Exhumed Films & The Colonial Theatre Present a Tribute to Albert Pyun: RADIOACTIVE DREAMS and CYBORG

Join Exhumed and The Colonial as we celebrate the life and career of a true genre pioneer. Prolific, independent auteur Albert Pyun was a mainstay of genre cinema for four decades, and a master of low-budget, exploitation entertainment. While Pyun’s cinematic aspirations sometimes exceeded the scope of the productions, his movies nevertheless display a great deal of creativity, a sharp sense of humor, and an undeniable passion. In defiance of being pigeonholed into a single genre, Pyun cultivated a diverse filmography with efforts that ranged from medieval fantasy (1982 sleeper hit The Sword and the Sorcerer) to comedy (Alien From L.A.) to comic book adaptations (the first feature-length Captain America movie in 1990). Pyun passed away in November 2022 following a long illness, but his impact on cult cinema will not be soon forgotten.

FILMS

Radioactive Dreams

1984 / 35mm / Dir. Albert Pyun / 98 minutes

After the international success of George Miller’s film Mad Max and its sequels, post-apocalyptic rip-offs were all the rage during the 1980s. The oddest—and possibly most successful—of the lot is Albert Pyun’s Radioactive Dreams, which populates its predictable post-nuclear wasteland with two unique protagonists.

Phillip Hammer and Marlowe Chandler (John Stockwell and Michael Dudikoff) are two teenaged survivors of World War III who have spent their entire lives locked in a fallout shelter with nothing but pulp fiction detective novels to inform their understanding of the world. They venture out into the barren landscape, dressed in 1940s-era zoot suits and spouting hardboiled dialogue, to face a brave new world of cannibals, child gangsters, and mutant rodents. Featuring a rockin’ new wave soundtrack and fun special effects by genre faves Greg Cannom, Kevin Yaegher, and The Chiodo Brothers, Radioactive Dreams is definitely one of our favorite flicks in Albert Pyun’s filmography.

Cyborg

1989 / 35mm / Dir. Albert Pyun / 89 minutes

Arguably Albert Pyun’s most famous film (and one of his most financially successful), Cyborg once again features a foray into a post-apocalyptic future. This late-era Cannon Films favorite also spotlights one of the biggest action heroes of the 1990s–Jean-Claude Van Damme–in an early starring role. Van Damme plays the musically monikered Gibson Rickenbacker, a soldier-of-fortune trying to survive in a plague-ridden futuristic world. Rickenbacker is hired to take on the dangerous task of protecting a beautiful female cyborg named Pearl Prophet as she transports vital information to scientists working on a cure for the virus. Along the way, Gibson must face off against the equally improbably named Fender Tremolo and his gang of goons, who plan to steal the potential plague cure for their own purposes. Cyborg is a solid sci-fi actioner that is part Terminator, part Road Warrior, and all Albert Pyun!

TICKETS

General Admission $20.00
There will be a $2.00 per ticket Processing Fee included for all tickets purchased. Tickets are available with cash, check credit card at the Colonial Theatre Box Office, or online. Please note that the seats in the rear balcony have limited legroom.

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