The Salute of the Jugger
The Blood of Heroes (also released as The Salute of the Jugger) is a 1989 Australian-American post-apocalyptic film written and directed by David Webb Peoples, produced by Charles Roven, and starring Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film has inspired the creation of the sport Jugger.
Plot
In a barren world caused by wars waged in the 20th century and now forgotten, most live from hand to mouth in enclaves known as "market-towns" or "dog-towns", scrounging out a bare subsistence harvesting hardy crops, raising dogs as food, and trading in trinkets from the past.
More details
| author | David Peoples |
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| director | David Peoples |
| editor | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| genre | action science fiction |
| keywords | 20th century anna katarina bury dog game jugger justin monjo professional athlete trade vincent d\'onofrio |
| musicBy | Todd Boekelheide |
| producer | Charles Roven |
| productionCompany | Kings Road Entertainment |
| publisher | New Line Cinema |
| theme | death post-apocalyptic science fiction action sports |