Radioactive Dreams (1985)

Directed by

Albert Pyun

Genre

science fiction film, parody film, science fiction comedy, post-apocalyptic film, action comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two boys grow up in a fallout shelter after a nuclear war. They emerge in 2010 and get caught up in gang warfare after finding keys to the last nuclear missile.

whimsicaloffbeatcampynostalgicwackyadventurouslighthearted

What happens

Radioactive Dreams is a 1984 post-apocalyptic science fiction-comedy film written and directed by Albert Pyun and starring George Kennedy, Michael Dudikoff, Don Murray, and Lisa Blount. The names of the two main characters are homages to noir detective fiction icons Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler and Mike Hammer. The film has achieved cult status and has been screened in several cult revival programs around the world. The film begins with two boys growing up in a fallout shelter, in an attempt to escape a nuclear war. They rejoin the world in 2010, and soon acquire the activation keys of the world's last nuclear missile. They get involved in gang warfare in their new environment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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