The head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.
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| Carl McCoy | ... | Nomad | |
| Iggy Pop | ... | Angry Bob | |
| Dylan McDermott | ... | Moses Baxter | |
| John Lynch | ... | Shades | |
| Mark Northover | ... | Alvy | |
| Stacey Travis | ... | Jill | |
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Paul McKenzie | ... | Vernon |
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| William Hootkins | ... | Lincoln Wineberg Jr. | |
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Chris McHallem | ... | Premier Boelgaxof |
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Barbara Yu Ling | ... | Chinese Mother |
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Oscar James | ... | Chief |
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Arnold Lee | ... | Chinese Family |
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Susie Savage | ... | Chinese Family (as Susie Ng) |
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In the future, a nuclear war has transformed the Earth into a radioactive wasteland where the sea has dried up leaving it as a post-apocalyptic desert. In the desert, A desert scavenger named Nomad discovers a robotic head, arriving in New York City, A space marine named Moses Baxter buys the robotic head from Nomad as a Christmas present for his girlfriend Jill Grakowski, who decides to use it for one of her sculptures. But all hell starts breaking loose, when the robotic head is activated and begins to rebuilt itself. When Alvy, a junkyard dealer discover the robotic head is a Mark 13, a military cyborg of a project that was abandoned. Moses learns Jill's life is in danger, as the Mark 13 cyborg goes on a violent rampage in Jill's apartment as Jill has become the the prime target for extermination. Written by Daniel Williamson
Plot Keywords:
post apocalypse | cult film | woman on top | based on comic | based on comic book |Taglines:
In the 21st century there will be a new endangered species...man. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 September 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
M.A.R.K. 13 See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$1,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,381,285, 16 September 1990, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$5,728,953Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,100,000Company Credits
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Palace Pictures,British Screen Productions,British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) See more »
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1.85 : 1
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After all the horrible things I heard about this movie, I wasn't expecting much when I found it for $3 in a pawn shop... and, after watching it a couple of times, I don't know what the hell people who say this is "the worst movie in the world" were smoking... because this is one of the best low-budget sci-fi flicks I have ever come across.
Though it is by no means a sublime piece of art, I find the fact that the plot concerns one woman and her boyfriend fighting off this robot in her apartment, with the collapsing world as a backdrop around them to be somewhat refreshing in an age of sci-fi films trying to be epic and ending up trite. Though clumsily written at times and with the robot looking almost ridiculous at points, we get a nicely shot, stylishly lit sci-fi thriller that takes place on a human scale and whose premise has enough depth, symbolism and irony to make it all worthwhile. Best film I have ever seen? Hardly. But the best deal I've had for $3 in a very, very long time.