Syngenor (1990)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

George Elanjian Jr.

Writers:

Michael Carmody (story)
Brent V. Friedman (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Product of science - nightmare from hell

Plot:

A scientist engineers a group of genetically engineered cyborgs for use as "supersoldiers" to fight U.S. wars in the Middle East. However, things get ugly when the cyborgs malfunction and turn on their creators. |

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Unofficial Sequel | Cult Favorite | Independent Film

Cast

Starr Andreeff	...	Susan Valentine
Mitchell Laurance	...	Nick Cary
David Gale	...	Carter Brown
Charles Lucia	...	Stan Armbrewster
Riva Spier	...	Paul Gorski
Jeff Doucette	...	David Greenwait
Bill Gratton	...	Lt. Leo Rosselli
Lewis Arquette	...	Ethan Valentine
Jon Korkes	...	Tim Calhoun
Melanie Shatner	...	Bonnie Brown
Ken Zavayna	...	Sam Krebs
Roy Fegan	...	Donnie
Julie Kris	...	Candy
Kate Romero	...	Brandy
Christopher Burgard	...	Scott

Also Known As:

Syngenor: Synthesized Genetic Organism (USA) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Trivia:

The basement of the building where the Syngenors are kept was actually filmed in a Hotel kitchen. White sheets were used to cover up the all kitchen appliances.

Quotes:

Carter Brown: Hold me, please hold me.

Movie Connections:

Follows Scared to Death (1981/I)

Killer Robot-Chicken

Total & utter trash, this moronic low budget Sci-Fi flick about a genetically engineered army robot that reproduces itself by laying eggs (!) and naturally turns against its creators before it's even properly finished. In some desperate attempts to thicken the unoriginal plot, there's the lame sub plot about a nosy journalist and his ugly girlfriend going undercover in the company and the awkward story about the Corporate Executive (David Gale from "Re-Animator" fame) who injects the veins in his neck with the same liquids as the robots need in able to function. "Syngenor" is nearly unendurable nonsense, made on a shoestring budget and featuring no redeeming elements whatsoever, apart from the over-the-top performance of David Gale. The supposedly extraordinary killer robots, meant to replace human soldiers to fight wars in the Middle East, are actually very deficient machines! They can't deal with fire or water, and they're pretty easy to kill if you just aim well or hit them over the head hard enough. On top of that, they only last 24 hours before incubating their own successors. And these faulty metal things are supposed to be the future of the US Army? He's dead now, but I'm sure Saddam Houssein wouldn't have been impressed. The first half is still remotely amusing, since the inept dialogs and cheesy massacres supply the film with a handful of chuckles, but then the whole thing gets too stupid to even smile at. The climax battles are exaggeratedly retarded, with a very Terminator-esquire sequence in which the leftover pieces of one of the robots melt together with human tissue, resulting in an ultra-hideous robot-woman creature. What the hell was that? My rating of 3 out of 10 is extremely generous, mainly just because David Gale was a cool dude who never got the good roles he deserved, apart from once in "Re-Animator".