This science-fiction film was first released stateside on 20 May 1983, just about one week before the debut of the highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), that was launched on 25 May 1983. This was a carefully timed strategy, that aimed at scheduling the film to be released just ahead of the third "Star Wars" movie, when the hype for new science-fiction stories was at its peak.
A number of the film's screenwriters were writers from Marvel Comics.
During production, the name of the villain, played by Michael Ironside, was changed from "King Creep" to "Overdog".
The movie was part of an early-mid 1980s cycle of 3-D movies. These included: Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985), Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983), Jaws 3-D (1983), Parasite (1982), Amityville 3-D (1983), The Man Who Wasn't There (1983), Silent Madness (1984), Dogs of Hell (1983), Comin' at Ya! (1981), Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), and Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983) (Treasure of the Four Crowns).
The "Roadox" vehicle was a converted Canadian snow-cat snow-mobile.
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By what name was Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) officially released in India in English?
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