Robot Jox

Robot Jox
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stuart Gordon
Screenplay by	Joe Haldeman
Story by	Stuart Gordon
Produced by	Charles Band
Starring	Gary Graham Anne-Marie Johnson Paul Koslo Robert Sampson Danny Kamekona Hilary Mason Michael Alldredge
Cinematography	Mac Ahlberg
Edited by	Ted Nicolaou Lori Ball
Music by	Frédéric Talgorn
Production company	Empire Pictures
Distributed by	Triumph Releasing Corporation
Release date	November 21, 1990 (1990-11-21)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6.5–10 million[1][Note 1]
Box office	$1.3 million[3]

Robot Jox is a 1990 American post-apocalyptic Mecha science-fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson and Paul Koslo. Co-written by science-fiction author Joe Haldeman, the film's plot follows Achilles, one of the "robot jox" who pilot giant machines that fight international battles to settle territorial disputes in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic world.

After producer Charles Band approved Gordon's initial concept, the director approached Haldeman to write the script. Gordon and Haldeman clashed frequently over the film's tone and intended audience. Principal photography finished in Rome in 1987, but the bankruptcy of Band's Empire Pictures delayed the film's release in theaters until 1990. It earned $1,272,977 in domestic theatrical gross, failing to return its production cost. Robot Jox received negative critical response and little audience attention upon its first theatrical run. The film has been released on various home video formats, most recently on Blu-ray in July 2015.

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