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. Released by intrada in 2017 special collection vol. Jan 14, 2016 id argue that george peppards character constructing the landmaster from spare parts in about a week is the greater strain on credulity. Damnation alley 1977 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. After the release, it quickly left the theaters because it did not make enough to stay in the chain theaters or duplexes or triplexes. Staring george peppard, paul winfield, janmichael vincent and dominique sanda. Jul 23, 2017 damnation alley is a piece of postapocalyptic scifi that you just dont see anymore. Damnation alley jack smight s 1977 feature, damnation alley is a movie i recall l fondly from when i was growing up. Dismissal of the film was noted, overshadowed by prior apocalypsethemed. The vehicles were cool and it had hannibal from the ateam george peppard and the guy who played stringfellow hawke from airwolf janmichael vincent. This is the movie to see if you dont understand what was so wonderful about the special effects in.
As the genre progressed over the years since the release of the film, one sees an increasingly despairing and cynical view of humanity. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way. Damnation alley is a 1977 sciencefiction thriller set in a postapocalyptic world, very loosely inspired by the novel of the same name by roger zelazny. Along the way he encounters such mutants as giant gila monsters, spiders, bats, butterflies, and snakes. Damnation alley is a science fiction film, based on a novel by roger zelazny, exploring the consequences of nuclear war. Damnation alley has previously seen only compromised selections released on album due to missing electronic elements, damaged orchestral masters. See more ideas about amphibious vehicle, vehicles and roger zelazny. Released 1977, damnation alley stars janmichael vincent, george peppard, dominique sanda, paul winfield the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Damnation alley 1977 is a post apocalypse scifi, action movie starring janmichael vincent and george peppard. Dean jeffries discusses the landmaster constructed for damnation alley 1977 duration. Now having rewatched it i can say its pretty awful. Jun 29, 2016 dean jeffries discusses the landmaster constructed for damnation alley 1977 duration. In a postapocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles.
For those that need to know, the landmaster was powered by a ford 390cubicinch v8. Following the accidental destruction of their secure base, jake tanner leads a. Tanner, denton and keegan are coworkers at an underground military facility. Its very loosely based upon a novel by roger zelazny, and while its an entertaining movie, its not a particularly good one.
Everything you need to know about damnation alley 1977 duration. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Dec 05, 2017 damnation alley soundtrack from 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith. Nor is damnation alley highly regarded by most critics or fans. Damnation alley soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Damnation alley soundtrack from 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of damnation alley with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Tanner janmichael vincent is a lieutenant in the u. The earth has been tilted off its axis by the nuclear war that heralded the arrival of world war iii, in the california desert a group of air force men spend their time looking for a way out of the isolation the war left. 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. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1977. This is the movie to see if you dont understand what was so wonderful about the special effects in, say, star wars. Everything you need to know about damnation alley 1977. Damnation alley 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Everything you need to know about damnation alley 1977 jonnybaak. Cool trucks from bad movies the daily drive consumer.
The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. The original music score was composed by jerry goldsmith and the cinematography was by harry stradling jr. 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. And in a rather odd footnote to history, 20th century fox had more confidence in damnation alley than it did in star wars. I probably dont need to tell you that damnation alley was based on a novel by roger zelazny, which was itself loosely based on an event in american history, the same one which was the basis for the recent animated movie balto. Well, lo and behold, there is actually a book that this movie was very, very loosely based on. Subsequent to damnation alley, the landmaster would appear in a number of lowbudget, mostly forgotten scifi movies. Damnation alley 1977 stream and watch online moviefone. Nuclear war survivors travel across the country in an amphibious vehicle called the landmaster to investigate the source of a signal.
After the release, it quickly left the theaters because it did not make enough to stay in the chain theaters, duplexes or triplexes. Damnation alley is a 1969 science fiction novel by american writer roger zelazny, based on a novella published in 1967. Id argue that george peppards character constructing the landmaster from spare parts in about a week is the greater strain on credulity. Ive got the serum and im going to take it all the way to boston oh ive got to get through the going wont be easy but im going to make it its the only thing that. Damnation alley on dvd 826663126235 from shout factory. The new york times wrote on the films release in october of 1977 that the only real value of damnation alley is educational.
Damnation alley is a 1977 postapocalyptic film directed by jack smight, loosely based on the novel of the same name by roger zelazny. Well maybe theyll retain some semblance of whatever passed for normal before the nuclear strike, or maybe theyll degenerate the survivors from the base meet a few along the way. Damnation alley is a movie i had only the vaguest memories of. An epic saga about the secret history of the 1930s american heartland, damnation centers on the mythic conflict and bloody.
Damnation alley was based on a novel by awardwinning speculative fiction author roger zelazny. 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. Damnation alley by jack smight jack smight, janmichael. It may be the cheapestlooking expensive movie ever made. I remember watching damnation alley when i was a kid. Damnation alley opened in 1977, one year after it was filmed. A ragtag band of survivors of a nuclear holocaust head for albany, new york, the only city in america spared in the apocalypse. Dismissal of the film was noted, overshadowed by prior apocalypsethemed films like day the world ended and on the beach. Elusive music becomes a legendary holy grail for many. See more ideas about science fiction series, futuristic cars and vehicles. Damnation alley 1977 cast and crew two air force officers janmichael vincent, george peppard lead a desert road trip to albany, n. 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 a devastated stretch of the usa is populated by among other things, giant scorpions. With janmichael vincent, george peppard, dominique sanda, paul winfield.
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. Damnation alley is a piece of postapocalyptic scifi that you just dont see anymore. Apr 12, 2011 nor is damnation alley highly regarded by most critics or fans. Survival run was apparently either the planned title, or a working title, for the movie damnation alley 1977. Mark deming, rovi a small but hardy band of survivors traverses a postapocalypse american.
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