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 arguing in an alleyway the red sign at head height behind Enwright disappears between shots.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Blade Runner (1982)

Soundtrack:

Seven Even

Would've been better if Rochelle had gotten topless at least once.

This film is a "B" movie impersonation of "BladeRunner", but without the great acting of Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer, the fantastic cinematography, and the character development of the original story. Instead, we have Mark Singer doing a decent job at imitating Harrison Ford's character but there really is no character to match Rutger Hauer's android portrayal. The closest thing is Matthias Hues playing a smuggler-turned-sidekick. There's Rochelle Swanson in the role of the hero's love interest instead of Sean Young, and Swanson does a much better job of keeping my interest in the film than any of the other actors. I counted three opportunities for Rochelle Swanson to take off her clothes: a) when she sneaks into the brothel as a prostitute; b) when she comes running out of the brothelowner's room; c) when she's alone with the owner of New Angeles and he's trying to judge her qualities as a "pleasure droid". I guess they just didn't pay her enough money to do the nude scenes. They should've written the space battle parts out of the script and offered the money savings to Rochelle, because, really, she's the best reason to see this film.

Most of the other female characters get naked, including a part at the beginning where Brinke Stevens is dancing on the local bar's stage, but nothing very erotic or adventurous. Nobody gets tied up or beaten, there's no gore (except for some wires coming out of an adroid's mouth), no scary parts, and no suspense. The big fight scene is just like any other gunfight scene out of a 1970's tv show - a couple guys crouching down shooting their pieces at a couple of other guys crouching down shooting their pieces. At least we're spared any goofy space suits or costumes.

Worth watching twice. First for the plot, then for Rochelle.