He provided the voice of thackery binx as a black cat in disneys hocus pocus and reprised the role in the. Cowritten by sciencefiction author joe haldeman, the films plot follows achilles, one of the robot jox who pilot giant machines that fight international battles to settle territorial disputes in a dystopian, postapocalyptic world. Sep 20, 2009 a television trailer for director stuart gordons 1990 science fiction film robot jox, starring gary graham, annemarie johnson and paul koslo. Triskaidekafiles is a love letter to cheesy cinema from the 80s and 90s, with the occasional dip into other eras. A renegade megarobot pilot and an archaeologist must team up despite personal. Robot jox 1990 nude scenes robot jox you are looking for futuristic, stylized and serious movies about with androids and robots, robot, laser, man versus machine, mecha, giant robot and survival themes of action, scifi and thriller genre shot in usa. The main character achilles is a pilot in one of the large robots. The movie ended up caught in this bizarre twilight zone between 80s jingoism and grit and an fxheavy, polished vacuousness that was much more endemic to the blockbusters of the 90s. Although technically a sciencefiction film because its set in the future and features giant fighting robots, robot jox can be viewed as a competition or fight movie and partly belongs to the actionadventure genre. The dukes of hazzard season 7 compilation duration.
These matches take place between two large superpowers over disputed territories. Robot jox got a serious release but didnt catch on. Directed by stuart gordon reanimator, robot jox reveals a world where nations settle their territorial disputes by a single combat between two giant machines. Scream factorys bluray transfer of robot jox yields some pleasing, if somewhat imperfect results. Includes exclusive interviews with heroes and villains as diverse as dame joan collins and tommy wiseau, unseen images, analysis of the phenomenon and much more. Oct 18, 2016 stopmotion precursor to pacific rim by stuart gordon and joe haldeman, whose constant clashes over script, content and tone produced this muddled, delayed and unsuccessful movie about a post. Before pacific rim there was stuart gordons robot jox. Stopmotion precursor to pacific rim by stuart gordon and joe haldeman, whose constant clashes over script, content and tone produced this muddled, delayed and unsuccessful movie about a post.
First and foremost, this is a transfer that really brings out the crudity of the special effects. Robot jox here is all the information you need about robot jox on netflix in the uk. Led by achilles gary grahamone of a team of hightech robot operators, or robot joxthe good guys in gordons film fight tooth and nail for the. Details include the date it was added to uk netflix, any known expiry dates and new episodes seasons, the ratings and cast etc. Buy your ticket and take a ride in our time machine. Tv spot for the science fiction action film robot jox from 1990.
Jan 14, 2019 he was also in film loose cannons 1990 with gene hackman and dan aykroyd see photo above and appeared as the russian battle robot pilot alexander in the cult science fiction film robot jox 1990. Jason christopher marsden born january 3, 1975 is the american actor that portrayed nelson burkhard on full house. February 1990 fantasporto film festival usa 28 april 1990 worldfest houston philippines 22 may 1990 davao japan 20 october 1990. First and foremost, this is a transfer that really brings out the. The ultimate guide to 101 of the best bad movies of the last 50 years.
A fun scifi flick that ive seen easily over a dozen times. Robot jox was one of the most bizarre entries in the realm of cultural taste making films ive ever seen. The american team members are outraged, though its not against the rules. Conclusion robot jox was released in 1990, at the tail end of a decade that celebrated masculinity through increasingly spectacular displays of bodies, action, and violence. With gary graham, annemarie johnson, paul koslo, robert sampson.
Mar 29, 2020 robot jox 1990 imagine a future where war has been outlawed and battles are decided between robots that represent each global territory. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Is robot jox 1990 available to watch on uk netflix. In 1987, at the age of 12, jason marsden booked his first major role in a science fiction movie called robot jox, which was released two years after filming because of the studios financial problems and inevitable bankruptcy at the time. Late shift at the grindhouse wednesdays get weird when late shift hosts ross meyer, joe derderian and aaron holmgren dig up lowbudget bmovies, horror and gorefests, and camp classics for your viewing pleasure.
