Solarbabies

PG-13

1986

1 hr. 34 min.

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Drama

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10 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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In a sun-scorched post-apocalyptic world largely bereft of water, a group of youthful orphans, including Jason (Jason Patric) and Terra (Jami Gertz), spend their time playing a hard-hitting hockey-like game and defying an authority known as "the Protectorate." When Daniel (Lukas Haas), one of the younger orphans, discovers a strange sphere, it leads to a struggle between good and evil after the scheming Darstar (Adrian Pasdar) swipes the powerful orb.

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Though it was a box office flop panned by critics, this is a guilty pleasure. One that I included in my DVD collection. It features up and coming actors whi go on to have great careers. They future success can be seen blooming in this movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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I love this movie. It was 80’s B movie fun with an A movie budget. The cast was stunning. Lucas Haas, Jamie Gertz, Jason Patric, Peter Deluise, Adrian Pasdar, Sarah Douglas, Terrence Mann, Charles Durning. I mean, come ON! I remember there were a slew of these post apocalyptic, desert world movies out around this time, all due to the success Mad Max, no doubt. Each one had a specific twist that tried to differentiate it from the rest. Steel Dawn had swords. Cherry 2000 had a sexbot. Buckaroo Banzai had time travel. This one had...rollerskates. It sounds silly and admittedly it kind of is but the cast is fun to watch and some of the effects are still pretty cool. There was a lot of drama behind the scenes with the first director being fired and more money being put into it in hopes of it becoming a blockbuster. It was a huge failure but I loved it. Even more so now. To see the beginnings of so many formidable actors (this was released a year before The Lost Boys) is pretty fantastic. Its a fun 80’s experience. Definable worthy of being in any collection.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/10/20

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This movie was part of my childhood, I loved it and watched it several times as well as the goonies, and flash gordon, I guess I like the rag tag misfit group that over comes the bad guys and saves their situation.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Nostalgic to my childhood. I was six when I saw this movie and had a soft spot for it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Back in the dark ages when you had to buy a new book every year for movie ratings, this didn't receive even one star. It received a TURKEY. But, I don't care. I love this movie as many others do. Give it a shot. Please. For all the turkeys.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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All of the 1980's fantasy cliches are here and none of them work.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Alan Johnson

Director

Richard Jordan

Grock

Jami Gertz

Terra

Lukas Haas

Daniel

Jason Patric

Jason

James LeGros

Metron

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Since the movie so clearly required great dedication, especially in its visual effects and the use of its desert locations, I can only wonder why they didn't spend equal effort on finding an original story to tell.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

"Solarbabies" is a hilariously bad movie that doesn't make much sense and isn't much good when it does.

Jan 1, 2000

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The abundance of unintentional laughs doesn’t help the cause, especially when it comes to combating the likes of an evil robot – hilariously programmed to take pleasure in its savage assignments.

Rated: 2/10

Sep 22, 2022

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David Elliott

Copley News Service

Solarbabies is baked in the cliche oven, and then iced with derivations.

Jul 19, 2019

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J.R. Southall

Starburst

Better to either wallow in the nostalgia, or boggle at the ham-fistedness of it all.

Rated: 3/10

Sep 29, 2017

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Oct 14, 2005

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Synopsis

In a sun-scorched post-apocalyptic world largely bereft of water, a group of youthful orphans, including Jason (Jason Patric) and Terra (Jami Gertz), spend their time playing a hard-hitting hockey-like game and defying an authority known as "the Protectorate." When Daniel (Lukas Haas), one of the younger orphans, discovers a strange sphere, it leads to a struggle between good and evil after the scheming Darstar (Adrian Pasdar) swipes the powerful orb.

Director: Alan Johnson
Executive Producer: Mel Brooks
Screenwriter: Walon Green, D.A. Metrov
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Brooksfilms
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Sound Mix: Surround

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