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Brad Dourif, Ely Pouget, William Hootkins, Andreas Wisniewski, Hugh O'Conor ... see more see more... , Alex Brooks , Jackie Sawiris , John Sharian , Martin McDougall , Richard Brake , Stuart St. Paul

This futuristic sci-fi tale copies Alien and Robocop and stars Brad Dourif as Jack Dante, a nutty, long-haired genius inventor who hides out in a basement where he watches cartoons and collects sex ma... read more read more...gazines. He has also developed a killer robot. The greedy head of a corrupt corporation and the dope-smoking survivor of a terrorist group find themselves at the mercy of Dante and his robot and watch as he turns others into cyborgs and stages battles to the death between them. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi

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R, 2 hr.

Directed by: Stephen Norrington

Release Date: December 31, 1994

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2000

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Flixster Reviews (105)

  • puffchunk
    January 18, 2011
    puffchunk
    This movie was so horrible yet had a few redeeming qualities. I won't list what was bad about it, since it's everything you can imagine bad. The only things worth while are: Brad Dourif freaking out with his bug eyes and his great one liners, a white skinhead guy with a tattoo of... read more a Japaneese sun on his eye that says random Asian words here and there, and a cop that after demonstrating the worst acting ever cries 'Holy Doughnuts' before he dies. All that should have made this a good movie, but it just couldn't save itself. I wished for the end far before I was rewarded with it.
  • kenstachnik
    March 2, 2009
    kenstachnik
    Die Hard with a killer cyborg as John Mclaine. Healthy sprinklings of Alien, RoboCop and Evil Dead.

    Brad Dourif is the ONLY reason this mish mash is decent.
  • juliantoepfer
    December 29, 2011
    juliantoepfer
    Like with many other horror movies, this flashes just enough potential only to dash your hopes, and realize how awful it is. Pretty much just a mish-mash of already seen films ('Robo Cop', 'Alien', 'Terminator', etc) and it adds nothing of its own.

    It actually starts out alrig... read moreht, but at about the 1/2 hour mark, just plummets out of control into flat out horribleness. The script is simply put, awful. It might have been written by a kindergartener for all I know. The acting is just as bad, with the exception of Dourif, who manages to turn in a frightening and unsettling performance. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find out that Heath Ledger incorporated Dourif's performance into the Joker, as they come across as very similar characters.

    Its cinematography isn't bad. It does manage to capture a creepy vibe of claustrophobia at times. This gets 2 stars due to the fact that it is terrible, but entertaining and hilarious. If you're into cheesy/campy sci-fi and horror, its right up your alley.
  • grimm667
    August 21, 2007
    grimm667
    the acting was horrible, and the effect were remedial. but for the mid 90's, it was a really good movie
  • wchire
    July 10, 2007
    wchire
    A rare direct-to-video flick with all the fixings to be a classic! Stephen Norrington shows his raw talent with what he has to work with.
    Easily holds in owns to films like Aliens and Predator.
  • flynnparadox
    December 18, 2006
    flynnparadox
    The first film from interesting director Norrington was ripped to shreds in the US and that is the version on display here. It's not a great film, even in its uncut form, but it's allright and Brad Dourif is good as always. This cut version is barely comprehensile, however.

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January 10, 2004
Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
October 1, 2005
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