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City Limits is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Aaron Lipstadt released in USA on 1 september 1985 with John Stockwell

City Limits (1985)

City Limits
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Released in USA 1 september 1985
Length 1h26
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Science fiction,    Action
Rating25% 1.270071.270071.270071.270071.27007

City Limits is a 1984 post-apocalyptic movie about two teenage gangs who unite against an evil corporation trying to take them over for their own use. It was written and directed by Aaron Lipstadt and is based on a story by James Reigle and Lipstadt.

The movie was featured on an episode of the cult television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, during which Crow T. Robot sang a song in tribute to actress Kim Cattrall, who appears in the movie. When Kim Cattrall saw the episode, she arranged for flowers to be sent to Trace Beaulieu, Crow's puppeteer.

Synopsis

Sometime near present-day a mysterious plague sweeps the world, killing almost every adult and leaving behind "a world of orphans". Some fortunate few are raised by the surviving adults, including Lee (John Stockwell), who is taken in and raised by Albert (James Earl Jones) on his remote farm. Fifteen years later, Lee decides to set out for the nearby ruins of Los Angeles in the hopes of joining the Clippers, a famous motorcycle gang. Lee arrives in the city only to find it seemingly empty, but spots a convoy of cargo trucks heading through the streets. He follows them into a well-lit, fenced off building, where he is quickly noticed by Bolo (Norbert Weisser), who is overseeing operations. When various workers begin to converge on Lee he flees on his motorcycle.

Actors

John Stockwell

(Lee)Rae Dawn Chong

(Yogi)Darrell Larson

(Mick)James Earl Jones

(Albert)Dean Devlin

(Ernie)
And :
Tony Plana
John Diehl
Kim Cattrall
Don Keith Opper
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