Eve of Destruction (1991)

Director:

Duncan Gibbins

Writers (WGA):

Duncan Gibbins (written by) &
Yale Udoff (written by)

Release Date:

18 January 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Its creator made it in her own image. The military made it deadly. Now only one man can stop her.

Plot:

Eve is a robot, modelled on "her" creator. Eve's armoury includes a nuclear bomb, which for unexplained reasons is on-board during Eve's testing...

Plot Keywords:

Military | Train | Subway | Android | Helicopter

Cast

Gregory Hines	...	Colonel Jim McQuade
Renée Soutendijk	...	Dr. Eve Simmons / Eve VIII
Michael Greene	...	General Curtis
Kurt Fuller	...	Bill Schneider
John M. Jackson	...	Peter Arnold
Loren Haynes	...	Steve the Robot
Nelson Mashita	...	Scientist / Waiter
Alan Haufrect	...	Dr. Heller
Maryedith Burrell	...	Dawn Perlin
Norman Merrill	...	First Scientist
Craig Oldfather	...	Young Man on Train
Greg Collins	...	Skaaren
Eddie Matthews	...	Bank Robber #1
Tom Morga	...	Bank Robber #2
Tim Russ	...	Carter

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

Just before this film was released, TV and radio spots were issued that featured a rap score not used in the film itself. The score was performed by Charles Jackson a.k.a. C.J. SKYY and Michael Haney a.k.a. Ice Mike.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: We're shown a close-up of Eve's foot pressing down hard on the gas (but not the brake), yet the following shot shows the car peeling out (which can only be done while pressing the gas and brake pedals simultaneously).

Quotes:

Colonel Jim McQuade: Well this is quite some toy you have yourselves here gentlemen. I suppose you want me to put it back in its box.

Movie Connections:

References Frankenstein (1931)

Soundtrack:

SECOND WIND

You're gonna need more than flowers and sweet talk to win this one over!

Awesomely underwhelming tale of a scientist who designs a female robot, half WESTWORLD half TERMINATOR, modelled on her own personality, emotions and thought-processes.

Sometime Dutch actress Renee Soutendijk, whom one might unkindly describe as Lee Remick's less attractive sister (on a good day) has her hands full when EVE turns feral and runs amok. Gregory Hines, hopelessly miscast in his role as a Wesley Snipes PASSENGER 57 type operative, heads up the chase to defuse Eve with Ms Soutendijk's somewhat reluctant help.

Looking rather dated these days, especially by 90's standards, the film gets nowehere at a remarkably slow pace leading up to the subway climax which at least heralds the end of the movie!

Yawn.....next please?