The Blood of Heroes (1989)
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13% of critics liked it
(8 reviews) -
70% of users liked it
(3,638 ratings)
Blood of Heroes features a sport that you're not likely to see on ESPN. It's called "juggers", and Rutger Hauer is the champion jugger in the post-apocalyptic world; he goes from village to village with his entourage, brutishly taking on all comers. The action culminates in the… More Blood of Heroes features a sport that you're not likely to see on ESPN. It's called "juggers", and Rutger Hauer is the champion jugger in the post-apocalyptic world; he goes from village to village with his entourage, brutishly taking on all comers. The action culminates in the bloody "league championship." Joan Chen costars as Hauer's apprentice in the film, which was released in Australia as Salute of the Jugger. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Webb Peoples
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 23, 1990 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Unlike Rollerball or Death Race 2000, it serves up the carnage with Biblical solemnity.
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Variety Staff, Variety
Plot development is slim. Much of running time is given over to the game itself, which seems to have no rules except that the winning team places the skull of a dog atop a pointed stick.
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, Time Out
There's little to look at and nothing worth hearing. Even the game itself is a drag.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
An unusually successful film of its kind, a good, lean variation on the post-apocalypse adventure-thriller that looks into the future to see the Dark Ages of the past.
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Richard Harrington, Washington Post
The Blood of Heroes is a multimillion-dollar movie with about as much plot and depth as your average arcade game, but it's never quite as involving.
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Cast
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Rutger Hauer
as Sallow
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Joan Chen
as Kidda
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Vincent D'Onofrio
as Young Gar
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Anna Katarina
as Big Cimber
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Delroy Lindo
as Mbulu
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Hugh Keays-Byrne
as Lord Vile
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Gandhi MacIntyre
as Gandhi
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Max Fairchild
as Gonzo
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Lia Francisa
as Maria
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Aaron Martin
as Samohin Boy
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Dale Brown
as Caillat
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Basil Clarke
as Red City Overlord
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Steve Rackman
as Samchin Jugger
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John Samaha
as Enforcement Officer #2
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Jeff Jensen
as Red City Jugger
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Guy Norris
as Red City Jugger
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Richard Norton
as Bone
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Chris Peters
as Kolkan Jugger
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Mark Warren
as Red City Jugger
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Lee Rice
as Kolkan Jugger
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Justin Monjo
as Dog Boy
- Anna Katerina
- Casey Huang
- Cecilia Wong
