Radioactive Dreams (1985)

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writer:

Albert Pyun (written by)

Release Date:

19 September 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Music | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A world of guilty pleasures.

Plot:

After an atomic war Phillip Hammer and Marlowe Chandler have spent 15 years on their own in an bunker...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Detective Novel | Key | Mutant | Nuclear Holocaust

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

John Stockwell	...	Phillip Chandler
Michael Dudikoff	...	Marlowe Hammer
Lisa Blount	...	Miles Archer
George Kennedy	...	Spade Chandler
Don Murray	...	Dash Hammer
Michele Little	...	Rusty Mars
Norbert Weisser	...	Sternwood
Paul Keller Galan	...	Harold
Demian Slade	...	Chester
Christian Andrews	...	Brick Bardo
Hilary Shepard	...	Biker Leader (as Hilary Shapiro)
Sue Saad	...	Punk District Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robin Arcuri	...	Jennifer
Dana Sue Collins	...	Leader of the heavy metal rockers
Glory Fioramonti	...	Biker #2
Eve Muller	...	Hippie Chick
Eve Muller	...	Hippie Chick
Reni Santoni	...	'Red' Hairstylist
Smith Wordes	...	Dancer

Also Known As:

Le dernier missile (France) [fr]
Radioaktiivisia unia (Finland) [fi]
Sogni radioattivi (Italy) (TV title) [it]

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Singapore:PG (cut) | West Germany:16 (nf)

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Quotes:

Marlowe Hammer: Look, we don't got time for this, OK? We're on the clock, sister. This is time to clear the board, win the game, chambers loaded, hammers cocked, and our fingers are itching like a cat with a serious case of fleas.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Mad Max 2 (1981)

Soundtrack:

She'll Burn You

prepare to groan

I purchased this as an old rental VHS tape from an Amazon third party vendor, hoping that it would be a gem in the rough. More rough than gem, that's for sure. The two leads provide breathtakingly awful acting. There's enough molasses-slow pacing here to make one those lethargic 50's era B-movies seem like an amphetamine commercial directed by Tony Scott. Of course that's only when new-wave punk 80's band members aren't blowing each other across the screen. Blowing up. I meant to say blowing each other up.

If you are a cult film fan, then all the pain you have to endure with a movie like this is just part of the fun. For the rest of us... well, bring one of those bags the airlines keep in the back of every seat. You'll need it for scenes with lines such as, "...that was our first encounter with disco mutants. I was sure it wouldn't be our last."

I would only recommend this if you and your friends get high every day and enjoy watching popcorn pop. Just don't take anything too strange or you may end up gnawing off your own hand.