damnation alley be a dumb film . i can not say it any plainer then that . it take place after a nuclear disaster . there be only a handful of survivor leave . george peppard lead the pack look a if he can not wait for the a team to come along . the survivor make their way around in a trump up camper . jan michael vincent play the standard hunky hero . this be near the end of his successful run in the 70 . movie like this do him in ( though he would bounce back nicely the next year in hooper with burt reynolds ) . one scene that be well do and worth noting be when the crew be overtake by a deadly breed of cockroach . it be quite effective on the big screen with stereo sound but and sadly and lose much of it potence on television . the special effect be mostly cheap look with obvious set in many scene . damnation alley be not even a good time waster . you will be so busy laugh at it silliness or shake your head at the effect that it be likely to make you feel as empty a the world it character inhabit .