The Atlantis Interceptors

The Atlantis Interceptors
Directed byRuggero Deodato
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Vincenzo Mannino
  • Dardano Sacchetti[1]
Starring
CinematographyRoberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli[1]
Edited byVincenzo Tomassi[1]
Music byGuido & Maurizio De Angelis[1]
Production
company
Regency Productions[1]
Distributed byIndipendenti Regionali[1]
Release date
  • 25 November 1983 (1983-11-25) (Italy)
Running time
92 minutes
98 minutes (US)
CountryItaly
LanguagesEnglish
Italian

The Atlantis Interceptors (Italian: I predatori di Atlantide, lit. 'Predators of Atlantis'; also released as Raiders of Atlantis) is a 1983 Italian science fiction film directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Christopher Connelly, Gioia Scola, Tony King, Michele Soavi and George Hilton.

Synopsis

Two Vietnam veterans and a team of scientists trying to raise a sunken Russian submarine face a battle for survival against Atlanteans.

Cast

Release

The Atlantis Interceptors was released in 1983.[2]

Reception

In a retrospective review, Donald Guarisco wrote for AllMovie that the film was a "good illustration of just how fun an exploitation quickie can be", not a plot that was described as "throwaway stuff", but that it "offers plentiful b-movie fun in practice because it puts an accent on action, and throws an endless array of endearingly goofy b-movie plot hooks at the viewer."[3] Discussing the effects, Guarisco found them "cheap looking, particularly the miniature effects. . . but that's really part of the fun for the b-movie fans this is aimed at." and concluded that the film was a "b-movie with specialized appeal but Eurocult fans will likely find it to be a blast of kitschy fun."[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "I predatori di Atlantide (1983)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Curti 2019, p. 103.
  3. ^ a b Guarisco, Donald. "Raiders of Atalantis (1983)". AllMovie. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.