Damnation Alley (1977)
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50% of critics liked it
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43% of users liked it
(1,319 ratings)
A small but hardy band of survivors traverses a post-apocalypse American landscape in this sci-fi thriller. A horrific nuclear assault leaves only three survivors at an underground military facility, so Tanner (Jan-Michael Vincent), Denton (George Peppard), and Keegan (Paul Winfield) commandeer a… More A small but hardy band of survivors traverses a post-apocalypse American landscape in this sci-fi thriller. A horrific nuclear assault leaves only three survivors at an underground military facility, so Tanner (Jan-Michael Vincent), Denton (George Peppard), and Keegan (Paul Winfield) commandeer a special all-terrain land cruiser and head for Albany, NY, the only American city to be spared in the attack. As they travel through the desolate post-nuke wastelands, the soldiers pick up a beautiful woman (Dominique Sanda) and an incorrigible teenager (Jackie Earle Haley), as they battle huge mutant insects, packs of survivors turned violent and feral, and brutal electrical storms that savage the already barren plains. Damnation Alley was based on a novel by award-winning speculative fiction author Roger Zelazny. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jack Smight
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 21, 1977 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 12, 2011
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD
Slow moving, with cheesy visual effects and some nasty B-movie trappings. But the story and setting are both dreary and fascinating. And performances are top notch.
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Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
gonzo guilty pleasure
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
The world is damned...if not for Peppard, a momma tank, and his early A-Teamers.
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Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
Ooooo, one large slice of delicious apocalyptic cheese, please.
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Cast
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Jan-Michael Vincent
as Tanner
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George Peppard
as Denton, Eugene Denton
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Dominique Sanda
as Janice
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Paul Winfield
as Keegan
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Jackie Earle Haley
as Billy
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Kip Niven
as Perry
- Trent Dolan
- Robert Donner
- Seamon Glass
- Bob Hackman
- Mark L. Taylor
