Main Cast: Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Christopher Neame, Brion James, John Fujioka
Release Year: 1987
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
This futuristic drama offers the classic story of Shane seved up with a few Mad Max moments and some interesting twists. The tale is set in the smouldering, decimated post-World War III town of Meridian, where locals scrabble to keep their meager farms watered in the midst of a desert wasteland. Bad-guys - a powerful landowner and his cronies - try to monopolize the precious local water supplies by bullying, kidnapping and even murdering citizens. To this beleaguered place comes the enigmatic swordsman/ warrior Nomad who has come in search of his mentor's killer. The town takes him on as their "Peacemaker" and he is able to end their problems and get his revenge to boot. The story was filmed on location in the deserts of South Africa. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Brett Hool - Jux, Kasha's Son; Anthony Zerbe - Damnil; Marcel Van Heerden - Lann; Arnold Vosloo - Makker; James Whyle - Tooey; Russel Savadier - Off; Alex Heyns - Priest; Tullio Moneta - Henchman; Brad Morris - Bluto; Joe Ribiero - Cali; David Sherwood - Merchant
Credit
Hans Van Den Zanden - Art Director, Hans Van Den Zanden - Art Director, Edgar Bold - Associate Producer, Fern Champion - Casting, Pamela Basker - Casting, Poppy Cannon - Costume Designer, Lance Hool - Director, Mark Conte - Editor, Adam Wolfe - Editor, William J. Quigley - Executive Producer, Larry Sugar - Executive Producer, Brian May - Composer (Music Score), Alex Tavoularis - Production Designer, Hans Van Den Zanden - Production Designer, George Tirl - Cinematographer, Conrad Hool - Production Manager, Edgar Bold - Producer, Conrad Hool - Producer, Lance Hool - Producer, William J. Quigley - Producer, Larry Sugar - Producer, Lindy Steinman - Set Designer, Joe Quinlivan - Special Effects, David E. Stone - Sound/Sound Designer, John Barrett - Stunts, John Barrett - Stunts Coordinator, Doug Lefler - Screenwriter
An enigmatic swordsman named Nomad (Patrick Swayze), finds himself in the smouldering remains of the post-World War III world, having lost his army squad in the war, stuck wandering through the desert in search of his mentor's killer, the assassin Sho (Christopher Neame). Nomad comes across a group of settlers in the town of Meridian. Damnil (Anthony Zerbe), a local landowner, and his murderous minions are besieging the town in order to gain a monopoly on the local water supply. Nomad stays at the farm of a local, Kasha (Lisa Niemi)—who is Nomad's love interest of the film—and teams up with Kasha's foreman Tark to become Meridian's "peacekeeper" to defend against Damnil and his forces, as well as giving him the opportunity for revenge against Sho.
