Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)

John looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless pursuit.

Director:

John Hyams

Writers:

John Hyams (screenplay), Doug Magnuson (screenplay),

Stars:

Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren, Andrei Arlovski

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Adkins	...	John
Dolph Lundgren	...	Andrew Scott
Andrei Arlovski	...	Magnus (as Andrei 'The Pit Bull' Arlovski)
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Luc Deveraux
Mariah Bonner	...	Sarah
Tony Jarreau	...	Bouncer
Craig Walker	...	Earl
Andrew Sikking	...	Larry
James DuMont	...	Dr. Timothy Brady
David Jensen	...	Dr. Su
Audrey P. Scott	...	Emma
Rus Blackwell	...	Agent Gorman
Dane Rhodes	...	Ron Castellano
Susan Mansur	...	Madame
Kristopher Van Varenberg	...	Miles

Storyline

John awakens from a coma to discover his wife and daughter were slaughtered in a brutal home invasion. Haunted by images of the attack, he vows to kill the man responsible: Luc Deveraux. While John tries to piece his reality back together, things get more complicated when he is pursued by a relentless UniSol named Magnus. Meanwhile, Deveraux and surviving UniSol Andrew Scott are preparing to battle anarchy and build a new order ruled by Unisols without government oversight. They are weeding out the weak and constantly testing their strongest warriors in brutal, life-and-death combat. Luc has emerged operating the Unisol Church of Eventualism, taking in wayward Unisols whom the government has been secretly operating as remote-controlled sleeper agents. His mission is to liberate these Unisols from the implanted memories and the lies the government has inserted in them. As John gets closer to Deveraux and the rogue army of genetically enhanced warriors, he discovers more about himself ...

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Plot Keywords:

home invasion | implanted memory | blood spatter | shot in the chest | shot in the back | 

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Taglines:

Under their own command

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal bloody violence throughout, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Universal Soldier IV

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,181 (USA) (30 November 2012)

Gross:

$5,247 (USA) (14 December 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Foresight Unlimited, Signature Pictures, Baumgarten Management and Productions (BMP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren have no scenes together.

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Goofs

Just after the turn, John slams into Magnus's vehicle and causes his own back right window to smash, which is clearly visible on the follow through drive, however just as the tire is blown and they go onto the next few shots, it's clear that the same window has now repaired itself, it's also clear when the vehicle crashes the window still has in tacked glass.

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Connections

Referenced in Days of Reckoning: The Making of US4 (2013)

User Reviews

Utter sh(insert the letter you're thinking of)t

The first Universal Soldiers movie was a straight up 80-style fun action movie with a bit of humor, the sequels to it were however crap. Going in to this I had some hope for this movie as both Van Damme and Lundgren where returning to the franchise.

My hopes were soon dashed by a beginning that looked like a crappy horror movie (think paranormal activityesque). What followed was more or less a splatter horror movie with guns and without the jump scares. And to make things worse Van Damme and Lundgren are hardly in it. Don't waste your time on this one, if you're feeling nostalgic you're better of giving the first one a re-watch.