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Demolition Man

  • 19931993
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  • 1h 55m
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6.7/10
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Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man (1993)
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A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
181K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,230
295
    • Marco Brambilla
    • Peter M. Lenkov(story)
    • Robert Reneau(story)
    • Daniel Waters(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Marco Brambilla
    • Peter M. Lenkov(story)
    • Robert Reneau(story)
    • Daniel Waters(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Sandra Bullock
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 324User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
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    Videos2

    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:58
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    'Demolition Man' Anniversary Mashup
    Video 2:00
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    Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sandra Bullock in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sandra Bullock and Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man (1993)
    Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sandra Bullock and Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sandra Bullock and Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sandra Bullock in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sandra Bullock in Demolition Man (1993)
    Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man (1993)

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • John Spartan
    Wesley Snipes
    Wesley Snipes
    • Simon Phoenix
    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Lenina Huxley
    Nigel Hawthorne
    Nigel Hawthorne
    • Dr. Raymond Cocteau
    Benjamin Bratt
    Benjamin Bratt
    • Alfredo Garcia
    Bob Gunton
    Bob Gunton
    • Chief George Earle
    Glenn Shadix
    Glenn Shadix
    • Associate Bob
    Denis Leary
    Denis Leary
    • Edgar Friendly
    Grand L. Bush
    Grand L. Bush
    • Zachary Lamb - Young
    Pat Skipper
    Pat Skipper
    • Helicopter Pilot
    Steve Kahan
    Steve Kahan
    • Captain Healy
    Paul Bollen
    • T.F.R. Officer
    Mark Colson
    Mark Colson
    • Warden William Smithers - Young
    Andre Gregory
    Andre Gregory
    • Warden William Smithers - Aged
    John Enos III
    John Enos III
    • Prisoner
    • (as John Enos)
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Tough Cop
    Don Charles McGovern
    Don Charles McGovern
    • Hopper - Prison Guard
    • (as Don McGovern)
    Bill Cobbs
    Bill Cobbs
    • Zachary Lamb - Aged
      • Marco Brambilla
      • Peter M. Lenkov(story) (screenplay)
      • Robert Reneau(story) (screenplay)
      • Daniel Waters(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Fred Dekker did uncredited re-writes on the script. When he was brought on, the script began in the future and Spartan was introduced when he was brought out of suspended animation. Dekker suggested that this movie open with a prologue set in 1996 to showcase Spartan and Phoenix in their natural environment, saying that "If you don't show Kansas, Oz isn't all that special."
    • Goofs
      Towards the beginning, when gasoline is everywhere and Simon holds the torch close to the ground, it should ignite. It's the fumes that ignite, not the gasoline itself.
    • Quotes

      Lenina Huxley: I have, in fact, perused some newsreels in the Schwarzenegger Library, and the time that you took that car...

      John Spartan: Hold it. The Schwarzenegger Library?

      Lenina Huxley: Yes. The Schwarzenegger Presidential Library. Wasn't he an actor when you...?

      John Spartan: Stop! He was President?

      Lenina Huxley: Yes! Even though he was not born in this country, his popularity at the time caused the 61st Amendment which states...

      John Spartan: I don't wanna know. President...

    • Alternate versions
      Although intact for cinema the UK video version was cut by 2 secs to remove some face blows and an ear-clap during the climactic fight scene. DVD versions feature the same cut print.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Fatal Instinct/Demolition Man/The Remains of the Day/Twenty Bucks (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Demolition Man
      Written and Performed by Sting

      Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

    User reviews324

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    8/10
    Explosive action and scathing satire.
    When 20th century violent criminal Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) breaks out of cryogenic prison in the year 2032 and wreaks havoc in a seemingly peaceful utopian society, wrongfully convicted cop John Spartan (AKA The Demolition Man) is thawed out to bring the maniac to justice.

    I don't think I've seen Demolition Man since it came out in 1993; watching it today, I was amazed at how accurate some of its predictions of the future were (in essence, at least): in the film, digital transactions have replaced real money, there's a guy holding what could be considered a digital tablet (albeit a tad chunkier than an iPad), there are self-driving cars, non-contact social greetings (a must during these pandemic days), a board room where a virtual meeting takes place (although Zoom it ain't), and it's not hard to imagine how our current overly-PC/snowflake/cancel culture might eventually go so far as to make swearing illegal. Okay, we still wipe our butts with paper and have sex the old-fashioned way, and I don't see that changing in the next twelve years, but you can't get everything right.

    Not only is Demolition Man's vision of 2032 eerily prophetic in many ways, but the film also features a witty script bristling with social satire, star Stallone in one of his best performances of the dumb '90s action flick era (happily mocking his tough guy persona), Wesley Snipes having a blast as the eccentric villain of the piece, and Sandra Bullock being super cute and looking mighty fine in skin-tight leggings (and I'm not even that much of a Bullock fan). Director Marco Brambilla balances the humour and the action superbly, opening and closing with guns a-blazing and huge explosions, but ensures that there is never a dull moment even when Stallone and Snipes aren't busting skulls and shooting up the place.

    Hell, this film even features early roles for Rob Schneider and Jack Black that didn't irritate me - miracles do happen!
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      • October 8, 1993 (United States)
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      • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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      • Warner Bros.
      • Silver Pictures
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    • 1 hour 55 minutes
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