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The Demolitionist

  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 33m
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4.3/10
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Nicole Eggert in The Demolitionist (1995)
A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal corruption.
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A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal ... Read allA murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal corruption.A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal corruption.

  • Director
    • Robert Kurtzman
  • Writers
    • Brian DiMuccio
    • Anne Kurtzman
    • Robert Kurtzman
  • Stars
    • Nicole Eggert
    • Bruce Abbott
    • Susan Tyrrell
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    1.2K
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    • Director
      • Robert Kurtzman
    • Writers
      • Brian DiMuccio
      • Anne Kurtzman
      • Robert Kurtzman
    • Stars
      • Nicole Eggert
      • Bruce Abbott
      • Susan Tyrrell
    • 21User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
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    Nicole Eggert
    Nicole Eggert
    • Alyssa Lloyd
    Bruce Abbott
    Bruce Abbott
    • Prof. Jack Crowley
    Susan Tyrrell
    Susan Tyrrell
    • Mayor Eleanor Grimbaum
    Peter Jason
    Peter Jason
    • Higgins
    Sarah Douglas
    Sarah Douglas
    • Surgeon
    Andras Jones
    Andras Jones
    • Daniel Dupre
    Heather Langenkamp
    Heather Langenkamp
    • Christy Carruthers
    David Anthony Marshall
    David Anthony Marshall
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    Richard Grieco
    • Mad Dog Burne
    Randy Vasquez
    Randy Vasquez
    • Little Henry Burne
    Yvonne M. Cohrs
    • Mall Patron #1
    Christopher Thunderwolf
    • Mall Patron #2
    Jack Nance
    Jack Nance
    • Father McKenzie
    Chris Cowell
    • Executioner
    Joseph Pilato
    Joseph Pilato
    • Boxer
    • (as Josef Pilato)
    Tom Savini
    Tom Savini
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    Reggie Bannister
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      • Brian DiMuccio
      • Anne Kurtzman
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    • Trivia
      At the beginning of the film, a Fangoria Magazine featuring Heather Langenkamp on the cover can be seen in the Burne Brothers prison cell just before she appears on the television.
    • Alternate versions
      The German video release (by Ascot Video) has the cast listed in 'order of appearance'.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (2018)

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    2/10
    From the minds of FX wizards KNB
    Plot Synopsis: In the not-too-distant future, the mayor of Metro City introduces a law banning all guns in the city. Her mortal enemy, Mad Dog Burns, escapes from Death Row & stages an unsuccessful attempt to kill her. He then exposes an undercover police officer, Alyssa Lloyd, & kills her. A police scientist resurrects her as an invincible zombie warrior, gives her weapons & a motorcycle & sets her loose on Mad Dog & his gang.

    Film Review: It is probably an unwritten rule that any genre film directed by someone who is better known for producing visual effects is going to be a dud. The Demolitionist comes from the mind of Robert Kurtzman, one of the founders of KNB EFX Group, a prominent makeup effects company. Following in the footsteps of Chris Walas (THE FLY II), Gary J. Tunnicliffe (WITHIN THE ROCK), Bob Keen (PROTEUS), the Brothers Strause (ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM), Tom Savini (the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD remake) & the late great Stan Winston (PUMPKINHEAD), Kurtzman tries his hand at directing.

    Of those films, only three actually stood out from the pack. Savini's remake of NOTLD was the best of the bunch, while not beating the original, it was still a good zombie film. Within the Rock was a passable monster film that had the indignity of having half its plot stolen by a certain Michael Bay flick the following year. And the most notorious of them all, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, despite all the crap poured on it by practically everybody, was slightly better than the first AVP, mainly by delivering on the action that the original failed to do (although its biggest mistake was not having a fully-fleshed out plot & having the monster attacks being shot in the dark).

    Which brings us to the $62, 500 question: is The Demolitionist a good film or is it a bad one? Well, to be honest, the film is one of the shoddiest genre actioners ever to come out of the 1990s. I don't think it even had a theatrical release. Anyway, the film has a slightly interesting premise – female cop is killed by a wanted terrorist, resurrected from the dead as a cyborg zombie super-warrior, goes after the bad guys with a vengeance. But the poor script does it no favours.

    The Demolitionist does have the occasional moment where it looks halfway promising – Richard Grieco conducts a business negotiation between his police mole & a guard dog – but the poor plotting, atrocious dialogue & under-cooked action scenes conspire to weaken it considerably. Not to mention the fact that the visual effects, despite being produced by a top-shelf EFX group, look very cheap.

    On the acting front, the performances range from the okay to the very bad – Richard Grieco overacts wildly (though you can't fault him for not having any fun) but the real worst actor here is Susan Tyrell – her relentless mugging of the stage causes any scene with her in it to collapse to the ground in a heap of flames. Look out for Tom Savini as one of Grieco's fellow gang members & Joe Pilato (Captain Rhodes from the original DAY OF THE DEAD) as a drunken gangbanger.
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    • Release date
      • March 10, 1995 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La demoledora
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • A-Pix Entertainment
      • Le Monde Entertainment
      • Planet Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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