Solarbabies is a 1986 science fiction film, made by Brooksfilms and directed by Alan Johnson. It was released on DVD on March 6, 2007. The movie was the second and final film directed by Alan Johnson, who is better known for his work as a choreographer. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future in which most of Earth's water has disappeared. The future is bleak and what is left of the water supply is controlled by the Eco Protectorate . There are also children, mostly teenagers, living in orphanages created by the Protectorate, designed to indoctrinate new recruits into their service.... The protagonists consist of Jason, the group's leader played by Jason Patric; Terra, played by Jami Gertz; Tug, played by Peter DeLuise; Rabbit, played by Claude Brooks; Metron, played by James LeGros; and a young deaf boy named Daniel, played by Lukas Haas. The orphans play a rough sport which is a hybrid of lacrosse and roller-hockey. Playing is the only thing that unites them other than the futile attempts of the Protectorate to control them.
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| Release date: | November 26, 1986 |
| Directed by: | Alan Johnson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Irene Walzer, Jack Frost Sanders, Francisco Molero, Mel Brooks |
| Editor: | Conrad Buff |
| Music by: | Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography: | Peter MacDonald |
| Screenplay by: | Walon Green, D.A. Metrov |
| Estimated budget: | $7,500,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure |