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Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: UN
Release Date: 21-OCT-2003
Media Type: DVD

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars isn't enough May 28, 2008
Format:DVD
My 1st introduction to escape 2000 was this uncut version that blew my expectations away! This has it all and then some. Anyone with distaste for the government ends up in a nazi style camp, where nothing good happens to them except rapes, beatings, lashings, and being turned loose for a chance to escape while being hunted down like animals for sport. Steve Railsback (the stuntman, lifeforce) is great as usual up against some nasty Aussie baddies and one half-man half-beast who's seen too much "professional" wrestling on T.V. Blondie Lynda Stoner is a babe and gives Dolly Parton a run for her money. The all out assault on the camp at the end including fighter jets, showed some decent budget. Prisoners are tortured, babes lose their clothes, a guy gets cut in half, and much more in this freakin' masterpeice! Special features has director Brian Trenchard Smith disowning the film, but his descriptions and stories are hilarious. 16x9 DVD picture is very good as is the 5.1 surround sound.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A/K/A "Turkey Shoot", I discovered this flick thru the great Aussie exploitation documentary, "Not Quite Hollywood". A great find, the film is a bold, shameless women-in-prison / futuristic-death-chase hybrid with virtually nothing but action. After about (literally) one minute of exposition, we are thrown into the scenario: three attractive young people are hauled into a cruel "re-education" camp, where they can either put up with brutal torture or plan their escape. They do the latter. The last half of the film is set up as a "Most Dangerous Game"-style death hunt. As the actors will tell you in the DVD extras, anything that was not an action sequence was cut from the script before shooting. That makes for a lack of motivation but an overabundance of fistfights, shower nudity, eye-gouging, bloody motor vehicle mayhem, etc. My best out-of-nowhere item in the film is the half-man/half-wolf "pet" one of the hunters owns... no explanation for its condition is given whatsoever! It is just dropped into the story without the bat of an eye. Love it. Made around the same time as "Dawn of the Dead", and with a similar vibe... chaos, violence, nihilism, despair, all set to a pulsing synth score. 4/5.
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5.0 out of 5 stars like watching a 3.2million dollar troma movie February 6, 2005
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this was absolutelly amazing. I bought this with out knowing what this was or if it was good. The story is amazing the gore is awesome for the time, the acting is amazing, and lots of big explosions. But one of my favorite things is the soundtrack, its filled with lots of electronic synth, helps pull off the futuristic 1995 aspect. this reminds me if lloyd kaufman made a 3 million dollar 70's movie any troma fan would love or peter jackson fan.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Aussie schlock
Steve Railsback puts in an excellent performance in this classic Aussie schlock futuristic sci-fi yarn. A great supporting cast helps to create a terrifying totalitarian scenario.
Published 16 months ago by Montgomery Michaels
2.0 out of 5 stars Maybe Back in the Day
Even Quentin Tarantino tips his hat to Escape 2000's director Brian Trenchard Smith and I'm not certain why after seeing this. The Amazon reviewers are very kind here. Read more
Published on March 31, 2011 by Eric Sanberg
5.0 out of 5 stars So bad-it's great !
I wish all the Aussie freak movies had this much twisted effort. Beware you may cause yourself damage from repeated viewing. Read more
Published on September 18, 2009 by Glen F. Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars This is a great DVD
Being the first time that I have seen this on DVD I only had low expectations. What a surprise! This disc is fantastic! Read more
Published on November 6, 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Only ever seen the butchered U.K video. This should be good.
Escape 2000 was released on video in the U.K during the early eighties, as Turkey Shoot, with a lurid cover design, and the prospect of some good old ultra violence, with just a... Read more
Published on September 12, 2003 by Martin Montag
3.0 out of 5 stars Low budget, escapist action B-flick for concept fans
Steve Railsback stars in this quirky sci-fi chase flick. It's reminiscent of more recent "mortal combat" style movies where several different characters square off... Read more
Published on January 18, 1999
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