Turbo Kid is what happens when you take the sun-drenched, candy-colored optimism of 80s Saturday morning cartoons and throw them into a meat grinder. Originally a 2015 cult film, it has recently expanded into a critically acclaimed Metroidvania video game that serves as its canonical sequel. 🚲 The Movie: A Blood-Soaked Love Letter
Despite its "cute" coming-of-age heart, the movie is famous for its "geysers of blood" and absurd, practical-effects gore that feels like a tribute to early Peter Jackson.
It’s a "pastiche" of 80s tropes—Power Gloves, View-Masters, and neon spandex—all set against a backdrop of industrial decay.
Set in the "distant future" of 1997, the film follows a lonely scavenger—simply known as —who navigates a post-apocalyptic wasteland on a BMX bike.
It stars sci-fi legend Michael Ironside as the tyrannical warlord Zeus and features a scene-stealing performance by Laurence Leboeuf as Apple, an "ecstatically weird" robot friend. Turbo Kid - Metroidvania Review
