THE LAST WARRIOR (2000)

MORGAN'S RATING

A post-apocalyptic action film in the vein of Mad Max, The Last Warrior combines elements of the sceience fiction, action-adventure, and western genres to dazzling effect. Seasoned action hero Dolph Lundgren stars as the stoically tough Captain Nick Preston. One of the few survivors of a devastating earthquake which has left California as an island, Preston finds himself faced with a world of anarchy and violence. Gradually joining up with a few other lonely refugees, the Captain becomes the leader of the group, united in a fight for order and sanity.

Dolph Lundgren (Nick Preston), Sherri Alexander (Sarah McBride), Joe Michael Burke (Lucky Simcoe), Rebecca Cross (Candy), Brook Susan Parker (Rainbow), Juliano Mer (Jesus), Ze'ev Revach (Cooky), Angelique Lettich (Tamara), Terry Big Charles (Pope), Howard Rypp (Will), Gilya Stern (Miriam), Ishai Golan (Jasper), Jack Adalist (Ferguson), Nati Ravitz (State Trooper), Yoav Deckelbaum (Michael McBride), Yohanan Herson (Dying Man), Jessica Lettich (Lamar).

THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON ONE MAN.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Sheldon Lettich (The Order). WRITERS: Stephen Brackley and Pamela K. Long. PRODUCERS: Hanan Kotzky and Jacob Kotzky. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Stephen Brackley, Pamela K. Long and Steven Mendelson. CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Leman Cetiner, Axel Munch, and Guenther Heinlein.   ORIGINAL MUSIC: David Michael Frank. DISTRIBUTOR: Artisan Entertainment.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

FACTS

"It isn't so much a boring and preposterous series of nothings as it is a desperate cry for help from a smart man who has no aptitude for his chosen vocation." -- Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

RELEASE DATE: August 21st, 2001 (USA) (VIDEO PREMIERE) BUDGET: $8.2 million (USA)