Replicant (2001)

Director:

Ringo Lam

Writers (WGA):

Lawrence Riggins (written by) and
Les Weldon (written by)

Release Date:

11 May 2001 (Brazil)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

A ruthless killer... to destroy him, they had to create him.

Plot:

Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops.

Plot Keywords:

Replicant | Clone | Serial Killer | Fire | Police

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Replicant / Edward Garrotte
Michael Rooker	...	Det. Jake Riley
Catherine Dent	...	Angie
Brandon James Olson	...	Danny
Pam Hyatt	...	Mrs. Riley
Ian Robison	...	Stan Reisman
Allan Gray	...	Roarke
James Hutson	...	Snotty Concierge
Jayme Knox	...	Wendy Wyckham
Paul McGillion	...	Captain
Chris Kelly	...	Chris
Peter Flemming	...	Paul
Margaret Ryan	...	Gwendolyn
Marnie Alton	...	Hooker
Lillian Carlson	...	Nurse
Ingrid Tesch	...	911 Operator
Fulvio Cecere	...	Agent #1
Dominic Ferronato	...	Downtown Home Infant
Matteo Ferronato	...	Downtown Home Infant
Brent Chapman	...	Janitor
Claire Riley	...	Penny Martin
Rob Lee	...	Lab EEG Technician
David Palffy	...	Pimp #1
Stanley Katz	...	Market Owner
Lisa Ann Beley	...	Terrified Neighbor
Mark Brandon	...	Reporter #1
Tracey Hway	...	Reporter #2
J.J. McColl	...	Video Teacher
Alexander Pollock	...	Young Garrotte
April Telek	...	Downtown Mother Victim
Paul Bittante	...	Hooker Cop
Jason Griffith	...	Bus Driver
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Lab Video Technician #1
Daryl Shuttleworth	...	Uniform Foyer Cop
Biski Gugushe	...	Loft Cop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josh Green	...	Murphy (uncredited)
Jenny McShane	...	Woman with red car (uncredited)
Nick Swarts	...	Jake (uncredited)

Directed by
Ringo Lam

Writing credits (WGA)
Lawrence Riggins		(written by) (as Lawrence David Riggins) and
Les Weldon		(written by)

Produced by
Tony Cataldo	....	executive producer
Tani Cohen	....	co-producer
David Dadon	....	producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Danny Lerner	....	producer
Richard G. Murphy	....	co-producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
John Thompson	....	producer

Original Music by
Guy Zerafa

Cinematography by
Mike Southon

Film Editing by
David M. Richardson

Casting by
Abra Edelman
Elisa Goodman
Audrey Skalbania

Production Design by
Andrew Neskoromny

Art Direction by
Michael N. Wong		(as Michael Norman Wong)

Set Decoration by
Mary-Lou Storey

Costume Design by
Antonia Bardon		(as Terri [Antonia] Bardon)

Makeup Department
Mike Fields	....	special makeup effects artist (as Michael Fields)
Kandace Loewen	....	key hair stylist
Harlow MacFarlane	....	special makeup effects artist
Patricia Murray	....	key makeup artist
Ryan Nicholson	....	dead body production
Jason Palmer	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Leanne Rae Podavin	....	prosthetic makeup artist (as Leanne Podavin)
Charles Porlier	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Brad Proctor	....	special makeup effects artist
Jessica Rain	....	hair assistant
Christ Stanley	....	special makeup effects artist
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects artist
Vince Yoshida	....	fabricator
Krista Young	....	makeup assistant
Maureen Terezakis	....	special makeup effects producer (uncredited)

