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Desert Warrior

  • 1988
  • PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
236
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Lou Ferrigno in Desert Warrior (1988)
ActionSci-Fi

In the post-nuclear wastes of Earth two civilizations fight for survival. The Tyrogs, in the City of Doom, and the Drones, who live underground, free from radiation. The nuclear war is over ... Read allIn the post-nuclear wastes of Earth two civilizations fight for survival. The Tyrogs, in the City of Doom, and the Drones, who live underground, free from radiation. The nuclear war is over but the fight for survival has just begun.In the post-nuclear wastes of Earth two civilizations fight for survival. The Tyrogs, in the City of Doom, and the Drones, who live underground, free from radiation. The nuclear war is over but the fight for survival has just begun.

  • Director
    • Jun Gallardo
  • Writers
    • Bob Davies
    • Carl Kuntze
  • Stars
    • Lou Ferrigno
    • Shari Shattuck
    • Walter Abbot
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.5/10
    236
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jun Gallardo
    • Writers
      • Bob Davies
      • Carl Kuntze
    • Stars
      • Lou Ferrigno
      • Shari Shattuck
      • Walter Abbot
    • 13User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lou Ferrigno
    Lou Ferrigno
    • Zerak
    Shari Shattuck
    Shari Shattuck
    • Racela
    Walter Abbot
    • Drone
    Franklin Anson
    • Scavenger
    Peter Arthur
    • Zendo Warrior
    Alan Bacall
    • Tyrog
    Jerry Bailey
    • Zycot
    • (as Jerry Bayron)
    Tony Baxter
    • Zendo Warrior
    Kurt Bonner
    • Tyrog
    Gerald Brown
    • Tyrog
    Lawrence Bryan
    • Tyrog
    Kenneth Caine
    • Tyrog
    Frank Campbell
    • Council of Elders
    Sean Carpenter
    • Tyrog
    Mike Cohen
    • Pres. Antarius
    Joe Collins
    • Drone
    William Cosford
    • Scavenger
    Grace Craig
    • Sterraz Amazon
    • Director
      • Jun Gallardo
    • Writers
      • Bob Davies
      • Carl Kuntze
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    5barbosavive

    Low budget sci fi .....

    Low budget sci fi that could had been a good movie if they had simplified its script. Like many low budget films it does not have many choices or virtues to capitalize on. A good script can help almost any film including this one regardless of budget.
    10dgbd19

    Perfectly Awful!!!!

    This is hands down the greatest film ever created. I spent nearly 4 years searching through bad movies attempting to find the worst (and subsequently the greatest) film ever made. Desert Warrior is the summation of that quest. I have seen literally thousands of the worst movies ever made, and Desert Warrior has risen to the top. The cream at the top of the sewage barrel. In case anyone is interested the #2 worst movie ever IMHO is Octaman. If you get a chance enjoy Octaman, it is truly a "gem". But always pay homage to the "Cullinan" of movies--- Desert Warrior! As a credit to it's greatness, I have watched Desert Warrior more than 30 times. I hope you are lucky enough to see it once.
    mrarchiegoodwin

    Lou Ferrigno's acting may be the best thing in this movie.

    Lou Ferrigno fans will not be disappointed--he is the best part of this dismal production. Lou is far from being in his best physical condition (similar to the way he looked in the movie Cage). He wears a Hercules-type outfit throughout, but does not show off in any muscle-flexing events. Even when he runs (and this happens surprisingly often) there are no close-ups or slow motions. Obviously he was not selected for his pulchritude. Perhaps the director was trying to showcase Lou's acting ability instead. Lou is fairly good at pretending to be sad and not so good at acting angry (also similar to Cage). Yet his acting is better than anything in the rest of this movie. It is even better than that of most of the other players (or were they customers selected at random from a Walmart parking lot?)--one could not enunciate his lines enough to be heard and another's slight accent undermined the authority of his character. The sets are truly cheap without any redeeming innovations. The equipment is pathetic and contributes to the farce. And there is barely any continuity or logic to the story line--a pity because the basic premise is decent sci-fi and the ending both uplifting and conclusive of the opening scene.
    1adam_harding

    Oh my god..

    This is probably the worst thing that I've ever seen. Yeah, I'll give some credit to Lou Ferrigno, I guess.. But the acting is horrible, the special effects make me want to punch a hole in my wall. I watched it over to my friends house because I had heard it was so cheesy that people in the room passed out from laughing so hard, but it made me more angry then humored. The storyline is senseless, and serves basically no purpose what so ever.

    I could probably roll up toilet paper, paint it yellow and pretend to shoot it out of a gun and you'd have better Lazer gun ammo then you see coming out of these semi-plastic guns that they're using in this movie. This is guaranteed a first take movie. I'm almost 100% positive that they never did more than 1 take.. I wonder what the director was thinking.. Ed Wood is said to be the worst director of all time, but after seeing this movie, I think I appreciate him more.. My god.. Brace yourself if you decide you watch this.. Although, you might find it hysterical. I laughed through some of it, haha.
    1bigscreenbo

    The Value of a Lifetime

    I just bought this movie at the dollar store, and there is a reason for it.

    With movies these days, it can be hard to choose from the R rating for $15.99, or the Unrated Version for $19.99, or perhaps even the Ultimate two disk Collectors Edition at $25.99.

    With this movie I know all that doesn't matter, for the one low price of .99 cents I get all the gruesome action of Road Warrior and the creative genius of Star Wars mixed with some of the best acting I have ever seen.

    I must say this is one of the greatest reasons to waste 89 minutes of ones life. I think I might watch it again.

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    • Release date
      • August 1988 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sand Wars
    • Filming locations
      • Philippines
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Color
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