Damnation Alley
UW Cinematheque 821 University Ave., UW Vilas Hall, Room 4070, Madison, Wisconsin
media release: USA | 1977 | DCP | 91 min.
Director: Jack Starrett
Cast: George Peppard, Jan Michael Vincent, Dominique Sanda
After the U.S. is turned into a wasteland following a nuclear war, five survivors (Peppard, Vincent, Sanda, plus Paul Winfield and Jackie Earle Haley) travel cross country in a souped-up, high tech Winnebago, searching for civilization. Along the way, they battle freak tornadoes, giant desert scorpions, mutated killer cockroaches in Salt Lake City, and gun-toting Midwest rednecks. A campy cult favorite, 20th Century Fox expected Damnation Alley to be their top blockbuster in 1977, not quite recognizing the potential of their other sci-fi fantasy release that year, Star Wars.
A restored 4K DCP will be screened.
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