Production Management
Todd Gilbert	....	post-production supervisor
David Massar	....	unit manager
Greg Milton	....	co-unit manager: second unit
Christina Toy	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Bitonti	....	third assistant director
Steven Catlin	....	trainee assistant director
Kelsey T. Howard	....	assistant director (as Kelsey Howard)
Kit Marlatt	....	third assistant director
David Massar	....	first assistant director: second unit
Peter Mechkoff	....	assistant director: additional photography
Milos Milicevic	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Lance Peverley	....	second assistant director: second unit
Andrew M. Robinson	....	second assistant director (as Andrew Robinson)
Antony Tanev	....	second assistant director: Bulgaria
Scott J. Ateah	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Gillian Andrews	....	additional dresser
Sandy Arthur	....	additional buyer
Charles Audet	....	lead laborer
Victoria Balharry	....	art department coordinator (as Vicky Balharry)
Wayne Berarducci	....	lead metal fabricator
Madonna Blunt	....	lead painter
Peter Borkent	....	set wireman
Rene Bourque	....	construction sculptor
Todd Brooks	....	construction buyer
Peter Brown	....	scenic construction
Nicole Chorney	....	additional buyer
Scott Clatney	....	lead painter
Bruno Coupe	....	set dresser
Wayne Dang	....	construction sculptor
Nick Dibley	....	props master
Robin Ferrier	....	art department assistant
Les Ford	....	prop graphics
Milan Gelon	....	lead painter
Christine Handley	....	additional buyer
Chris Hayward	....	scenic artist
Karen L. Hill	....	scenic painter (as Karen Hill)
Leah Hong	....	graphic artist
David Jenkinson	....	additional dresser
Paul Jenkinson	....	lead set dresser
Thomas Jesse	....	additional dresser
Joey Jow	....	buyer
Rob Keeling	....	set wireman
Duane Lafond	....	construction helper
John Lavell	....	scenic construction
Shannon Levesque	....	additional dresser
Karen Lister	....	lead dresser
Michael Love	....	on-set props: second unit
Don Macaulay	....	set designer
Malcolm MacLean	....	paint coordinator (as Malcolm Maclean)
John Marcynuk	....	set designer
Jayne Mason	....	scenic artist
Fraser McDonald	....	scenic construction (as Fraser Mcdonald)
Sam McMaster	....	foreman (as Sam Mcmaster)
Jake Miller	....	assistant props master
Paula R. Montgomery	....	assistant set decorator
Francesca Moore	....	additional dresser
Tony Moscovitch	....	lead carpenter
Gillian Murray	....	set dresser (as Gillian D. Murray)
Shirley Nap	....	scenic painter (as Shirley Naf)
Toni Nick	....	set dresser (as Tony Nick)
Tanya A. Nordhoff	....	additional buyer (as Tanya Nordoff)
Aoife O'Carroll	....	on-set dresser (as Aoife O'Carrol)
Rob O'Sullivan	....	scenic construction (as Robert O'Sullivan)
Kenneth Panzer	....	additional buyer
Geoff Phillips	....	laborer
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist
Duane Robinson	....	construction helper
Paul Rothenbush	....	set dresser
Shirley Scott	....	laborer
Brian Shell	....	construction coordinator
Mark Stainthorpe	....	lead carpenter
Dave Street	....	painter
Ray Taylor	....	scenic construction
Jim Thumm	....	scenic construction
Darryl Tifenbach	....	plasterer
Monica Valera-Perez	....	scenic painter (as Monica Valera Perez)
Ivo Vangemerden	....	metal fabricator
Rob Waterbeek	....	scenic construction (as Robert Waterbeek)
David Weber	....	lead carpenter (as Dave Weber)
Robert White	....	metal fabricator
John Wilson	....	scenic construction
Claire Yargeau	....	buyer

Sound Department
Richard Duarte	....	foley editor
Richard Duarte	....	foley recordist
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor
Emily Gaydos	....	dialogue editor
Jerry Gilbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dave Griffiths	....	boom operator (as David Griffiths)
Carla Murray	....	sound effects editor
John Nord	....	cassettes and dubs
Kenneth Novak	....	sound re-recordist (as Ken Nowack)
Bruce Nyznik	....	sound supervisor
Rory O'Neill	....	sound assistant (as Rory O'Neil)
Andrew Patterson	....	adr editor
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Patrick Ramsay	....	sound mixer
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound supervisor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist (as Shelley Smith)
Angie Stanghetti	....	adr recordist
Vicki Vandegrift	....	foley artist (as Vicki O'Reilly Vandegrift)
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom D. Backman	....	digital sound transferer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tom Blacklock	....	special effects
Michael Bolan	....	special effects (as Mike Bolan)
Alex Burdett	....	special effects
Murray Campbell	....	special effects
Andrew Chamberlayne	....	special effects coordinator (as Andy Chamberlayne)
Rod Currie	....	special effects
James G. Fisher	....	special effects (as Jim Fisher)
Philip Edward Jones	....	special effects (as Phil Jones)
Eric Lemay	....	special effects
Mark Mentiply	....	special effects
Derrick Moennick	....	special effects
Ryan Nicholson	....	creator of dead bodies
Paul Noël	....	special effects (as Paul Noel)
Eric Vrba	....	special effects
Cameron Waldbauer	....	special effects (as Cam Waldbauer)

