It is 2019 and the nuclear war that wiped out most of civilization was 9 years ago. Those who remain are either desperate refugees in search of some remaining pocket of civilization or the Templars. The Templars are a death cult who seek to exterminate survivors so that the earth will be purged of all humans. The Templars wear white and drive vehicles that look vaguely like moon buggies that are armed with ridiculous weapons. Being a death cult, there are no women among them and they are described as homosexuals. In fact, there is a sodomy scene in the movie!
Into the mix comes Scorpion, a former Templar who now roams the roads with no particular purpose beyond survival. Of course, he soon takes the side of the refugees and fights his former comrades. If not for the frequent intervention of Nadir the Archer, Scorpion would have been slain. Scorpion also has a mechanical prodigy as an ally. This blond 10 year old is not only a genius at customizing Scorpion’s car but also an amazing combatant with a slingshot.
The movie is a bad Road Warrior knock-off. This is an Italian post-apocalyptic film with an all Italian cast except for Fred Williamson. Fred plays Nadir, an archer who fires explosive-tipped arrows. Guns are fairly common in the setting so it is unclear why he had decided to be an archer. Well, he does look cool. The car battles are a pale imitation of Mad Max.
Of note, I had seen a bit of this on late night TV 20 years ago and thought nothing of it. However, I recently saw Mad Max: Fury Road at the Alamo Draft house. The Draft house always has an applicable clip show before featured movie and it so happened that Warriors of the Wasteland (1983) was prominent. Well, I better check that out and write a review. It is available on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLkz0tJCzxc
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