Hologram Man (1995)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Richard Pepin

Writers:

Evan Lurie (screenplay)
Evan Lurie (story)

Release Date:

8 April 1995 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

A Criminal Mind In An Indestructible Body

Plot:

Five years after the mad terrorist Norman Galagher was sentenced to holographic stasis, he is given a parole hearing...

Plot Keywords:

Hologram | Shotgun | Flamethrower | Reverse Footage | Exploding Car

Cast

Joe Lara	...	Decoda
Evan Lurie	...	Slash Gallagher
Michael Nouri	...	Edward Jameson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Amos	...	Wes Strickland
Tina Arning	...	Hostage
Tody Bernard	...	Corum
Rod Britt	...	Treasury Manager
Chuck Butto	...	Treasurer
Joseph Campanella	...	Dr. Stern
Alex Cord	...	Governor Hampton
James Daughton	...	Captain / Chairman
Arabella Holzbog	...	Natalie
David Kagen	...	Chief of Police
Kathrin Lautner	...	Corporate spokesperson
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Eightball
Jim Maniaci	...	Thug
Derek McGrath	...	Secretary Culkin
Stephen Quadros	...	Thug #2
Scott Riddle	...	Police rookie
William Sanderson	...	Manny / Giggles
Anneliza Scott	...	Carradine
Michele Smith	...	Casey
Paul G. Volk	...	TAC sergeant
Nicholas Worth	...	One-Eye

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, a sex scene and language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:R | USA:R

Trivia:

The Scences with the "Future Cops" are Archive Footage from Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995).

Quotes:

Slash Gallagher: My name is Slash Gallagher!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Hologram Man" (2001)

Biiiiiiiiiig Explosions!!!

I hope big explosions are your fancy because, like them or not, there are a LOT of them in this movie. And trust me, there are a lot more than necessary. Another thing that was blatantly wrong in this movie, as the guy before me mentioned, there is a LOT of people standing out in the open not being shot and killed, while the cops behind cars are dropping like flies. But, I soon realized that I didn't feel sorry for the cops, considering they didn't use the cars as shields for their upper torso. They would stand straight up behind the hood of the car like total morons, and get shot.

I enjoyed the cause Slash/Norman was fighting for. I think he had the right idea about causing a revolution to overthrow the corporations. I think if I lived in that day and age with my current mind-set, I would join him to the bitter end. I am absolutely against the idea of corporate control. I believe that Slash/Norman was not too evil of a guy, because, as we saw, he was distraught over killing Dakota. In his heart I believe that he felt bad about killing someone who shouldn't be killed. Those other corporation guys Slash iced, they all deserved it, and there's no hard feelings over people who get their just desert. However, when someone who doesn't deserve to be killed is killed, therein lies the problem.

Terrible music, terrible shoot outs, terrible acting other than the Giggles guy, because he was in Blade Runner! I thought I recognized his voice when I first heard it. I was kind of disappointed when Giggles died. I liked him more than I liked any of the other characters. These are all things that killed this movie. The story line was worth the price of admission (or cost of buying the movie) because it's something that I never hope to ever face in my lifetime.

*Final judgement* Watch this movie in order to get a good idea of how you DON'T want the future to be. Good day

-Scott-