Megaforce (1982): Gold Spandex, Desert Motorcycles, and the Greatest Thumbs Up in Cinema History
By Johnny Rewind | Nostalgia Navigator
Megaforce is a 1982 film about an elite international military unit that rides motorcycles and dune buggies with laser cannons. The leader, Ace Hunter, wears a gold spandex jumpsuit and a headband. Barry Bostwick plays Ace Hunter as if he has been told he is playing the coolest human being who has ever lived, and he commits entirely. The film cost $20 million. It made $5 million. The final sequence involves Ace Hunter escaping on a rocket-equipped motorcycle while giving a thumbs up in slow motion. Cinema history.
The Thumbs Up
The final shot of Megaforce is Barry Bostwick on a flying motorcycle giving a double thumbs up to camera while the theme song plays. It was used as promotional material. It was the last thing audiences saw before leaving the cinema. It is perfect. The film's tagline was 'The most powerful weapon in the world is... Megaforce.' The most powerful image in the world is Barry Bostwick in gold spandex giving thumbs up from a rocket motorcycle.
Be kind. Rewind. Thumbs up.
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