A.P.E.X. (1994)

Director:

Phillip J. Roth

Writers:

Phillip J. Roth (screenplay)
Phillip J. Roth (story)

Release Date:

14 May 1994 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Advanced Prototype EXploration unit

Plot:

A time-travel experiment in which a robot probe is sent from the year 2073 to the year 1973 goes terribly...

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Independent Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Richard Keats	...	Nicholas Sinclair
Mitchell Cox	...	Shepherd
Lisa Ann Russell	...	Natasha Sinclair
Marcus Aurelius	...	Taylor
Adam Lawson	...	Rasheed
David Jean Thomas	...	Dr. Elgin
Brian Richard Peck	...	Desert Rat
Anna B. Choi	...	Mishima
Kristin Norton	...	Johnson
Jay Irwin	...	Gunney
Robert Tossberg	...	1973 Father
Kathleen Lambert	...	1973 Mother (as Kathy Lambert)
Kareem H. Captan	...	Joey
Merle Nicks	...	Old Man
Natasha Roth	...	Desert Child

Also Known As:

Apex (USA) (alternative spelling)
A.P.E.X. (Portugal) [pt]
Apex (France) (TV title) [fr]

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Fontana, California, USA

Company:

Green Communications

Trivia:

In a little Scene, you can see a "Futuristic Truck". This is the Landmaster from Damnation Alley (1977).

Movie Connections:

References Damnation Alley (1977)

Soundtrack:

ME AND MY GIRL HE AND HER GUY

Good Science Fiction

I really like the premise of the film; time travel; time continuum violation; a scientist trapped in a violent world. His wife in his own world, is now,in his new world, a tough soldier, stricken with a fatal virus; and she doesn't even like him. He is trying desperately to repair the damage to time, and return the world from that of a violent war zone, beset by robots trying to exterminate all human life, to his own advanced and sophisticated culture. The idea, and the low budget presentation, are intriguing.

I do not believe that every science fiction film can or will have a huge budget and expensive special effects. I enjoyed the actors, the acting and the adventure. I was able to immerse myself in the characters and flow right through the film with them. A.P.E.X has a strong plot, excellent continuity, good science, adventure, suspense and lots of excitement. The director did an excellent job of creating a world on the verge of extinction, hanging onto its humanity by slender threads.

The only elements I did not care for at all, were the extremely foul language that pervaded the entire film; and the degrading stereotyping of the black soldier. He was a good actor, and had a lot more to offer than that of a modern day ghetto brute. His character could have been rough and crude without being completely obscene. All they had to do was leave out all the bad language. The actor did a fine job with his role anyway. I enjoyed his rendition of his character.

I often think that some day, in a more enlightened cultural time frame, we are going to be completely ashamed of the foul language that currently pervades and debases even our finest films. There will possibly be an effort to clean up the old films, and a debate will rage as to whether this is akin to colorization, and destroys the artistic intent of the films. Let us hope.

At any rate, A.P.E.X. is an enjoyable science fiction experience, even with the obscenities intact. I recommend it for mature science fiction fans.