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((Short description|1985 film by Albert Pyun))
((more citations needed|date=March 2016))
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((Infobox film
| name           = Radioactive Dreams
| image          = Radioactivedreamsposter.jpg

| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Albert Pyun]]
| producer       = Moctesuma Esparza
| writer         = [[Albert Pyun]]
| narrator       =
| starring      = ((Plainlist|
* [[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]]
* [[Michael Dudikoff]]
* [[George Kennedy]]
* [[Don Murray (actor)|Don Murray]]
* [[Michele Little]]
* [[Norbert Weisser]]
* [[Lisa Blount]]
))
| music          = Peter Manning Robinson
| cinematography = [[Charles Minsky]]
| editing        = Dennis M. O'Connor
| distributor    = ((ubl|De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) (US)|[[Manson International]] (Non-US)))
| released       = July 1985 (Mystfest)<br />((Film date|1986|09|10))
| runtime        = 98 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $3 million<ref name="dinod">De Laurentiis PRODUCER'S PICTURE DARKENS: KNOEDELSEDER, WILLIAM K, Jr. Los Angeles Times 30 Aug 1987: 1.</ref>
| gross          = $7 million
))

'''''Radioactive Dreams''''' is a 1985 [[post-apocalyptic]] [[science fiction]]-[[comedy]] film written and directed by [[Albert Pyun]] and starring [[George Kennedy]], [[Michael Dudikoff]], [[Don Murray (actor)|Don Murray]], and [[Lisa Blount]].<ref name="Radioactive Dreams">((cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87563/Radioactive-Dreams/|title=Radioactive Dreams|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 2, 2016))</ref> The names of the two main characters are homages to noir detective fiction icons [[Philip Marlowe]], [[Raymond Chandler]] and [[Mike Hammer (character)|Mike Hammer]]. The film has achieved cult status and has been screened in several cult revival programs around the world.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.looponline.com.au/event/cult-revival-presents-radioactive-dreams/|title = Cult Revival Presents: Radioactive Dreams|website=Looponline.com.au))</ref><ref>((cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/p6VSMBncEoE| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6VSMBncEoE| title = Radioactive Dreams Screening at Alamo Drafthouse | via=[[YouTube]]))((cbignore))</ref><ref>((Cite web |url=https://drafthouse.com/show/weird-wednesday-radioactive-dreams |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 3, 2017 |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165459/https://drafthouse.com/show/weird-wednesday-radioactive-dreams |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://matchboxcineclub.wordpress.com/tag/radioactive-dreams/|title = Radioactive Dreams|website=Matchboxcineclub.wordpress.com| date=November 11, 2016 ))</ref>

The film begins with two boys growing up in a [[fallout shelter]], in an attempt to escape a nuclear war. They rejoin the world in 2001, and soon acquire the activation keys of the world's last [[nuclear missile]]. They get involved in [[gang warfare]] in their new environment. 

==Plot==
A [[Nuclear War|nuclear war]] breaks out, expending the world's entire nuclear arsenal, except for one missile. Two children, Philip Chandler ([[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]]) and Marlowe Hammer ([[Michael Dudikoff]]), are left in a [[fallout shelter]] cut into the side of a wooded mountain. The pair grow up in the shelter, with 1950s [[detective fiction]] and [[Swing Music|swing music]] as the guiding force in their learning. On April 1, 2001 (as noted by title card), Marlowe succeeds in digging out the cave entrance. The pair give each other haircuts, dress in suits, and go to rejoin the world.

Philip narrates their adventure on their first day out: <blockquote>My name's Philip, and this is going to be a yarn about me and my pal, Marlowe. About the day we got out of this shelter and went off into the post-nuclear world. Now, as excited as we were about leaving the shelter, it was still a joint that held fond memories. I mean, it was the only world we'd ever known. Where I practiced my magic, Marlowe, his dancing; where we both dreamed of becoming private eyes, just like the ones we'd read about.</blockquote>

Marlowe hopes to find their fathers, but Philip is disgruntled that they never returned, and presumes that they are dead. The mountain is now devoid of trees. The first people they find are a trio of radiation-burned [[mutants]] chasing a beautiful woman, Miles Archer ([[Lisa Blount]]). They rescue Miles, who kisses Marlowe as a distraction and steals his gun. This backfires, as she drops the activation keys to the last nuclear missile. Miles leaves, and the pair are immediately attacked by a biker gang of bald women in red wigs. Afterwards the boys discover the activation keys, which bears their fathers' names. This excites Marlowe, but disturbs Philip.

They rescue another young woman, Rusty Mars ([[Michele Little]]), from a group of armed children Philip nicknames "disco mutants". She takes a liking to Philip, and leads the two of them to Edge City which is plagued by gang warfare. Rusty takes them to a dance club, where they are captured by cannibals. They want the nuclear keys, and to eat the young men, a rarity of uncontaminated meat. Although Rusty helps them escape and apologises, Philip doesn't trust her. Just after they part ways the pair meets up with a friend of Miles' who also wants the keys. After he is dispatched Miles shows up and takes them to her hideout. There she tells them about the purpose of the keys. Miles then threatens to kill them, but they escape.

Rusty has followed them to the hideout, but is attacked by the child gangsters. The pair chase them away, but Philip still doesn't trust her. He wants to shoot her, but is out of bullets. After Rusty apologises again for lying to him and originally handing him over to the cannibals he says, "That was a million years ago, and I got a short memory. In fact, I don't even remember who you are".

