Turbo Kid

2015 Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell …

This is the future... This is the year 1997.

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, an orphaned teen must battle a ruthless warlord to save the girl of his dreams.

Munro Chambers Laurence Leboeuf Michael Ironside Aaron Jeffery Edwin Wright Romano Orzari Steeve Léonard Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen Yves Corbeil Evan Manoukian Anouk Whissell François Simard Martin Paquette Pierre Sigouin Yoann-Karl Whissell Christian Picone Ricky Greenwood Abdul Ayoola Thomas Liccioni Sam B. Cloutier Maxime Lapointe David Loiseau Nicolas Archambault Jean-François Ferland Ara Ball Sylvain Lemaitre Hazgary Colin David Rigby Louise Ménard Show All…

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Review by Todd Gaines ★★★★ 49

The year is 1997. In a post-apocalyptic world where water is king; an orphaned kid named The Kid spends his days riding his BMX bike and scavenging the edges of the wasteland searching for anything he can use to trade to a local bartender for his favorite comic book, Turbo Rider. You see, Turbo Rider is a superhero, who does super things. The comic causes The Kid's imagination to run wild, and he dreams of becoming a superhero. One day, while roaming the dirt roads, he meets a charming young lady named Apple. The next day, he accidentally finds a Super Power Glove that turns him into a bootleg version of Turbo Rider. Along with a cowboy arm-wrestling champion named…
Review by Elijah Davidson ★★★★

Imagine Sam Raimi and James Cameron got together to make a Mega Man movie for a buck twenty-five.
Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 4

There have been many films of late that try to capture the vibe of days gone by, of iconic cinematic eras and in doing so pay tribute to them. There haven't been any that have done this as successfully as Turbo Kid.
A common pitfall is losing yourself in your tribute and going so far overboard that you're almost overindulging in stylistic mannerisms. Trying too hard will only make you come across as desperate. The thing that Turbo Kid does so well (and this is the main reason for me giving it full marks) is being genuine. This is a genuine labour of love. An attempt to not make a tribute to the glorious 80s but to actually make a…
Review by bree1981 ★★★★½ 7

Frightfest 2015 Film # 2
Now we are talking! So much fun, a big, brash ode to the 80's that's massively entertaining and had the Frightfest crowd eating out the palm of it's hand. Originally intended as a short for one of The ABC's of death it's obvious from the get go that this film is made with a shit ton of love (as well as copious amounts of blood).
Set in a post apocalyptic 1997 we meet our young hero The Kid (Munro Chambers), a loner who has lost both his parents he's a scavenger who hunt's The Wastelands for weapons and anything he could sell for food and water which is controlled by Michael Ironside's big bad Zeus.…
Review by matt lynch ★★ 2

To me this nostalgia-fueled, formally completely inaccurate 80's homage stuff is basically poison. Why there isn't a federal statute limiting this crap to Youtube shorts and indie comics escapes me. Knock yourselves out I guess.
Review by SilentDawn ★½ 22

28/100
I have no one to blame but myself.
Review by Wesley R. Ball ★★★★

This is my Gnomestick!
I don't know if it was the fact that my theater did a double feature with Kung Fury, or the crowd I was with, or possibly both, but Turbo Kid is by far some of the most fun I've had in a theater this year. Neon-lit drink cups in hand with glowstick headbands, we were all cheering throughout both films at the best moments, and Turbo Kid proved to be as delightfully gory as I had hoped it would be.
It's a completely self-aware tribute to classic 80's scifi, taking place in "the future, the year 1997," where a mysterious nuclear fallout has wiped almost all of humanity and the straggling survivors are left to fend…
Review by bree1981 ★★★★½ 1

First rewatch of this since I originally seen it at Frightfest almost a year ago and I'm pleased to report it holds up really well. Just full of heart, a cracking soundtrack and so much fun, if you haven't seen this yet it's on Netflix so get on it.
Previous review here, letterboxd.com/bree1981/film/turbo-kid/ if anyone is still on the fence.
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★ 6

Hoop-Tober 2.0, Film 17 of 31:
I desperately need a Turbo Kid prequel focused solely on Apple.
Oh, and the line with the subtle Soylent Green nod was glorious.
Review by Mr. DuLac ★★★★ 1

