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film directed by Jacobsen Hart and Paul G. Volk and starring

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, James C. Victor, Billy L. Sullivan,

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Plot

In 2019, a gang of bandits called the United Regime Deathriders invade the town of New Hope. They are led by General Julius 'J.W.' Quantrill (

), a descendant of Confederate cavalry officer

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. A mysterious

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riding

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named Johnny Yuma (

) arrives in town and joins the gang, but actually plays the thugs against each other, causing the drunken riders to shoot each other. The next morning Sarah and her son kills two other gangmembers, but the Deathriders believes Yuma is responsible. Yuma challenges his accusers to a duel and shoots all six before their guns even clear their holsters. He is chased by the rest of the gang to the tire refinery, but kills them all, including Julius Quantrill Jr. The son of General Julius 'J.W.' Quantrill. Leaving one lone survivor, Colonel Roy Ackett (

) to escape so he can warn Quantrill. Most of the townsfolk flee but Sarah and a handful of people stay to help Yuma. Quantrill descends on the town with his entire army, only to find the road blocked by

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s filled with the bodies of his son and Deathriders. Enraged, he shoots Ackett with a shotgun and yells in fury "Leave noun alive". Quantrill's Deathriders enter the town, only to find it empty. The buildings, rigged with explosives, are detonated and most of Quantrill's army is destroyed. The remaining thugs converge on the town center and are attacked by armed townsfolk. Quantrill spots Yuma in a tower and sends his men after him. When they enter the tower Yuma

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down and detonates a bomb hidden inside. Meanwhile, Sarah's son hides in an armored school bus which is later taken by Quantrill and chased by Yuma and Sarah. After a chase, in which Yuma boards the bus and fights Quantrill, it crashes, and is then split apart by the truck Sara is driving. Yuma and Quantrill are thrown onto the road, where they lie, injured, both within reach of their guns. Yuma fires first and kills Quantrill. Yuma loads Quantrill's corpse onto his bike and reveals he was a bounty hunter targeting Quantrill. He rides away to seek out more lawless tyrants and bandits to help rebuild the world.

Cast

as Johnny Yuma *

as General Julius "J.W." Quantrell *

as Colonel Roy Ackett *

as Sarah *

as Kinton * James C. Victor as Julius Quantrell Jr. * Billy L. Sullivan as Lake * Brian Huckeba as "Chickenboy" * Jim Cody Williams as Charlie Bacchas *

as Evermore * Joe Hart as Greenstreet *

as Deacon * Bruce Ed Morrow as Precher * Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Ada * Paul G. Volk as Lee *

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as Nedleton * Ernie Lee Banks as Wellman * Quinn Morrison as Mayor Kissmich * Afifi Alaouie as Shay * Gordon Benson as Grandpa Lem * Michael Ross Clements as Knog, Space Droid

Reception

One reviewer said of the film, "Skip this movie and work on your end of the world go-bag instead."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0114537 1995 films 1995 independent films 1990s Western (genre) science fiction films 1990s science fiction action films American post-apocalyptic films American Western (genre) science fiction films American science fiction action films 1990s English-language films Films set in 2019 Films set in the future 1990s American films