Damnation alley is a 1977 postapocalyptic film directed by jack smight, loosely based on the novel of the same name by roger zelazny. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie. Damnation alley has weathered about as well as another fine doomsday movie, the madefortv classic the day after, which means that its still quite a watchable movie. Damnation alley opened in 1977, one year after it was filmed. Jan 14, 2016 amazingly, the wheels in use can be rotated while the landmaster is in motion.
The original music score was composed by jerry goldsmith and the cinematography was by harry stradling jr. Damnation alley 1977 full movie download full hd youtube. Damnation alley 1977 720p bluray x264 dts hd4u poswhosu. Released in 1977, damnation alley starred janmichael vincent, george peppard, paul winfield, dominique sanda, and jackie earle haley and was based loosely on the novel of the same name by roger zelazny. Damnation alley is a 1969 science fiction novel by american writer roger zelazny, based on a novella published in 1967. A ragtag band of survivors of a nuclear holocaust head for albanynew yorkthe only city in america spared in the apocalypse. Damnation alley on dvd 826663126235 from shout factory. Jul 23, 2017 damnation alley is a piece of postapocalyptic scifi that you just dont see anymore.
Important jerry goldsmith scifi action score from 1977 gets royal treatment. Id argue that george peppards character constructing the landmaster from spare parts in about a week is the greater strain on credulity. The adventures they had were similarly nonthreatening, and at least you never expected animals to develop character. Released 1977, damnation alley stars janmichael vincent, george peppard, dominique sanda, paul winfield the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Feb 20, 2017 based on the roger zelazny 19371995 novel of the same name g. Susan douglas and charles lampkin, and is probably the first film to deal with a postapocalyptic theme. The whole wheel unit turns in waterit is amphibiousor when hitting heavy terrain. And in a rather odd footnote to history, 20th century fox had more confidence in damnation alley than it did in star wars a movie ive yet to see. Restored from the original stereo session elements housed at 20th century fox, mike matessino, soundtrack restorer extraordinaire, carefully remixed and restored this release. Now having rewatched it i can say its pretty awful. Unfortunately, the movie that damnation alley seems to be reinventing is the incredible journey, a 60s family film that followed two dogs and a cat as they trekked across country to their home. For those that need to know, the landmaster was powered by a ford 390cubicinch v8. An adventure youll never forget a small group of survivors at a military installation who survived world war 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Nuclear war survivors travel across the country in an amphibious vehicle called the landmaster to investigate the source of a signal. And in a rather odd footnote to history, 20th century fox had more confidence in damnation alley than it did in star wars a movie. I remember this used to play late night and i would watch it at the bars before closing time. Damnation alley is a piece of postapocalyptic scifi that you just dont see anymore.
Restored from the original stereo session elements housed at 20th century fox, mike matessino, soundtrack restorer extraordinaire, carefully remixed and restored this release, bringing forth a fidelity that makes it sound like it was recorded just yesterday. Tanner, denton and keegan are coworkers at an underground military facility. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and. Damnation alley is a science fiction film, based on a novel by roger zelazny, exploring the consequences of nuclear war. All you need to do is click on the appropriate link, download the free subtitles, and attach them to your video. While no reason is given in the film as to why this might be necessary, its pretty cool to watch. But using the phrase seriously compromised obviously conveys an opinion that the book was a superior work of art and that the film is somehow fundamentally inferior.
Theres not much that works in damnation alley, a string of turgid set pieces and laughably zgrade special effects that seemed dated even before it reached the box office in 1977. Nov 14, 2007 damnation alley by roger zelany a well written scifi novel of a not totally unlikely future. Damnation alley is a movie i had only the vaguest memories of. Jack smight directs janmichael vincent, george peppard, paul winfield, dominique sanda in expensive 20th century fox filming of roger zelazny postnuclear holocaust thriller with gigantic scorpions, killer cockroaches and violent weather conditions rendering the planet barren and treacherous. Dec 19, 2017 damnation alley soundtrack cd details and availability. Staring george peppard, paul winfield, janmichael vincent and dominique sanda. Dec 15, 2014 nuclear war survivors travel across the country in an amphibious vehicle called the landmaster to investigate the source of a signal.
