Sunday, February 3, 2008

A peculiar 80's Post-Apoc cheesy rarity

Most Post-Apoc films from the earlier decades tend to all look the same : punks on motorcycles, huge shoulder pads, cheap cardboard-armored cars, etc.
There are some exceptions to the PA traditions, and Radioactive Dreams is one of them.
Here's the story : two private eye brothers who spent all their life in a nuclear shelter (here we go...) decide to see the outside world, and, most of all, meet some chicks in their convertible. What ensues is a non-stop cheesy 80's mess, ending with a dance scene that strangely reminds me of Footloose.
The director, Albert Pyun, is better known for movies like Kickboxer 2 and Cyborg (the latter being a classic cheapo PA flick starring Jean-Claude Van Damme), and one of the two main characters is portrayed by Michael Dudikoff, better known for being THE American Ninja! Why those people went on making/participating in this rather obscure 80's PA comedy that contains no martial arts is a mystery.
For the common man, the movie is crap. But I strongly recommend the others (the Chosen Ones), to watch this enjoyable piece of nonsense.

Here's a video of Sue Saad (a sadly forgotten Siouxie/Blondie prototype), performing her title "Guilty Pleasures" in the middle of the movie :