Water Wars Explained

Water Wars
Director:Cirio H. Santiago
Jim Wynorski (uncredited)
Producer:executive
Roger Corman
Starring:Michael Madsen
Studio:One Four Seven Productions
Distributor:New Horizons
Runtime:78 mins
Country:United States
Philippines
Language:English

Water Wars, also known as Road Raiders,[1] [2] is a 2014 American post apocalyptic-science fiction film directed by Cirio H. Santiago and Jim Wynorski and starring Michael Madsen, Kevin Stapelton and Monica Leigh. It was Santiago's last film, with the director falling ill and dying during filming in 2008.[3] [4] Santiago was replaced by executive producer Roger Corman with Wynorski; however, the movie took a number of years to be completed and released.[5] [6] [7]

Premise

In the future, people war over water.

Cast

Production

The movie was made for Roger Corman's New Horizons. It was shot in the Philippines in 2008.[8] Michael Madsen took the role in part due to a recommendation from Quentin Tarantino that the actor work with Santiago.[9] The movie was one of a number of postapocalpytic films made by Santiago.[10] [11] It used elements and footage from earlier Santiago films such as Stryker and Wheels of Fire[12] , to the point that the film has been called a remake of the first.[13]

Reception

The B-movie French website Dark Side Reviews stated, "Water Wars remains a very funny post-nuke in the second degree, far from the better representatives of the genre, certainly, but still kitsch and entertaining enough".[14] As other later films by the director, the film is noted for the presence of special effects (unusual for Santiago).[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15 August 2010 . The Philippines is in his heart . The Philippine Star.
  2. Web site: 2011-03-17 . ROAD RAIDERS (2011): Set Videos: Cirio H. Santiago, Michael Madsen FilmBook . 2024-11-11 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Nanarland . Cirio H. Santiago - la biographie par Nanarland . 2024-11-11 . www.nanarland.com . fr.
  4. Web site: Vince . 2020-10-01 . Cirio H. Santiago - Unbekannter Meister des B-Films . 2024-11-11 . Actionfreunde . de.
  5. Web site: Water Wars 2014. Crappy movie reviews. September 2021.
  6. Web site: My Chat With BLOODFIST Director Terence H. Winkless . 13 March 2009. Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot.
  7. News: 22 October 2008. Cirio Santiago: Exploitation film-maker who worked with Roger Corman and influenced Quentin Tarantino. The Independent.
  8. Web site: Jen Rosendahl picked for American B-movie. 25 July 2008. GMA Network.
  9. Web site: Hollywood actor Michael Madsen is a Beat poet at heart. 19 August 2010. PEP.
  10. Web site: Ayres . Jedidiah . 1 October 2019 . One Hero, No Tomorrow: The Post-Apocalyptic Films of Cirio H. Santiago . We Are the Mutants.
  11. Web site: Leavold . Andrew . 2014 . Bamboo Gods and Bionic Boys: A Brief History of the Philippines' B Films . Plaridel.
  12. Web site: 2017 . A Tank-load of 1983 Low-Budget Future Wasteland Fun . Zeke Film.
  13. Web site: Tudor . Jim . 2017-01-16 . STRYKER (1983) – Blu-ray Review – ZekeFilm . 2024-11-11 . en-US.
  14. Web site: Cherycok . 2013-04-12 . [Avis] Water Wars, de Cirio H. Santiago (2011) ]. 2024-11-11 . Dark Side Reviews . fr-FR.
  15. Web site: 2019-10-01 . One Hero, No Tomorrow: The Post-Apocalyptic Films of Cirio H. Santiago . 2024-11-11 . We Are the Mutants . en.

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