History Film / WarriorOfTheLostWorld

** IMDb simply calls him "The Rider."
** Similarly, Fred Williamson's character is never named, and is simply christened "[[TheMole Henchman]]" by IMDb.

** The film strongly resembles ''{{Megaforce}}'' as well.

An Italian ''MadMax'' wannabe film. Despite the title, there is no LostWorld in this movie, though it may be some kind of metaphor for the [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic world]].

The movie is largely known for being a glorious Mad Max rip-off cheesefest starring "The ''Paper Chase'' Guy" [[note]]Robert Ginty[[/note]] and "The Bald Chick From ''StarTrek''" and DonaldPleasance. It was roasted in a 1993 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', though multiple prints of the film exist.

* BaldOfEvil: Prossor

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Nastasia.

* CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker: Delivered by Donald Pleasance himself.

* DullSurprise: Most of the time, our Hero appears to be half-asleep, even when he's attempting to be a BadassBiker. Prosser, as well is Donald Pleasance perpetually on cruise control, because he probably doesn't care that much.

* [[InUniverse ]]HeyItsThatGuy: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] by Servo as the camera pans across a ton of extras in a crowd scene near the end.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] by Servo as the camera pans across a ton of extras in a crowd scene near the end.

For the ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' version, please go to the [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E01WarriorOfTheLostWorld episode recap page]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: the late Persis Khambatta, of ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' fame. Now with hair!
** Oh, & the late [[spoiler:Robert Ginty]], a.k.a. Thomas Craig Anderson from ''ThePaperChase'' as ''Paper Chase'' guy.
** The late Donald Pleasance.

* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Einstein claims the megaweapon would talk 40 megatons to destroy. What the hell?

* HeroicWillpower: Nastasia. Despite being BrainwashedAndCrazy, she resists shooting her father [[spoiler: and shoots Prossor instead]]. She does follow Prossor's orders to shoot ''Paper Chase'' guy, though...

** the late Donald Pleasance.

** Oh, and [[spoiler:Robert Ginty]], a.k.a. Thomas Craig Anderson from ''ThePaperChase'' as ''Paper Chase'' guy.
** Donald Pleasance.

The movie is largely known for being a glorious Mad Max rip-off cheesefest starring "The ''Paper Chase'' Guy" and "The Bald Chick From ''StarTrek''" and DonaldPleasance. It was roasted in a 1993 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', though multiple prints of the film exist.

The movie is largely known for being a glorious Mad Max rip-off cheesefest starring "The ''Paper Chase'' Guy" and "The Bald Chick From ''StarTrek''". It was roasted in a 1993 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', though multiple prints of the film exist.

* OpeningScroll: See above. (Some versions of the film have a less emphatic, but more intelligble and informative version instead.)

A Loner/Drifter (the so-called ''Paper Chase'' Guy) rides around the [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic countryside]] ([[TakeOurWordForIt oddly lush]]) on his [[KnightRider computerized motorcycle]] Einstein, dodging evil cops and junkyard dwellers (yes, even AfterTheEnd, people still neatly stack their wrecked cars). He stumbles across the {{Mook}} Army of The Omega, a totalitarian colony, and immediately flees; doing so, he commits the major automotive faux pas of not watching where he's going, and drives face-first into a rock wall.

That's not the end of our hero. The wall he hit was apparently a "Wall Of Illusion", and on the other side [[HiddenElfVillage reside some crusty old people]] in [[CrystalSpiresAndTogas togas]], who heal his wounds by shining flashlights on them. Why do they do this? They are the Enlightened Elders for The Outsiders, who [[LaResistance stand in opposition to The Omega]], and the ''Paper Chase'' Guy is their [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]]. They want him to infiltrate the Omega colony and rescue one of their leaders, one Professor [=McWayne=], who is about to be executed. Initially refusing, he is convinced when [=McWayne's=] daughter Nastasia pulls a gun on his testicles.

