#steve barkett

[mariocki]

The Aftermath (1982)

"What happens when you die?"

"I don't know, son. No one does."

"It's sad to die."

"No. Death isn't sad. We all have to die. What's sad is having to go on without someone you love. Just as we have to go on now."

[bens-things]

The Aftermath (1982) dir. Steve Barkett

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have The Onion Field 1979

[ulkaralakbarova]

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Susie Diamond: Michelle Pfeiffer Jack Baker: Jeff Bridges Frank Baker: Beau Bridges Monica Moran: Jennifer Tilly Girl in Bed: Terri Treas Nina: Ellie Raab Lloyd: Xander Berkeley Charlie: Dakin Matthews Ray: Ken Lerner Henry: Albert Hall Vince Nancy: Gregory Itzin Earl: Bradford English Kid at Vet: David Coburn Theo: Todd Jeffries Man with Cleaver: Del Zamora Bathroom Attendant: Howard Matthew Johnson Veterinarian: Stuart Nisbet Laughing Bar Patron: Nancy Fish Waitress: Beege Barkette Bad Singer: Martina Finch Bad Singer: Wendy Goldman Bad Singer: Lisa Raggio Bad Singer: Vickilyn Reynolds Background Voice (voice): Tina Lifford Background Voice (voice): John Lafayette Hotel Masseuse: Gregory James Doorman: Robert Henry Eddie: Drake Film Crew: Producer: Mark Rosenberg Original Music Composer: Dave Grusin Writer: Steve Kloves Director of Photography: Michael Ballhaus Editor: William Steinkamp Producer: Paula Weinstein Production Design: Jeffrey Townsend Stunt Coordinator: Jon Conrad Pochron Executive Producer: Sydney Pollack Associate Producer: Robin Forman Unit Production Manager: Bill Finnegan Associate Producer: Julie Bergman Sender Casting Director: Wallis Nicita Costume Design: Lisa Jensen Executive Music Producer: Joel Sill Location Manager: Robin Citrin First Assistant Director: Charles Myers Second Assistant Director: Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom Key Grip: Steve Smith Set Decoration: Anne H. Ahrens Assistant Art Director: Michael Perry Hairdresser: Jeanne Van Phue Makeup Artist: Ronnie Specter Assistant Makeup Artist: Tammy Kusian Special Effects: Robert E. Worthington Sound Mixer: Stephan von Hase Supervising Sound Editor: J. Paul Huntsman Music Editor: Bunny Andrews Sound Effects Editor: John Haeny Stunts: Paul E. Short Movie Reviews:

[vhs-ninja]

R.I.P. Sid Haig ❤️

[grindhousecellar]

[davidwatchedthat]

8/19/22

THE AFTERMATH, directed by Steve Barkett, 1982.

[vidioten]

The Aftermath (1982), Steve Barkett.

[clemsfilmdiary]

The Aftermath (1982, Steve Barkett)

10/30/17

[riotatthemovies]

Look what I got.. finally got my official copy of EMPIRE OF THE DARK.. oh yeah

[adamwatchesmovies]

The Aftermath (1982)

If you took Death Wish, Planet of the Apes, The Omega Man and Mad Max. put them all in a blender, you'd have The Aftermath. Slop that pink goo onto a plate and take a big bite. I’ve seen some bad post-apocalyptic films in my day, but few of them have been as cheaply made, as poorly acted, as tasteless and unappealing as this one.

When three astronauts return to Earth after a year-long mission, they discover that it isn’t their radio that hasn’t been working properly... it’s the entire world. A nuclear and biological war has whipped out most of human civilization. All that remains are hideous mutants, gangs of murdering rapists, and victims for them to kill. Astronaut Newman (Steve Barkett) and Astronaut Williams (Jim Danforth) must defend a woman and a young child (Lynne Margulies as Sarah and a Christopher Barkett as Chris) from a particularly vicious gang led by “Cutter” (Sid Haig).

The worst thing about The Aftermath (also known as Zombie Aftermath) is that it's a cheap independent film no one reading this has ever heard of and even fewer will have seen. In case you stumble upon it, I've decided that it is my civil duty as a human being to let you know why you should stay away from it.

I know it’s a low-budget production but that doesn’t matter. If you intend to release your movie to the paying public, you shouldn’t try and make a movie you can't afford. The Aftermath looks badly made, like a bunch of amateurs got together and said “you know what? Watching those movies was easy. I bet we could do that!” There are obvious mistakes made throughout someone should've caught, like a scene where a charred, mummified body is obviously a guy with a paper mache mask. You can tell because the guy’s unmutilated hands are right there. In at least one shot, our hero throws a grenade then actor/director/writer/producer Steve Barkett stopped shooting so an explosive could be placed in it then resumed so they could blow it up. You can tell by the way the camera's position and lighting changes. It's so badly edited two characters having a conversation wind up looking like they're on opposite ends of the world.

Not helping is the audio. Most of the movie's dialogue has been removed so Steve Barkett can narrate over what's happening and explain to us what's going on. Stylistic choice? My money is on them being unable to record dialogue while on location or the performances being so wooden, so lifeless even for this kind of shoddy production something had to be done. That’s what you get when you hire your entire family to make a science fiction movie. Seriously, the name “Barkett” must appear like 30 times during the credits.

I can handle creaky special effects and performances if the story is good, or inventive. Not when it's gross like this one. There’s no need for a movie like this to have this much rape (off-screen or not) or for the characters to be this stupid. Unfortunately, lapses in intelligence are the only thing that prevents this plot from ending before the 30-minute mark. Not even the mutants, which appear for two scenes and then disappear completely bring any kind of joy or excitement to The Aftermath.

I hoped for one of two things when I pressed "PLAY" on my VCR. Either a good movie or something so awful it would become awesome. This offers neither. Terrible acting, lousy special effects, not an ounce of imagination, tasteless content, a boring story, clichéd plot points, and about as many zombies as The Land Before Time. Unless your last name is featured in the end credits of The Aftermath, stay away from it. It’s not even “so bad it’s good”. (On VHS, April 14, 2015)

[whatchawatchingq]

Empire of the Dark (1990), dir. Steve Barkett. ***

Pretty well a disaster, but ambitious and rather delightful. Would recommend to others.

[cinemasentries]

The Aftermath (1982) Blu-ray Review: A Little Movie with a Long Wake                           

VCI Entertainment re-releases Steve Barkett's wild, low-budget post-apocalyptic cult classic co-starring the one and only Sid Haig.

[shiningwizard]

The Aftermath (Steve Barkett, 1982) astronauts return to a silent earth to find both nuclear and germ holocausts happened while they were away. survival and hope while warding off marauding gangs, mutant and not. a directed, written, produced, edited by and starring effort by mr barkett. and this really feels like, regardless of time, medium and means, he would have gotten this movie out. in the 50's he would have made rubber monster movies, now he'd be shooting with a phone and aiming at horror/sci-fi movie festivals. as it was, he made a violent nuclear fear movie with a depth of humanity, that would have its life extended through the video era. and a fine movie at that.

[vhs-ninja]

Sid Haig...

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