Club War
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Club War |
| Original title | Troma's War |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Michael Herz Lloyd Kaufman |
| script |
Mitchell Dana Lloyd Kaufman Eric Hattler Tom Martinek Rick Washburn |
| production | Michael Herz Lloyd Kaufman |
| music | Christopher De Marco |
| camera | James A. Lebovitz |
| cut | Brian Sternkopf |
| occupation | |
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Club War is an American action film produced by Troma Entertainment in 1988 .
action
A passenger plane crashes on an unknown island. After the survivors have gathered, it quickly becomes clear that a rescue mission cannot be expected as the plane has gone off course. The unstable Vietnam veteran Parker and the British Taylor explore the island and notice a group of armed men.
When you come back to the others, you come to the conclusion that it is better to hide from the armed men. An elderly survivor remains behind, however, because she hopes to be saved by the approaching troops. A flight attendant and a priest turn back to persuade the woman to come with them, but instead the woman runs towards the gunmen, who shoot her immediately. The priest and the flight attendant are captured.
The armed men are part of a terrorist training camp. There it is believed that the survivors of the crash could reveal the location of the camp to their eventual rescuers and plans to kill them all. Patrols swarm out, but Taylor is able to kill one of the enemies with a blowpipe he is carrying and take his weapon.
With the exception of Parker, Taylor, Marshall and Hardwick, all survivors are gradually taken prisoner, while the priest and the flight attendant are murdered after the interrogation of Captain Schweinhart. Schweinhart introduces the prisoner Senor Sida, whose plan is to destroy the USA with the HI virus . In addition, one of the women should be his victim. His choice is the female member of a rock band. Her black colleague Nancy is shown to the actual leaders of the camp. They are Siamese twins.
Patrick, Taylor and Marshall attack the camp and free their comrades, some of whom are killed. Sida, Schweinhart and the Siamese twins are also killed. It is agreed that the terrorist headquarters must be attacked to prevent the infection plan. Taylor has now fallen in love with Lydia and is dating her. The attack is supposed to take place the next day. Only the men should fight, the women, however, lag behind. Hardwick resigns and wants to come to terms with the terrorists.
The plan is for Kirkland, who lost his family in the crash, to drive a truck full of explosives against the boat the terrorists are about to use to cast off. Taylor, Parker and the rest of the men want to start a diversion. During the fight, however, Kirkland is shot before he can drive off. Now the women are attacking, the terrorists are being overrun. Parker is killed in the fight, and so is Hardwick. However, the boat threatens to cast off. The plump Cooney completes Kirkland's plan, but can save himself from the explosion from the truck and finally hug the blind Jennifer, who is in love with him.
Reviews
The Lexicon of International Films described the film as "a tasteless film marked by sex and violence from the New York low-budget film company Troma, which made its most expensive production to date with 'Club War'."
Janet Maslin, in her review in the New York Times , wrote that an emphasis on stupidity is ultimately more harmful than excess of blood and intestines.
The critic portal "At-A-Glance Film Reviews" wrote that the alleged masterpiece was too cruel and vicious, too long to entertain and very boring.
Awards
At Fantasporto , an international festival for fantasy films in Porto , Portugal , the directors Herz and Kaufman were nominated for the festival award in the category of best film in 1990. Herz and Kaufman also received an Honorable Mention from the critics.
background
The film was first shown in October 1988 at the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival . The film opened in US cinemas on December 9, 1988. In April 1989 he came into German video distribution.
Web links
- Club War in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Club was at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Club Was in the online movie database
Individual evidence
- ^ Club War. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Janet Maslin in the New York Times (Eng.)
- ↑ Critique of At-A-Glance Film Reviews