Staring george peppard, paul winfield, janmichael vincent and dominique sanda. Jack smights 1977 feature, damnation alley is a movie i recall l fondly from when i was growing up. Episode iv a new hope 1977 was a littlepublicized modest film, and the studio was convinced that it would fail. Damnation alley was based on a novel by awardwinning.
Intrada special collection volume isc 396 country united states format cd release date 15dec2017 upn 720258539601. This 1977 postapocalyptic adventure romp would be nothing without the awesome 12wheel landmaster armored personnel carriermotor home. Damnation alley on dvd 826663126235 from shout factory. First lieutenant jake tanner janmichael vincent shares icbm. Crash dive full length action movie, entire feature film full length movies for free duration. Damnation alley is a science fiction film, based on a novel by roger zelazny, exploring the consequences of nuclear war. One of them, damnation alley, which starred george peppard and janmichael vincent as ragtag nuclear war survivors who are driven by necessity to leave their military installation and travel across the country in a sturdy allterrain vehicle, was the expensive bigbudget hopeful. Jun 29, 2016 crash dive full length action movie, entire feature film full length movies for free duration. An adventure youll never forget a small group of survivors at a military installation who survived world war 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Jan 14, 2016 amazingly, the wheels in use can be rotated while the landmaster is in motion. Nuclear war survivors travel across the country in an amphibious vehicle called the landmaster to investigate the source of a signal. The original music score was composed by jerry goldsmith and the cinematography was by harry stradling jr.
Damnation alleyfun facts the grindhouse cinema database. Roger zelazny, the author of the novel damnation alley, hated the film version. And in a rather odd footnote to history, 20th century fox had more confidence in damnation alley than it did in star wars. Damnation alley is pure postapocalyptic cheese, decorated with some ideas of genuine weirdness that uplift an otherwise mediocre bythebook thriller. Nov 14, 2007 damnation alley by roger zelany a well written scifi novel of a not totally unlikely future. A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived world war 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living.
After the release, it quickly left the theaters because it did not make enough to stay in the chain theaters or duplexes or triplexes. Damnation alley 1977 aficatalog american film institute. Damnation alley was 20th centuryfoxs bigbudget science fiction project in 1976 while star wars 1977 was a littlepublicized modest film in production for the studio at the same time. Damnation alley, a song by hawkwind from their 1977 album quark, strangeness and charm damnation alley, a 1982 album by femalefronted heavy metal band bitch. Now having rewatched it i can say its pretty awful. The adventures they had were similarly nonthreatening, and at. May 16, 2017 le film damnation alley 1977 vostfr admin 20170516t21. Damnation alley 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Damnation alley 1977 cast and crew two air force officers janmichael vincent, george peppard lead a desert road trip to albany, n. Damnation alley played premiere engagements in a new audio process invented for the film, sound 360, which basically employed standard 35mm magnetic stereo but moved the left and right channels to the sides of the auditorium and the surround channel to the back. Damnation alley 1977 full movie download full hd youtube.
Damnation alley, a 1967 science fiction short story by roger zelazny, expanded into a novel in 1969. Although two land masters were featured in the early part of the film, only one was. The story opens in a postapocalyptic southern california, in a hellish world. Restored from the original stereo session elements housed at 20th century fox, mike matessino, soundtrack restorer extraordinaire, carefully remixed and restored this release, bringing. Released by intrada in 2017 special collection vol. Damnation alley by roger zelany a well written scifi novel of a not totally unlikely future. Paul winfield, dominique sanda, george peppard, janmichael vincent. Dismissal of the film was noted, overshadowed by prior apocalypsethemed.
As a dubious alternative to life imprisonment he is offered a pardon to drive. Damnation alley, dvd, widescreen, dolby, scificontemporary, 826663126235. Damnation alley is a novel by roger zelazny, in which hell tanner, the last hells angel, is hiredcoerced into driving across a postapocalyptic dystopian us to deliver a desperately needed vaccine inspired a 1977 film of the same name, which doesnt have much in common apart from the name and a postapocalyptic setting. Jack smight directs janmichael vincent, george peppard, paul winfield, dominique sanda in expensive 20th century fox filming of roger zelazny postnuclear holocaust thriller with gigantic scorpions, killer cockroaches and violent weather conditions rendering the planet barren and treacherous. Damnation alley jack smight s 1977 feature, damnation alley is a movie i recall l fondly from when i was growing up. Damnation alley, a song by hawkwind from their 1977 album quark, strangeness and charm. Damnation alley is a 1969 science fiction novel by american writer roger zelazny, based on a novella published in 1967.
The presidents plane is missing 1973 tv movie duration. Le film damnation alley 1977 vostfr admin 20170516t21. Mark deming, rovi a small but hardy band of survivors traverses a postapocalypse american. Survival run was apparently either the planned title, or a working title, for the movie damnation alley 1977. Dec 15, 2014 nuclear war survivors travel across the country in an amphibious vehicle called the landmaster to investigate the source of a signal. Damnation alley is a 1977 postapocalyptic film directed by jack smight, loosely based on the. Damnation alley 1977 may 19, 2020 1970s movies in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust a group of survivors, mostly us air force personnel, travel from the western us to albany, new york from where a radio broadcast has been received. While no reason is given in the film as to why this might be necessary, its pretty cool to watch. Damnation alley is a 1977 postapocalyptic film directed by jack smight, loosely based on the novel of the same name by roger zelazny.
