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Solarbabies (1986)
Directed by Alan Johnson
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Most recently watched by schofizzy
Overview
In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. The group in question plays a hockey based game on roller skates and is quite good. It has given them a unity that transcends the attempts to bring them to heel by the government. Finding an orb of special power, they find it has unusual effects on them. They escape from the orphanage (on skates) and try to cross the wasteland looking for a place they can live free as the storm-troopers search for them and the orb.
Rated PG-13 | Length 94 minutes
Actors
Richard Jordan | Jami Gertz | Jason Patric | Lukas Haas | James Le Gros | Claude Brooks | Peter DeLuise | Peter Kowanko | Adrian Pasdar | Sarah Douglas | Charles Durning | Frank Converse | Terrence Mann | Alexei Sayle | Bruce Payne | Willoughby Gray | Kelly Bishop
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/17/2010 | TV | DVD | Library | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another 80s staple I missed during its run (and numerous screenings on cable) is Solarbabies (1986), a post-apocalyptic hokey adventure on roller skates. The movie really isn’t any good but I can see how there’s nostalgia attached to this one. Was great to see the very young Jason Patric and Jami Gertz but overall I was pretty bored by 3rd act. And Sarah Douglas wasn’t on screen enough to make it interesting to me. Boo!
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