Six-String Samurai
Six-String Samurai is a 1998 American post-apocalyptic action comedy film directed by Lance Mungia and starring Jeffrey Falcon and Justin McGuire. Brian Tyler composed the score for this film along with Igor & The Red Elvises, the latter providing the majority of the soundtrack.
Plot
In 1957, the Soviet Union attacks the United States with nuclear weapons, rendering most of the nation uninhabitable. The American government has collapsed with the exception of the haven known as Lost Vegas, ruled by King Elvis. The Red Army has been besieging Lost Vegas, but the lack of supplies over the years has relegated them to a gang of thugs. Forty years later King Elvis dies and radio disc jockey Keith Mortimer announces a call for all musicians to come to Lost Vegas to try to become the new King of Rock 'n' Roll. The ending of His message, "Vegas needs a new King!"
Cast
More details
| author | Jeffrey Falcon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Las Vegas Valley |
| director | Lance Mungia |
| editor | James Frisa |
| events | Cold War |
| genre | action comedy science fiction |
| keywords | abandon ambush archer archery attack bowling team capture death disc jockey elvis presley end fallout gang of thugs guitar duel heavy metal heavy metal music help human cannibalism inherit injured kill king elvis lost vegas nuclear weapons on the road personifications of death red army rock and roll soviet union spit sword fight turn united states |
| musicBy | Brian Tyler |
| producer | Leanna Creel Michael Burns |
| publisher | Palm Pictures |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | action comedy buddy comedy cannibal independent martial arts post-apocalyptic satirical war |