{{distinguish|Population: One|Population I|Population 1}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Population: 1 | image = Population One (1986 film).jpg | alt = | caption = | director = Rene Daalder | producer = | writer = Rene Daalder | screenplay = | story = | based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --> | narrator = | starring = | music = | cinematography = | editing = | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1986}} | runtime = | country = | language = | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Population: 1''''' is a 1986 punk rock musical film written and directed by Rene Daalder.
The film stars Tomata du Plenty of the Screamers as a defense contractor who somehow becomes the sole survivor of a nuclear holocaust. In his solitude, he traces the history of U.S. civilization in the 20th century through musical numbers featuring himself and 1980s punk diva Sheela Edwards.<ref>[http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=6574 “Population: 1” Film Threat, April 14, 2003]</ref>
The film features early appearances by members of Los Lobos, Beck, Vampira (Maila Nurmi), Penelope Houston, Carel Struycken, K.K. Barrett, Mike Doud and El Duce.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081022184519/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/121021/Population-One/overview New York Times/Allmovie overview]</ref>
Cast (in credits order) Tomata Du Plenty (as Tomata DuPlenty), Dino Lee (as Dino Lee Bird), Helen Heaven, Sheela Edwards, Nancye Ferguson, Holly Small, Jane Gaskill, El Duce, Tony Baldwin, Gorilla Rose, Tequila Mockingbird, Anthony-James Ryan (as A. James Ryan), Mike Doud, Steve Berlin, David R. Campbell (credited as both David Campbell and Richard Campbell), K.K. Barrett (as Keith 'KK' Barrett), Steve Hufsteter Robert Alexander (as Rob Wray), Beck (as Beck Campbell), Gino Havens (as Geno Havens), Mari-Sol García (as Mari-Sol Garcia), Tommy Gear, Al Hansen, Maicol Sinatra, Susan Ensley, Jean Leider, Paul Ambrose, Chase Holiday Penelope Houston, Jeff Laing.
''Population: 1'' was released on DVD in the U.S. in October 2008.<ref>[http://cultepics.com/new_releases.html# New Releases, Cult Epics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914084908/http://www.cultepics.com/new_releases.html |date=2008-09-14 }}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[http://population1movie.com/ Population: 1 Official Website] *[http://renedaalder.com/ Rene Daalder online] *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091781 '''''Population: 1''''' in the Internet Movie Database]
Category:1986 films Category:Films directed by Rene Daalder Category:1986 English-language films Category:American rock music films Category:American musical films Category:1986 American films Category:English-language musical films Category:1986 musical films
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