Omega Cop

My review was written in June 1990 after watching the movie on Southgate Entertainment video cassette.

"Omega Cop" takes the police genre into sci-fi realms in an okay programmer released direct to video stores.

Martial arts expert Ron Marchini toplines as the stoic future cop John Travis (pic's shooting title was "John Travis -Solar Survivor"). Out on a mission to capture slave traders who hold open-air auctions of women, Marchini bulls his way through this modest vehicle with the running gag of beauties gravitating toward him. It's squeaky clean, however, with no nude scenes included.

First femme to fall into Marchini's orbit is blonde Lena, followed by Troy Donahue's brunette daughter Jennifer Jostyn. Finally, Chrysti Jimenez joins his little band, trekking back to a protective bunker manned by Adam West to seek refuge from marauding scavengers (called scavs).

Unfortunately, the bunker is running low on air and food. Rather hopeless situation is resolved unconvincingly with a sudden happy ending of Marchini and the gals swimming in a pristine lake.

Other than very poor makeup (when guest star Stuart Whitman i dying from exposure to the sun it looks as if his face is merely smudged with charcoal), film is technically okay.

One of the best B-movies made. Great filming location Stockton,CA. I just love the feel that you get from it when the movie first starts. As soon as you see the desert and here that whistling wind your hooked. You can tell that the budget was limited, but they pulled it off great. There is 3 great looking women, they don't have has much of a role as John Travis. But what can you say John Travis is bad, he can just about do it all. Oh yea Adam West is in it too (Batman). He doesn't have much of a role but he's there through the whole movie. But anyway if you get a chance definitely check this flick out, if your a B-movie enthusiast.

So yeah this is an ultra b martial arts rip off of Omega Man.

Yep that is pretty much all you need to know.

However all these rage reviews compel me to prove them wrong.

This is a low budget action movie martial arts sub genre with an average scifi back story.

As for implausible what the heck is going on it is close to the one were Denzel is blind and carrying the bible on ipod.

If you don't get how ridiculous that is feel free to let yourself out.

This movie has a few odd plot holes to keep action going.

And maybe the just forgot and kept rolling.. The fights are pretty good both gun and karate.

There is an unfinished human traf/ slave labor plot.

I think this was on one of the low end cable channels because it is unrated and well below R some blood mild language no nudity.

Now you know watch it if you like these cheap actioners .

Or go watch something completely different no need to complain about something doing its job.

Marchini might be a decent karate guy, but he's about the least convincing action hero there is. Maybe its the goofy sweatshirt, the grey hair, the tucked in shirt, the hat, or the dead line delivery, or maybe it's just the fact that this is a low budget and bland movie, but you're not going to get much out of this one other than a few laughs at all the groin kicks. The female characters were lame and the villains were worse. But at least there were lots of groin kicks!

An apocalyptic, low budget Texas Ranger seduces all the women he encounters with force and not letting them speak. He saves them from the evil gangs lurking around what looks like downtown Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Adam West's character is pulling the strings from what is supposed to be an underground bunker??? But it looks like gray painted cubicle walls. Omega cop, or Travis just wants peace and to swim again. He likes oldies music.