Demolition University (Video 1999)

A college student and his friends try to thwart a deranged war veteran's plan to poison the city's water supply.

Director:

Kevin Tenney

Writer:

Steve Jankowski

Stars:

Corey Haim, Ami Dolenz, Laraine Newman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Corey Haim	...	Lenny Slater
Ami Dolenz	...	Jenny
Laraine Newman	...	Professor Harris
Todd Allen	...	Max
Erin Beaux	...	Bruce McGuinness
Robert Forster	...	Gentry
Khrystyne Haje	...	Diane Woods
Joe Skorpen	...	Abdul
Michele Maika	...	Elia
Kahlil G. Sabbagh	...	Faddem
Bernard White	...	Momad
Joe Lala	...	Carlos Ramos
Michael Kayem	...	Mohammed
Rene Rivera	...	Kalmed
Eric Saiet	...	Power Worker #1

Storyline

A college student and his friends try to thwart a deranged war veteran's plan to poison the city's water supply.

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Plot Keywords:

college student | student | poison | war veteran | exploding car | 

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Demolition U

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sunset Films International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Demolition High (1996)

User Reviews

You'll learn so much, your brain will split at its seams.

Demolition University is one of those films that is so close to the facts that you feel like you're being given a counter-terrorism lecture. Here are some of the facts covered in the film:

• Nerve gas that could kill the whole world is protected by a handful

of poorly armed men, one of whom is considered to be an extreme megalomaniac psychopath.

• Universities have bright yellow school buses, which they take to

Physics field trips.

• Universities have organised dances, and taking the cutest girl in

your class is the most important thing.

• That nerve gas multiplies infinitely when put in water. Stuff like

this exists, apparently.

• When a building has a self-destruct option, it means "set off cheap

explosives and fires outside the building". The director will pan up in an attempt to disguise the fact that the building was not touched.

• Terrorists drive a motor-home, and an old one at that. Let's call it

the Terrormobile.

• Six terrorists is about the right number to secure a number of

hostages and a water treatment plant.

• When you shoot someone in the head, and they have a hardhat on, the

hardhat goes flying about 15 feet, then spins for about 20 seconds.

• Terrorists cannot shoot. At all. They probably couldn't hit the

Terrormobile from 50 feet. Then again, the US military can't shoot straight either.

• The temperature of something in the water treatment plant will go

from 100 to 300 in two seconds, but will stick at 300 for about 25 minutes. Without going any higher. Then it will magically jump up to 400 in another two second patch.

• When bullets hit the side of a van, they just disintegrate into

sparks. Without leaving a mark.

• Armed terrorists following orders to kill someone would rather chase

someone than shoot them, even if they're only 15 feet behind them. Then again, judging by how poor they are at shooting, it's not overly surprising they'd rather run after them.

• Psychological profiles contain every single piece of information on

the person imaginable, except information that might actually be required/useful.

• The US gives in to terrorist demands.



• A quarterback who can't throw straight gets his hands on a beaker of

nerve gas. He'll throw it inside a water treatment plant - despite pipes and machines being everywhere - on the off chance that a guy who can't catch a football will safely catch a delicate glass beaker.

• Telling a girl that she "can make it" means she'll run faster than

ever before.

• AK-47s are never used as automatic weapons. Ever.