Doom Runners

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 (1997-12-20) (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

1. ^ "Where are they now? Barney Cohen - Screenwriter" at fridaythe13thfilms.com, retrieved 11 March 2010
2. ^ ^{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. 
3. ^ "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