Tanner janmichael vincent is a lieutenant in the u. This is the movie to see if you dont understand what was so wonderful about the special effects in, say, star wars. Damnation alley is a piece of postapocalyptic scifi that you just dont see anymore. Damnation alley jack smight s 1977 feature, damnation alley is a movie i recall l fondly from when i was growing up. See more ideas about amphibious vehicle, vehicles and roger zelazny. Ive got the serum and im going to take it all the way to boston oh ive got to get through the going wont be easy but im going to make it its the only thing that. Following the accidental destruction of their secure base, jake tanner leads a. Apr 12, 2011 nor is damnation alley highly regarded by most critics or fans. A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1977.
The original music score was composed by jerry goldsmith and the cinematography was by harry stradling jr. Subsequent to damnation alley, the landmaster would appear in a number of lowbudget, mostly forgotten scifi movies. Damnation alley a devastated stretch of the usa is populated by among other things, giant scorpions. Damnation alley has previously seen only compromised selections released on album due to missing electronic elements, damaged orchestral masters. Damnation alley is a movie i had only the vaguest memories of. And in a rather odd footnote to history, 20th century fox had more confidence in damnation alley than it did in star wars.
I probably dont need to tell you that damnation alley was based on a novel by roger zelazny, which was itself loosely based on an event in american history, the same one which was the basis for the recent animated movie balto. Season of the witch 1972 black sunday 1977 supermarkt 1974 subwaystories tales from the underground 1997 radio inside 1994 appointment at eleven 1959 memories of murder 1990 uno koichiro no nurete noru 1982 cat girls gamblers naked flesh paid into the pot 1965 domination 1994 american guinea pig bouquet of guts and gore 2014. Damnation alley opened in 1977, one year after it was filmed. Released by intrada in 2017 special collection vol. Damnation alley by jack smight jack smight, janmichael. An epic saga about the secret history of the 1930s american heartland, damnation centers on the mythic conflict and bloody. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. With janmichael vincent, george peppard, dominique sanda, paul winfield. Staring george peppard, paul winfield, janmichael vincent and dominique sanda. Elusive music becomes a legendary holy grail for many. After the release, it quickly left the theaters because it did not make enough to stay in the chain theaters or duplexes or triplexes. For those that need to know, the landmaster was powered by a ford 390cubicinch v8.
Damnation alley is a 1969 science fiction novel by american writer roger zelazny, based on a novella published in 1967. A ragtag band of survivors of a nuclear holocaust head for albany, new york, the only city in america spared in the apocalypse. Damnation alley 1977 stream and watch online moviefone. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way.
Well maybe theyll retain some semblance of whatever passed for normal before the nuclear strike, or maybe theyll degenerate the survivors from the base meet a few along the way. More of the history between creeley and seth is revealed on damnation season 1 episode 5 when a new killer comes to town for the preacher and his wife. In a postapocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles. The vehicles were cool and it had hannibal from the ateam george peppard and the guy who played stringfellow hawke from airwolf janmichael vincent. Jul 23, 2017 damnation alley is a piece of postapocalyptic scifi that you just dont see anymore. A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived world war 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Damnation alley on dvd 826663126235 from shout factory. This is the movie to see if you dont understand what was so wonderful about the special effects in. Damnation alley is a science fiction film, based on a novel by roger zelazny, exploring the consequences of nuclear war. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated.
The landmaster is a unique 12wheeled amphibious articulated vehicle constructed by dean jeffries at jeffries automotive in universal city, california, for the 1977 science fiction film damnation alley. Cool trucks from bad movies the daily drive consumer. Everything you need to know about damnation alley 1977. Damnation alley soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Mark deming, rovi a small but hardy band of survivors traverses a postapocalypse american.
Damnation alley 1977 is a post apocalypse scifi, action movie starring janmichael vincent and george peppard. Now having rewatched it i can say its pretty awful. Survival run was apparently either the planned title, or a working title, for the movie damnation alley 1977. Dean jeffries discusses the landmaster constructed for damnation alley 1977 duration. Id argue that george peppards character constructing the landmaster from spare parts in about a week is the greater strain on credulity.
Jan 14, 2016 id argue that george peppards character constructing the landmaster from spare parts in about a week is the greater strain on credulity. Damnation alley 1977 cast and crew two air force officers janmichael vincent, george peppard lead a desert road trip to albany, n. It may be the cheapestlooking expensive movie ever made. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of damnation alley with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Its very loosely based upon a novel by roger zelazny, and while its an entertaining movie, its not a particularly good one. Dismissal of the film was noted, overshadowed by prior apocalypsethemed. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Jun 29, 2016 dean jeffries discusses the landmaster constructed for damnation alley 1977 duration. Damnation alley was based on a novel by awardwinning speculative fiction author roger zelazny.
Damnation alley is a 1977 sciencefiction thriller set in a postapocalyptic world, very loosely inspired by the novel of the same name by roger zelazny. Damnation alley is a 1977 postapocalyptic film directed by jack smight, loosely based on the novel of the same name by roger zelazny. Released 1977, damnation alley stars janmichael vincent, george peppard, dominique sanda, paul winfield the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Well, lo and behold, there is actually a book that this movie was very, very loosely based on. Dec 15, 2014 nuclear war survivors travel across the country in an amphibious vehicle called the landmaster to investigate the source of a signal. Along the way he encounters such mutants as giant gila monsters, spiders, bats, butterflies, and snakes.
Damnation alley 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Damnation alley has weathered about as well as another fine doomsday movie, the madefortv classic the day after, which means that its still quite a watchable movie. Damnation alley soundtrack from 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith. The new york times wrote on the films release in october of 1977 that the only real value of damnation alley is educational. Everything you need to know about damnation alley 1977 duration. Nor is damnation alley highly regarded by most critics or fans.
Tanner, denton and keegan are coworkers at an underground military facility. As the genre progressed over the years since the release of the film, one sees an increasingly despairing and cynical view of humanity. Everything you need to know about damnation alley 1977 jonnybaak. Dismissal of the film was noted, overshadowed by prior apocalypsethemed films like day the world ended and on the beach. An adventure youll never forget a small group of survivors at a military installation who survived world war 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Damnation alley 1977 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. See more ideas about science fiction series, futuristic cars and vehicles. After the release, it quickly left the theaters because it did not make enough to stay in the chain theaters, duplexes or triplexes. Dec 05, 2017 damnation alley soundtrack from 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. I remember watching damnation alley when i was a kid.
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