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| DEMOLITION MAN (1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Frozen in 1996, Phoenix, a convincted killer is "thawed" out for parole well into the 21st century. Revived into a crime free society, Phoenix resumes his murderous rampage, and no one can stop him, Spartan, the cop who captured Phoenix in 1996 has also been cryogenically frozen, this time for a crime he didn't commit. In desperation, the future of law enforcement turn to Spartan and his old ways to help recapture Phoenix. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sylvester Stallone (John Spartan), Wesley Snipes (Simon Phoenix), Sandra Bullock (Lenina Huxley), Nigel Hawth-orne (Dr. Raymond Cocteau), Benjamin Bratt (Alfredo Garcia), Bob Gunton (Chief George Earle), Glenn Shadix (Associate Bob), Denis Leary (Edgar Friendly), Grand L. Bush (Young Zachary Lamb), Pat Skipper (Helicopter Pilot), Steve Kahan (Captain Healy), Paul Bollen (TFR Officer), Mark Colson (Young Warden William Smithers), Andre Gregory (Aged Warden William Smithers), John Enos III (Prisoner), Troy Evans (Tough Cop), Don Charles McGovern (Prison Guard), Bill Cobbs (Aged Zachary Lamb), Chris Durand (Museum Guard), Dan Cortese (Pizza Hunt Entertainer), Toshiro Obata (CryoCon), Jesse Ventura (CryoCon), Rob Schneider (Erwin, uncredited). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE 21ST CENTURY'S MOST DANGEROUS COP. THE 21ST CENTURY'S MOST RUTHLESS CRIMINAL. THE FUTURE ISN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF THEM. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DIRECTOR: Marco Brambilla. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WRITERS: Peter M. Lenkov, Robert Reneau and Daniel Waters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRODUCERS: Joel Silver, Michael Levy and Howard G. Kazanjian. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Tony Munafo. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CO-PRODUCERS: Steven Fazekas, Jacqueline George and James Herbert. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Steven Bratter, Aaron Schwab, Fay Schwab and Craig Sheffer. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ORIGINAL MUSIC: Elliot Goldenthal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| QUOTES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phoenix: Spartan? John Spartan? Oh shit! They let anybody into this century. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Spartan: Send a maniac to catch a maniac. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| John Spartan: You're going to regret this for the rest of your life. Both seconds of it! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RELEASE DATE: October 8th, 1993 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOX OFFICE OPENING: $14.2 million (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edgar Friendly: I want fat, I want cholesterol! I wanna eat butter and bacon and buckets of cheese! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOX OFFICE RESULT: $58.0 million (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - Sandra Bullock replaced Lori Petty after a few days of filming. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenina Huxley: Would you like to have sex? John Spartan: With you? (Lenina nods) John Spartan: Oh, yeah. |
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| - A poster for Lethal Weapon 3 can be seen in Lenina Huxley's office. Both films had Mark Poll as a set designer and were produced by Joel Silver. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [After futuristic, contact-free "sex"] John Spartan: I was thinkin' we could do it the old-fashioned way. Lenina Huxley: You mean...fluid transfer? |
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| - Many of the cars in the movie were prototypes of future models, supplied by General Motors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - Lenina Huxley is a reference to the character Lenina Crowne, a character in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. At one point, she says to John Spartan, "John, you're a savage," thus alluding to the Brave New World character John the Savage. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phoenix: I've been dreaming about killing you for thirty years. John Spartan: Well keep dreaming! |
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| Lenina Huxley: (stamping her foot) John Spartan, I wish for you to leave my domicile immediately! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - For some non-American releases, references to Taco Bell were changed to Pizza Hut. This includes dubbing, plus changing the logos during post-production. Taco Bell remains in the closing credits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenina Huxley: (stamping her foot) John Spartan, I wish for you to leave my domicile immediately! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Museum Curator: Mellow greetings sir. What's your boggle? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - Nominated for one 1994 Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenina Huxley: Looks like you met his meat. You really licked his ass. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lenina Huxley: Look's like there's a new shepherd in town. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRITICAL COMMENTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenina Huxley: Chief, why don't you take this job and shovel it! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Fast, surprisingly funny, bloodletter is still only marginally brainier than Sly's Tango & Cash." -- Leonard Maltin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phoenix: I'm sorry to say that the world has turned into a pussy-whipped, Brady Bunch version of itself, run by a bunch of robed sissies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Basically, Demolition Man is a futuristic cop picture with slightly more imagination and wit than the typical example of the slash-and-burn genre." -- Hal Hinson, Washington Post | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Spartan: Hey Luke Skywalker, use the force. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phoenix: This is the future. Where the phaser guns? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenina Huxely: Let's go blow this guy. John Spartan: Away! Let's go blow this guy AWAY! |
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| "In the end, that's all this film is: flames, flying bullets, and special effects." -- James Berardinelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenina Huxely: Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars. Now all restaurants are Taco Bell. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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