This is my gnome stick!
-Apple
Don't even know where to start. While some movies go for that 80s feel, Turbo Kid feels like an honest to goodness post-apocalyptic film made in the 80s when BMXs, 8-bit video games and comic books were king.
I'm not just talking about the aesthetics either, everything from the story to the character archetypes are straight from the 80s. The not-really-cool kids turning out to be heroes, the older guy they look up to, the villain and his right hand man. The gore is just an added bonus.
Munro Chambers was great as The Kid, but I loved Laurence Leboeuf as Apple. Her character is the perfect balance of craziness and cuteness. Then to top it off you have friggin Michael Ironside as your big villain. It doesn't get more awesome then that.
This thing couldn't be more 80s if the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles showed up. The good ones, not the new ones...
Review by Digital Press ★★★★

I love the vibe of Turbo Kid, it’s a pretty spot-on recreation of a sci-fi B-movie. Using an 80’s style of filmmaking, it depicts a post-apocalyptic world (feels very much like the world from the videogame franchise Borderlands) that occurs in the year 1997. An original but 80’s-style soundtrack with a cheesy rock intro and heavy synth scoring effectively back up the action.
As you’d expect from any decent sci-fi B-movie, there are plenty of colorful characters and over-the-top violence here. It’s hard to comment on the acting since you can’t be sure if they’re being intentionally flat at times. I will say that Michael Ironside is perfectly cast as the heavy. The story is fun, unique, and satisfying. It’s very light, something you could pop in at any time for a quick lift to the spirits!
Review by Helen_S ★★★★

Other than seeing the DVD cover a million times I knew nothing about this going in. Was so much bloody fun, literally. Gotta love the umbrella for the bloodshed! For some reason this had me feeling really nostalgic for the 80s/90s Aussie teen drama films/shows. Munro Chambers and Lawrence Leboeuf were great and Michael Ironside looked like he was having a blast. The fights were splat-tastic and pretty hilarious at times. The post-apocalyptic feel was so good and I adored the 80s games sounding soundtrack.

Recent reviews

Review by cinemacide ★★★★

A total Synthwave Nostalgiaporn festival but the best kind imaginable ...plus Michael Ironside!
Review by Chase Eiland ★★★★

An incredibly over-the-top retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic wasteland comedy with way more horror gore than I anticipated and just an incredibly fun and in my wheelhouse thing. This does nostalgia with just the right touch.
Review by Lanaconda ★★★★

I'M COMIN' APPLE 🥰
Review by Morgue Mopper ★★★★★

This was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time and gory AF!!!!😎
Review by Brandon ★★★★★

Turbo Kid is the kind of movie I’d want to make. It’s got a cool setting, great music, and surprisingly impressive and bloody effects. It’s a quick fun little movie that would be great to watch with some friends.
Review by poogiewoogie ★★★★

genuinely sweet likeable characters and an adorable romance/friendship juxtaposed with some of the most over-the-top gore i’ve ever seen.
the tone stays completely straight and consistent and the synth soundtrack is an absolute banger
i can see why a lot of people might not like this movie especially after garbage like kung fury and the boom of 80’s nostalgia but it’s more about the style and less about the jokes and references.
it truly is a delight to see what passionate filmmakers can pull off with only 60,000 dollars for a movie
i’d definitely recommend this
i’m also now in love with the main girl
Review by Vaccinia ★★★★

A very fun 80's throwback movie. It's like the costumes from Mad Max and Double Dragon were combined with the gore from old Italian horror movies. Throw in a future synth soundtrack and a performance by Michael Ironside for good measure.
Review by ganman ★★★

wilder from the latest buzz just wild'n out
Review by Mikedarcy00 ★★★★

This is one of my favourite B-Movies,
When my 15 year old self saw this on the shelf at Morrisons (On it's year of release) something about it caught my eye and I just knew I had to watch it. So me and my friend rented it that evening and wow I have never looked back. The music, the visuals, the practical effects, absolutely everything about this film screams charm.
I really hope they move forward with the planned sequel on this, because I am ready for it.
Review by ryan luis rodriguez

APPLE!
Review by Wordo79 ★★★★

This is the movie your 12 year old self would have made, only better. Gloriously OTT, ultraviolent and with a robot love interest - what more could you want?
Underscored by an amazing soundtrack, Turbo Kid is a gem of a movie that perfectly apes the 80s sci fi/apocalyptic genre flicks that nurtured a generation of movie fans.
Review by sudakova

Splatterpunk for kids