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Director:
Writers:
Tibor Takács (writer) and
Brian Irving (writer)
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Release Date:
22 December 1997 (Russia) more
Genre:
Tagline:
In The Future, Death Is Only The Beginning.
Plot:
When a man is murdered in Moscow, experimental bionic research brings him back to life. He then sets... more | add synopsis
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Bang, bang, shoot 'em up more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rutger Hauer ... John Anderson Wade

Mark Dacascos ... Merrick

Yvonne Sciò ... Marina K. / Katya
Patrick Dreikauss ... Mishka
Randall William Cook ... Vanya the Special Prosecutor

Michael Mehlmann ... Serge
Ildikó Szücs ... Antonia (as Ildiko Szucs)
István Kanizsay ... Assistant Prosecutor (as Istvan Kaizsai)
John Thompson ... Udo
Gabor Peter Vincze ... Lt. Lo
Scott J. Ateah ... Brest (as Scott Athea)

Attila Árpa ... Yamoto
Jak Osmond ... Assassin
Roger La Page ... Beggar
Ágnes Bánfalvy ... The President (as Agnes Banfalvi)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Armageddon (UK)
Redline (USA)
The Syndicate (Europe: English title)
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Runtime:
97 min | UK:93 min
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When John Wade's body is lying in the field it changes positions. One camera angle shows him on his side with his legs crossed, while the other camera angle shows him on his back with his legs apart. more
Movie Connections:
References GoldenEye (1995) more

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4 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Bang, bang, shoot 'em up, 11 March 1999
Author: Scott Peterson from Rolla, MO

This movie had the kernel of something different in its concept and layout, but blows it completely. Back from death movies with an action twist have been done several times, (good ones being "Robocop" and "The Crow") but this one doesn't even approach the philosophical aspects other than people looking at Rutger Hauer and saying, "I thought you were dead."

No, what made this movie start off different was the bizarre mix of old Eastern European backgrounds and settings with near future technology and lifestyle. This different look was reminiscent of (and done better) in Rutger Hauer's other recent movie, "Fatherland."

If the movie had tried it could have been a so-so Bladerunner set in Russia, or if it really made a leap it could have been something uniquely it's own. Instead it ruins any hope it had with endless shoot-outs and sex scenes. These in and of themselves don't make much of a plot or a movie, and I kept thinking of those parodies of Hollywood movies, which this one quickly became.

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