Six-String Samurai

(Palm Pictures)

In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the Soviet army and Mad Max-like vandals, enter Buddy (a disaffected Jeffrey Falcon), a rockabilly ninja who thrashes his way to Las Vegas, rescuing an impossibly annoying child (Justin McGuire) along the way and eventually facing Death himself. Lance Mungia's ridiculous debut pulls out every trick in the indie-film canon, but not even a fantastic surfabilly soundtrack by the Red Elvises, Falcon's gifted acrobatics, and really cool shoes can help this Samurai battle to victory.