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25 July 1986 (USA)
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Plot:
A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal. full summary | add synopsis
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3 nominations
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(13 articles)
AC/DC to release greatest hits ... as the Iron Man 2 soundtrack
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 January 2010, 4:25 AM, PST)
AC/DC Provide Iron Man 2 Soundtrack
(From EmpireOnline. 26 January 2010, 4:33 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 January 2010, 4:25 AM, PST)
AC/DC Provide Iron Man 2 Soundtrack
(From EmpireOnline. 26 January 2010, 4:33 PM, PST)
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An all-time underrated comedy...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Emilio Estevez | ... | Bill Robinson | |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Hendershot | |
| Laura Harrington | ... | Brett | |
| Yeardley Smith | ... | Connie | |
| John Short | ... | Curtis | |
| Ellen McElduff | ... | Wanda June | |
| J.C. Quinn | ... | Duncan Keller | |
| Christopher Murney | ... | Camp Loman | |
| Holter Graham | ... | Deke Keller | |
| Frankie Faison | ... | Handy | |
| Pat Miller | ... | Joe | |
| Jack Canon | ... | Max | |
| Barry Bell | ... | Steve Gayton | |
| John Brasington | ... | Frank | |
| J. Don Ferguson | ... | Andy |
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97 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Germany:16 (re-rating 2006) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Finland:K-16 |
Australia:R |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18
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During the scene with the ferry bridge, a van can be seen with the AC/DC band's logo. AC/DC performed the soundtrack for the movie.
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Continuity: When the bridge starts going up on its own, it's fairly high. Then we cut to a shot of a truck in the middle and the level of the bridge has dropped considerably - it's almost level. Then we cut back to longs shots and the bridge is at its original higher elevation.
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Man At Cashpoint:
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[as the ATM machine is calling him an asshole]
Man At Cashpoint: Honeybun! This machine just called me an asshole!
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[as the ATM machine is calling him an asshole]
Man At Cashpoint: Honeybun! This machine just called me an asshole!
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Featured in "Cinemania: Stephen King: O vasilias tou tromou" (2009)
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Ride On
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Hey, can't Big Steve have a little fun, too? I don't think this was a "so bad it's funny" movie - it's too well done to have been constructed as anything but a real comedy. Viewing this in the context of a traditional horror/slasher movie doesn't do it justice, and with deference to previous reviewers, trying to analyze the technical feasibility of the antics of the machines is a lot like making a big deal about pointing out the historical inaccuracies in Monty Python and the Holy Grail - why? It's a MOVIE, folks, and the liberties Our Most Televised Red Sox Fan takes with the things machines can do make it a damned funny one at that. The scenes, characters, and quotes are a notch below the aforementioned Grail, Spinal Tap, or Clerks, but still classic. (I've been caught by more than one co-worker standing at my desk screaming "WE MADE YOU!" at my laptop, but hey, to each his own.) Five out of five stars, as long as you come in with the right perspective!