That being settled, in they go. Taking advantage of [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy the heroes' superior gun skills]], they quickly rescue [=McWayne=], but in the process Nastasia gets herself captured in his place. Oops! Heroically, the ''Paper Chase'' Guy refuses to go back for her, so the Omega despot Prossor gets all the time he needs to hypnotize her to be his slave.

Meanwhile [=McWayne=] has taken the ''Paper Chase'' Guy out to a big ''FightClub''-like meet where [[GangOfHats the various lower classes]] are competing for... something. Insinuating himself into this big free-for-all, the (perpetually nameless) ''Paper Chase'' Guy somehow manages to be the last one standing, which by some unwritten law of their societies evidently makes him their new leader. Then he leads the RagtagBunchOfMisfits under his command on a raid to rescue Nastasia and overthrow The Omega once and for all.

This proves both easier and more difficult than any of the characters in this movie make it out to be. The Omega have at their disposal Megaweapon, a slow-moving armored dump truck with spikes and a flame thrower attached to its front. The concept of simply driving around it evidently never occurring to anyone, it's apparently up to the hero to save the day. Following his bike's instructions, he drives Einstein under the truck (Einstein getting flattened in the process), and does some rewiring of the undercarriage, which through some highly improbable plot contrivance causes Megaweapon to explode in spectacular ball of flame.

Naturally, the revolution against the legendarily wretched marksmen of the [[TheEmpire The Omega]] is thoroughly successful, and [=McWayne=] and the ''Paper Chase'' Guy get to confront Prossor personally, who turns out to be Donald Pleasance. Prossor, however, seems to have an ace up his sleeve: Nastasia, with a gun, BrainwashedAndCrazy. She shoots the ''Paper Chase'' Guy at Prossor's command but snaps when ordered to shoot her father, turning the gun on Prossor instead.

Thus The New Way (as they're calling it now) casts off the oppression of The Omega, and both the ''Paper Chase'' Guy and Einstein are fine. However, this movie has a {{Stinger}}, possibly intended as a SequelHook: Prossor isn't dead either; that was a robotic clone Nastasia shot. Prossor and his henchman [[spoiler:(The black guy in the Nazi uniform)]] escape to parts unknown. The ''Paper Chase'' Guy does likewise.

* GangOfHats: There's a gang of kung fu fighters, a gang of rednecks, a gang of truckers, a gang of Amazons, and a gang of fake Nazis with a black Nazi.

* GroinAttack: When the ''Paper Chase Guy'' initially refuses to help the Resistance, Nastasia pokes a gun into his crotch and says "Either you help me rescue my father or I ''blow your balls off''."

* FollowTheLeader: Yet another Italian knock-off of a then-popular film; in this case, ''TheRoadWarrior''.

* FollowTheLeader: Yet another Italian knock-off of a then-popular film; in this case, ''RoadWarrior''.

* OpeningScroll: See above.

** According to the Elderly Council, he's IncorruptiblePurePureness. Henchman (Williamson) compares him to [[KingArthur Arthur pulling Excalibur from the rock.]] (Although they may have actually wanted Einstein. "Like... what wall... man?")
* CoolBike: "Einstein" the "Supersonic Speedcycle".

* DullSurprise: Most of the time, our Hero appears to be half-asleep, even when he's attempting to be a BadassBiker. Prosser, as well is Donald Pleasance perpetually on cruise control.

* FollowTheLeader: Yet another Italian knock-off of a then popular genre; in this case, ''MadMax''.

** Oh, and [[spoiler:Robert Ginty]], a.k.a. Thomas Craig Anderson from ''ThePaperChase''.
** [[PumaMan Donald Pleasance]]

Naturally, the revolution against the legendarily wretched marksmen of the [[TheEmpire The Omega]] is thoroughly successful, and [=McWayne=] and the ''Paper Chase'' Guy get to confront Prossor personally. Prossor, however, seems to have an ace up his sleeve: Nastasia, with a gun, BrainwashedAndCrazy. She shoots the ''Paper Chase'' Guy at Prossor's command but snaps when ordered to shoot her father, turning the gun on Prossor instead.