The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each fields a giant robot to fight one-on-one battles in official matches, each piloted by a man inside, known as robot jockeys or jox. The contest for possession of Alaska will be fought by two of the best. The conscientious Achilles fights for the Americans. Opposing him is a Russian, Alexander.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
162 audience votes
Key crew
- Stuart GordonDirector
- Joe HaldemanScreenplay
- Frédéric TalgornOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gary GrahamAchilles
- Anne-Marie JohnsonAthena
- Paul KosloAlexander
- Robert SampsonCommisioner Jameson
- Danny KamekonaDr. Matsumoto
- Hilary MasonProfessor Laplace
- Michael AlldredgeTex Conway
- Jeffrey Combs1st Prole
- Ian Patrick WilliamsPhillip
- Jason MarsdenTommy
- Gary HoustonSportcaster
- Carolyn Purdy-GordonKate
