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Hardware (1990)

X 94 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -   14 September 1990 (USA)
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A wandering soldier finds a robot head in the post-apocalyptic desert. He brings it back to his girlfriend for use in one of her sculptures... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Stanley

Writers:

Steve MacManus (story), Kevin O'Neill (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

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Mark Northover Mark Northover ...
Stacey Travis ...
Paul McKenzie Paul McKenzie ...
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Chris McHallem Chris McHallem ...
Barbara Yu Ling Barbara Yu Ling ...
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Susie Savage Susie Savage ...
Chinese Family (as Susie Ng)
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Storyline

A wandering soldier finds a robot head in the post-apocalyptic desert. He brings it back to his girlfriend for use in one of her sculptures. He investigates the origin of the head, and discovers it's from the Mark 13 project, canceled because of unreliability. His girlfriend, nay, society at large become endangered when the robot puts itself back together using the parts she has for her sculptures. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Sculpture | Future | Scavenger | Apartment Building | Syringe  | See more »

Taglines:

Welcome To The 21st Century! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language (edited for re-rating) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

M.A.R.K. 13 See more »

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,381,285 (USA) (16 September 1990) (695 Screens)

Gross:

$5,728,953 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Sinéad O'Connor was originally supposed to play the riverboat cab driver. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the droid rebuilds itself, it picks up a circular saw. When it uses that circular saw as a weapon later, it is completely different design, with an all different cutting disk. See more »

Quotes

Alvy: Smells like apple pie...
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Connections

Features A Bitter Message of Hopeless Grief (1988) See more »

Soundtracks

"Stabat Mater"
Composed by Gioachino Rossini (as Gioacchino Rossini)
New arrangement by Simon Boswell
Licenced courtesy of Atmosphere Music Ltd. See more »