Crash and Burn

Crash and Burn

1990 · 85 min · EN · R · 4.3 (50 votes)
Dir. Charles Band · Starring Paul Ganus, Megan Ward, Ralph Waite, Bill Moseley, Eva LaRue, Jack McGee · Music Richard Band
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Unicom is a powerful organization overseeing most of the world after its economic collapse. They have banned computers and robots in an attempt to insure "life, liberty, and the pursuit of economic stability". When a Unicom Synth robot infiltrates a southwest TV station and kills the manager, a revolutionary against the gestapo-like corporation, a lowly Unicom delivery man must help the rest of the station survive through the incoming "thermal storm".

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A grim, oppressive future where technology is feared. This film feels like a desperate fight for survival against a monolithic, authoritarian regime. Expect a tense, gritty atmosphere with moments of explosive action.

tensedystopiangrittysuspensefulsteadylow-fi sci-fidystopian thriller80s actionoppressionrebellionsurvivaltechnology
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