New Turbo Kid Poster Is All Sorts of Awesome
Todd Rigney
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I don’t know about you, but I’m insanely excited for François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell’s post-apocalyptic adventure Turbo Kid to show up on the big screen in my neck of the woods. I’ll cough up gold-plated periwinkles if that happens, but I’ll probably have to settle for a VOD release. Hopefully that will happen sooner than later — I don’t think I can contain my excitement much longer. Besides, it’s always cool to see Michael Ironside chewing scenery. Always.
If you haven’t heard about Turbo Kid yet, then you probably need a synopsis.
Set in the post-apocalyptic year of 1997, this retro-futuristic and nostalgic tribute to 80’s action-adventure films follows an orphaned teenager who goes on an adventure to save his female robot companion from the hands of an evil warlord who controls the only water supply. Turbo Kid is directed by trio François Simard, Annouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell and stars favorite American character actor Michael Ironside and Canadian natives Munro Chambers (“Degrassi”) and Laurence Leboeuf (“Trauma”). The Canadian/New Zealand co-production was produced by Ant Timpson (Housebound, Deathgasm), Anne-Marie Gelinas (Mars & Avril), Tim Riley, and Benoit Beaulieu and executive produced by Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun).
According to Collider, the flick is presently slated to open in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Dallas, Austin, Houston, and 20 other cities on August 28th. Alternatively, you can catch Turbo Kid at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal on July 23rd or at FrightFest in London on August 27th. In other words, there’s no reason to miss this thing if you live in or near a major metropolitan city. The rest of us will have to wait until it heads to home video.
As promised, the new insanely badass Turbo Kid poster resides below. The trailer is also included at no added cost. Trust me on this one: It looks beyond awesome.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFlZ6pVtnv0&w=640&h=360]
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