Soviet union destroys north america 1977 film damnation. Damnation alley 1977 20th century fox jackie earle haley in damnation alley. Unfortunately, the movie that damnation alley seems to be reinventing is the incredible journey, a 60s family film that followed two dogs and a cat as they trekked across country to their home. I first saw damnation alley on nbc sometime during the early 1980s. Apparently that mix couldnt be located or no longer survives, so whats on the. Hangar 18 invasion force 1980 full scifi movie robert vaughn gary collins duration. Dismissal of the film was noted, overshadowed by prior apocalypsethemed films like day the world ended and on the beach. Movies like damnation alley if you like damnation alley you are looking for rough, bleak and serious movies about with apocalypse, survival, on the road, desert, nuclear holocaust, danger and motorcycle themes of scifi genre shot in usa. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and. Television version edit the network tv premiere on nbc television on sunday, june 12, 1983 featured alternate and additional scenes notably, footage of murray hamilton and george peppard, as well as additional scenes with dominique sanda and peppard. Hell tanner is the last of the hells angels left alive in california.
Watch damnation alley full movie in hd visit movie 25763 a small group of survivors at a military installation who survived wo. Damnation alley 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The landmaster has been in several commercials and was also seen in at least 2 other movies, of which i have seen bits and pieces of but dont know the names. Its very loosely based upon a novel by roger zelazny, and while its an entertaining movie, its not a particularly good one i while i dont know how the movie was filmed, it feels epic and looks massive which had a lot to do with the excellent score by jerry goldsmith which. Damnation alley 1977 i guess the premise was good, without doubt the best scene in damnation alley is the one set in the control room as the air force men stand in stunned silence as the major cities of the usa are nuked. Damnation alley is a movie i had only the vaguest memories of. Damnation alley ist ein us amerikanischer sciencefictionfilm aus dem jahr 1977. The only feature film to date based on the work of sciencefiction writer roger zelazny, damnation alley will never live down its reputation as the big scifi production 20th century fox was counting on to be its big hit for 1977 at least until a little film called star wars came along and left this turbulent production as well as another fox film, the other side of midnight in the dust.
Hoping it would be a success, the studio made an effort to focus all the marketing on this film. The film might have overcome its extremely limited budget if its script had offered any sort of sociological insight. Ironically, damnation alley bombed while star wars became the. In 1977, 20th century fox had two science fiction films slated for release. A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1977. In the uk, damnation alley was released in january 1979 as a double bill with thunder and lightning, another 20th century fox film from 1977. Damnation alley, a 1967 science fiction short story by roger zelazny, expanded into a novel in 1969 damnation alley, a 1977 film, directed by jack smight, loosely based on the novel by roger zelazny. Tanner janmichael vincent is a lieutenant in the u. You might think that the maneating giant grasshoppers or spontaneously forming tornadoes would be the most incredible elements of damnation alley, but youd be. And in a rather odd footnote to history, 20th century fox had more confidence in damnation alley than it did in star wars a movie ive yet to see. A more faithful adaptation would be the judge dredd story the cursed. Damnation alley opened in 1977, one year after it was filmed. Theres not much that works in damnation alley, a string of turgid set pieces and laughably zgrade special effects that seemed dated even before it reached the box office in 1977. Even as a 12yearold, i thought the effects in this movie were pretty lame, but didnt care much because the landmaster was the real star of the show.
Ironically, damnation alley bombed while star wars became the bigger hit. Important jerry goldsmith scifi action score from 1977 gets royal treatment. Damnation alley was 20th centuryfoxs bigbudget science fiction project in 1976 while star wars 1977 was a littlepublicized modest film in production for the studio at the same time the movie sat on the shelf at 20th century fox for some time after production was completed in 1976. Dec 05, 2017 damnation alley soundtrack from 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, futuristic, suspenseful and bleak films with plots about danger, chaos, heroes, escapades, survival, future dystopia and. Advertising in the reefs of earth for the book and imdb which mentions the title survival run but at present june2008 does not document its source.
Damnation alley has previously seen only compromised selections released on. Its very loosely based upon a novel by roger zelazny, and while its an entertaining movie, its not a particularly good one. With janmichael vincent, george peppard, dominique sanda, paul winfield. Roughly 25 years after a nuclear war, america is a blasted wasteland, with california and boston the only two nations of any importance left. As of today 1999, the original landmaster is alive and well, and resides in the lot at the jefferies automotive shop on cahuenga blvd. The landmaster is a unique 12wheeled amphibious articulated vehicle constructed by dean jeffries at jeffries automotive in universal city, california, for the 1977 science fiction film damnation alley. Most similar movies to damnation alley the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Damnation alley was based on a novel by awardwinning speculative fiction author roger zelazny. Damnation alley has weathered about as well as another fine doomsday movie, the madefortv classic the day after, which means that its still quite a watchable movie. As a dubious alternative to life imprisonment he is offered a pardon to drive a radiation proof armoured car from cali to boston.
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