Escape from the Bronx

In this routine sci-fi sequel, Trash (Mark Gregory) is back in action again after his introduction in 1990: The Bronx Warriors, to defend that much-maligned New York burrough from total extinction at the hands of a vicious corporate giant. The General Construction Corporation plans on building ...more

This sequel to the unexpectedly successful Italian sci-fi quickie 1990: The Bronx Warriors plays like a streamlined rewrite of its predecessor. In other words, Escape From the Bronx strips away the plot of its predecessor to make room for more action. The minimal street revolutionaries vs. corporate scumbags plot is derivative in the extreme, but the film remains interesting because it borrows from war movies like The Dirty Dozen as much as it does post-apocalyptic epics like The Road Warrior. ...more