Nemesis (1993)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writer (WGA):

Rebecca Charles (written by)

Release Date:

29 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Thriller

Tagline:

In the future... it pays to be more than human.

Plot:

In the future, chaos is rampant as 'information terrorists' threaten to destroy order in society. Alex...

Plot Keywords:

Cyborg | Nude Fight Scene | Female Nudity | First Of Series | Desert Eagle

Cast

Olivier Gruner	...	Alex
Tim Thomerson	...	Farnsworth
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Angie-Liv
Merle Kennedy	...	Max Impact
Yuji Okumoto	...	Yoshiro Han
Marjorie Monaghan	...	Jared
Nicholas Guest	...	Germaine
Vincent Klyn	...	Michelle
Thom Mathews	...	Marion
Marjean Holden	...	Pam
Brion James	...	Maritz
Deborah Shelton	...	Julian
Jennifer Gatti	...	Rosaria
Borovnisa Blervaque	...	Morico
Thomas Jane	...	Billy (as Tom Janes)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Denmark | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | Germany:18 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai`i, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Imperial Entertainment

Trivia:

Deborah Shelton worked out for three and a half hours a day to get into shape to play Julian.

Quotes:

Jared: It took them 6 months to put him back together. Synthetic flesh, bio-engineered organs. It always scared him that they might take out his soul, and replace it with some matrix chip.

Movie Connections:

References RoboCop (1987)

Lots and lots of action

I had never heard of this movie when I first saw it in the store, but the cover looked cool, and the story sounded neat (well, actually I was more interested in the word "Cyborg" on the cover) so I rented it. I really liked it! Lots of action and CYBORGS!! The plot is a bit confusing, and you never really get a hang of it since they never fully explain it in the movie, but after several viewings I think the plot goes something like this:

LAPD Cop Alex Rain is half-human, half-cyborg (don't expect a mean killing machine àlà RoboCop, though) and he has to stop the Cyborgs before they complete their mission to kill all humans one by one and replace them with Cyborg duplicates. Well, Alex Rain goes to some "low tech, s**t hole called Shang Loo" (quote from the movie) and does a bit of killing and shooting. Well actually he does loads of killing and shooting.

Lots of action, and that's always good. The acting is poor, but Oliver Gruner does a good job as our man, Alex Rain! Poor effects, and a better soundtrack wouldn't hurt. But overall its a pretty good movie! 7 out of 10.