Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro

Blood and gore abound as good takes on evil in this futuristic sci-fi actioner that is basically a knock-off of the Mad Max series with a low-budget Italian twist. The year is 2020 and the setting is post-nuclear holocaust Texas. It's a dusty, nasty world now as can be seen in the opening scenes ...more

Although it wasn't released in the U.S. until 1984 (where it was retitled 2020 Texas Gladiators), Anno 2020 - I Gladiatori Del Futuro was actually one of the first entries in Italy's early-1980's cycle of post-apolocalyptic action films. Interestingly, it doesn't follow the usual formula of ripping off The Road Warrior or Escape From New York (though it does take some visual cues from those sources). Instead, it plays out like an old spaghetti western updated with some futuristic gadgetry. The ...more