Visual Effects by
Sandra Almond	....	visual effects co-supervisor
Jose Avitia	....	optical line-up
Louise Barkholt	....	visual effects coordinator
Mike Borrett	....	motion control operator
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist
Dan Brittain	....	digital artist
Doug Campbell	....	digital compositor
John Collins	....	motion control assistant
John D.B. Cox	....	motion control operator (as John Cox)
Debora Dunphy	....	digital compositor
Geoffrey Hancock	....	digital artist
Geoffrey Hancock	....	senior character animator
Aruna Inversin	....	digital compositor
May Leung	....	digital artist
Kimberley Liptrap	....	digital artist
Andrew Midgley	....	optical lineup (as Andrew Midgely)
Brad Moylan	....	main title animation: Title House Digital
Betty Shaw	....	systems administrator: GVFX
Gladys Tong	....	computer graphics
Tom Turnbull	....	visual effects supervisor
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging: THDX (uncredited)
Steven Emmert	....	optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)
Christine Petrov	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunts
Brett Armstrong	....	stunts
Barb Bartos	....	stunts (as Barbara Bartos)
Larry Blackman	....	stunts
Lou Bollo	....	stunts
Lawson Boutilier	....	stunts
Jim Broyden	....	stunts (as Jimmie Broiden)
Douglas Chapman	....	stunt double: Michael Rooker (as Doug Chapman)
Mike Crestejo	....	stunts
Garvin Cross	....	stunts
Mike Desabrais	....	stunts (as Michael Desabrais)
Mike Dopud	....	stunts
Hassan Ezzemour	....	stunts
Alette Falle	....	stunts
Bill Ferguson	....	stunts
Bruce Fontaine	....	stunts
Corry Glass	....	stunt double: Catherine Dent (as Corry Glass-Lowry)
Christopher Gordon	....	stunt double: Jean Claude Van Damme
Kathy Hubble	....	stunts
Randy Lee	....	stunts
Robertson Lee	....	stunts (as Lee Robertson)
Gerald Paetz	....	stunts
Rob Popkins	....	gymnast double
Raymond Sammel	....	stunt performer
Darryl Scheelar	....	stunt double: Michael Rooker (as Daryl Scheelar)
Trish Schill	....	stunts (as Patricia Schill)
Dan Shea	....	stunts
David Soo	....	stunts
Shawn Stewart	....	stunts
Rene Van Hullebush	....	stunts
Raicho Vasilev	....	stunts
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunts
Owen Walstrom	....	stunts
Rob Wilton	....	stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Nickolas Baric	....	additional stunt double (uncredited)
Leanne Hindle	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
Terrance Leigh	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
David Leitch	....	stunt double: Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)
Rick Pearce	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Monty Black	....	lamp operator
Ross W. Clarkson	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Ross Clarkson)
Ross W. Clarkson	....	camera operator: second unit (as Ross Clarkson)
Ross W. Clarkson	....	cinematographer: second unit (as Ross Clarkson)
Elvis Drazic	....	generator operator
Byron Drinkle	....	computer playback operator
Anita Eglseder	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Anita Egelseder)
Bill Flannigan	....	key grip: second unit
Trevor D. Gray	....	best boy electric (as Trevor Gray)
Matt Greenhough	....	grip (as Matt Greenhoug)
Oliver Hajdu	....	rigging gaffer
John G. Helme	....	gaffer (as John Helme)
Ting Henson	....	lamp operator (as Ting Hensen)
Cory Hodson	....	gaffer: second unit
Sierra Hurst	....	lamp operator
Wynne Keing	....	camera trainee (as Wynne Keung)
Lane Koch	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
John Kuchera	....	key grip
Matthew Lane	....	camera trainee
Richard Lane	....	best boy grip
Chris Madden	....	best boy rigging gaffer (as Christopher Madden)
Stephen Maier	....	first assistant camera
Alan Markfield	....	still photographer (as Alan Marksfield)
Allen Marr	....	grip (as Alan Marr)
Larry Marwick	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Cotton Mather	....	camera operator: motocam, second unit
Paul Michaud	....	still photographer
Cory Moore	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Brian Pearson	....	camera operator: second unit
Brian Pearson	....	director of photography: second unit
Diyah Pera	....	still photographer
Darren Robertson	....	computer playback operator
Mark Roop	....	lamp operator
Sean Rosseau	....	best boy: second unit (as Sean Rousseau)
Mike Sanchez	....	on-set video playback operator (as Michael Sanchez)
John Seale Jr.	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Paul Sigurdson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jennifer Sinclair	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Peter Skadsheim	....	grip
Paul Tartaglio	....	video playback operator: clamshell
James Vinblad	....	grip
Brad Whitlock	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Gerhard Ramone Young	....	dolly grip (as Ramone Young)
Cameron Drinkle	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
David Kohler	....	lamp operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	associate casting: Vancouver (as Sandra Ken-Freeman)
Audrey Skalbania	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anne Burke	....	truck costumer
Dawn Climie	....	costume set supervisor (as Dawn Leigh Climie)
Jane Henry	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Marie Hélène Desbiens	....	negative cutter (as Marie-Helene Desbiens)
Saul Escobedo	....	color timer
Earl Fudger	....	first assistant editor
Jordan Kessler	....	post-production coordinator
George Koran	....	colorist
Andrew Tidby	....	second assistant editor
Jim Towne	....	first assistant editor
Grace Yuen	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Anne Bourne	....	musician
Greg Critchley	....	musician
Alun Davies	....	musician
Loren Gold	....	composer: additional music
Alex Khaskin	....	composer: additional music
Alex Khaskin	....	orchestrator: score
Dave Klotz	....	musician
Dave Klotz	....	score mixer
Dave Klotz	....	score recordist
Rick Lazar	....	musician
Laurel MacDonald	....	musician
Ravi Naimpally	....	musician
Jason Rubenstein	....	composer: additional music
Gene Siegel	....	music supervisor
Debashis Sinha	....	musician
Guy Zerafa	....	musician

