Easily one of the most entertaining movies I’ve seen so far
this year is the post-apocalyptic Turbo Kid. After debuting
at Sundance it finally has a release date and just got an awesome new poster
that totally captures the madness, mayhem, and fun of the movie. Take a look
after the jump.
Played totally straight, Turbo Kid is
awesomely absurd and both a spoof and loving homage to the glut of cheap international
post-apocalyptic movies from the early 1980s like 1990: The Bronx
Warriors, The New Barbarians, and 2019,
After the Fall of New York. This is the kind of movie where scores
are settled by arm wrestling and where the consequences of a loss are greater
than you can ever expect, and this poster from Collider perfectly hits that
tone and aesthetic.
Set in the distant future of 1997, when the world has been
ruined by nuclear winter and acid rain (remember acid rain?), the action
follows the Kid (Munro Chambers), an orphaned loner who lives in a bomb shelter
and scavenges for comics. When he meets a mysterious weirdo, Apple (Laurence
Lebeouf), he becomes a reluctant hero (is there any other kind?) when she is
kidnapped. His heroic quest puts him in conflict with the mask-wearing warlord
of the wasteland, Zeus (Michael Ironside), a villain who literally juices
people for their water. When the Kid finds a powerful weapon, he must follow in
the footsteps of his favorite comic hero, Turbo Rider, to save the day for
everyone.
After a successful festival run, Turbo
Kid hits theaters and VOD on August 28. You need to check it out when
you can. Check out the poster and trailer below.
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