Turbo Kid
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a comic book fan dons the persona of his favourite hero to save his enthusiastic friend and fight a tyrannical overlord.
Directors: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, 1 more credit »
Writers: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, 1 more credit »
Stars: Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael
Storyline
In a post-apocalyptic future, THE KID, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named APPLE. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, ZEUS, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues THE KID and APPLE. Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, THE KID learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams.
Reviews
Turbo Kid is a quirky Science Fiction/Post Apocalyptic film directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell, all making their directorial debut. Turbo Kid stars Munro Chambers (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Laurence Leboeuf (Lac Mystère), Michael Ironside (Total Recall, Starship Troopers), and Aaron Jeffrey (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), and it was released in 2015.
Based on the short film T is for Turbo by the same directors, Turbo Kid is about "The Kid" (Chambers), a loner who scavenges the wasteland for scraps to survive and is a comic book fan. When he befriends a girl named Apple (Leboeuf) and she is kidnapped, he soon finds himself up against Zeus (Ironside), the tyrannical ruler of the wasteland, to save her.
Serving as an homage to the classic 1980's sci-fi/post apocalypse films, Turbo Kid is set in the distant future of 1997 where people have just started to rebuild after a nuclear apocalypse. This film could not have come at a better time, what with Mad Max: Fury Road having recently been released and (probably) starting up a new wave of apocalypse movies. Considering that it was a first feature-length indi-film from three no-name directors, the special effects looked really convincing. Heck, they would look convincing for a high- budget movie. Most of the SFX were practical which is a nice change, and very impressive to know when you see what they can do with it.
It was a very entertaining film. It had a good plot and great special effects, but what stole the show was the performances. I was expecting them to do a decent job, since they were all fairly unknown (Except Ironside) but they completely blew me away. I would give this film an A!
Based on the short film T is for Turbo by the same directors, Turbo Kid is about "The Kid" (Chambers), a loner who scavenges the wasteland for scraps to survive and is a comic book fan. When he befriends a girl named Apple (Leboeuf) and she is kidnapped, he soon finds himself up against Zeus (Ironside), the tyrannical ruler of the wasteland, to save her.
Serving as an homage to the classic 1980's sci-fi/post apocalypse films, Turbo Kid is set in the distant future of 1997 where people have just started to rebuild after a nuclear apocalypse. This film could not have come at a better time, what with Mad Max: Fury Road having recently been released and (probably) starting up a new wave of apocalypse movies. Considering that it was a first feature-length indi-film from three no-name directors, the special effects looked really convincing. Heck, they would look convincing for a high- budget movie. Most of the SFX were practical which is a nice change, and very impressive to know when you see what they can do with it.
It was a very entertaining film. It had a good plot and great special effects, but what stole the show was the performances. I was expecting them to do a decent job, since they were all fairly unknown (Except Ironside) but they completely blew me away. I would give this film an A!
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