New Gladiators (DVD)
New Gladiators (DVD)
SKU:TRO9033
The Troma Team is proud to present a classic take on the future of entertainment from the master of Italian splatter, Lucio Fulci (THE BEYOND, ZOMBIE).  Tomorrowâs TV is bigger, badder and bloodier than your wildest expectations in THE NEW GLADIATORS!!! Blaxploitation star Fred Williamson (BLACK CAESAR, FROM DUSK âTILL DAWN) and Jared Martin star in this violent sci-fi satire pitting criminals as contestants battling each other for the most precious prizeâ¦their lives! Martin plays Blake, a gladiator on TVâs hottest program Thrillkill, a deadly tournament where there is only one victor and many victims. The plot thickens when Blake decides to retire, prompting the showâs-ratings hungry producer, Cortez (Claudio Cassinelli) to frame Blake for a crime he didnât commit. And in the future the only way to prove your innocence is by proving you can stay alive in the âBattle of the Damnedâ.  Fulci bars no holds with his signature extreme style, including slow motion throat slashings, close-up body crushings and the most brutal battle sequences this side of Braveheart! Preceding the RUNNING MAN by three years and proving once again that he is âThe Godfather of Goreâ, director Lucio Fulci you his epic vision of the future entertainment in a futuristic society. THE NEW GLADIATORSâ¦Itâs brough to you liveâ¦and to the death!!!
Cast & Crew
Director: Lucio Fulci
Producer: Troma Entertainment, Inc
Additional Details
Label: Troma Films
Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy
Run Time: 89 mins
Release Date: 08/07/01
UPC: 790357903337