The buff gym buddy of Sylvester Stallone was discovered at a screening of Rambo: First Blood Part II and quickly signed to star in this film, the first of five collaborations with Martino also including The Opponent, American Tiger, After the Condor, and Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood, as well as Enzo G. This film turned out to be a rousing star vehicle of sorts forGreene, who had been toiling in various one-shot TV roles and appearances in a couple of cable-ready indie comedies. However, that pesky remaining human percentage causes Paco to ignore his orders and spare his ethical target, which sends Turner's goons in hot pursuit as Paco contends with aerial and automotive chases and an arm wrestling challenge from local tough guy Raul ( Anthropophagus' Eastman). We soon find out he's a scientifically engineered cyborg who's 70% biomechatronic with a mission to take out a scientist whose biological work is mucking up the profits of Turner (Saxon), an evil millionaire industrialist. Through the windy streets of Arizona roams muscular man of few words Paco Queruak (Greene), who's on a mission that involves boxing people over the head. In the far-off dystopia of 1997, the America is a wasteland controlled by a totalitarian government with propaganda proclaiming "You Have No Future" everywhere in sight. The end product, Hands of Steel, turned out to be something of a surprise, a raucous action film and one of the great Italian "guy movies" that lifts openly from The Terminator but throws in more than enough unique twists of its own. In 1982 he scored a sizable international hit with the futuristic sci-film After the Fall of New York, so it was only natural that he would return to the realm of an action-packed United States dystopia once again. Though best known today for his classic run of gialli in the 1970s, director Sergio Martino also specialized in long runs of other cinematic strains like silly sex comedies. Jekyll vs.Starring Daniel Greene, Janet Agren, Claudio Cassinelli, John Saxon, George Eastman, Roberto Bisacco, Donald O'BrienĬode Red (Blu-ray) (US RA HD), 88 Films (Blu-ray & DVD) (UK R0 HD/PAL) / WS (1.66:1) (16:9), Njuta Films (DVD) (Sweden R2 PAL) / WS (1.66:1) Saturn Drive-In: Velvet Trap / Hot Nights on the Campus Red Light in the White House / I'm Going to be Famous Maria's Kung Fu Mayhem: Angry Dragon / Dragon Never Dies / Fist of the Double K / Mandarin Magician / Revenge of the Dragon Invasion of the Blood Farmers / Silent Night, Bloody NightĮscape to Passion / The Dirtiest Game in the World / I Love You I Love You Not The Godfather Squad / Bruce's Last Battle The Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth Alone! / The ForestĮxploitation Cinema: Lonely Wives / Sorry, Wrong BedroomĮxploitation Cinema: Mark of the Witch / Devil Times FiveĮxploitation Cinema: Wacky Taxi / Superargo Maria's "B" Movie Mayhem (hosted by Maria Kanellis)Ĭhallenge the Dragon / The Needle AvengerĮxploitation Cinema: Deliver Us from Evil / The Fox AffairĮxploitation Cinema: Supervan / Jailbait BabysitterĮxploitation Cinema: Teenage Graffiti / Teenage MotherĮxploitation Cinema: Where Time Began / Encounter with the UnknownĮxploitation Cinema: Don't Go in the Woods.Series Ĭode Red employs several series in its catalogue, which feature both standalone and double feature releases. In 2010, the website RetroSlashers reported that Code Red would be shutting down, and Olsen later stated that he had run out of money and was facing putting up his home in order to keep the company running. Some of the early Code Red releases were purchased from Media Blasters. The Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth (1978) was the company's second release, followed by the horror film Devil Times Five (1974). The company's first release was Don't Go in the Woods. The company originally began releasing films on DVD in 2006, and later began releasing and re-releasing titles on Blu-ray.Ĭode Red was begun in 2006 by president Bill Norton Olsen. Code Red DVD was an independent American home entertainment company specializing in retro grindhouse, exploitation, and horror films, operated by Bill Norton Olsen.
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