For episode 261 of Decades of Horror 1970s, Chad picks the troubled Seventies disaster sci-fi flick, DAMNATION ALLEY (1977), featuring Jan-Michael Vincent and George Peppard. The Grue-Crew somehow find the fun and adventure in this awkward train-wreck dud. The film was doomed from the start: bad special effects, botched adaptation of a popular novel, and a race to the finished line against the film that would change how Sci-Fi movies look and feel forever. That film, of course, was Star Wars. Will the Grue-Crew find any rewarding and memorable moments to discuss? Oh, yeah, but not for the reasons Damnation Alley would like. D'oh!

DAMNATION ALLEY (1977)
DECADES OF HORROR 1970s Episode 261

"All the dead are dead - and the living are dying." - Mountain Men to Denton and Tanner

The Landmaster, a unique 12-wheeled amphibious articulated vehicle, created by Dean Jeffries

Director: Jack Smight
Writer: Alan Sharp and Lucas Heller, based on the novel by Robert Zelazny
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematographer: Harry Stradling Jr.
Cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield, Jackie Earl Haley, Kip Niven, Robert Donner, Murray Hamiltion (uncredited)

Synopsis: "In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles." - IMDb