The read
Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do. Most of the 775 1980s action movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal game known as jugging. Sallow, the leader of a rag-tag team, has played in the main Leagues before, but was cast out because of indiscretions with a lady. Now joined by a talented newcomer, Kidda, an ambitious young peasant girl, he and his team find they have one last chance for glory.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do.
167 audience votes
Key crew
- David Webb PeoplesWriter
- David Webb PeoplesDirector
- Todd BoekelheideOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rutger HauerSallow
- Joan ChenKidda
- Vincent D'OnofrioYoung Gar
- Delroy LindoMbulu
- Anna KatarinaBig Cimber
- Hugh Keays-ByrneLord Vlle
- Gandhi MacIntyreGandhi
- Max FairchildGonzo
- Justin MonjoDog Boy
- Casey HuangKidda's Father
- Quang DinhSamchin Head Elder
- John DoumtsisSamchin Timekeeper