Transportation Department
Chris Ballum	....	driver
Don Bell	....	custom camera car: second unit
Bob Black	....	driver
Matt Bunten	....	driver (as Matthew Bunton)
Scott Carpenter	....	driver
Darren Collins	....	driver
Wayne Cuthbert	....	driver
L. Michael Eddy	....	driver (as Mike Eddy)
Joe Ferguson	....	driver (as Joseph Fergusen)
Ed Gillis	....	driver
Mike Godenir	....	driver
David Halliday	....	transportation captain
Barry Hendricks	....	driver
Ian-Peter Jacobi	....	picture car wrangler
Ian-Peter Jacobi	....	picture vehicle wrangler (as Ian Jacobi)
Viola Janzen	....	transportation co-captain
Ron Mahy	....	driver
Rolly Montrose	....	transportation coordinator
Lindsay Morris	....	driver
John O'Toole	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Bud Waterman	....	driver
Galina Kitanova	....	driver: David M. Richardson (uncredited)

Other crew
Tsila Adler	....	post-production accountant
Anthony Alvaro	....	production assistant
Nickolas Baric	....	stand-in (as Nicholas Baric)
Violet Barisoff	....	craft service
Violet Barisoff	....	first aid
Marc Borja	....	accounting clerk
Kathy Brayton	....	executive assistant
Mary Beth Broad	....	assistant chef
Donald Bruce	....	production controller
Blake Busby	....	title graphic design
Terence Chase	....	security
David Chisholm	....	chef (as Davey Chisholm)
Barbara Chomos	....	publicist
Lorrie Churma	....	insurance broker
Karen M. Cockrell	....	post-production accounting manager (as Karen Cockrell)
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer: Animal Insight (as Dana Dube)
Shawn Duggan	....	key location production assistant (as Shawn Duggen)
Paul Duke	....	assistant chef
Barbara Enefer	....	assistant production coordinator
Rick Fearon	....	location manager
Glenn D. Feig	....	legal
Ashley Fester	....	production assistant
Katie Forss	....	accounting clerk
Jason E. Frankel	....	legal
Gloria Gibb	....	assistant production accountant
Tim Gunderson	....	craft service
Tim Gunderson	....	first aid
Don Hack	....	craft service: second unit
Don Hack	....	first aid: second unit
Joel Hurley	....	location scout
Maggie Jarvos	....	location production assistant (as Maggie Jarvis)
Greg Jones	....	insurance broker
Wayne Kulachkowski	....	office production assistant
David Lee	....	first assistant chef
Shane Lennox	....	key location production assistant
Tracy MacLeod	....	assistant chef (as Tracy Macleod)
Louisa Main	....	production coordinator
D. Neil Mark	....	stand-in (as Neil Mark)
Brenda McClellan	....	payroll assistant (as Brenda Mcclellan)
Jill McQueen	....	location production assistant (as Jill Mcqueen)
Robert Milicevic	....	security
Courtney Neish	....	location production assistant
Jason Nolan	....	assistant location manager
Lisa Pantages	....	assistant: Mr. Van Damme
Cy Peck	....	location production assistant
Lee Pesochin	....	office production assistant
Jon-Michael Preece	....	script supervisor
Steve Ransohoff	....	completion bond
Barbra Richardsen	....	production accountant
Weatie Rosenlehner	....	assistant: Mr. Rooker
Troy Scott	....	office production assistant
Jon Shiffman	....	production financing
David Sitzman	....	contracts administrator
Luis A. Soria	....	corporate controller
Sandra Steier	....	assistant: Mr. Thompson
Erica Stern	....	assistant: Mr. Lerner
Perry Suppa	....	scheduler
Paul Tartaglio	....	assistant: Mr. Lam
Jeff Turko	....	security coordinator
Jared Valentine	....	assistant: Audrey Skalbania
Matthew Warren	....	completion bond (as Matt Warren)
Darcy Wild	....	location manager
Brenda Campbell	....	acting coach (uncredited)
Keith E. Cooper	....	legal (uncredited)
Jeannine Dupuy	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Mark Hoeppner	....	security officer (uncredited)
Nina Jones	....	assistant: motion control (uncredited)
Ian Lanning	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Nathan Lomax	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Peter Malota	....	martial arts choreographer (uncredited)
Milena Mihaylova	....	script supervisor: Bulgaria (uncredited)
Andrew Simpson	....	animal coordinator (uncredited)
David Tamkin	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Trevor Undi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jared Valentine	....	extras wrangler (uncredited)

