New World Disorder (1999)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Richard Spence

Writers:

Jeffrey Smith (written by) and
Ehren Kruger (written by)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

A gang of four eyed crooks led by Kurt Bishop (McCarthy) are ripping off top dollar computer chips from a list of factories...

Plot Keywords:

Computer Chip | Partnership | Computer Whizz | Computer Hacker | Criminal

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	David Marx
Andrew McCarthy	...	Kurt Bishop
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Kris Paddock
Hari Dhillon	...	Mark Ohai
Alun Ragland	...	Michael 'Fury' Dietrich
Ian Butcher	...	Quark
Brian Van Camp	...	Coltrane
Anthony Warren	...	Nakamoto
Martin McDougall	...	Sullivan
Nicholas Pinnock	...	Weldon
John Sharian	...	Rice
Branwell Donaghey	...	Leo Galileo
Lawrence Elman	...	Maximillian Biggs
Michelle Gomez	...	Annika 'Amethyst' Rains
John Bondi	...	Bouncer

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some language.

Runtime:

94 min | Germany:89 min (cut version) | Germany:90 min | Argentina:92 min

Country:

USA | Luxembourg

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Luxembourg

Company:

Carousel Picture Company, The

Goofs:

Continuity: When Marx and Paddock are leaving the scene of the 'drive in condo', they get in a car boxed in by another and an emergency vehicle. The car proceeds to burn rubber straight ahead, where the other car was seconds ago.

Quotes:

David Marx: I bet you're a wiz at Space Invaders.
Kris Paddock: Next time, say Doom.
David Marx: What?
Kris Paddock: Next time, say Doom! You'll sound younger.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Allemaal film: De amerikaanse droom (#1.6)" (2007)

What was he thinking?

Rutger Hauer really should get himself a new agent. Last night I was horribly fascinated by his 1997 movie "Bleeders". It was so awful it was like watching a train wreck... I couldn't look away!

Then this afternoon "New World Disorder" came on, and it didn't sound too bad.

Hauer plays your typical grizzled anti-tech cop. Everything from references to 8-tracks, the beat up old car he drives, to his wardrobe complete with bow tie beats this into your brain throughout the whole movie! Gimme a break! He deserves better. Some of the old Rutger shows through, but generally he plays an old fart and it pained me to watch!

The soundtrack music was lame and many of the characters were flat, it played exactly like a "made for TV" movie. The plot was okay, and it barely kept me watching, but it could have been so much better! How disappointing.

If you really like Rutger Hauer, as I do, you can get a few moments enjoyment from when he is able to put a little personality into the role, but generally this movie was a predictable waste of time.

Rebecca