Doom Runners

Doom Runners
Written by	Barney Cohen[1] Ken Lipman
Directed by	Brendan Maher
Starring	Tim Curry Dean O'Gorman Lea Moreno Nathan Jones Bradley Pierce Rebecca Smart Paul Livingston Michael Lake David Whitney Peter Carroll Jon Pollard
Narrated by	Dean O'Gorman
Music by	Braedy Neal
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Posie Graeme-Evans
Cinematography	Steve Arnold
Editor	Henry Dangar
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Millennium Pictures
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	20 December 1997 (1997-12-20)

Doom Runners (1997) is an Australian science fiction television children's film.

Premise

The story concerns a group of children in a post-apocalyptic world searching for the last unpolluted place on Earth, New Eden. However, the Doom Troopers (DTs), led by Dr. Kao (Tim Curry), want to get there first and will do anything to stop the children. Prior to the film's release, Curry noted that the production resembled a "'Mad Max' for kids."[2]

Telecast premiere

Produced in cooperation between America's Paramount-owned Showtime and Nickelodeon, the film was telecast on Showtime starting 20 December 1997.[2][3] Later the next year, it was telecast on Nickelodeon in the US from 25 April 1998, the first original full-length feature film to air on that network.[4]

References

1. "Where are they now? Barney Cohen – Screenwriter" Archived 26 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine at fridaythe13thfilms.com. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
2. Thomas, Bob (17 December 1997). "Doom gives Curry". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
3. Goldman, Michael (1 September 1997). "Showtime kidpix strong o'seas". Variety. Retrieved 28 February 2016. Coming to the network [Showtime] in October is "Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework", starring Shelley Duvall, and in December, "Doom Runners", starring Tim Curry.
4. "Doom Runners (1997) – Miscellaneous Notes". Leonard Maltin Classic Movie Guide. Retrieved 28 February 2016 – via Turner Classic Movies.

External links

• Doom Runners at IMDb
• Doom Runners at Rotten Tomatoes
• Doom Runners^[permanent dead link‍] at Screen Australia