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"It's a really cool film-one of the first of its kind. George Miller has acknowledged it as his inspiration for "Mad Max" and it was adapted into comics by the guy who did "Den" for "Heavy Metal"!
"No kidding?!"
"It's set in year 2024 after a major World War and everything's been completely ravaged."
"Love those kinds of stories. And--?"
"Nomadic hunter/gatherers roam the wastelands, searching for The Promised Land they call Over The Hill. And they've got these companions that they share a telepathic mindlink with--"
"Psychic powers! Cool!"
"--called "Rovers". Genetically engineered for warfare, originally. The Rovers search out supplies, women, and scan for Screamers, these glowing green mutants. The lead character, Vic, has these hilarious conversations with his Rover, "Blood", who's played by the same dog that was "Tiger" on The Brady Bunch-"
"Hold it. Dog? Blood's a dog?"
CUT TO: Uncomfortable room tone.
Chances are some of you have had a similar conversation. Suddenly, you find yourself ostracized for life. Demi, can I buy a Scarlet letter?
Let's face it, Tapeheads. There are only two camps: those who "get it", and those who don't. There are the chosen few amongst us who actually tap into the demented mindset of the geniuses who gave us such films as "Blue Velvet", "Dawn Of The Dead", or "Naked Lunch". Yet others can see only what they term "bad" dialogue, "bad" acting, and "bad" writing because the often difficult narratives don't reinforce valuable social lessons or indulge in the sorts of derivative cliches in which your typical TV s.f. revels. The "good guys" and "bad guys" don't play by the rules. The music doesn't "cue" them what to feel. Subversive, surrealist, sometimes maddeningly opaque and other times wildly theatrical, some films-like some people--are special because they refuse to "fit in".
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