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Subject: "Genesis II" and John Saxon....
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Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 13:07:08 EST
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From: jcr@Mitre-Bedford


Random (rti-sel!rcb@topaz) writes:


> The heavy is John Saxon. He plays a lot of bad guys and even the
> occasional good guy. He has been in a lot of SF (good and bad). The
> first ones that come to mind are _Planet Earth_, _Genesis II_ and a
> third one that I can't remember the name of. They all deal with a
> post-holocaust (sp?)  world where the only technical and peaceful
> group left is called Pax. Not bad movies on the whole. A little
> standard on the plots but worth a couple hours on saturday
> afternoon.


"Genesis II", the first film in the series, did not star John Saxon.
The lead here was played by Alex Cord; Saxon took over the role in
the second and third films. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name
of the third one, either. Random's evaluations of the movies are
appropriate.

				 ---  Jeff Rogers
				      jcr@Mitre-Bedford