TRASH OR TREASURE? DAMNATION ALLEY at Genesis Cinema (Weds 01 February 2023)!
“YOU’VE SEEN GREAT ADVENTURES. YOU ARE ABOUT TO LIVE ONE”
- DAMNATION ALLEY
- Directed by Jack Smight
- Starring Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda
- 1977 | 91mins | USA | 12
TRASH OR TREASURE? Resurrecting “The Worst Films of All Time”
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel to find other settlements in huge custom-designed all-terrain amphibious vehicles, the Landmasters. Their journey is beset by giant insects, violent storms and crazed survivalists, making for some hair-raising escapes!
Produced by 20th Century Fox in the same year as STAR WARS, DAMNATION ALLEY’s post-production budget was re-directed to underpin George Lucas’ struggling effort… When STAR WARS made it to theatres first – and was a massive hit! – DAMNATION ALLEY was significantly re-edited, focussing attention on its hobbled SFX. Despite a few engagements being presented in Sound 360 – a high-impact surround-sound process – the film sadly tanked at the box office…
DAMNATION ALLEY was listed in The Golden Turkey Awards A-Z, a compendium of “the worst films of all time” nominated by the general public (receiving 15+ votes from roughly 3,000 ballots…). But how bad is it…? Join Token Homo and help him decide with our new ‘trash or treasure’ polling cards.
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