Escape from the Bronx (1983) ( Fuga dal Bronx ) ( Bronx Warriors 2 )

Escape from the Bronx (1983) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Fuga dal Bronx
Alternate Title: Bronx Warriors 2
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Enzo G. Castellari

Written By:
Tito Carpi

Actors:
Mark Gregory ..... Trash
Henry Silva ..... Floyd Wrangler
Valeria D'Obici ..... Moon Grey
Giancarlo Prete ..... Strike (as Timothy Brent)
Paolo Malco ..... Vice President Hoffman
Ennio Girolami ..... President Henry Clark (as Thomas Moore)
Antonio Sabato ..... Dablone
Toblerone ..... Junior
Alessandro Prete ..... Big Little Man
Massimo Vanni ..... Jay the Photographer
Andrea Coppola ..... Trash's Mother
Eva Czemerys ..... Juana
Moana Pozzi ..... Trash's Father
Romano Puppo ..... Ironman Leader
Carla Brait ..... Reporter
Maurizio Fardo

Synopsis:

In the grim dystopian future of the year 2000, the American government has conspired with evil developers to evacuate the Bronx, promising its inhabitants--whose ethnic make-up, for unexplained reasons, seems to be almost entirely Italian--homes in New Mexico. But, despite the presence of signs inviting, "Get out of the Bronx: We got solar houses in enchanting New Mexico waiting for you," a few dedicated Bronx dwellers have no intention of leaving, bringing them into conflict with henchmen clad in foil jumpsuits and armed with machine guns. In need of organized resistance, some go underground donning leather gear, pimp outfits, and in some cases reflective silver-and-gold bowlers. For leadership, they look to Toblerone (Antonio Sabato), who, instead of relying solely on his inspiring name, strikes an alliance with attractively coifed Bronx warrior Trash (Mark Gregory). After an intrepid, scarf-clad reporter sympathetic to the Bronxonian cause suggests kidnapping corporate president Ennio Girolami, Gregory attempts to recruit soldier of fortune Strike (Giancarlo Prete), an expert in explosives and terror aided by a Dondi-esque tot. Perhaps due to their shared love of headbands, Prete agrees, but, once in possession of Girolami, they find themselves pitted against evil enforcer Henry Silva, whose ruthless tactics include the use of armored cars, trucks filled with poison gas, and other vehicles readily available to the makers of Italian exploitation films. After much fighting, Gregory and company emerge victorious, helping ensure a future for New York's most lovable borough dominated by headbands and fake leather jackets rather than office buildings and luxury hotels.

One of many post-apocalyptic science-fiction films which poured out of Europe in the wake of George Miller's Mad Max, this film stars Stefania Girolami as Anna, who runs away from her wealthy but obnoxious family into the surrealistic biker gangland of the Bronx. There, she meets Trash (Marco de Gregorio), part of a gang called The Riders, and soon falls in love with him. Problems arise when Anna's father (Enio Girolami), president of the evil Manhattan Corporation, sends in a psychopath named Hammer (Vic Morrow) to stir up trouble among the rival gangs, including a black club led by Ogre (Fred Williamson) and a rollerskating group led by Golem (Luigi Montefiori). Castellari's direction is surprisingly stylish and exciting, but all of the hyper-macho posturing eventually grows tiresome for anyone over fifteen. Still, undemanding viewers will have a good time, as the action keeps coming fast and furious, laced with suitably hardbitten dialogue by director Enzo G. Castellari, Elisa Livia Briganti and Dardano Sacchetti. A minor classic of testosterone cinema, followed by several sequels starting with Fuga dal Bronx (1983).

The General Construction Corporation hires Wrangler to exterminate the residents of the Bronx, while putting out propaganda stating that they are to be rehoused in New Mexico.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 16 July, 2022.