Robot Jox
“The ultimate killing machine. Part Man. Part Metal.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 58, rated by 1 admin.
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Future nations settle disputes through giant robot fights, an international-relations policy with obvious spectator benefits. The human drama is stiff and the tone uncertain, but the lovingly built miniature machines deserve applause rather than punishment for their budget.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 6/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 2/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 7/10
“The peace talks will be held inside two enormous punching machines.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 58
Synopsis and movie facts
50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each fields a giant robot to fight one-on-one battles in official matches, each piloted by a man inside, known as robot jockeys or jox. The contest for possession of Alaska will be fought by two of the best. The conscientious Achilles fights for the Americans. Opposing him is a Russian, Alexander.
- Released
- 1990
- Directed by
- Stuart Gordon
- Running time
- 85 min
Starring
- Gary Graham as Achilles
- Anne-Marie Johnson as Athena
- Paul Koslo as Alexander
- Robert Sampson as Commisioner Jameson
- Danny Kamekona as Dr. Matsumoto
- Hilary Mason as Professor Laplace
- Michael Alldredge as Tex Conway
- Jeffrey Combs as 1st Prole
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