The Raiders of Atlantis
(1983)
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The Raiders of Atlantis
(1983)
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Christopher Connelly | ... |
Mike Ross
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Gioia Scola | ... |
Dr. Cathy Rollins
(as Marie Fields)
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Tony King | ... |
Mohammed /
Washington
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Stefano Mingardo | ... |
Klaus Nemnez
(as Mike Miller)
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Ivan Rassimov | ... |
Bill Cook
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Giancarlo Prati | ... |
Frank
(as John Blade)
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Bruce Baron | ... |
Crystal Skull
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George Hilton | ... |
Professor Peter Saunders
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Mike Monty | ... |
George
(as Mike Monti)
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Michele Soavi | ... |
James
(as Michael Soavi)
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Adriana Giuffrè | ... |
(as Audrey Perkins)
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Maurizio Fardo | ... |
Larry Stoddard
(as Morris Fard)
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Lewis E. Ciannelli | ... |
Oil Rig Commander
(as Benny Lewis)
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John Vasallo | ... |
Manuel
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James Demby |
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A team of scientists working to raise a sunken Russian nuclear submarine on an ocean platform off the coast of Miami, Florida, unearth an ancient Atlantean relic from the sea floor and bring in an expert to make some sense of it. But while attempting to raise the sub, radioactive leakage from its missles triggers the re-emergence of Atlantis, and the resulting tidal wave destroys the platform and leaves only a small group of survivors. Rescued by two Vietnamvets-turned-heavies who are out relaxing after their latest job, their boat eventually runs aground on a Carribean island nearby where, upon going ashore, it is discovered that everything has been destroyed and everybody killed. The culprits, a vicious group of well-armed raiders, and their leader, Crystal Skull, are descendants of Atlantis' original race who set about reclaiming the world and adding the survivors to the list of victims as they struggle to stay alive and defeat the raiders and send Atlantis back to the ocean floor. Written by Paul Morris <halloween_morry@hotmail.com>
Some scientists team up with a duo of Vietnam vets to fight make-up wearing biker punks from the lost city of Atlantis which reemerges from under the water due to a sunken Russian submarine's radioactive missiles. Just typing that previous sentence makes my brain hurt and I haven't even gotten to the more nonsensical stuff. Ha.
OK, the plot is ridiculous and the film itself doesn't make a lick of sense, but this b-movie is amazingly fun and doesn't let up on the action. Think of it as a cross between Assualt on Precint 13, and mad max. If you loved those films, are willing to keep and open mind, and can turn your brain off for the duration of the film, you'll like this one a lot as well.
My Grade: A-
Side note: This movie can be found on side A of Disc 2 of the Grindhouse Experience 2 four DVD set, alas it's from an old VHS dub and the picture is far from optimal. Hopefully this unsung b-movie classic will be re-released in a remastered form (ok, probably not, but one can hope)