Robot Jox

1990 85 min Science Fiction, Action

50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each fields a giant robot to fight one-on-one battles in official matches, each piloted by a man inside, known as robot jockeys or jox. The contest for possession of Alaska will be fought by two of the best. The conscientious Achilles fights for the Americans. Opposing him is a Russian, Alexander.

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budget $10,000,000

director Stuart Gordon

writers Joe Haldeman, Stuart Gordon

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