Product Details

• Actors: Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Nelson Leigh, Rod Taylor, Shirley Patterson
• Directors: Edward Bernds
• Writers: Edward Bernds
• Producers: Richard V. Heermance
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: September 2, 1997
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0790731215
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,818 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WWE: The Magic of SF Still Works, March 9, 2002

By	Martin Asiner (jersey city, nj United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I had not seen WWE for more than 25 years. I remember it as a SF movie that shook me to my core. Even then, most movies did not begin with a framing sequence, but this one had the audacity to place the upcoming action in centuries-jumping sequence that quickly and convincingly landed the actors in the far future of an earth ruined by atomic war. As a child, I had just read, Wells' 'The Time Machine' and I connected the similarities: the handsome travelers (one of whom,by the way, was Rod Taylor, star of the 1960 'The Time Machine);the division of humanity into the intelligent but weak humans who are threatened by the savage Morlocks; the abundance of tall, sexy women who could appreciate Rod Taylor's beefcake (Yvette Mimeux in 'The Time Machine' and Nancy Gates in 'WWE'; and the struggle between the two races of a divided humanity. Still, WWE was more than just 'The Time Machine' reborn. Despite the hokey special effects, it became clear that WWE was not a movie of special effects. The focus was on people adjusting to a colossal change in their lives. The time travelers had to learn to adjust to the loss of their known civilization. The weakened humans had to learn to adjust to a savage reminder of their past in the pistol packing personas of the time travelers. And even the mutated beasts had to learn that with the death of their fearsome leader Naga, a new dawn of human reconciliation had begun. The closing scenes of the unity of pre-war man, post-war man, and mutated man still resonate with me. I could sense that humanity might yet survive the horror of atomic war. WWE was one of the first intelligent post-apocalyptic films to suggest that our civilization need not take the detour that the Mad Max films would later travel.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun on many levels!, December 18, 2000

By	Martin E. Lewitt (Sandia Park, NM USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I saw this movie once on a Sci-Fi matinee back in the 60s when I was about 12 years old. I was swept away by this vision of the future and the hopeful heroic message of survival and rebuilding after a nuclear holocaust. It became my favorite movie, and although I searched, I never saw it again until this video was released. Now I still enjoy it, and it is a favorite of my three children. Part of what we enjoy is how camp it appears to today and it is educational (we homeschool) to discuss with the children how differently movies are made today, from special effects to how women are portrayed. This movie won't scare young children, especially since you can use rewind and slow/stop motion to get them to notice the spiders are "puppets", and laugh at the protagonists wrestling with them. The improbability and good fortune (for our protagonists) of sickly males and EXTREMELY healthy high heeled females intrigued by red blooded 20th century men makes for campy fun and a male fantasy that transcends the decades.

The production values and casting are good. This should be considered a Sci-Fi classic, that bears multiple viewings, especially since you will HAVE to share it with friends.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Story Trumps Special Effects, January 8, 2001

By	Reinaldo Lugo "rramonlugo" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Unquestionably this is one of the most memorable films I have ever seen. I first saw it on Million Dollar Movie in New York City during the early 1960s and saw it many times during that period. It was probably one of the first science fiction films I ever saw. What I remember most was the mood, the sense of wonder, fear, and hopefullness that imbued the film. It placed human beings firmly in the center of their world, able to deal with whatever hardships history dealt them. The special effects were so few they might as well have been nonexistent. Even today when I see it I still get chills during the final scenes, especially the one showing the children of the advanced humans (once sickly and dying but now healthy) playing with the children of the mutant humans. The video could use a re-release in wide screen since there are obviously scenes when characters are speaking out of sight. I recommend this movie highly to one and all.