Thanks
Steve Brookman	....	the producers would like to thank (as Steven Brookman)
Jack Gilardi	....	the producers would like to thank
Erik Kritzer	....	the producers would like to thank
Bennett R. Specter	....	the producers would like to thank (as Bennett Specter)

Production Companies

• Millennium Films (presents)
• Artisan Entertainment (in association with)
• 777 Films Corporation (producer) (as 777 Films Corp)
• Replicant Pictures

Distributors

• Metropolitan Filmexport (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (2001) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisuales (SOGEDASA) (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Eagle Films (2003) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Metropolitan Film & Video (2002) (France) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• TV4 Sweden (2004) (Sweden) (TV)

Special Effects

• Gajdecki Visual Effects (GVFX) (visual effects by) (as Gajdecki Visual Effects)
• Flesh and Fantasy (special make-up effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Alpha Cine Motion Pictures Laboratory  dailies processing (as Alpha Cine Motion Picture Laboratory)
• Animal Insight  animal trainer
• Axium Entertainment Services Canada  payroll services (as Axium Entertainment Services Ltd., Vancouver)
• B.C. Film Commission  the producers would like to thank (as The B.C. Film Commission)
• Barab, Kline & Coate  legal
• British Columbia and Yukon Council of Film Unions  acknowledgment
• Command Post Toybox  dailies telecine (as Command Post/Toybox West)
• Film Finances  completion bond provided by (as Film Finances, Inc.)
• Flashpoint Cutting Inc.  editorial facilities: Vancouver
• FotoKem Film and Video  answer printing
• Ground Control Studios  audio post-production facility
• Hayden Creative Productions  score recorded and mixed at
• I.A.T.S.E. Local 669  acknowledgment (as I.A.T.S.E. 669)
• I.A.T.S.E. Local 891  acknowledgment (as I.A.T.S.E. 891 Motion Picture Technicians)
• Imperial Entertainment Group  production financing provided by
• Kodak Canada  motion picture film (as Kodak)
• M-A-C  makeup provided by
• MHz Sound Design Inc.  sound design
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• Mondo Catering  catering
• People at the Georgia Towers, The  the producers would like to thank
• Reebok  clothing provided by
• Salieri Music  score recorded and mixed at
• Sim Video West Ltd.  video playback
• Sound Services  cassettes and dubs
• Sutton Place Hotel  the producers would like to thank
• Teamsters Local 155  acknowledgment (as Teamsters Union Local No. 155)
• Title House Digital  titles and opticals
• USI Entertainment Insurance Services  insurance brokers (as USI Entertainment Services)
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment
• ViewSonic  provided by (high tech computer screens)
• Vyner Road Recording Studio  score recorded and mixed at (as Vyner Road Studios)
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment
• Worth Productions, Toronto  score recorded and mixed at (as Worth Productions)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:R (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:R (No. 37481) | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:18 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG (cut)

Filming Locations:

120 Powell St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Millennium Films

Goofs:

Continuity: As the Replicant escapes the car to warn the officers and Jake of the dangers in the Torch's apartment, he is carrying the bar attached to his handcuffs. However, when he is shown walking out of the building after the explosion, the bar and the cuffs are both gone. Then the cuffs re-appear moments later as the Replicant chases the Torch down the street.

