ESCAPE FROM ... SURVIVAL ZONE is a surprisingly effective sci-fi psychodrama, composed of equal parts BLADE RUNNER, BATMAN and "The Twilight Zone." Long on atmosphere and angst, it's regrettably short on production values, which in many ways weakens the punch.
The year is 1998 and the US is on the brink of a nuclear war due to a white hot confrontation in the Persian Gulf. Broadcast news has become what NETWORK once satirized--a series of shock sound bites that devote as much time to reporting on the death of the President's dog as it does to the
mounting tensions in the Persian Gulf. TV news cameraman Jack Slater (Terence Ford), recently returned from covering ...
Released:
1992
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins