The Demolitionist (1995)

A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Kurtzman

Writers:

Brian DiMuccio (screenplay), Anne Kurtzman (story),

Stars:

Nicole Eggert, Bruce Abbott, Susan Tyrrell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicole Eggert	...	Alyssa Lloyd
Bruce Abbott	...	Prof. Jack Crowley
Susan Tyrrell	...	Mayor Eleanor Grimbaum
Peter Jason	...	Higgins
Sarah Douglas	...	Surgeon
Andras Jones	...	Daniel Dupre
Heather Langenkamp	...	Christy Carruthers
David Anthony Marshall	...	One Eye
Richard Grieco	...	Mad Dog Burne
Randy Vasquez	...	Little Henry Burne
Yvonne M. Cohrs	...	Mall Patron #1
Christopher Thunderwolf	...	Mall Patron #2
Jack Nance	...	Father McKenzie
Chris Cowell	...	Executioner
Joseph Pilato	...	Boxer (as Josef Pilato)

Storyline

A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal corruption.

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Plot Keywords:

police | police officer | cyborg | revenge | robot | 

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Taglines:

Hell Has No Fury...Like A Woman Transformed.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, some nudity and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Demolitionist

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A-Pix Entertainment, Le Monte Entertainment, Planet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 89 min (DVD edition)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the beginning of the film, a Fangoria Magazine featuring Heather Langenkamp on the cover can be seen in the Burne Brothers prison cell just before she appears on the television.

User Reviews

Over the top...flashy...mindless...glorious

Recently I noticed that for some reason I seem to be really into mid-90's action B-movies, or maybe I just got lucky with the ones I saw. A few days ago I watched 'The Demolitionist' which can easily be written off as a Robocop rip-off and while the basic idea certainly is taken from Robocop it is very much its own film.

The psychological main conflict is that the resurrected female cop (who still has full control over herself) isn't comfortable with the fact that she is dead yet functioning better than ever thanks to her new high-tech blood. It's the kind of film in which every single character is morally degenerated and capable of anything, they all just have different motivations and enemies.

It's totally over the top, which goes for the performances as well as for the visual style. Half the movie is shot with tilted camera angles and other crazy perspectives, the light often is extremely artificial looking (usually blue).

It's mindless and the moment is more important than the whole but it does have a story and a sense of progress which keeps the ball rolling until the end (where it eventually falls apart, unfortunately). One interesting touch is how bullet impacts are visualized. Instead of blood spurting a fine red dust comes out of the guy who gets hit, so that he goes down in a red cloud. Cheap? Well, it's expressionistic.

Most interestingly I found out that all those mid-90's action B-movies I like have a common staff member - supervising sound editor Patrick M. Griffith. If you liked 'The Demolitionist' I guess I can recommend other films I enjoyed as much and in which making this man happens to have been involved: Mean Guns, Retroactive, Omega Doom, and Death Machine, which are all much better enjoyed in their original aspect ratio but can be difficult to find this way on purchasable data storage devices.