Robot Wars
Seen it?1993 | 67 min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone who likes their monsters enormous and anyone who's wondered what makes us human. The scale is huge: humanity is very much the underdog. Underneath the tech, it's asking what being human really means.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 7 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
In the year 2041, the rebel Centros are a plague to the survivors of the great toxic gas scare of 1993. A renegade Megarobot pilot and an archaeologist must team up (despite personal differences, a reluctant romance, and official pressure to cease and desist) to thwart the Centro's attempts to resurrect a hidden Megarobot, with which they can challenge the prevailing order.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Albert Band
- Don Michael PaulDrake
- Barbara CramptonLeda
- James StaleyStumpy
- Lisa RinnaAnnie
- Danny KamekonaWa-Lee
- Yuji OkumotoChou-Sing
- J. DowningLt. Plunkett
- Peter HaskellRooney
- Sam ScarberLt. Pritchard
- Steve EastinBoles