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Damnation Alley (Survival Run) (1977)

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A small but hardy band of survivors traverses a post-apocalypse American landscape in this sci-fi thriller. A horrific nuclear assault leaves only three survivors at an underground military facility, so Tanner (Jan-Michael Vincent), Denton (George Peppard), and Keegan (Paul Winfield) commandeer a special all-terrain land cruiser and head for Albany, NY, the only American city to be spared in the attack. As they travel through the desolate post-nuke wastelands, the soldiers pick up a beautiful

Jul 12, 2011

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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (5) | DVD (4)

Slow moving, with cheesy visual effects and some nasty B-movie trappings. But the story and setting are both dreary and fascinating. And performances are top notch.

January 29, 2012 Full Review Source: IGN DVD | Comment
IGN DVD

A movie firmly in the 'guilty pleasure' category.

October 12, 2011 Full Review Source: SFX Magazine | Comment
SFX Magazine

gonzo guilty pleasure

August 26, 2005 Comment
Shadows on the Wall

The world is damned...if not for Peppard, a momma tank, and his early A-Teamers.

May 31, 2005 Comment
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Ooooo, one large slice of delicious apocalyptic cheese, please.

May 2, 2003 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Damnation Alley (Survival Run)

A hightly imaginative and trippy trip through a post-apocalyptic wasteland with Jan-Michael Vincent and George Peppard. I liked the experience. Those man-eating cockroaches were freaky however. It kind of loses track of the voyage near the ending.

July 15, 2007
YosemiteSamFan

Super Reviewer

Whatever it has laughably bad effects, that include giant scorpions that are the worst superimposition job I've ever seen. It's got a couple cool part, with flesh eating bugs and a group of dudes gone crazy in the aftermath and are hostile to the crew, but above all it doesn't really have anything that other films

January 27, 2008
patrickdol

Super Reviewer

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