The Ultimate Warrior - 1975
A Film of the Future
Director(s)
Robert Clouse
Writer(s)
Robert Clouse
Producer(s)
Paul M. Heller producer
Fred Weintraub producer
Cast
Yul Brynner - Carson
Max von Sydow - Baron
Joanna Miles - Melinda
William Smith - Carrot
Richard Kelton - Cal
Stephen McHattie - Robert
Darrell Zwerling - Silas
Lane Bradbury - Barrie
Nate Esformes - Garon
Mel Novak - Lippert
Mickey Caruso - B. Harkness
Gary Johnson - L. Harkness
Susan Keener - Angry Woman
Stevie Myers - Ice House Woman
Fred Slyter - Store Room Clerk
Regis Parton - Baron's Guard (as Reggie Parton)
Larry Bischof - Baron's Guard
Pat E. Johnson - Carrot's Man
Henry Kingi - Carrot's Man
Alex Colon - (uncredited)
Review by Theo Robertson
The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
The Sadism Made It Enjoyable,
This would have been improved greatly if the scenario had been developed more . The world has been devestated by a plague/famine sort of apocalypse and the survivors have to kill to keep on living . In many ways it`s the sort of premise seen in the works of John Christopher especially THE DEATH OF GRASS and PENDULUM , but unfortunately the causes of this world disaster are never fully explored , and I also guess not having Rudy Giuliani as Mayor of New York didn`t help the situation .
Of course being an American survivalist drama the story concentrates on action and violence unlike the genre`s more thoughtful British counterparts , and this is where THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR comes into its own . The film starts with a stabbing but it`s done with a certain amount of novelty . There`s also countless more stabbings in the movie not to mention umpteen scenes of people getting thrown off roofs but check out this scene of cruelty :
Bad Guy : Anything else you want to tell us ?
Traitor : No . AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH
Oh nasty
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