Solarbabies, also known as Solarwarriors, was released in November 1986. It was released on DVD on March 6, 2007.
Set in a post-apocalyptic future in which most of Earth's water has disappeared and the rest is secured by the Eco Protectorate, a para-military organization that governs the planet's new order, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, living at one of the many orphanages created by the Protectorate in order to indoctrinate new...
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Solarbabies, also known as Solarwarriors, was released in November 1986. It was released on DVD on March 6, 2007.
Set in a post-apocalyptic future in which most of Earth's water has disappeared and the rest is secured by the Eco Protectorate, a para-military organization that governs the planet's new order, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, living at one of the many orphanages created by the Protectorate in order to indoctrinate new recruits into their service. The protagonists consist of Jason, the group's ad hoc leader played by Jason Patric; Terra, played by Jami Gertz; Tug, played by Peter DeLuise; Rabbit, played by Claude Brooks; Metron, played by James Le Gros; and a young deaf boy named Daniel, played by Lukas Haas. The orphans play a rough sport which is a hybrid of lacrosse and rollerhockey, which unites them in a way that transcends the attempts to bring them to heel by the Protectorate.
While hiding in a cave, Daniel finds a mysterious orb which possesses...
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