Movie Connections:

References Blade Runner (1982)

Soundtrack:

Kyrie

Entertaining and weird B-movie-mess

I have to admit that "Replicant" succeeded in surprising me quite a few times, which is surprising itself since I wasn't ready for any surprise in a direct-to-video-van Damme-movie. But this movie is not like your average van Damme-stupidity. In some way this is good, in another way it is not.

What I was hoping for was 90 minutes of fun that makes me laugh very loud the way "Double Team" or "Streetfighter" managed to do. I was afraid of seeing 90 minutes of boring stupid action with only few unintentional laughs, like "The Quest" or "Knock Off". "Replicant" walks on a thin line between those extremes.

Well, it is the third movie in which van Damme appears in two roles at the same time and it is a strange record for an action star. At first we see the bad guy, a serial killer with long hair who kills mothers by killing and then burning them. He does this because his mother used to call him "bad boy" and once almost burned him alive. Michael Rooker plays the cop who tries to catch the killer and the movie sometimes suggests that the killer also plays the typical "serial killer-movie game", in which the killer seems to kill just for the cop who chases him. But this is just a sidenote in the film whereas it is a major point that Rooker is very obsessed in finding the killer. Where this obsession comes from is never explained and this contributes to a lot of the weird aspects of the film.

One day after Rooker again managed NOT to catch the killer some government guys approach him and make an interesting offer. They want to clone the killer and try to catch him with the memories of the real killer in the clone's brain (that's what I think is their plan). The way the "clone"-thing is introduced must be seen to be believed. We never get the feeling that the movie plays in the future and neither the science guys nor Rooker as the cop make a big deal of simply cloning another person for an investigation. When Rooker is told about the clone idea his reaction does not exist. He simply accepts not questioning for a mili-second what is going on. Even more strange is the fact that the government guys even think of trusting Rooker to take care of the clone. And for no reason at all Rooker uses this trust by deceiving them time after time, by refusing to cooperate but these "National Security" guys never mind at all. Neither do Rooker's relatives and partners who very very rarely wonder why he has a new pet and why it looks like the serial killer everyone's looking for?

It may seem strange to go into such deep plot discussions but the movie plays so seriously that it's hard not to do. That's the weird thing here: the film only scarcely tries to go for cheap effects and shortcuts. For a van Damme movie the action is very rare and except maybe two scenes not very spectacular.

And then there is van Damme's performance as the clone. The clone, who is never referred to with any name, seems like a mixture between a retard and Jackie Chan. He hardly speaks, looks bewildered and confused but can also swing himself around pipes a dozen times, jump around like a monkey and fight like a karate dog. I'm not quite sure where he has the fighting abilities from and why they developed so much better than his thinking abilities. To say the least, it is an interesting performance but it also produces some laughs especially because of the way Rooker treats him.

Rooker has the strangest character here, being obsessed with a case for no reason, cruel to the only person who can help him and sometimes very stupid. For example when he first hunts the killer and simply lets him drive away while dozens of policemen in police cars arrive and he simply doesn't mind telling them that the killer has just been around the corner one second ago.

There are a lot of strange things in this movie but most of them work somehow and make it actually very entertaining. An action scene with an ambulance is both ridiculous and effective. A scene with the clone spending time with a prostitute is not working at all and feels contrived and unnecessary. Some things are simply unexpected, for example the cruelty of the killer when he is not actually killing. He shoots innocent bystanders for no reason and in a scene in a hospital his violence becomes comic-like when he kicks nurses and hits wheelchair patients with the ambulance. In one scene Rooker has to throw his weapon away because he is threatened to get killed and for no reason he throws it in a bucket of blood. Later the clone has to fetch it out of there. And there is a scene in the killer's apartment that questions his motivation, the logic of computers and plot and the the abilities of the clone.

"Replicant" is a B-movie, that is for sure, but in an unexpected way it is a good one, entertaining, not too much over the top and somehow still convincing. Nevertheless the final scene gets a big laugh for its unbelievable silliness both in plot logic and music choice. And why we see that picture during the end credits is beyond me. Don't expect another "Double Team" but don't expect anything else.