Italian Post-Apocalyptic Action Adventure that contaminated the 80s

[Dvd Aficionado]

Here is an atomic thread (pun intended) on an action adventure sub-genre that no film buff or movie collector dares to discuss

What defines the Italian post-apocalyptic action adventure of the ‘80s?
1. Produced in Italy between 1981 (after Escape from New York and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, of course) and 1989.
2. Set in a post-nuke dystopian world
3. Played by B-list Italian / American actors and actresses
4. Directed by an Italian
5. Low budget B-movie


Italian Post-Apocalyptic Action Adventure (and Horror) of the '80s

What's available on BD?
1982


1983


1984


1986


1989


Post-Apocalyptic Collection



What's NOT available so far?
1983
2020 Texas Gladiators https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083565/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Rush https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086222/

1984
Rage https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087303/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6
Warrior of the Lost World https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088380/

1987
Urban Warriors https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289596/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

1989
The Bronx Executioner https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207358/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

[nabelnabel]

Great thread idea! This is one of my favorite genres for sure. Really looking forward to getting those Severin titles next week. Could the definition be expanded to include stuff like Robowar and Shocking Dark?

[afvalwaterput]

Mattei's Rats deserves to be mentioned in here!

[sb5]

So how would Severin's three new releases for this weekend (Warriors of the Year 2072, Endgame, Raiders of Atlantis) rank among the genre? I've never seen any of them. I usually wait for Severin releases to be eligible for a 50% sale, but the "Marauders Bundle" is tempting.

[SeanJoyce]

It's amazing how influential The Warriors, the Mad Max universe (in particular, The Road Warrior) and Escape from New York were to Italy's cinematic output.

[Dvd Aficionado]

Originally Posted by sb5

So how would Severin's three new releases for this weekend (Warriors of the Year 2072, Endgame, Raiders of Atlantis) rank among the genre? I've never seen any of them. I usually wait for Severin releases to be eligible for a 50% sale, but the "Marauders Bundle" is tempting.

I'd say that these movies are aimed at audience who have a high tolerance for cheesy '80s Italian actioner.
If you have seen 1990 the Bronx Warriors, Escape from the Bronx or The New Barbarians, and liked it, you'll probably like the other cheese.

The three are, well, not quite what you'd expect
If it's over-the-top action adventure that you're looking for, go with Raiders of Atlantis and Endgame.

Warriors of the Year 2072 feels like

[Show spoiler]a low-tier Rollerball (1975)

.

[DukeTogo84]

So we are missing about 6 of these titles on Blu-ray. Hopefully Severin or someone gets the rest of them out on Blu-ray.

[RadicalThrasher]

Can add this to the list...

[Goemon77]

Hands of Steel and Shocking Dark don’t feel like they belong to this genre to me personally..fun movies though! Excited that most of the heavy hitters have a blu. Missing a few more minor ones, hopefully the mighty Severin can put the rest out.