Turbo Kid

Name: Turbo Kid
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror
Released: August 28, 2015
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 60

2015

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Epic Pictures Releasing | Release Date: August 28, 2015 | Unrated

Summary: In a post-apocalyptic future, The Kid, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named Apple. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, Zeus, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues The Kid and Apple. Armed with littleIn a post-apocalyptic future, The Kid, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named Apple. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, Zeus, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues The Kid and Apple. Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, The Kid learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams.… Expand

Director: Anouk Whissell and François Simard and Yoann-Karl Whissell

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 93 min

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Josh Kupecki

Aug 26, 2015

Working from a well-worn template, Turbo Kid nonetheless delivers on all fronts. The one-note characters you’ve seen a million times still surprise with solid performances and refreshing eccentricities thrown in for good measure. Read full review

John DeFore

Aug 25, 2015

A pitch-perfect pastiche that never mocks its inspirations, the picture is silly fun to warm the hearts of aging fanboys and delight hipsters who weren't yet born the first time Mel Gibson donned Max's leathers. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Sep 3, 2015

Made for ironicists, Turbo Kid, in its endearingly goofy way, says good things about the power reserves of our childhood – an inner superhero we can call upon when needed. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Aug 25, 2015

There’s a good-naturedness to the whole enterprise that makes it pleasing despite its lack of truly inspired moments. Read full review

David D'Arcy

Aug 25, 2015

Turbo Kid is a wild enough burlesque that the audience can ignore a few things that don’t seem quite right.... Harder to ignore is that Turbo Kid, which was first made as a short, struggles to sustain its energy for 89 minutes of evisceration. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Aug 28, 2015

The film is, in that sense, the ultimate fan film since it monotonously aggregates previously existing scifi/fantasy tropes. Rejoice, Gen X viewers, for now you can uncritically enjoy your childhood's junk food culture just because you're looking at the past through the rose-colored lenses of the future. Read full review

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Jhonyalex

May 7, 2019

The best movie i EVER seen 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999/10.

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Secto

Oct 11, 2015

A must watch for anyone who enjoys classic 80's action movies. BMX Bandits meets Big Trouble In Little China, meets Mad Max, meets many other classics from the 80's. This is definitely up there with the best movies of 2015.

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Lambo442

Oct 10, 2015

I've been swept up with this while 80's nostalgia thing for a while and this film delivers on every level. It's like a beautiful blend of films like back to the future, Big Trouble in Little China etc and grindhouse flicks like Hobo with a Shotgun and Planet Terror. Although it's inspired itI've been swept up with this while 80's nostalgia thing for a while and this film delivers on every level. It's like a beautiful blend of films like back to the future, Big Trouble in Little China etc and grindhouse flicks like Hobo with a Shotgun and Planet Terror. Although it's inspired it still manages to be very original. It's heart warming with some great action sequences and the soundtrack is out of this world. Turbo Kid just wants to be a hero, like we all did when we were kids. It's therefore easy to identify with him and imagine his excitement. A beautiful film with tons of soul. We need more like this… Expand

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slicshuter

Dec 20, 2015

Loved it. Definitely low budget but pulls it off in the best, quirky way. The acting was pretty good and all the characters were perfect in fitting with the retro 80s film throwback style. The visuals and special effects were sub-par (as expected) but were in a way almost good in fittingLoved it. Definitely low budget but pulls it off in the best, quirky way. The acting was pretty good and all the characters were perfect in fitting with the retro 80s film throwback style. The visuals and special effects were sub-par (as expected) but were in a way almost good in fitting with the theme. The soundtrack was definitely the best part though, with retro electronic music that fit the scenes perfectly.… Expand

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l0nlym1lk

Feb 1, 2021

This film is in my opinion a masterpiece of 80's retro nostalgia cinema. It does parody the many conventions of 80s films but also has heart to it and does feel like it's own film. It is bloody fun for the whole family.

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kuehnau

Oct 17, 2017

Turbo Kid is one weird fricking movie. The quality of it and the enjoyment you'll garner from it largely depends on your level of sobriety during the film. My friend and I watched this film completely on accident, while tripping on acid and it was one of the best movies I have ever seen. ButTurbo Kid is one weird fricking movie. The quality of it and the enjoyment you'll garner from it largely depends on your level of sobriety during the film. My friend and I watched this film completely on accident, while tripping on acid and it was one of the best movies I have ever seen. But once I went to watch it again sober to fully adsorb the story, it wasn't nearly as good. There is a certian level of nostalgia with the film, given the colors, topics, over the topic violence and feeling of a video game film, unfortunatly, the nostalgia can't carry it all the way.

If you want a great night tripping with friends, go ahead and watch this film. If you are looking for a excellent film while sober, look elsewhere. 5 out of 10 while sober, 7 out of 10 while tripping balls.… Expand

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Vadertime

Feb 22, 2016

I wanted to give this movie a chance after reading a luke-warm review on an obscure, movie, website. This movie was pretty bad. It reeked of low-budget, shoe-string, duct-tape crudeness in it's production. My goodness, how far Michael Ironside has fallen, making movies of this caliber. Well,I wanted to give this movie a chance after reading a luke-warm review on an obscure, movie, website. This movie was pretty bad. It reeked of low-budget, shoe-string, duct-tape crudeness in it's production. My goodness, how far Michael Ironside has fallen, making movies of this caliber. Well, I'll never get the 90 minutes of my life back that I spent watching this dystopian movie of a rehashed, warmed-over, been-there done-that theme of surviving a nuclear apocalyspe. If you want to see a decent dystopian, post-atomic, apocalyptic move, go see either of the first two Mad Max movies or the recent one called Fury Road. Those movies wrote the book on post-atomic, apocalyptic, dystopian futures.… Expand

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