Stryker
1983 1h 26m movie Film Philippines

Stryker

Synopsis

The world's water supply has dried up due to some sort of apocalypse. A beautiful woman holds the secret to where one of the last springs being guarded by a group of Amazons. A "Road Warrior" like crew captures her and tries to make her talk through brutal torture. The hero (Stryker) unites with some of the remaining "good guys" and the Amazons and frees the woman. They go on to a "Road Warrior" type of concluding battle with the bad guys.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Stryker. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 1982–1984 Philippines Window

In the crowded 1982-1984 Philippines release window, Stryker sits at #8 of 8. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Himala
    #1

    Himala

    ★ 8.0 · 1982
  2. Gold, Silver, Death
    #2

    Gold, Silver, Death

    ★ 7.5 · 1982
  3. Raw Force
    #3

    Raw Force

    ★ 5.4 · 1982
  4. Raiders of Atlantis
    #4

    Raiders of Atlantis

    ★ 4.9 · 1983
  5. Batch '81
    #5

    Batch '81

    ★ 4.8 · 1982
  6. The Impossible Kid
    #6

    The Impossible Kid

    ★ 4.3 · 1982
  7. The Killing of Satan
    #7

    The Killing of Satan

    ★ 4.2 · 1983
  8. Stryker
    #8

    Stryker

    ★ 3.9 · 1983

The 1980s Philippines Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Philippines, 21 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Stryker premiered alongside 2 others.

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Action + Science Fiction in Philippines

4 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Stryker itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 2 other Philippines films in 1983.

The 22nd Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).

Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).

Audience Engagement

19
Reviews
62nd
Review-volume percentile
66th
Popularity percentile

19 audience reviews — more than 62% of Philippines films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 66th percentile among Philippines films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Stryker, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • b movie · 2
  • grindhouse · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • hero · 25
  • exploitation · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • dystopia · 45
  • post-apocalyptic future · 44
  • future · 43

Reception Benchmarks

3.9
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #142 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.3 points below the Philippines average of 6.2/10.

Among Philippines Action productions specifically: #38 of 39 (top 97%).

Production Details

Primary CountryPhilippines
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesHCI International, Cinema Vehicle Services
Runtime1h 26m
Release DateSeptember 2, 1983
IMDbtt0086381