The New Barbarians | |
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Directed by | Enzo G. Castellari |
Screenplay by |
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Story by | Tito Carpi [1] |
Produced by | Fabrizio De Angelis [1] |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Fausto Zuccoli [1] |
Edited by | Gianfranco Amicucci [1] |
Music by | Claudio Simonetti [1] |
Production company | Deaf International Film
[1] |
Distributed by | Titanus [2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes [3] |
Country | Italy [1] |
Language | Italian |
The New Barbarians ( Italian: I nuovi barbari; also known as Warriors of the Wasteland) is a 1983 Italian post-apocalyptic action film directed by Enzo G. Castellari, written by Castellari and Tito Carpi, and starring Giancarlo Prete and George Eastman. The plot takes place in 2019, following a nuclear holocaust, where two loners among the remains of the starving human race protect a group of pilgrims from a vicious gang bent on genocide.
In the year 2019, after a nuclear war, humanity is reduced to a few starving groups. A ruthless gang called "The Templars" constantly raid settlers in an attempt to exterminate everyone in order to purge the Earth. A former Templar, Scorpion, along with his allies, prevents a small band of religious colonists from being massacred by the Templars.
The New Barbarians was shot outside of Rome in late 1982. [1] [4] When discussing 1990: The Bronx Warriors, The New Barbarians and Escape from the Bronx, Castellari stated the three films were written, prepared and filmed in six months. [5]
For the stunts in the film, Castellari stated that he filmed each scene at three different speeds: 24fps, 55 and 96. Castellari stated that this allowed him to "edit the whole sequence in a more interesting way. It gives much more impact to the entire stunt and it actually looks much more impressive and powerful than it actually is." [4]
The New Barbarians was released in Italy on 7 April 1983. [6] It was released in the United States in January 1984 under the title of Warriors of the Wasteland. [4] [7] It was distributed by New Line Cinema. [1]
Castellari had positive recollections of making the film, stating that it "was an extremely cheap movie. The budget was incredibly small but I'm quite proud that I succeeded in making a movie shot on the outskirts of Rome." [4] Variety found the film derivative of Mad Max 2 as well as having elements of Hal Needham's Megaforce and other films. [1] Variety felt that Casterllari made a mistake in using slow motion opposed to George Miller's exciting high-speed action scenes, finding that the films car chases "look to be occurring at 25 mph". [1] In Phil Hardy's book Science Fiction (1984), a review found the film to be too derivative of Mad Max 2. [3] The Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as a "shamelessly watered-down, warmed-over" version of Mad Max 2. [8]
In a retrospective review, AllMovie awarded the film two stars out of five, found that the film captures "the true spirit of the low budget rip-off flicks from early 80's, The New Barbarians is neither smart nor original, but a riot for anyone who gets off on Mad Max and all of its the junky followers." [9]
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The New Barbarians | |
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![]() Italian theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Enzo G. Castellari |
Screenplay by |
|
Story by | Tito Carpi [1] |
Produced by | Fabrizio De Angelis [1] |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Fausto Zuccoli [1] |
Edited by | Gianfranco Amicucci [1] |
Music by | Claudio Simonetti [1] |
Production company | Deaf International Film
[1] |
Distributed by | Titanus [2] |
Release date |
|
Running time | 91 minutes [3] |
Country | Italy [1] |
Language | Italian |
The New Barbarians ( Italian: I nuovi barbari; also known as Warriors of the Wasteland) is a 1983 Italian post-apocalyptic action film directed by Enzo G. Castellari, written by Castellari and Tito Carpi, and starring Giancarlo Prete and George Eastman. The plot takes place in 2019, following a nuclear holocaust, where two loners among the remains of the starving human race protect a group of pilgrims from a vicious gang bent on genocide.
In the year 2019, after a nuclear war, humanity is reduced to a few starving groups. A ruthless gang called "The Templars" constantly raid settlers in an attempt to exterminate everyone in order to purge the Earth. A former Templar, Scorpion, along with his allies, prevents a small band of religious colonists from being massacred by the Templars.
The New Barbarians was shot outside of Rome in late 1982. [1] [4] When discussing 1990: The Bronx Warriors, The New Barbarians and Escape from the Bronx, Castellari stated the three films were written, prepared and filmed in six months. [5]
For the stunts in the film, Castellari stated that he filmed each scene at three different speeds: 24fps, 55 and 96. Castellari stated that this allowed him to "edit the whole sequence in a more interesting way. It gives much more impact to the entire stunt and it actually looks much more impressive and powerful than it actually is." [4]
The New Barbarians was released in Italy on 7 April 1983. [6] It was released in the United States in January 1984 under the title of Warriors of the Wasteland. [4] [7] It was distributed by New Line Cinema. [1]
Castellari had positive recollections of making the film, stating that it "was an extremely cheap movie. The budget was incredibly small but I'm quite proud that I succeeded in making a movie shot on the outskirts of Rome." [4] Variety found the film derivative of Mad Max 2 as well as having elements of Hal Needham's Megaforce and other films. [1] Variety felt that Casterllari made a mistake in using slow motion opposed to George Miller's exciting high-speed action scenes, finding that the films car chases "look to be occurring at 25 mph". [1] In Phil Hardy's book Science Fiction (1984), a review found the film to be too derivative of Mad Max 2. [3] The Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as a "shamelessly watered-down, warmed-over" version of Mad Max 2. [8]
In a retrospective review, AllMovie awarded the film two stars out of five, found that the film captures "the true spirit of the low budget rip-off flicks from early 80's, The New Barbarians is neither smart nor original, but a riot for anyone who gets off on Mad Max and all of its the junky followers." [9]
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