The Demolitionist (1995)

Director:

Robert Kurtzman

Writers:

Brian DiMuccio (screenplay)
Anne Kurtzman (story)
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Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist"...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Officer | Police Officer Killed | Lasersight | Policeman

Cast

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)
Tom Savini	...	Roland
Reggie Bannister	...	Warden Thomas
Nils Allen Stewart	...	Hammerhead
Jennifer Anderson	...	Dancer
La Tanya Hall	...	Dancer
Naomi Jaramillo	...	Dancer
Gina Lackey	...	Dancer
James Mongold	...	Arlis
Joelle Sailers	...	Biker Slut
Paul Munoz	...	Skin
Shanah S. Blevins	...	Makeup Artist
Gigi Moran	...	Lab Assistant
Russ MacGuire	...	Ram
J. Wolf	...	Wolf
Shay Burke	...	Jermot
Michael Maranda	...	Otto
Ryan Rowley	...	Porkchop
Armand Medina	...	Mortay
Richard French	...	J.C.
Walter T. Hubbard	...	The Hubb
Porter Jamison	...	Swamp Rat
Derek Mears	...	Chuck X
Larry Clark	...	Second Reporter
Geoff Seaton	...	Bank Guard
Randy Stafford	...	Lipps
Gregory Nicotero	...	Elevator Punk
Gino Crognale	...	Second Punk
Andre Rosey Brown	...	Big Frank (as Rosey Brown)
John C. Neuman	...	Clean Cut Biker
Bob Hurst	...	Duffy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Hicks	...	Krutchfield (as Danny Hicks)
Laser	...	The Negotiator
Bruce Campbell	...	Raffle Winner (uncredited)
Brian DiMuccio	...	TV Reporter (uncredited)
David Pollison	...	Bank Robber (uncredited)
Dino Vindeni	...	Death Row Reporter (uncredited)
Molly Weber	...	Mayor's Assistant (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Kurtzman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brian DiMuccio		screenplay
Anne Kurtzman		story
Robert Kurtzman		story
Dino Vindeni		screenplay

Produced by
Robert E. Baruc	....	executive producer
Donald P. Borchers	....	producer
John Esposito	....	associate producer
John Fremes	....	executive producer
Anne Kurtzman	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Shawn Patterson

Cinematography by
Marcus Hahn

Film Editing by
Paolo Mazzucato

Production Design by
Charley Cabrera

Costume Design by
Angela Dawn Alderson

Makeup Department
Evan Campbell	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Lowell Dean Cox	....	unit production manager
Krish Mani	....	production supervisor
Paolo Mazzucato	....	post-production supervisor
Amy J. Moore	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kurt Bryant	....	second unit director
Adam Druxman	....	first assistant director
Nick Satriano	....	second second assistant director
Charles Simmers	....	second assistant director (as Charles Summers)

Art Department
Stefan Wilcox	....	property master

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Loren Chun	....	sound effects editor
Mike Draghi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Fahimian	....	assistant dialogue editor
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Kirk Hunter	....	sound effects editor
Wayne Scott Joness	....	sound effects editor
Jeff King	....	sound effects editor
John Kohlbrenner	....	sound effects editor
Chris Longo	....	assistant dialogue editor
Jim Loveless	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Mar	....	dialogue editor
Michael McCarthy	....	adr recordist
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
T.A. Moore Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound effects editor
Jesse Pomeroy	....	dialogue editor
Thomas Richter	....	dialogue editor
Debby VanPoucke	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects supervisor
Steve Newquist	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Etienne Andlau	....	assistant matte painter (as Etienne Terblanche)
Larry Arpin	....	roto artist
Tim Donahue	....	matte painter
Dave Lockwood	....	visual effects animator
Tina Mesa	....	visual effects producer
William Mesa	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts
David L. Cochran	....	stunt coordinator
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts
Dana Dru Evenson	....	stunts
Kelly Garrett	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Burton	....	second assistant camera
Scott Kaye	....	director of photography: second unit
David Kiser	....	first assistant camera
David McLaughlin	....	gaffer
Andrew Page	....	grip
Christopher C. Pearson	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Craig Price	....	best boy grip
Craig Price	....	dolly grip
Jan Ruona	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Christopher Rydell	....	still photographer
Scott Stilley	....	best boy electric
Michael Weaver	....	director of photography: second unit (as Mike Weaver)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Kay Jensen	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer

Other crew
Lisa Arnone	....	script supervisor
Dominick Daniels	....	production assistant
Douglas Dresser	....	location manager
Michael Figueiredo	....	production assistant
Kelly Garrett	....	double: "Demolitionist"
Mark Myers	....	production assistant
Andrew Page	....	second production assistant
Douglas Salkin	....	post-production audio coordinator
Jen Wall	....	production assistant (as Jennifer Wall)
Todd Wertman	....	production coordinator
Stefan Wilcox	....	weapons master

Production Companies

• A-Pix Entertainment
• Le Monte Entertainment
• Planet Productions

Distributors

• Two Moon Releasing (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Pix Entertainment (video)
• Ascot Video
• Audio Visual Enterprises (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Aurum Producciones (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• Delta Vidéo Diffusion (1996) (France) (VHS)
• Simitar Video (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Flash Film Works
• K.N.B. Effects Group

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor

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MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, some nudity and language

Runtime:

100 min | Spain:89 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:18 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

A-Pix Entertainment

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.

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.