Underplayed Gems

Damnation Alley (1977)

Damnation Alley poster
Directed by
Jack Smight
Genre
horror film, science fiction film, disaster film, post-apocalyptic film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 115 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

After a nuclear war destroys most of humanity, a group of survivors travels across a desolate America in a specially equipped vehicle. They face mutated creatures, harsh terrain, and other dangers as they search for a safe haven.

bleakslow-burnretrotensegrimsurvivalistdatedadventurous

What happens

Damnation Alley is a 1977 American post-apocalyptic film directed by Jack Smight, loosely based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Roger Zelazny. The original music score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, and the cinematography was by Harry Stradling Jr. The film starred George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield and Jackie Earle Haley. Poor reviews received by the critics and audiences, but it has achieved as a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.