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The premise in this actioner (set in the 1990s, which probably seemed futuristic at this time) is that the world's economy has hit the skids and in Australia, street punks are looting cars for their s... read more read more...pare parts. In order to control the mobs of roaming gangs, the Aussie government rounds them up and stashes them in prison camps. When Crabs (Ned Manning) takes his girlfriend Carmen (Natalie McCurry) out to a drive-in movie on a date he does not realize he has just pulled into one of these prisons. In no time at all his tires have been stolen and he sees that he's been trapped. The rest of the action (spliced with humor) involves Crabs fending for himself and trying to finds a way out. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith

Release Date: August 22, 1986

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DVD Release Date: October 21, 2003

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  • January 25, 2011
    Hopelessly outdated 80's Ozploitation is at once unintentionally funny and socio-politically fascinating.
  • August 21, 2010
    When a man takes his girlfriend to the movies he never knew just how long this movie would be. When his car stalls and he is stuck overnight he wakes up to find out that he might never leave this drive in again cause it turns out this one just happens to be run by the government ... read moreto keep the outcasts and misfits locked up where they now are left on there own and fed a steady diet of junk food music and movies but of course this guy doesn't plan on staying forever and is always looking for a way out, I honestly enjoyed this movie but that's just me i don't think i can recommend this for everyone as it falls under the cult B movie genre and those movies aren't for all tastes
  • October 23, 2008
    Aussie film has good premise, but is terminally slow.
  • August 10, 2010
    An interesting little post-apocalyptic thriller about a group of delinquents who are tricked into being imprisoned in a drive in where the movies, food and drugs keep everyone docile and content, except for our protagonist.

    An interesting take on the Aussie carsploitation genre,... read more I went into this actually expecting a horror film based on the box art, so I was a bit thrown for a loop as I got into this one.

    Well worth a look of you're the other person on the planet who still hasn't seen it.
  • August 18, 2007
    I saw this as a kid on cable and ever since I sought it out thinking it was awesome... when I finally got hold of it as an adult, I realized it was actually terrible.
  • January 9, 2007
    This wasn't all that scary like i thought it would be, but it was pretty kick ass n the stunts were great!

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