Robot Jox

Robot Jox
The silhouette of a large robot looms in front of a blazing fire, looking out to a bleak cityscape in the distance.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStuart Gordon
Screenplay byJoe Haldeman
Story byStuart Gordon
Produced byCharles Band
Starring
CinematographyMac Ahlberg
Edited byTed Nicolaou
Lori Ball
Music byFrédéric Talgorn
Production
company
Distributed byTriumph Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • November 21, 1990 (1990-11-21)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.5–10 million[1][Note 1]
Box office$1.3 million[3]

Robot Jox is a 1990 American post-apocalyptic mecha science-fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson and Paul Koslo. Co-written by science-fiction author Joe Haldeman, the film's plot follows Achilles, one of the "robot jox" who pilot giant machines that fight international battles to settle territorial disputes in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic world.

After producer Charles Band approved Gordon's initial concept, the director approached Haldeman to write the script. Gordon and Haldeman clashed frequently over the film's tone and intended audience. Principal photography finished in Rome in 1987, but the bankruptcy of Band's Empire Pictures delayed the film's release in theaters until 1990. It earned $1,272,977 in domestic theatrical gross, failing to return its production cost. Robot Jox received negative critical response and little audience attention upon its first theatrical run. The film has been released on various home video formats, most recently on Blu-ray in July 2015.

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  3. ^ Robot Jox at Box Office Mojo


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