Nov 02, 2015 robot jox was one of the most bizarre entries in the realm of cultural taste making films ive ever seen. Born in providence, rhode island, marsdens mother, linda marsden, is a former fashion model, and his father, myles marsden, is a former premier danseur of the yugoslav national ballet and founder of the first regional ballet company in new england called state ballet of rhode. Because the fighters pilot giant robots from inside a cockpit, the robots can be viewed as extensions of the physical body. Stuart gordon directs 1989 scifi tale for empire pictures, familiar gordon actors include robert sampson, hilary mason, jeffrey combs plus gary graham, annemarie johnson, giant robot sequences come from famous practitioners as david allen, ron cobb, steve burg. Gary graham i gary graham was born on june 6, 1950 in long beach, california, usa. I bought the dvd of robot jox and realised it didnt have the trailer, which was one of my favourite trailers from back in the day, so eventually i. Linda was a former fashion model and myles was a former premier danseur of the yugoslav national ballet. This is the original large scale alexander robot puppet which is blown up in the films thrilling climax. The films plot follows achilles, one of the robot jox who pilot giant mechanical machines that fight international battles to settle territorial disputes in a postapocalyptic world. Piloted by national heroes achilles gary graham, tvs alien nation and alexander paul koslo, shadowchaser, the robots meet in death valley to fight for the greatest prize of all. Information page about robot jox starring stuart gordon, paul koslo, gary. The worlds superpowers are colossal, robotic technowarriors.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing robot jox near you. Clearly, stuart gordon did not, and so we are presented with robot jox, a childish film based on a silly premise that even i could dream up, and i am definitely not a screenwriter. Robot jox was finally released by sony in 1990, and stormed to the bottom of the charts with its entire. The movie is thoroughly 1980s regardless, to the extent that it was already a relic by the time it hit the big screenwhich wasnt long before it. Robot jox was finally released by sony in 1990, and stormed to the bottom of the charts with its entire theatrical run recouping little more than 10% of its budget. An original alexander robot used in the production of the 1990 post apocalyptic science fiction movie robot jox. Sep 27, 2017 late shift at the grindhouse wednesdays get weird when late shift hosts ross meyer, joe derderian and aaron holmgren dig up lowbudget bmovies, horror and gorefests, and camp classics for your viewing pleasure. Various 1960s1990s animes and tokusatsus, star wars tcwcw, most transformers series, megas xlr, totally spies, tugs, seasons 17 and 1720 thomas and friends guilty pleasure of mine, tugs, hot wheels battle force 5, shadow raiders, captain scarlet. In the opening sequence, an evil commie robot knocks down one of the american robots and stomps its head, killing the human inside. Robot jox is a science fiction film directed by stuart gordon, 1990.
Talgorn also finishes what he starts, brings the score to a rousing fortissimo end, a bold compositional device sadly lacking in todays film scoring venue. Some epic robotmecha fighting going on here with some epic stop motion effects hehe well sort of, its certainly very dated and looks more like an episode of red dwarf than a film but its so. Dont remember seeing robot jox aka robojox in the local drivein. In its place, are matches between large robots called robot jox. Robot jox is a 1990 american postapocalyptic sciencefiction film directed by stuart gordon and starring gary graham, annemarie johnson and paul koslo. Uprising this past weekend, we take a look back at stuart gordons giant robot action epic, robot jox. In this futuristic tale, conflict is resolved through war but not between humans. Instead, robot jox sat on the shelf for nearly two years and only got a limited release in.
Its plot is as mechanical as the giant robot fighting machines splayed across the posters. Newlyassembled and remastered presentation of dynamic frederic talgorn scifi soundtrack. It was released in 1990, and boy, did it ever show. Remembering stuart gordon and the fantastic films he left behind. Robot jox 1990 huge robots manned by jockeys gary graham, annemarie johnson, paul koslo fight superpower duels in the postworld war iii future. Robot jox 1989 authentic 27 x 41 original movie poster rolled fine paul koslo thriller u. Its now present in home assistant as a single switch for the night light. Director stuart gordons robot jox was released in 1990, though the shoot was actually completed in 1987, with the threeyear delay due mostly to the financial woes of its production company. Although the special effects are elaborate for a modestlybudgeted feature, the rockemsockem robot fights are too short and too tame. Marsden was born in providence, rhode island, to linda and myles marsden 19362019. I didnt adore robot jox but im glad to have finally seen it. Results are dynamic, fullthrottle action sequences, exciting fanfaretheme and variants plus richly scored dramatic cues in between. Some epic robot mecha fighting going on here with some epic stop motion effects hehe well sort of, its certainly very dated and looks more like an episode of red dwarf than a film but its so. Starring gary graham, paul koslo, annemarie johnson, danny kamekona.
He was also in film loose cannons 1990 with gene hackman and dan aykroyd see photo above and appeared as the russian battlerobot pilot alexander in the cult science fiction film robot jox 1990. He is an actor and producer, known for robot jox 1989, star trek. Robot jox nude scenes 4 images and 1 video including appearances from annemarie johnson. Set in a nearfuture dystopia in which much of the planet has been ravaged by a third world war, stuart gordons scifi fantasy robot jox 1990 chronicles the epic clashes that occur between factions of warring robots. If you like robot jox you are looking for futuristic, stylized and serious movies about with androids and robots, robot, laser, man versus machine, mecha, giant robot and survival themes of action, scifi and thriller genre shot in usa. Vital disc stats robot jox comes on a single platter bd50 from shout factory it is contained in a standard bluray keepcase with a reversible cover printed with different artwork on the front and the back, though the text remains the same. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. I cant believe it took me this long to do an episode of of good bad flicks about this movie. Robot jox shares much in common with actionadventure film, and is, in essence, an arena or competition fight movie.