Johnny C: Give it a rest, Sal. You couldn't hit the fuckin' floor if you fell on it.
-- Leonard Maltin
-- Robert Ebert, Siskel & Ebert
-- David Sheehan, CBS TV
-- Mike Clark, USA Today
-- Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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| ERASER (1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| You know the movies. You know the name. The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies. Now add another spectacular, effects-filled Schwarzenegger action smash to the list. The dynamic superstar plays John Kruger, a U.S. Marshal who erases the lives and identities of people entering the Witness Protection Program. Kruger must protect an executive who's uncovered a deal to put a new superweapon in the wrong hands. It's a do-or-die assignment. So Kruger makes sure he does in a nonstop action spree that includes plunging from an airplane after his parachute, turning ravenous alligators into instant luggage, overbraining ultratech security and outbrawning killers with hypervelocity weapons. For power-packed excitement, Eraser is unstoppable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnold Schwarzenegger (John Kruger), James Caan (Robert Deguerin), Vanessa L. Williams (Dr. Lee Cullen), James Coburn (Beller), Robert Pastorelli (Johnny C), James Cromwell (William Donahue), Danny Nucci (Monroe), Andy Romano (Harper), Nick Chinlund (Calderon), Michael Papajohn (Schiff), Joe Viterelli (Tony), Mark Rolston (J. Scar), John Slattery (Corman), Robert Miranda (Frediano), Roma Maffia (Claire), Tony Longo (Little Mike), Gerry Becker (Morehart), John Snyder (Sal), Melora Walters (Darleen), Olek Krupa (Sergei), Cylk Cozart (Darryl), K. Todd Freeman (Duton), Rocco Sisto (Pauley), Ismael 'East' Carlo (Priest). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HE WILL ERASER YOUR PAST TO PROTECT YOUR FUTURE. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DIRECTOR: Chuck Russell (The Scorpion King). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WRITERS: Tony Puryear, Walon Green, Michael S. Chernuchin, Frank Darabont (uncredited), John Pogue (uncredited), Christine Roum (uncredited), Chuck Russell (uncredited) and William Wisher Jr. (uncredited). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRODUCERS: Arnold Kopelson and Anne Kopelson. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CO-PRODUCERS: Stephen Brown and Caroline Pham. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Frank Capra III, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Chuck Russell and Michael Tadross. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ORIGINAL MUSIC: Alan Silvestri and Walter Werzowa. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RELEASE DATE: June 21st, 1996 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sal: You think I can hit that guy from here? Johnny C: Give it a rest, Sal. You couldn't hit the fuckin' floor if you fell on it. |
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| BOX OFFICE OPENING: $24.5 million (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOX OFFICE RESULT: $101.2 million (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BUDGET: $100 million (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert: You wanna impress me, slick? Do your fucking job! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - The company name "Cyrez" was originally "Cyrex", but the real-life company Cyrix complained. THe movie had been shot, but all dialogue was dubbed and company logos were digitally altered during post production. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Priest: The police have returned to the saftey of their doughnut shops. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert: You know, some people take things for granted, like the ability to eat solid food. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John: Relax. You've been erased. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John: You're luggage! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "High-octane, high-tech, violent and cartoonish...explosive, cutting-edge action and special effects give fans their money's worth, and then some. Indefensible on any artistic level, but lots of fun." -- Leonard Maltin |
"Eraser is more or less what you expect, two hours of mindless nonstop high-tech action, with preposterous situations, a body count in the dozens, and Arnold introducing a new trademark line of dialogue." -- Robert Ebert, Siskel & Ebert |
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| "Arnold's back and better than ever." -- David Sheehan, CBS TV |
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| "Eraser isn't likely to prove indelible even by the standards of summer-movie ephemera, but at least it's less self-deluded than The Rock." -- Mike Clark, USA Today |
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| "Superb action sequences...and high-tech bone-crunching ensue." -- Rita Kempley, Washington Post |
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| "A winning attraction." -- Desson Howe, Weekend Section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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