The Aftermath is a 1982

1982 in film

-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...

 science fiction

Science fiction film

Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...

, horror

Horror film

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, and action

Action film

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 independent film

Independent film

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Plot

Three astronaut

Astronaut

An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....

s return to Earth after a nuclear holocaust

Nuclear holocaust

Nuclear holocaust refers to the possibility of the near complete annihilation of human civilization by nuclear warfare. Under such a scenario, all or most of the Earth is made uninhabitable by nuclear weapons in future world wars....

, although one dies in a crash landing. The two survivors, Newman (Steve Barkett) and Matthews, encounter some mutant

Mutant

In biology and especially genetics, a mutant is an individual, organism, or new genetic character, arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a base-pair sequence change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character or trait not...

s before discovering that Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 has been completely destroyed. Seeking shelter, the men take refuge in an abandoned mansion

Mansion

A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...

. Newman later encounters a young boy, Chris, hiding in a museum with the curator (Forrest J Ackerman). When the curator passes away, Newman takes Chris under his care. While out seeking supplies one day, Newman and Chris encounter Sarah, who is running from a gang of outlaw bikers led by Cutter (Sid Haig). These survivors decide to fight this gang in this post-apocalypse wasteland.

Cast

• Steve Barkett - Newman
• Lynne Margulies - Sarah
• Sid Haig
  Sid Haig
  Sid Haig is a American actor. His roles have included acting in Jack Hill's blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as his role as Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie's horror films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects...
  
   - Cutter
• Christopher Barkett - Chris
• Alfie Martin - Getman
• Forrest J Ackerman
  Forrest J Ackerman
  Forrest J Ackerman was an American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction fan...
  
   - Museum curator
• Jim Danforth
  Jim Danforth
  Jim Danforth is a stop-motion animator, known for model-animation and matte painting. Danforth is known for his work on When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth , a sequel of sorts to Ray Harryhausen's One Million Years B.C....
  
   - Astronaut Williams
• Linda Stiegler - Helen
• Adrian Torino - Bruce Will
• Levi Shanstan - Arnold Swatch / The Mummy
• Ramon Sumabal - Brad Pet

Release

The film was released in the United States on various VHS

VHS

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 labels and in a special edition laserdisc

Laserdisc

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 release by the Roan Group.

It was released in the UK with the alternate title Zombie Aftermath.