Solarbabies

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Solarbabies
Directed by	Alan Johnson
Produced by	Jack Frost Sanders Irene Walzer Francisco Molero (co-) Mel Brooks (executive)
Written by	Walon Green Douglas Anthony Metrov
Starring	Jason Patric Jami Gertz Lukas Haas Peter DeLuise Richard Jordan Charles Durning Sarah Douglas
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Cinematography	Peter MacDonald
Editing by	Conrad Buff IV
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release date(s)	November 26, 1986 (USA)
Running time	94 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7,500,000
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Solarbabies, also known as Solarwarriors, was released in November 1986. It was released on DVD on March 6, 2007. [1]

[edit] Synopsis

Set in a post-apocalyptic future in which most of Earth's water has disappeared and the rest is secured by the Protectorate, a para-military organization that governs the planet's new order, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, living at one of many orphanages created by the Protectorate in order to indoctrinate new recruits into their service. The protagonists consist of 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 special power. In reality, the orb is a sentient alien entity called Bohdai, who miraculously restores Daniel's hearing. The other kids quickly find he has unusual effects on them as well and his presence inspires them (Jason, in particular) to escape the orphanage in search of a more promising future. They escape from the orphanage (on skates) and try to cross the desert looking for a place they can live free while government stormtroopers and wasteland bounty hunters in close pursuit. They are later joined by fellow orphan, Darstar, played by Adrian Pasdar. Unbeknownst to the children, the government's devious scientific branch desperately searches for Bohdai, bringing danger to anyone who possesses it.