TekWar (TV 1994)

A television movie based on the futurist story by William Shatner.

Director:

William Shatner

Writers:

Alfonse Ruggiero (teleplay), Westbrook Claridge (teleplay),

Stars:

Greg Evigan, Eugene Clark, Torri Higginson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Greg Evigan	...	Jake Cardigan
Eugene Clark	...	Sid Gomez
Torri Higginson	...	Beth Kittridge
Ray Jewers	...	Bennett Sands
Von Flores	...	Sonny Hokori
David Hemblen	...	Insp. Winterguild
Marc Marut	...	Danny Cardigan
Barry Morse	...	Prof. Kittridge
Sonja Smits	...	Kate Cardigan
Sheena Easton	...	Warbride
William Shatner	...	Walter H. Bascom
Maurice Dean Wint	...	Winger
Catherine Blythe	...	Centra
Ed Sahely	...	Ogden Swires
Markus Parilo	...	Vargas

Storyline

After four years, Jake Cardigan is prematurely awoken from his fifteen year cryogenic punishment to a world very different than the one he knew. Much more than before 'Tek', the highly-addictive electronic designer narcotic of the 21st century, seems to be prevalent. His wife has divorced him and disappeared together with their son. He wants them back and he wants justice for those undercover policemen who were murdered by unknown conspirators which led to his imprisonment for a crime he did not commit. He links up with his ex-partner Sid Gomez, now also an ex-cop, and they go to work for the mysterious Bascom who owns and runs the giant Cosmos security corporation. Their first job is a seemingly easy missing persons case trying to locate a missing scientist who may have developed a crystal to destroy Tek chips. The more the two men investigate the more the dark and powerful forces of the hidden Tek lords are sent to thwart them. What is the connection between this case and his ...

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Plot Keywords:

futuristic | cyberpunk | detective | based on novel

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Taglines:

Virtual Reality Can Be Murder

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

TekWar: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantis Films, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 120 min 92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Shatner first conceived the idea of TekWar while directing Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

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Quotes

Beth Kittridge: I'm an android. A Level 10.
Jake Cardigan: At least.

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Connections

Followed by TekWar: TekLab (1994)

User Reviews

Better than I expected.

OK, I was expecting the worst, when I first heard about this on the Sci-Fi channel (when it first came out in 1994, I must've been hiding under a rock or something). I mean, based on the Shatner novels, it even has Shatner in it, I was expecting total barf-o-rama.

But I was pleasantly surprised.

Mind you, it's *not* a classic, nor is it destined to become one. But it's actually pretty good entertainment. Lots of action, lots of cool techno gadgets (the scene of 'jacking in' to the Net, a' la Neuromancer, made it all worthwhile), the acting is fairly good, and the premise is interesting. It managed to hold my attention. Hell, I can even tolerate Shatner's occasional guest appearance -- his character, Bascom, is a sort of enigma -- you never know if he is really "the good guy", he has a LOT of secrets and things going on behind his back, etc., an interesting change from Shatner's most famous role as the "do-gooder" Captain Kirk.

In summary, I wouldn't go out of my way to buy or rent this title, but if you happen to catch it on the Sci-Fi channel (or have a friend who has it on tape, etc.) it's pretty good way of spending the evening.