Droid Gunner (1995)

Director:

Fred Olen Ray

Writer:

William C. Martell (screenplay)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You've Entered Cyberzone. Let The Chase Begin.

Plot:

In the future, the threat of global takeover by cyborg units has forced Earth to outlaw their use. But when four female androids are smuggled to Earth...

Plot Keywords:

Android | Bounty Hunter | Futuristic | Exploitation | Female Nudity

Cast

Marc Singer	...	Jack Ford
Matthias Hues	...	Hawks
Rochelle Swanson	...	Beth
Robin Clarke	...	Humberstone
Kin Shriner	...	Walsh
Cal Bartlett	...	Mr. Reginald
Robert Quarry	...	Chew'Bah
Ross Hagen	...	Bartender
Brinke Stevens	...	Kitten
Bob Bragg	...	Thug #1
Sam Hiona	...	Thug #2
Peter Spellos	...	Hathaway
Hoke Howell	...	Bum #1
Jeff Murray	...	Bum #2
Johannes V. Meerkerk	...	Assassin Droid

Also Known As:

Cyber Zone (Australia)
Cyberzone (USA) (video title)
Phoenix 2 (UK)

MPAA:

Rated R for nudity, a strong sex scene and some violence.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:16

Company:

New Horizon Picture Corp

Trivia:

The character which Hawks talks to on the video-phone at the beginning of the film is the robot from Fred Olen Ray's previous film, _Star Hunter (1995)_.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ford and Enwright are reading data from a port at the back of the assassin droid's neck, his head bent quite far down onto his chest. In the close-up of the back of his neck, his head is raised much further up as though he were sitting normally and awake.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Queen Of The Damned

The tongue planted firmly in the cheek

After watching this film I experienced a new sensation. I had watched a film in which the lead actor had put in a performance that almost rivaled the legend Chevy Chase in 'Fletch'. This isn't to say that the performances are comparable, but both give practically flawless delivery of their lines. That actor is Marc Singer! Singer is Jack Ford, the 'Droid Gunner' of the title, grinding out a living collecting the bounty on androids.There are some mutants, topless pleasure droids(!), a Scandinavian smuggler, and possibly a half-hearted attempt to make a statement on class or maybe even globalization or......... well it doesn't really matter. What matters about this film is the dry manner in which Singer delivers his lines resulting in side-splitting humour! What matters about this film is that director Fred Olen Ray seems to realize that serious sci-fi very rarely works, and when your budget is skimpy it is best not to take yourself to seriously. Olen Ray has said that everyone involved in this film had great fun and this transfers onto the film.I dare you to criticize a film that allows itself to portray futuristic Earth as eternally dark and neon-lit and then ends in a 'pipes and valves' warehouse. Self parody is a very redeeming quality. To summarise, Fred Olen Ray is an ambassador for independent film making and Marc Singer the perfect B-movie lead.If only Olen Ray could draft in Tim Thomerson to the equation then we'd have a film on our hands.