Death Machine (1994)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Stephen Norrington

Writer:

Stephen Norrington (writer)

Release Date:

26 May 1995 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It feeds on your fear

Plot:

Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine...

Plot Keywords:

Killer Robot | Psycho | Cyberpunk | Cyborg | Robot

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Brad Dourif	...	Jack Dante
Ely Pouget	...	Hayden Cale
William Hootkins	...	John Carpenter
John Sharian	...	Sam Raimi
Martin McDougall	...	Yutani
Andreas Wisniewski	...	Weyland
Richard Brake	...	Scott Ridley
Alex Brooks	...	Sheriff Dickson
Stuart St. Paul	...	Glitching Hardman
Jackie Sawiris	...	Waitress
Annemarie Zola	...	Screaming Demonstrator (as Anne Marie Zola)
Julie Cox	...	Screaming Demonstrator
Kathleen Tessaro	...	Reporter
Ronald Fernee	...	Reporter
Lesley Lyon	...	Reporter

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi terror and violence, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Germany:18 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Fugitive Features

Trivia:

Jack Dante is named after director 'Joe Dante'.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In several scenes the warbeast is spinning its head infinitely. However, there are hydraulic hoses between the jaw pistons and the body which would wind up in this case. In the Core Containment slow motion head spinning scene, one can clearly see that these hoses have been disconnected to allow the spinning.

Quotes:

Jack Dante: With weapons like mine, and authorization like yours, we can do some serious damage.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in La magra (1998) (V)

God of the str8 to videos!!!

Everyone is trying to say this is suppose to be a comedy. I have a collection of around 300 movies and alot of them are funny as hell but not classified as comedy. Lethal Weapon 4 for example had more humor in it than Death Machine. This is a great movie with a strong resemblance to Aliens, not Alien despite public opinion. The costume design on the Hardman suit was very good for a low budget film. The camera work was really good especially in certain scenes where several emotions are caught in them. The movie features a good plot and believable tech for the year it takes place in. It does feature some cheesy lines in a couple of parts but other than that its dialogue is strong. Our tree hugging heros are very likable too. In my own humble opinion which of course is the only one that matters, if this were re-released as a theatrical motion picture, it'd be the action flick of the summer next year! This one gets a 9!