''Empire of Ash III'' is a

post-apocalyptic Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; astro ...

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movie from 1989. It is a

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to the movie known as '' Empire of Ash'' or ''Empire of Ash II''. The film is also known as ''Maniac Warriors'' and ''Last Of The Warriors''.

Plot

In 2050, sometime after a nuclear war, much of the ruling elite has succumbed to a disease that requires a transfusion of blood. Bands of militaristic, government-sanctioned band of nomads called the Warriors, led by the Baalca, forcibly use needles to extract healthy blood from unwilling females and deliver it to the rulers. Zak (Andrew MacGregor) and Iodine (Joe Maffei) are regarded as a subversive threat to the blood bank troops. Danielle (Melanie Kilgour) rescues loner Lucas (William Smith), who later returns the favor and assists her in assembling a group for her sister's rescue as they try to stop the blood harvesting.

Cast

* William Smith as Lucas *Ken Farmer as Chuck *Melanie Kilgour as Danielle *Scott Anderson as Harris *Nancy Pataki as Baacla *Tanya Orton as Claudia *Joe Maffei as Iodine *Andrew MacGregor as Zak *

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as 2nd Shepherd * Tim Chapman as Raider

Reception

John Stanley in ''Creature Feature'' (2000) called this the worst movie of the post-apocalyptic genre. ''

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'' also found the movie lacking, stating that it was "badly in need of a transfusion of talent."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0122145, Empire of Ash III *

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