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Metalstorm - La tempête d'acier

Original title: Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
  • 1983
  • PG
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
2.1K
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Metalstorm - La tempête d'acier (1983)
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On a desert planet, warlord Jared-Syn is trying to convince a tribe of mutants that he's their messiah and gain unlimited power hidden in a crystal. Ranger Dogen and explorer Dhyana, whose f... Read allOn a desert planet, warlord Jared-Syn is trying to convince a tribe of mutants that he's their messiah and gain unlimited power hidden in a crystal. Ranger Dogen and explorer Dhyana, whose father was murdered by Syn, must stop him.On a desert planet, warlord Jared-Syn is trying to convince a tribe of mutants that he's their messiah and gain unlimited power hidden in a crystal. Ranger Dogen and explorer Dhyana, whose father was murdered by Syn, must stop him.

  • Director
    • Charles Band
  • Writer
    • Alan J. Adler
  • Stars
    • Jeffrey Byron
    • Michael Preston
    • Tim Thomerson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.9/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Band
    • Writer
      • Alan J. Adler
    • Stars
      • Jeffrey Byron
      • Michael Preston
      • Tim Thomerson
    • 40User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
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    Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
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    Metalstorm: The Destruction Of Jared-Syn: The Chase
    Metalstorm: The Destruction Of Jared-Syn: Creating Hurok
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    Metalstorm: The Destruction Of Jared-Syn: Creating Hurok

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    Jeffrey Byron
    Jeffrey Byron
    • Dogen
    Michael Preston
    Michael Preston
    • Jared-Syn
    • (as Mike Preston)
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Rhodes
    Kelly Preston
    Kelly Preston
    • Dhyana
    Richard Moll
    Richard Moll
    • Hurok
    R. David Smith
    R. David Smith
    • Baal
    Larry Pennell
    Larry Pennell
    • Aix
    Marty Zagon
    • Zax
    Mickey Fox
    Mickey Fox
    • Poker Annie
    William Jones
    • Baal's Lieutenant
    • (as J. Bill Jones)
    Wynston A. Jones
    • Chimera
    • (as Winston Jones)
    Mike Jones
    • Miner #1
    Michael Sinclair Walter
    Michael Sinclair Walter
    • Miner #2
    • (as Michael S. Walter)
    Rick Militi
    • Miner #3
    Speed Stearns
    • Cyclopean Intruder
    Lou Joseph
    • Cyclopean Prisoner
    Rush Adams
    • Cyclopean…
    Michael Cassidy
    • Cyclopean…
    • Director
      • Charles Band
    • Writer
      • Alan J. Adler
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    User reviews40

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    5Jester69

    I don't know why, but I like it.

    I saw this movie back in 83 when 3-d was making a comeback. I liked it a lot but I was young and it was 3-d. I've seen it a few times after that on HBO and still enjoyed it. I just recently got a 3-d dvd of the movie and I enjoyed it even more. Sure, it's crap but it's fun crap and I'm a sucker for 3-d movies. Watching this in 3-d in my own living room brought back memories. It's definately worth seeing in 3-d.
    7udar55

    Early 80s 3-D sci-fi with enough to keep your mind busy

    Director Charles Band followed up PARASITE, his first successful foray into the 3-D world, with this futuristic action-adventure film. It is pretty obvious he is going for a mix of THE ROAD WARRIOR and STAR WARS, but I'm not entirely sure it is successful and at times comes off looking more like MEGAFORCE. The action is good though and the film moves at a quick clip. I'm sure the 3-D was pretty impressive in the theater as all sorts of objects are chucked at the screen. There is also one psychedelic, TRON-inspired bit during the end chase that probably had audiences puking dayglo in the aisles. The acting is good though for a b-movie with Thomerson doing his best Han Solo and Richard Moll showing up as a leader of a group of Cyclops. The film "ends" with the most laughable cliffhanger where Jared-Syn gets away (so the title lied!) and Dogen vows, "I'll find him in another dimension one day." Huh? Obviously Band was hoping this would be a series but poor box office returns from a Universal theatrical distribution vetoed that idea and he moved on to start Empire Pictures (which kicked off production with THE DUNGEONMASTER, again starring Byron). Now if only someone could tell me what the hell METALSTORM means.
    8curiartekeen

