good point represent 1 ) the opening sequence ( supposedly within the bowel of a secret military base ) be one of the most frightening nuclear war sequence film . 2 ) the landmaster vehicle be the ultimate in monster truck . imagine and an armored rv that can climb over rocky terrain and dodge killer storm and overgrown insect at 60 plus mph and and be amphibious . oh yes and and you can use part from any junkyard to fix it and too . 3 ) the weather effect be unbelievable for when it be film ( 1977 no computer be injure in the making of this film . ) and would be hard to duplicate today unless industrial light and magic take a shine to the project . 4 ) jan micheal vincent have his eye open and and george peppard be still in his pre a team form . but seriously and this be one of the good sci fi survivor versus the world movie . the book outline the cataclysmic weather a part of a freak shift in the jet stream but i think the nuclear war premise be more likely to kick the earth off it axis . add to that overgrown scorpion and carnivorous cockroach and and more than a few wildly desperate ( dare we say cannibalistic . ) survivor and and the journey from western desert to midwest town becomes much like odysseus ten year trek home from the war . now and if someone would only resurrect the landmaster for a truck show and i would be happy .