If you think this poster looks amazing, just wait until you see the movie. Patrick Swayze in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, fighting sand people, marauders, and other bad guys with only his shiny sword.
Steel Dawn would make a great double-feature with Solarbabies. Actually, that’s probably unfair because Steel Dawn is a pretty okay movie, Solarbabies isn’t. But they both kind of a similar feel to them, that late 1980’s cash-in on Mad Max feel.
The cinematography is surprisingly great here, like the DP wasn’t aware he was shooting a B-movie and went all out. The acting isn’t bad as well, Swayze coming out looking the best and really selling the kind of ridiculous premise. There are some cool sword fight scenes and lot’s of interesting ideas that have probably been done better by countless other apocalyptic films but still, it’s really not bad. If you want to see a low budget version of Mad Max’s world (with the cars showdowns replaced by sword fights), this is it.