Fatal Conflict (2000)

Director:

Lloyd A. Simandl

Writer:

Chris Hyde (writer)

Release Date:

10 November 2000 (South Africa)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

One man wants her. One woman wants her dead.

Plot:

An ex-star pilot must stop a mad criminal and his gang from destroying what is left of civilization. |

Plot Keywords:

Czechploitation | Wet T Shirt

Cast

Kari Wuhrer	...	Sasha Burns
Jennifer Rubin	...	Carla Nash
Leo Rossi	...	Conrad Nash
Miles O'Keeffe	...	Dan Harper
David Fisher	...	Max Durant
John Comer	...	Bean
Martin Hub	...	Brinkley
Petr Drozda	...	Congo
Dusan Hyska	...	Garner
Gerard Whelan	...	McBain
Alvin Van Der Kuech	...	Brewster
Bruce Solomon	...	Stanley Berman
Dan Brown	...	Gov. Crombie (as Daniel Fleischer-Brown)
Gregory Linington	...	Sanders
Silvana Vienne	...	Jenny White

Also Known As:

The Prey (Canada: English title) (MIFED title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

Czech Republic | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

North American Pictures

Utterly senseless, but lots of pretty girls

This movie follows the exploits of two villains, a brother-sister team, who get busted for running an emerald mine, and then take over a spaceship and try to crash it into Los Angeles. They are chased by Kari Wuhrer, sexy female commando of the future. Overall, the senselessness of the plot is overwhelming. Why don't the powers that be send a commando team to retake the ship that's headed for Los Angeles? In a conversation, the head bad guy is even told that if a commando team was sent in, he'd be dead. And why is Wuhrer sent in under "deep cover"? Are they trying to keep it a secret that they're trying to save LA? And those are only two of the more glaring mess-ups. There are literally dozens.

As far as the characters, Wuhrer isn't much of a commando. She's easily disarmed by the captain of the spaceship. But she does run around in a wet T-shirt quite a bit, so I guess... The bad guys? The guy looks like a chubby lounge singer from the '70s; every time I saw him I imagined him wearing a tux and crooning out a version of "Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree". And his sister, though very cute and certainly talented at filling out a tight T-shirt, is way, way too nice to be a villain.

But the movie realizes its shortcomings and makes up for them with liberal amounts of pretty girls in sexy outfits (though no actual nudity). The special effects aren't too bad, and overall the action does move the film along nicely. If you're willing to overlook the numerous shortcomings in the plot, it manages to entertain. I'd recommend it only for those who are fans of this type of film (like me).