    Metal Storm holds hidden reality

    Don't know why, but in the '80s, I watched this film around 17 times, and when in Hollywood, went to the Band brothers' office to tell them they had made a cult masterpiece. They seemed really surprised that anyone liked it. After watching it several times (which you feel compelled to do for some strange reason), you start to get sucked into believing that somehow the film contains some kind of secret. The problem is that I think I needed to watch it at least 17 more times to 'get' the secret, but I could no longer find the film anywhere. Now I'm an adult, with kids, and they have carefully explained to me that I know nothing about films or hidden realities. So, either I'm an idiot for having wasted so much time watching Metal Storm so many times, or my kids should be forced to watch it 17 times so that they can reach the same level of knowledge as their mother.
    4lost-in-limbo

    In a galaxy far, far away… stood one man. Ah who cares.

    Charles Band… yeah producer/director Charles Band and by that name you should know what you are going to get. Well unless it's your first taste, which if it is, 'Metalstorm' is probably not a great starting point. I wanted to like this one more, but by the end I was completely bored with only the saving grace being the performances of an amusing Tim Thomason (who definitely spiced things up) and Richard Moll dressed in make-up. This cheap b-grade post-apocalyptic Sci-fi fling wears its influences for everyone to see, but instills no personality. Aside from the western touches (and that standoff scene is actually well done), it was namely something out of 'Star Wars' and obviously 'Mad Max 2', which you could say Jeffery Byron's ranger character is easily patterned on Mel Gibson's leather-decked road warrior of those films. Nonetheless Bryon's stiff impression is no match. Also appearing with amount of interest is a very beautiful Kelly Preston, but she does quite little than titillate. Mike Preston as the head villain Jared-Syn left a lot to be desired, as I found him laughably nonsensical in a plastic sense.

    Although why we watch these films is for some senselessly cheap fun and lousy exchanges. The latter was right on the mark with the dialogues, however sadly I found the junky action quite lackluster and sloppy with a poorly shot desert wasteland backdrop. It feels in slow-motion (and Brand even uses that technique at times), despite the (unfocused) story keeping things moving. It has its moments (probably just not enough even with the few tripped-out visuals) and the make-up of the fancy dressed mutants are decently executed. I couldn't say the same about the dodgy special effects, which really do come to the front at the end. Richard Band's score is a clunker of sorts.

    I didn't find it to be completely awful by any stretch, but more so frustratingly drab and unfulfilled with only some minor flourishes and a chirpy Thomerson.
    geoffsackett

    The WORST movie I ever saw...and yet I LOVE it.

    During the summer of '83, my childhood buddy and I saw some 13 movies over the course of a long week, including Metalstorm. We were ten at the time and even at that young age we were impressed by just how awful a movie could be. Yes, Metalstorm is, without a doubt, the worst movie I have ever seen. And yet, to this day, my buddy and I still wax nostalgically about the evil Jared-Syn and the impact he and the other stars of Metalstorm had on our summer of '83.

    Metalstorm, I LOVE YOU!

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Richard Band composed and recorded the score in eleven days.
    • Quotes

      [Hurok takes the special mask from Dogen]

      Hurok: The two of you took this?

      Rhodes: He took it!

      [Points at Dogen]

      Hurok: Then he lives. You do not.

    • Alternate versions
      Released in Japan in the short-lived VHD format in 3-D. This disc has been widely copied to make bootleg tapes and DVDs.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #14.59 (2006)

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    • Release date
      • August 19, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metalstorm
    • Filming locations
      • Cameron, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Albert Band International Productions Inc.
      • Hollywood Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,301,085
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,019,000
      • Aug 21, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,301,085
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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