A teenage boy gets a robotic opponent after winning a laser tag contest; however the robot is not what it seems!
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Cast verified as complete
| Ethan Embry | ... |
Kyle Baxter
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| Cassidy Rae | ... |
Jamie Saunders
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Nassira Nicola | ... |
Ali Baxter
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| Chance Quinn | ... |
Zach Renzetti
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| Cindy Pickett | ... |
Melanie Baxter
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| John de Lancie | ... |
Russell Bennett
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| Paul Dooley | ... |
Jerry Briggs
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| Tim Griffin | ... |
Dwight
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Eugene Williams | ... |
Tiny
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| Jamie Marsh | ... |
Ace
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Eric Fleeks | ... |
Cop at Zach's
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| Ian Gregory | ... |
Cop on TV
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| Mary Gordon Murray | ... |
Mrs. Renzetti
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Lisa Passero | ... |
Secretary
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| Jack Kenny | ... |
Technician
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Heath McLaughlin | ... |
Cop at Crash
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Tahitia Hicks | ... |
Locker Room Girl
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| Brad Blaisdell | ... |
Criminal
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| Michael Champion | ... |
Squad Leader
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| William H. Macy | ... |
Evolver (voice)
(as W.H. Macy)
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lou Cass | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mark Rosman | ||
Written by
| Mark Rosman | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Mark Amin | ... | executive producer |
| Walter Josten | ... | producer |
| Henry Seggerman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Christopher Tyng | ||
Cinematography by
| Jacques Haitkin | ||
Film Editing by
| Brent A. Schoenfeld | ||
Editorial Department
| Syd Cole | ... | negative cutting |
| Saul Escobedo | ... | color timer |
| Chris Hammond | ... | post-production assistant |
| Peter McNulty | ... | first assistant editor |
| Ed Santiago | ... | assistant editor |
| Susan Skinner | ... | post-production assistant |
| Nick Termini | ... | post-production assistant |
Casting By
| Jeffery Passero | ||
Production Design by
| Ken Aichele | ||
Art Direction by
| Candi Guterres | ||
Set Decoration by
| Daniel J. Vivanco | ||
Costume Design by
| Dorothy Amos | ||
Makeup Department
| Lisa Layman | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Douglas Noe | ... | hair stylist (as Doug Noe) / makeup artist (as Doug Noe) |
| Suzanne Parker Sanders | ... | hair stylist (as Suzanne Sanders) / key makeup artist (as Suzanne Sanders) |
| Heidi Williams | ... | additional makeup artist / key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Richard Jordan | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Nancy Nickerson | ... | production manager |
| Ed Parmelee | ... | production supervisor |
| Cami Winikoff | ... | production supervisor |
| Diana Zahn | ... | production manager: second unit |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bill Berry | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
| Lisa Brookes | ... | additional second assistant director |
| Steven Buhai | ... | second assistant director (as Steve Buhai) |
| Lynn K. D'Angona | ... | second unit director |
| Andrew Endsley | ... | second second assistant director |
| Robert Malenfant | ... | first assistant director (as Rob Malenfant) / first assistant director |
| Lee Alan McConnell | ... | first assistant director: robot unit (as Lee McConnell) |
| Carla Rose Ponzio | ... | second second assistant director: second unit (as Carla Ponzio) |
Art Department
| Matt Alexander | ... | carpenter (as Matthew M. Alexander) |
| Georgia Berg | ... | swing |
| Virginia Capobianco | ... | set dresser (as Ginnie Durden) |
| Ivan Cat | ... | concept illustrator |
| Renee M. Clare | ... | set dresser (as Renee Clare) |
| Peter S. Combs | ... | construction coordinator (as Peter Combs) |
| Lance Dodson | ... | property master |
| Paulette Fox | ... | painter |
| Sarah Geller | ... | swing |
| Andrew Gersh | ... | swing |
