Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Christopher Neame

Patrick Swayze stars with his wife Lisa Niemi and Emmy Award-winner Anthony Zerbe in this post-apocalyptic action adventure. They call him Nomad, a man without a home, without a past. A new breed of...( read more  read more... ) warrior trained in the arts of swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat, roaming the vast desert wastelands in a postnuclear age...in a time when laws are useless and water is more precious than blood. When Nomad's old friend and mentor is brutally slain by the notorious swordsman Sho, Nomad heads for the desolate valley of Meridian to avenge his death. There he meets the beautiful Kasha, one of the many farmers being terrorized by the sinister warlord Damnil. The desperate farmers appoint Nomad their peacemaker, charged with protecting them against Damnil's diabolic plot to control all the water in the valley. But as Nomad begins to help Kasha's farm, thwarting Damnil's carefully laid plans, he becomes the target of Damnil's savage army, face-to-face with the bloodthirsty Sho, fighting for revenge, honor...and love.

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R, 102 min.

Directed by: Lance Hool

Release Date: November 6, 1987

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DVD Release Date: October 17, 2000

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  • November 18, 2008
    Why does being a great warrior always involve doing hand stands? Both Yoda and Swayze are ga ga for them.

    Despite the entire concept of this film is a bit daft, the filmmaking itself isn't half bad.
  • March 26, 2008
    Review coming soon...
  • January 28, 2007
    it's one of those old type b-movie action films that were so common in the past. there's nothing particularly special about the acting or the storyline, but it does what it sets out to do as an action flick and entertains well
  • August 27, 2007
    Its not Mad Max but its a good movie.
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  • September 14, 2009
    NOT just another post apocalyptic movie. It was not boring like I expected. Exciting action here, plenty blade usage too!
  • September 12, 2009
    It's a good movie. Not top notche but I love action and their is action
  • September 7, 2009
    As usual anything Swaize's in is good.
  • September 5, 2009
    Patrick saves the day, Patrick gets girl, first time I see Patrick dont want girl..
    maybe cause he was already married to girl. A must see if you like alot of fighting.
  • August 14, 2009
    its cool,did you watch the movie?

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