Ultra Warrior
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Ultra Warrior, also known as Welcome to Oblivion, is a post-apocalyptic
1990 film directed by Augusto Tamayo San Román and Kevin Tent
. Set in a post-World War III
era, a nuclear holocaust
creates mutant
s who inhabit the radioactive areas and battle with the few remaining human
s. One man emerges as the leader of a group of survivors called "Muties". The main character, portrayed the Dack Rambo
, is a warrior searching for a substance called "zerconium" which is used to make bombs to prevent aliens from invading Earth.
This B list
film is notable for its excessive use of stock footage
and its poor quality. Some footage comes from other New Horizons films such as Lords of the Deep
, Crimezone, Battletruck, Battle Beyond the Stars
, Wheels of Fire
and Dune Warriors. In fact, even a sex scene comes from stock footage, as the character in the scene has long, blond hair, while Dack Rambo’s hair is dark and short.
The Concorde theatrical release was filmed in Peru
and was later cut up for the VHS release.
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural...
1990 film directed by Augusto Tamayo San Román and Kevin Tent
Kevin Tent
Kevin Tent is an American film editor. Tent began his career editing educational films, then moved into the world of low-budget horror films, working on several projects with legendary producer Roger Corman. Tent has since gone on to edit many high-profile films. He is known for his...
. Set in a post-World War III
World War III
World War III denotes a successor to World War II that would be on a global scale, with common speculation that it would be likely nuclear and devastating in nature....
era, a nuclear holocaust
Nuclear holocaust
Nuclear holocaust refers to the possibility of the near complete annihilation of human civilization by nuclear warfare. Under such a scenario, all or most of the Earth is made uninhabitable by nuclear weapons in future world wars....
creates mutant
Mutant
In biology and especially genetics, a mutant is an individual, organism, or new genetic character, arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a base-pair sequence change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character or trait not...
s who inhabit the radioactive areas and battle with the few remaining human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s. One man emerges as the leader of a group of survivors called "Muties". The main character, portrayed the Dack Rambo
Dack Rambo
Norman Jay Rambeau , professionally known as Dack Rambo, was an American actor, most notable for appearing as Walter Brennan's grandson Jeff in the ABC series The Guns of Will Sonnett, as Steve Jacobi in All My Children, as cousin Jack Ewing on CBS's Dallas, and as Grant Harrison on the NBC soap...
, is a warrior searching for a substance called "zerconium" which is used to make bombs to prevent aliens from invading Earth.
This B list
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
film is notable for its excessive use of stock footage
Stock footage
Stock footage, and similarly, archive footage, library pictures and file footage are film or video footage that may or may not be custom shot for use in a specific film or television program. Stock footage is of beneficial use to filmmakers as it is sometimes less expensive than shooting new...
and its poor quality. Some footage comes from other New Horizons films such as Lords of the Deep
Lords of the Deep
Lords of the Deep is a 1989 science fiction/horror film about an underwater colony being attacked by alien life forms.Starring actors included Bradford Dillman and Priscilla Barnes....
, Crimezone, Battletruck, Battle Beyond the Stars
Battle Beyond the Stars
Battle Beyond the Stars is a Roger Corman-produced science fiction film, directed by Jimmy T. Murakami and released in 1980. The film, intended as a "Magnificent Seven in outer space," is a pastiche of The Magnificent Seven, the Western remake of Akira Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai...
, Wheels of Fire
Wheels of Fire
Wheels of Fire is the name of a double album recorded by Cream. The release was largely successful, scoring the band a #3 peak in the United Kingdom and a #1 in the United States, and became the world's first platinum-selling double album....
and Dune Warriors. In fact, even a sex scene comes from stock footage, as the character in the scene has long, blond hair, while Dack Rambo’s hair is dark and short.
The Concorde theatrical release was filmed in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and was later cut up for the VHS release.
Cast
- Dack RamboDack RamboNorman Jay Rambeau , professionally known as Dack Rambo, was an American actor, most notable for appearing as Walter Brennan's grandson Jeff in the ABC series The Guns of Will Sonnett, as Steve Jacobi in All My Children, as cousin Jack Ewing on CBS's Dallas, and as Grant Harrison on the NBC soap...
– Kenner - Clare Beresford – Grace
- Meshach TaylorMeshach TaylorMeshach Taylor is an American actor.He is perhaps best known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the sitcom Designing Women. He also had a major role on the sitcom Dave's World, playing Sheldon Baylor, and appeared in Buffalo Bill.-Personal life:Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of...
– Elijah - Mark Bringelson – Big
- Charles Dougherty – Zig
- Ramsay Ross – Lazarus
- Diana Quijano – Radio
- Orlando Sacha – Bishop
- Emily Kreimer – Shiela
- Ramon Garcia – Bad Guy
- Tony Vasques – Yorrick
- David Killerby – Buddy
- Ian Igberg – Horst