Product Details

• Actors: John Stockwell, Michael Dudikoff, Lisa Blount, George Kennedy, Don Murray
• Directors: Albert Pyun
• Writers: Albert Pyun
• Producers: H. Frank Dominguez, Hunter Johnson, Michael Thomas Slifkin, Moctesuma Esparza, Roger Holzberg
• Format: NTSC
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Lions Gate/Vestron
• VHS Release Date: February 25, 1987
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302038251
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,190 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool plot, cool music, a must see..., November 28, 2006

By	popfuture (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This is a great film about 2 guys that grow up in a bomb shelter and venture out into the post nuclear war world to see what's out there. I really liked the way this movie captured my interest from the very start. It is true that a post nuclear setting is not new to fiction or the silver screen, but there's just something very intriguing about how this story unfolds. The characters graduate from the insides of a bomb shelter to a world much different from our own. Living underground didn't just protect them from radioactivity, it also sheltered them from the corruption and havoc of what was left of the world for them to inherit. Having only books and pre World War III media to learn from, these young men came to the table with a viewpoint much different from the world that they became a part of. We find quickly that this post modern world they uncover is as strange to us as it is to them, making it easy to identify and become attached to the characters.

My favorite thing about this film, however, is not just the story itself, but how it is told along side great music, and how that music comes alive on the screen with some great performances of 80s bubblegum rock.

I saw this film back when it was on TV. Can someone comment on the reasons for the R rating? Also, a note to the producers of this film, let's put out a DVD, ok?

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!!, December 1, 2004

By	viewer (US) - See all my reviews

This is a great movie about 2 boys who hide underground after a nuclear war reading mystery novels they then a turn into detectives from the underground 15 years later.It's a must see!!