Solo (1996)

Mario Van Peebles stars as an android killing weapon designed by the military and utilized to enter into a Latin American war to destroy the rebels - natives fighting simply to maintain ... See full summary »

Director:

Norberto Barba

Writers:

Robert Mason (novel), David L. Corley (screenplay)

Stars:

Mario Van Peebles, Barry Corbin, William Sadler

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mario Van Peebles	...	Solo
Barry Corbin	...	General Clyde Haynes
William Sadler	...	Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Jaime Gomez	...	Sgt. Lorenzo
Demián Bichir	...	Rio (as Damián Bechir)
Seidy Lopez	...	Agela
Abraham Verduzco	...	Miguel
Joaquín Garrido	...	Vasquez
William Wallace	...	Thompson
Adrien Brody	...	Dr. Bill Stewart, Solo's Designer
Brent Schaeffer	...	Communications Officer
Lucas Dudley	...	Helmsman
Christopher Michael	...	Flight Deck Officer
Rafael Velasco	...	Justos
Abel Woolrich	...	Lazaro

Storyline

Mario Van Peebles stars as an android killing weapon designed by the military and utilized to enter into a Latin American war to destroy the rebels - natives fighting simply to maintain their freedom. Contrary to his programming, he develops an affinity for the villagers and decides to help them fight back. This lets his creators bring him back and ultimately leads to one of them being given more powerful circuitry to defeat him.

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Plot Keywords:

military | rebel | android | weapon | special forces | 

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Taglines:

Part man. Part machine. Total weapon. Prepare to go Solo!

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for combat action violence and brief strong language

Details

Country:

Mexico USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 August 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cyber Soldier

Filming Locations:

Nayarit, Mexico

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,228,668 (USA) (23 August 1996)

Gross:

$4,932,915 (USA) (13 September 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Triumph Films, Orpheus Films, Van Peebles Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Colonel Madden is firing the tripod mounter grenade launcher at Solo in the village, you can clearly see the 40mm grenade rounds on the belt are just an empty shell and have no warhead to them.

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Quotes

Colonel Madden: [speaking of the hut Solo's in] Blow it.
Rebel Leader: I've got men in there!
Colonel Madden: Not anymore.
[Boom!]

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Connections

References Red Scorpion (1988)

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Soundtracks

"I Can See The Stars"
Music & Lyrics by Christopher Franke
Performed by David Glickman
Produced by Scott Monahan

User Reviews

Loved it

I didn't think much of Solo when I first watched it. But a couple of months later I watched it again and wow! did I miss something here! I loved it second time round.

This is Mario Van Peebles best performance in my opinion. He was ok in Highlander 3 and average in Gunmen, but this is his best performance.

A lot of people think this movie sucks. I can tell you that it doesn't suck, it's packed with action, cool stunts and awesome fight scenes.

Oh yeah and the evil cyborgs gun at the end of the movie looks so much like the ones from Fortress.

8/10