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Doom Runners Directed by Brendan Maher Produced by Posie Graeme-Evans Written by Barney Cohen,[1] Ken Lipman Narrated by Dean O'Gorman Starring Tim Curry, Dean O'Gorman, Lea Moreno, Nathan Jones, Bradley Pierce, Rebecca Smart, Paul Livingston, Michael Lake, David Whitney, Peter Carroll, Jon Pollard Music by Braedy Neal Cinematography Steve Arnold Editing by Henry Dangar Studio Millennium Pictures Pty Ltd Distributed by Showtime Networks Inc Release date(s) 20 December 1997 (USA)Running time 90 minutes Country Australia Language English Doom Runners (1997) is an Australian science fiction television children's film.
The story concerns a group of children in a post-apocalyptic world searching for the last unpolluted place on Earth, New Eden. However, the Doom Troopers (DTs), led by Dr. Kao (Tim Curry), want to get there first and will do anything to stop the children. Prior to the film's release, Curry noted that the production resembled a "'Mad Max' for kids."[2]
Produced in cooperation between Showtime and Nickelodeon, the film was broadcast on Showtime starting 20 December 1997.[2] It was broadcast on Nickelodeon from 25 April 1998, the first original full-length feature film to air on that network.[3]
The film features hoverboards (like windsurf boards) and a dog with an electronic muzzle (that prevents it from biting but allows it to bark).
References
- ^ "Where are they now? Barney Cohen - Screenwriter" at fridaythe13thfilms.com, retrieved 11 March 2010
- ^ a b Thomas, Bob (17 December 1997). "Doom gives Curry". Kentucky New Era/Associated Press. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=qvIrAAAAIBAJ&pg=1638,4265404. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "Doom Runners (1997)" at Turner Classic Movies
External links
- Doom Runners at the Internet Movie Database
- Doom Runners at Rotten Tomatoes
- Doom Runners at Screen Australia
Categories:- English-language films
- 1997 films
- 1990s science fiction films
- Australian films
- Children's films
- Films set in the future
- Post-apocalyptic films
- Television films
- Children's film stubs
- Science fiction film stubs
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