The pair resolves to rid the city of the gangs and keep the keys. They go to an abandoned warehouse, using themselves as bait, in the hopes that the gangs will kill each other before killing them. For the most part, the plan works. However, the bosses of the child-gangsters are in fact Philip and Marlowe's fathers. Before he dies, Philip's father tells him that the past does not matter. In the end, the only gangster left standing is Miles, who has the keys. She shoots at them, and misses, but startles Marlowe into shooting and killing her.

The film ends with Philip letting go of the angst which he had nursed for 15 years. He adopts Marlowe's "silver-lining look on life". The two demonstrate Marlowe's tap-inspired "post-nuke shuffle" to the crowds of the city. In the closing narration, Philip explains that they plan to set up shop as detectives, but that first he will find Rusty and see if he can repair his relationship with her. Of the keys, he says that he and Marlowe hid them in a secret location, because "you never know, in a tight jam a nuclear missile just might come in handy".

==Cast==
* [[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]] as Phillip Chandler
* [[Michael Dudikoff]] as Marlowe Hammer
* [[Michele Little]] as Rusty Mars
* [[Lisa Blount]] as Miles Archer
* [[Don Murray (actor)|Don Murray]] as Dash Hammer
* [[George Kennedy]] as "Spade" Chandler
* [[Norbert Weisser]] as Sternwood
* Christian Andrews as "Brick" Bardo
* Paul Keller Galan as Chester (P.K. Galán)
* Demian Slade as Harold
* [[Hilary Shepard]] as Biker Leader (Hilary Shapiro)
* [[Sue Saad]] as Punk District Singer
* Kimberly McKillip as Sadie, Hippie Chick
* Gulcin Gilbert as Greaser Chick (Gulshin Gilbert)
* Mark Brown as Greaser
* Russell Price as Greaser

==Soundtrack==
Most of the songs featured in the film are pop rock in the [[New wave music|new wave]] vein. The exceptions are ''Zim Bim Zowie'', a swing number, and also a tune in the [[Great American Songbook|American Songbook]] style, ''Daddy's Gonna Boogie Tonight'', played on a phonograph during the scene when Philip and Marlowe prepare to leave the fallout shelter. The latter and another track called ''All Talk'' were left out of the Australian and German soundtrack releases.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.tobiaswinkler.de/newclear/rdreams/RDsndtr.html|title=Radioactive Dreams - The Soundtrack|website=Tobiaswinkler.de|access-date=May 27, 2023))</ref>

===Songs===
# ''Nightmare'' - Jill Jaxx - 5:10
# ''Radioactive Dreams'' - [[Sue Saad]] - 5:18
# ''She'll Burn You'' - [[Maureen Steele]] - 4:13
# ''Young Thing'' - Cherri Delight - 4:09
# ''Tickin' Of The Clock'' - The Monte Carlos - 2:07
# ''Psychedelic Man'' - Shari Saba - 2:41
# ''Eat You Alive'' - Lisa Lee - 2:40
# ''Guilty Pleasures'' - Sue Saad - 3:44 (Performed by Saad on-screen)
# ''Turn Away'' - Mary Ellen Quinn - 2:13
# ''She's A Fire'' - Sue Saad - 2:07
# ''When Lightning Strikes'' - Sue Saad - 6:51
# ''Zim Bim Zowie'' - Darryl Phinessee - 2:20 (Danced-To by Marlowe and Philip as the "Post-Nuke Shuffle" in the closing scene)

However, the soundtrack was also released in Spain containing ALL the songs featured in the film:<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2480165-Various-Sueños-Radioactivos-The-Film-Radioactive-Dreams-Soundtrack|title=Various - Sueños Radioactivos - The Film (Radioactive Dreams Soundtrack)|date=May 27, 1986|access-date=May 27, 2023|website=Discogs.com))</ref>

The title track is also set to be a bonus track on a digital reissue of [[Sue Saad]]'s debut album on July 2, 2013.

==Release==
The film was given a [[limited release]] theatrically in the United States by [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]] in September 1986, grossing $220,038 at the box office.<ref>((cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=radioactivedreams.htm|title=Radioactive Dreams|website=Boxofficemojo.com|date=April 7, 2011))</ref>

It was released on [[VHS]] by [[Vestron Video]].<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091818/companycredits|title=Company Credits for Radioactive Dreams|website=[[IMDb]]|date=April 7, 2011))</ref>  As of 2017, the film has still not officially been released on [[DVD]] in the US. However, there is a rare German Region 2 Special Edition DVD. This edition also includes the soundtrack CD and is limited to 1,000 copies.

==Awards==
The film was awarded the Golden Raven at the 5th [[Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival]], and nominated for best film at the Italian film and literature festival MystFest.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091818/awards?ref_=tt_awd|title = Radioactive Dreams|website = [[IMDb]]))</ref>

==See also==
* [[Wasteland (video game)|''Wasteland'' (video game)]], a post-apocalyptic open world role-playing video game series that was heavily inspired by Radioactive Dreams.
* [[Fallout (series)|''Fallout'' (series)]], a video game initially conceived as a "spiritual successor" to ''Wasteland'' that eventually turned into its own standalone series (the first game in the ''Fallout'' series was made after the initial plans for the sequels ''Wasteland 2'' and ''Wasteland 3'' were compromised due to [[Electronic Arts]]' ''[[Fountain of Dreams]]'') and borrows even more ideas and design ques from ''Radioactive Dreams'' than even ''Wasteland'' itself did in the beginning.

==References==
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==External links==
* ((IMDb title|id=0091818|title=Radioactive Dreams))
* ((Rotten Tomatoes|radioactive_dreams))
* ((allMovie title|id=40066|title=Radioactive Dreams))

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