TURBO KID is an enjoyable independent science fiction flick that enjoyed some attention on release from cult and B-movie fans, who it seems to have been made for. It was shot in Canada and funded by New Zealand, and it's very much a budget version of MAD MAX, set in a quarry pounded by acid rain. Vehicles are extinct and characters travel around on BMX bikes while '80s-style pop music plays. The cast is unknown, but the actors give fun, larger than life performances, none more so than guest villain Michael Ironside who still has it all these decades after coming to fame. The film is most notable for featuring a string of exceptionally gory special effects utilising both CGI and prosthetics. The gore is cheesy, camp, and way over the top, very much like the Japanese B-movie cycle of films including MACHINE GIRL and TOKYO GORE POLICE. This alone makes it a fun watch.
Review of Turbo Kid
