# Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

> A roguish space adventurer crosses a diseased alien frontier to free three captives from the dictator who rules it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16178

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
- Director: Lamont Johnson
- Cast: Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Andrea Marcovicci, Michael Ironside, Beeson Carroll, Hrant Alianak, Deborah Pratt
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086346/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: pulp, heightened, adventurous, cult movie night, 1980s nostalgia night

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