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Armitage III: Polymatrix

Original title: Armitage III: Poly Matrix
  • Video
  • 19961996
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.8K
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Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
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Armitage is a brash cybernetic cop with a racy wardrobe who patrols a Mars metropolis. She and her stoic partner, Sylibus, risk everything to track a killer who is revealing his female victi... Read allArmitage is a brash cybernetic cop with a racy wardrobe who patrols a Mars metropolis. She and her stoic partner, Sylibus, risk everything to track a killer who is revealing his female victims' identities as highly-advanced androids.Armitage is a brash cybernetic cop with a racy wardrobe who patrols a Mars metropolis. She and her stoic partner, Sylibus, risk everything to track a killer who is revealing his female victims' identities as highly-advanced androids.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Hiroyuki Ochi
    • Yukio Okamoto
    • Satoshi Saga
  • Writers
    • Chiaki Konaka(screenplay)
    • Akinori Endô(associate screenplay writer)
    • Mary Claypool(script)
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Berkley(voice)
    • Kiefer Sutherland(voice)
    • Dan Woren(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Hiroyuki Ochi
    • Yukio Okamoto
    • Satoshi Saga
  • Writers
    • Chiaki Konaka(screenplay)
    • Akinori Endô(associate screenplay writer)
    • Mary Claypool(script)
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Berkley(voice)
    • Kiefer Sutherland(voice)
    • Dan Woren(voice)
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    • 22User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)

    Top cast

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    Elizabeth Berkley
    Elizabeth Berkley
    • Armitageas Armitage
    • (voice)
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • Rossas Ross
    • (voice)
    Dan Woren
    Dan Woren
    • D'Anclaudeas D'Anclaude
    • (voice)
    Wanda Nowicki
    • Julianas Julian
    • (voice)
    Mike Reynolds
    Mike Reynolds
    • Lt. Larry Randolphas Lt. Larry Randolph
    • (voice)
    Bryan Cranston
    Bryan Cranston
    • Eddieas Eddie
    • (voice)
    Steve Apostolina
    Steve Apostolina
    • Chrisas Chris
    • (voice)
    • (as Stephen Apostolina)
    Barry Stigler
    • Asakuraas Asakura
    • (voice)
    Doug Stone
    Doug Stone
    • Coroneras Coroner
    • (voice)
    Dorothy Elias-Fahn
    Dorothy Elias-Fahn
    • Kellyas Kelly
    • (voice)
    • (as Dorothy Fahn)
    Steve Blum
    Steve Blum
    • Kelly's Manageras Kelly's Manager
    • (voice)
    Riva Spier
    • Jessica Manningas Jessica Manning
    • (voice)
    Ellyn Stern
    Ellyn Stern
    • Rosalindas Rosalind
    • (voice)
    Debra Rogers
    Debra Rogers
    • Modelas Model
    • (voice)
    • (as Debbie Rodgers)
    Richard Cansino
    Richard Cansino
    • PAas PA
    • (voice)
    • …
    Michael Forest
    Michael Forest
    • Jessupas Jessup
    • (voice)
    • (as Mike Forrest)
    Wendee Lee
    Wendee Lee
    • Flight Attendantas Flight Attendant
    • (voice)
    • …
    Steve Bulen
    Steve Bulen
    • Salesmanas Salesman
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Hiroyuki Ochi
      • Yukio Okamoto
      • Satoshi Saga
    • Writers
      • Chiaki Konaka(screenplay)
      • Akinori Endô(associate screenplay writer)
      • Mary Claypool(script)
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    Storyline

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    A policeman, Ross Sylibus, is assigned to a unit on a Martian colony, to find that women are being murdered by a psychotic named D'anclaude. He is assigned a very unorthodox partner named Naomi Armitage, who seems to have links to the victims. To stir things up more, every victim is found to be an illegally made third-generation android, built to be almost perfect replications of humans. It becomes a race against time when the government attempts to cover up the existence of the 'Third Types', and eliminate the only ones with the evidence. And even more importantly, why are the Thirds created to be so similar to humans, even to the extent of being indistinguishable from them on every level, mentally and biologically? —Chris McFadden <admthorilson@unspacy.org>
    • robot
    • female police officer
    • android
    • conspiracy
    • humanoid robot
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    • Taglines
      • If humans don't want me... why'd they create me?
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Action
      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • TV-MA
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The original audio language is in fact, English, and was never in the Japanese language.
    • Goofs
      The tagline on the Region 1 DVD is: "If humans don't want me... why'd they create me?" however, the the line spoken by Armitage is: "If humans don't want me... why did they create me?"
    • Quotes

      Armitage: You monster.

      [Armitage pulls the knife out of her neck]

      Armitage: Ah!

      [the knife clatters to the ground]

      Armitage: Yeah, that's right. I'm a monster. Just a another name for a Third in your book. What are you gonna do, destroy me? Why? What did we ever do to humans? If humans don't want me, why did they create me?

    • Alternate versions
      Armitage III is shown in 2 versions: a 4-episode OAV version of Armitage III, and The Armitage III Polymatrix DVD. The DVD is only in English (with optional Japanese subtitles) The 4-episode OAV version is in Japanese with optional English subtitles and/or dubbing. Other aspects of the movie have also been changed.
    • Connections
      Edited from Armitage III (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Multi-Matrix
      by Julian Mack

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    The four episodes where better then the full length feature.
    Alright a full length feature of Armitage III, all the episodes on one tape and in wide screen. Well not quite. Wide screen is a good thing, and the voice actors for Ross and Armitage were alright, I've seen the actors do better though. Although this movie was watchable and still somewhat entertaining the original 4 episodes were much much better. The problem with the full-length feature was that it was cut down around 30 to 40 minutes shorter then what it would have been if all the episodes where put together. I don't even understand why this was done its not like the movie would have been unduly long, just around two hours. This creates problems and big plot holes. The characters get shallow due to cutting as well, In the movie version it doesn't get into the big reason why Ross hates robots, or why Armitage gets so mad when she's called a monster. If you get any chance to rent or buy Armitage III get the 4 episodes and not the movie.

    My rating on the episodes 8.
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    • Blinking_Fish
    • Feb 17, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Армитаж: Полиматрица
    • Production company
      • Anime International Company (AIC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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