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18 August 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
Choose Your Destiny... morePlot:
Three unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(95 articles)
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Best video game movie to date moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christopher Lambert | ... | Lord Rayden | |
| Robin Shou | ... | Liu Kang | |
| Linden Ashby | ... | Johnny Cage | |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... | Shang Tsung | |
| Bridgette Wilson | ... | Sonya Blade | |
| Talisa Soto | ... | Princess Kitana | |
| Trevor Goddard | ... | Kano | |
| Chris Casamassa | ... | Scorpion | |
| François Petit | ... | Sub-Zero | |
| Keith Cooke | ... | Reptile (as Keith H. Cooke) | |
| Hakim Alston | ... | Fighting Monk | |
| Kenneth Edwards | ... | Art Lean | |
| John Fujioka | ... | Chief Priest | |
| Daniel Haggard | ... | Assistant Director | |
| Sandy Helberg | ... | Director |
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Rated PG-13 for non-stop martial arts action and some violence.Parents Guide:
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101 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Japan:R-15 | Japan:PG-12 (uncut version) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) (1999) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 (re-rated) | New Zealand:M | Norway:18 (1995) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13Fun Stuff
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Miscellaneous: During the fight between Johnny Cage and Scorpion in the plantation, a car can be seen in the background. moreQuotes:
Shang Tsung: From this moment on, my island will be your battle ground.[points to Liu Kang]
Shang Tsung: Liu Kang, you will be first. Let Mortal Kombat begin.
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Twist The Knife (Slowly) moreFAQ
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And that really says a lot about how the not-so-current trend of games-to-movies are received among critics. But this one was easily the best of all of them. This is easily in a league higher than the likes of Super Mario Brothers, Double Dragon, Street Fighter, Wing Commander, the Tomb Raider movies, Resident Evils 1 and 2, House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark, not to mention that this was one of the few that actually stayed true to the game, from the costumes to the tourney fights, from the characters to the plot lines, everything was done right, and it makes for one hell of a fight-'em-to-the-finish type movie.
But heed my warning: AVOID THE SEQUEL AT ALL COST! Just stick with the original. You won't be disappointed (well, maybe you will, just maybe).