I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 (1984)

Director:

Lucio Fulci

Writers:

Elisa Briganti (screenplay)
Elisa Briganti (story)

Release Date:

28 January 1984 (Italy)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action

Plot:

In 2072 Rome, Italy, the ruthless CEO of a TV network plots to stage a modern series of gladiator games for ratings while one 'contenstant' learns of a conspiracy behind the true nature of the results.

Plot Keywords:

Game | Gladiator | Prisoner | Death | Futuristic

Cast

Jared Martin	...	Drake
Fred Williamson	...	Abdul
Howard Ross	...	Raven
Eleonora Brigliadori	...	Sarah (as Eleonor Gold)
Cosimo Cinieri	...	Professor Towman
Claudio Cassinelli	...	Cortez
Valeria Cavalli	...	Susan (as Valerie Jones)
Donald O'Brien	...	Monk (as Donal O'Brien)
Penny Brown	...	Sybil
Al Cliver	...	Kirk
Mario Novelli	...	Tango (as Tony Sanders)
Hal Yamanouchi	...	Akira (as Haruiko Yamanouchi)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lucio Fulci

Also Known As:

Fighting Centurions
Rome, 2072 A.D.
The New Gladiators
Warriors of the Year 2072
2072, les mercenaires du futur (France) [fr]
Año 2072: La última batalla (Argentina) [es]
Die Schlacht der Centurions (West Germany) [de]
Les centurions an 2001 (Canada: French title) (video title) [fr]
Roma, año 2072 D.C.: los gladiadores (Spain) [es]
Rome 2033: The Fighter Centurions (Belgium: English title) (video title) [en]
Uzay silahsörleri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

Runtime:

89 min | USA:90 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Regency Productions

Trivia:

The original title of the movie is "I Guerrieri Dell' Anno 2072", but the date changes a lot according to some countries. In the UK, the title is "Rome 2033 - The Fighter Centurions", and even the first Italian VHS pushed the date a little later - it was re-named "I Guerrieri Dell' Anno 2079".

Quotes:

Commentator: Take a good look at these contestants, because for these men violent death is just seconds away.

Movie Connections:

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Not the pinnacle of Fulci's career

There's some decent ideas in Lucio Fulci's contribution to the Italian post-nuke sci-fi action sweepstakes of the early '80s, but they're rendered somewhat inert thanks to the wooden acting of the Americans, and the horrid dubbing of the Italians. The Lego-Land-with-Xmas-Lights miniatures don't help, either.

And is it me, or did Fred Williamson just disappear from the final scene? He just vanishes. Where did he go? Was he called for reshoots for "1990: The Bronx Warriors?" Was there a summons to loop his dialogue for "Warriors of the Wasteland?" Did he need to attend a Kansas City Chiefs benefit dinner? Who knows?