SOLARBABIES
(1986)


Guilty Viewing Pleasures: Solarbabies

Guilty Viewing Pleasures: Solarbabies

Guilty Viewing Pleasures: Solarbabies

Guilty Viewing Pleasures: Solarbabies

Guilty Viewing Pleasures: Solarbabies

Genre: Futuristic Rollerskating Movie

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Plot Synopsis:
Futuristic evil-doers are hoarding the entire water supply, making regular denizens bow and scrape to their petty rules. The rollerskating gang Solarbabies ("because they don't need a tough name - they always seem to win"), inspired by a glowing orb rebel against the water-hoarding E-Police and cross the desert to find a better life. Many "Mad Max" ecological adventures ensue.

Favorite Moments:

  • Gotta love any future orphanage that has tie-dye uniforms and mandatory skating time.
  • The awful 'fun & games' with the Bodhi scene (including all of themfrolicking in the rain and Rabbit's wacky break dancing moves). Geez, I get embarrassed just watching it.
  • The plucky Solarbabies having to dig 20 cubic meters in the desert for punishment
  • The threat of unspecified "surgical alteration" as punishment.
  • Peter Deluise managing to find beer in an abandoned cave.
  • The Solarbabies running into Jesus, er, Terra's dad, hoarding a glacier and raising lambs somewhere under Tire Town.
  • Adrian Pasdar (in a kind of Solarbabies-groupie role here) sniffling over the death of his beloved bird.
  • Normally gorgeous Jami Gertz (Terra) with her bangs sticking directly in the air during her heart-to-heart with Adrian Pasdar (Darstar).
  • Peter Kowanko, looking sexy-as-all-get-out in a cool E-Police uniform.

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