2019: After the Fall of New York

Cult filmmaker Sergio Martino directed this violent sci-fi actioner, one of many to pour out of Italy in the wake of Mad Max (1979). Michael Sopkiw stars as Parsifal, who travels to New York in order to rescue the last fertile woman on Earth following a nuclear holocaust. Graphic scenes of rape and ...more

The Italian film industry produced plenty of knockoffs of The Road Warrior and Escape From New York during the early 1980s. 2019: After The Fall Of New York is one of the most imaginative and entertaining films from this cycle. Writer Ernesto Gastaldi keeps the story fresh by packing in an ensemble of fun, comic-book style supporting characters and plenty of plot twists. This ambitious approach works because director Sergio Martino keeps the pace tight and the action flowing: highlights include ...more