A
scientist named Gerry (Michael Greene) is perplexed to discover a clone has
infiltrated and taken over his life. He
soon goes on the run when two hitmen (Gregory Sierra and Otis Young) arrive on
the scene with orders to take him out. While
running for his life, Gerry sets out to stop the devious government operation behind
the illicit cloning.
The
Clones is sort of like a low budget precursor to The Sixth Day. It offers a clever twist on the typical ‘70s
paranoia thriller and gives it a Sci-Fi slant. Things get off to an atmospheric start with a
trippy opening title sequence and a cool Evil Dead-style steady-cam shot of
Greene being chased around his underground bunker by an unseen entity. From there, directors Lamar (Supervan) Card
and Paul (Twisted Nightmare) Hunt deliver an exciting rooftop chase, freaky
dream and flashback sequences, and more shots of the hero running than an
entire season of The Fugitive.
Like
The Sixth Day, the hero teams up with his clone to fight the bad guys in the
end. Unfortunately, once you find out
why the clones are being used, it’s kind of a letdown and pretty cheesy (even
for a ‘70s Sci-Fi movie). The car chases
get a bit repetitive too, but then again, what’s a little repetition in a thriller
about clones? The good news is the
action-packed finale set at an abandoned amusement park is a total blast. Whatever its faults, any movie that ends with Julio
from Sanford and Son chucking grenades off a speeding roller coaster is okay by
me.
Greene
gets the best line of the movie when he disparagingly refers to his clone as
“Xerox”.
AKA: The Cloning.
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