All I can say is that Jami Gertz is hot. Thats really the only reason you would watch this movie. I cant remember or think of any other reason to recommend this movie over countless others that are more deserving of your attention. And that's all I have to say. Oh yes and Jami Gertz is hot.

I only write reviews of movies with low rating, which actually are not that bad. Give them a chance!If you like apocalypse / post-apocalypse and you are aware that this is a teenage movie, I don't know why you wouldn't like it! It is really cool, story is good, they made an effort to create post-apocalyptic world and everything else works fine. Kids are not acting well, that I must admit, but they are kids... and pretty much all other 80s teenage movies have the same problem, but that does not mean Solarbabies should have 4.8 ( as in this moment ). It is a solid movie, and if you like apocalypse I am sure that you will like this one, too.6/10

The year is 41. In a dystopian future, water is scarce and the Protectorate controls everything. Legend says that the Bohdai will come from space to liberate the people and the water. Orphanage 43 borders on the wasteland. A game that is both lacrosse and roller derby is played. Jason (Jason Patric) leads his rag tag group Solarbabies that includes Terra (Jami Gertz), Tug ( Peter DeLuise), Rabbit (Claude Brooks), Metron (James LeGros) and deaf boy Daniel (Lukas Haas). Strictor Grock (Richard Jordan) runs the lead group Scorpions and gives them all the privileges. The Warden (Charles Durning) is more practical and would rather not run the camp as a prison. Shandray (Sarah Douglas) is one of the teacher. Daniel finds a glowing orb in a cave which fixes his hearing. The orb communicates with Daniel calling itself Bohdai.It's a young adult dystopian movie before it became a trend. The problem is the overwhelming sense of cheesiness. It starts with the stupid name Solarbabies. I don't know where it comes from but it needed to stay there. The game is reminiscent of all the silly movie 'Roller' games that was so popular in 70s B-movie. This movie is full of bad smelly cheese. It's only salvation is the cast of good young actors and the bare bones of a better story underneath. It could probably be remade after a lot of rewrites.

Yeah, when I teenager this movie was the ilk that I remember of the 1980's. Watching it now over 20 years later it is so corny with the 80's break dancing music and pointless plot. What caught my eye of course was a 20 year old Jami Gertz and the white robe scene where you could see her whole naked body. Nothing left to the imagination. I wonder sometimes if she really knew what the producers were trying to do with the bright light behind her so you could see through the white robe. Either way that was the first I ever heard of her as an actress and I have enjoyed her spunky wit ever since in her movies. Really loved her in "The lost boys" movie as well. Now at 42, she is still pretty and funny and I have caught her on the sitcom called Still Standing on Lifetime (yeah I'm a guy and I watch Lifetime with my wife) and Jami is still funny with her sweet but sarcastic attitude.