Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (1983)

Note Générale:

4,8/10   

Réalisateur:

Joe D'Amato

Scénaristes:

Joe D'Amato (screenplay)
Aldo Florio (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

5 novembre 1983 (Italy)

Genre:

Action | Science-Fiction

Accroche:

For An "Endgame" Champion In The Year 2025, There's Only One Way To Live. Dangerously.

Intrigue:

A telepathic mutant recruits a post-World War III TV game-show warrior to lead her band of mutants to safety. |

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | Future | Martial Arts | Gore | Nude Girl

Avis des utilisateurs:

George Eastman Vs. Al Cliver

Ensemble

Al Cliver	...	Ron Shannon
Laura Gemser	...	Lilith (as Moira Chen)
George Eastman	...	Kurt Karnak
Jack Davis	...	Prof. Levin
Hal Yamanouchi	...	Ninja
Gabriele Tinti	...	Bull (as Gus Stone)
Mario Pedone	...	Kovack
Gordon Mitchell	...	Col. Morgan
Nello Pazzafini	...	Kijawa (as Nat Williams)
Christopher Walsh	...	Tommy
Franco Ukmar	...	Stark (as Frank Ukmar)
Bobby Rhodes	...	Woody Aldridge
Alberto Dell'Acqua	...	Gabe Mantrax (as Al Waterman)
David Brown	...	Speaker
Carlos Alberto Valles	...	Committee Member (as Carlos Valles)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Endgame (USA) (cable TV title)
Endgame, gioco finale (Italy) (alternative title)

Durée:

USA:98 min | France:80 min | West Germany:96 min

Pays:

Italy

Langue:

Italien

Couleur:

Couleur

Son:

Mono

Classification:

UK:18 (video rating) | Australia:R | West Germany:18

Société:

Filmirage

Anecdotes:

Of all his movies, director Joe D'Amato has stated that he likes this one best.

Goofs:

élément de l'intrigue manquant: Lilith repeatedly demonstrates the ability to communicate telepathically with Ron Shannon. It's also repeatedly made clear that she and the other mutants are supposed to hide the fact that they are telepathic from the other members of Shannon's team. So why does she risk blowing her cover by leaping from the back of the van to warn Shannon of a trap? Shouldn't she be able to give him the warning telepathically?

Guillemet:

Lilith: He's at seven. Moving onto eight.
Ron Shannon: Your name outta be "Radar".

George Eastman Vs. Al Cliver

Endgame is a film directed by the notorious Joe D'amato (Anthropophagus, Emmanuelle in America) and written by Joe D'amato and George Eastman. It is a post-apocalyptic movie in a similar vein to Madmax. The setting is post World War 3 and a game being aired on TV is the new thing. The game is called "Endgame" and it is very similar to that of an idea Stephen King came up with. Contestants are set loose in a grubby city and must kill each other until one remains. Two of the contestants are stars "George Eastman" and "Al Cliver". The first half of the movie is the "Endgame" battle. The second half is when Al Cliver runs into a telepath played by "Laura Gemser". She asks him if he could help her and a group of other telepaths to escape from the city. Apparently, escaping from the city isn't easy do to a dictator like government. So, Al Cliver gets together a band of hardcore warriors to set out and get these telepaths out of the city.

I must say that Endgame was quite a fun movie. Packed with enough action to keep any Schwartzenneger fan at bay, Endgame truly delivers. We have action about every 5 to 10 minutes and they are long, drawn out action sequences. We have a few moments of gore, but only a few. Laura Gemser even shows off her breast in one scene (what a surprise). Al Cliver is no leading man but is definitely enjoyable in this movie is you like the things he has been in (Zombie 2, Demonia). George Eastman is always an awesome presence and is a good foe for Al Cliver. All in all, Endgame is a fun movie and if you like action check it out. 7/10