Activists have been derided as everything from traitors in our midst to lazy rich kids with too much time on their hands, but only 1985's Future-Kill has gone so far as to depict anti-nuclear crusaders as murderous, amoral, partially metallic creatures of pure evil. Edwin Neal stars as one such figure, a mostly metal, mohawk-sporting activist who learned about the evils of nuclear energy firsthand during a horrific accident that left several scientists dead, and Neal unable to walk through metal detectors without fanfare. Neal doesn't flinch at chopping his fellow activists to pieces over petty violations like talking to reporters, which brings him into philosophical conflict with his less kill-crazy brother (Doug Davis), who points out, "I'm the leader of a non-violent movement. And you're a violent person." Meanwhile, across town, a gang of rambunctious frat boys are ordered by their higher-ups to apologize for pulling an outrageous stunt on a loser frat run by an ascot-sporting gentleman who doesn't take kindly to monkeyshines. When they tar-and-feather him for his impudence, breaking the inter-fraternity ban on tarring and feathering, the offending frat is sent to the city to kidnap an anti-nuclear activist for a theme party. Soon after entering the city, the would-be kidnappers encounter Neal, who kills Davis in the ensuing melee. Framed for Davis' murder, the frat boys try to flee the city. Meanwhile, two hookers contemplate Neal's sexual proclivities, one cynically insisting that should he ever engage in the act of lovemaking, he would "probably come all over his chain." Nevertheless, she decides to find out for herself what's under Neal's armor, but he proves to be a fighter, not a lover, and he brutally murders her. Aided by a sympathetic activist, the frat boys successfully elude Neal's henchmen, even finding time to take in a hot rock 'n' roll show, where they come to understand the "freaks" a little better. But their cross-cultural exchange is cut short by the reappearance of Neal, who chases them through countless abandoned buildings. Eventually, the killer is destroyed by a fellow activist, and his intended victims head back to the frat house older, wiser, and able to foresee a day when freaks and frats bond over their similarities rather than clashing over their differences.
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