EDITOR’S NOTE: As the journey through Cannon continues, this week we’re exploring the films of 21st Century Film Corporation, which would be the company that Menahem Golan would take over after Cannon. Formed by Tom Ward and Art Schweitzer in 1971 (or 1976, there are some disputed expert opinions), 21st Century had a great logo and released some wild stuff.

The world ended in a nuclear war that happened in 1989.

The Fabers — Ben (Gary Lockwood), Lucy (Camilla Spav) and Rachel (Zoli Marki) have been isolated from the end times, as they work their farm and just concentrate on the harvest. They lose all that when Bigman (Ian Steadman) and his cannibal motorcycle gang attack, but thanks to their knowledge of guns, as well as the mysterious stranger named Adam Strong (Morgan Stevens) who has been living with them, they get it all back.

Director and writer Percival Rubens also made The Demon, which is so much better than this. This is a rare boring after the bomb movie. Where is the facepaint? Where are the crossbows? Where are the cool cars?

Gary Lockwood made a career of playing doomed astronauts, like Frank Poole in 2001 and Gary Mitchell on the Star Trek episode “Where No Man Has Gone Before.”

Nothing in this movie feels like it’s post-apocalyptic. The farm family drinks tea and have family nights while the rest of the world is dead. It’s hard to be on their side.

Originally released by Commedia Pictures in 1983 and also known as Haunted Planet, this was re-released by 21st Century.

You can watch this on YouTube.