Battletruck

Battletruck (1982)

A science fiction adventure of the near future.

It's the 21st century, the Oil Wars have made a mess of the planet and the land outside major cities is lawless. After Hunter comes to the aid of Corlie, who has run away from the villainous Straker, he takes her to the peaceful community of Clearwater. Unfortunately for the citizens of Clearwater, Straker fully intends to get Corlie back.

Date of release
1982-01-01
TMDB
4.6 / 10 (38)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Director
Harley Cokeliss

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $3M
  • Filmed in: New Zealand
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award

Battletruck is a 1982 New Zealand post-apocalyptic science fiction action film co-written and directed by Harley Cokliss and starring Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright, John Ratzenberger, and Bruno Lawrence.

Production

Harley Cokeliss directed Battletruck after Thongor in the Valley of Demons and adaptation of the Thongor novels he'd been slated to direct was cancelled. Cokeliss had written a four page treatment for Battletruck in the mid 70s during the energy crisis. Cokeliss took the project to Roger Corman who responded positively to the script and gave Cokeliss complete creative control.

Battletruck was filmed on the Central Otago plains in New Zealand. Despite being produced by a Hollywood studio and being considered a Hollywood release, the film largely used a New Zealand crew and New Zealand actors. It followed the success of films such as Mad Max and was made in New Zealand in part due to the 1981 Writers Guild of America strike.

Lee Tamahori, director of Once Were Warriors was the boom operator on the film.

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