The film might have overcome its extremely limited budget if its script had offered any sort of sociological insight. In the uk, damnation alley was released in january 1979 as a double bill with thunder and lightning, another 20th century fox film from 1977. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way. Apparently that mix couldnt be located or no longer survives, so whats on the.
The movie tells of air force personnel at a nuclear launch site who survive word war iii and subsequently build two identical landmaster. Damnation alley was based on a novel by awardwinning speculative fiction author roger zelazny. On their return to earth, they find all evidence of the saucers existence are gone. Roger zelaznys original story of damnation alley was seriously compromised from the outset. Damnation alley 1977 cast and crew two air force officers janmichael vincent, george peppard lead a desert road trip to albany, n. Jerry goldsmith damnation alley original soundtrack. Dean jeffries discusses the landmaster constructed for damnation alley 1977. As a dubious alternative to life imprisonment he is offered a pardon to drive a radiation proof armoured car from cali to boston. Cool trucks from bad movies the daily drive consumer. One of the last largescale jerry goldsmith scores never before released in its entirety the 1977 scifi extravaganza damnation alley. Damnation alley 1977 is a post apocalypse scifi, action movie starring janmichael vincent and george peppard.
Dismissal of the film was noted, overshadowed by prior apocalypsethemed. Damnation alley 1977 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Dismissal of the film was noted, overshadowed by prior apocalypsethemed films like day the world ended and on the beach. The world may have been devastated by a nuclear holocaust, but that doesnt mean theres no time for a funfilled road trip through the rubblestrewn hell known as damnation alley. There was some bad stuff made back then, but never so bad as ive seen here. The earth has been tilted off its axis by the nuclear war that heralded the arrival of world war iii, in the california desert a group of air force men spend their time looking for a way out of the isolation the war left. Damnation alley soundtrack 1977 the moviemusic store. As the genre progressed over the years since the release of the film, one sees an increasingly despairing and cynical view of humanity.
A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1977. Subsequent to damnation alley, the landmaster would appear in a number of lowbudget, mostly forgotten scifi movies. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Television version edit the network tv premiere on nbc television on sunday, june 12, 1983 featured alternate and additional scenes notably, footage of murray hamilton and george peppard, as well as. Damnation alley paul winfield 1977 20th century fox. I realize fans of the original story hate that the film is so different.
With janmichael vincent, george peppard, dominique sanda, paul winfield. The story opens in a postapocalyptic southern california, in a hellish world. A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived world war 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Jun 29, 2016 dean jeffries discusses the landmaster constructed for damnation alley 1977 duration. A ragtag band of survivors of a nuclear holocaust head for albany, new york, the only city in america spared in the apocalypse. After the release, it quickly left the theaters because it did not make enough to stay in the chain theaters or duplexes or triplexes.
Imdb s dave karger and alicia malone discuss the awardsworthy performances of noah baumbach s marriage story. The landmaster is a unique 12wheeled amphibious articulated vehicle constructed by dean jeffries at jeffries automotive in universal city, california, for the 1977 science fiction film damnation alley. Mark deming, rovi a small but hardy band of survivors traverses a postapocalypse american. Watch damnation alley full movie in hd visit movies. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated. Now youll be able to watch and understand any movie or show. Dec 05, 2017 damnation alley soundtrack from 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith. Intrada announces what is one of the last largescale jerry goldsmith scores never before released in its entirety the 1977 scifi extravaganza damnation alley. Tanner janmichael vincent is a lieutenant in the u. In a postapocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles. A pretty damned silly postapocalypse adventure with lousy effects and goofy science that still manages to be a lot of fun.
Great movie that would have been the block buster hit of 1977, but was overshadowed by star wars the funny thing was the producers didnt think that star wars was going to make much money and they were banking on damnation alley to be the studios big hit that year. You might think that the maneating giant grasshoppers or spontaneously forming tornadoes would be the most incredible elements of damnation alley, but youd be. Following the accidental destruction of their secure base, jake tanner leads a. Released by intrada in 2017 special collection vol. Damnation alley 1977 stream and watch online moviefone. Damnation alley 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And i concede that ive not seen everything, like plan 9 from outer space, but damnation alley was made 21 years after. May 16, 2017 le film damnation alley 1977 vostfr admin 20170516t21.