| Mark Haber | ... | carpenter |
| Kym Kartiganer | ... | leadperson |
| Darcy Kaye | ... | painter |
| Dennis Knobla | ... | carpenter |
| Tamara Murphy | ... | set dresser |
| Jeret H. Ochi | ... | graphic artist (as Jeret Ochi) |
| Victor Ortado | ... | assistant art director |
| Raymond Ramirez | ... | carpenter |
| Jim Salvati | ... | concept design |
| Reggie Snavely | ... | swing |
| Marshall Valentine | ... | carpenter |
| Michael Scot Wrede | ... | swing (as M. Scot Wrede) |
Sound Department
| Dana Austin | ... | adr recordist (as Dana Porter) / foley recordist (as Dana Porter) |
| Dwayne Avery | ... | co-supervising sound editor / dialogue editor |
| Michael Broomberg | ... | foley artist |
| Thomas Burke | ... | sound effects editor |
| Liza Cornwall | ... | sound assistant |
| Mary Jo Devenney | ... | production sound mixer |
| William Fiege | ... | sound mixer: robot unit (as Bill Feige) |
| Robert W. Glass Jr. | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tommy Goodwin | ... | adr mixer / foley mixer |
| Edward M. Hirsch | ... | adr editor |
| Stanley Kastner | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Kevin Kubota | ... | boom operator |
| Brian D. Lucas | ... | dubbing recordist (as Brian Lucas) |
| Srdjan Popovic | ... | boom operator: robot unit |
| John Post | ... | foley artist |
| Jim Quinn | ... | dubbing loader |
| Joan Rowe | ... | foley artist |
| Sean Rowe | ... | foley artist |
| Joseph T. Sabella | ... | foley artist |
| Warren Smith | ... | sound effects editor |
| Ann L. Thornberg | ... | sound assistant |
| Dan Wallin | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Lewis Yewdall | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Lisa Howes Yewdall | ... | sound apprentice |
Special Effects by
| James Belohovek | ... | model crew (as Jim Belohovek) |
| Eric Fiedler | ... | mechanical designer |
| Joe Fordham | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Mark Goldberg | ... | mechanical crew |
| Samara Hagopian | ... | mechanical crew |
| Nori Honda | ... | puppeteer |
| Mike Jolly | ... | model crew |
| Karen Keener | ... | model crew |
| Geoffrey C. Martin | ... | special effects foreman |
| John Mauvezin | ... | lead model maker |
| Robert Newton | ... | model crew (as Bob Newton) |
| Trius Pompe | ... | lead painter |
| Timothy Ralston | ... | mechanical crew (as Tim Rolston) |
| Sally Ray | ... | model crew |
| Scott Stoddard | ... | model crew |
Visual Effects by
| Kevin Bouchez | ... | visual effects animator |
| Cam DeLeon | ... | visual effects designer |
| Don Greenberg | ... | compositor |
| Pablo Helman | ... | supervising compositor |
| Adam Howard | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Rodney Montague | ... | visual effects producer |
| TJ Morgan | ... | visual effects animator (as T.J. Morgan) |
| John Musumeci | ... | 3D effects animator |
| Jenell Quick | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Marc Scott | ... | digital transfer technician (as Mark Scott) |
| Rich Thorne | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Robert Wayne Vaupel | ... | visual effects coordinator (as Rob Vaupel) |
Stunts
| Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci | ... | stunt player (as Chris Antonucci) |
| Zane Cassidy | ... | stunt player |
| Bill Erickson | ... | stunt player |
| Jim Hardy | ... | stunt player |
| Bob Ivy | ... | stunts: van crash |
| Jamie Sue Johnson | ... | stunt double: cast |
| Scott Leva | ... | stunt double |
| Solly Marx | ... | stunt player |
| Gunter Simon | ... | stunts (as Gunthar Simon) |
| John Stewart | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eric Anderson | ... | additional director of photography: second unit |
| Rocky Andrus | ... | grip |
| Tim Angulo | ... | additional director of photography: second unit |
| Brian Berlin | ... | best boy grip: second unit |
| Roberto 'Tito' Blasini | ... | steadicam assistant (as Tito Blasini) |
| Billy Bosen | ... | grip: second unit |
| Russ Brandt | ... | camera operator: robot unit |
| Valentine Camp | ... | second assistant camera |
| Marco Cappetta | ... | camera loader |
| Sean Patrick Crowell | ... | grip: second unit (as Sean Crowell) |
| Linda Culliton | ... | video coordinator |
| Joseph D'Alessio | ... | still photographer |
| Steve Delgado | ... | electrician |
| Dejon Ellis | ... | best boy grip |
| Héctor G. Gallardo | ... | generator operator (as Hector Gallardo) |
| Ed Giovanni | ... | first assistant camera |
| Cranston Gobbo | ... | dolly grip |
| Greg Goldthwaite | ... | electrician (as Gregg Goldthwaite) |
| Allan Goodnoff | ... | key rigging grip (as Alan Goodnoff) |
| Bob Gorelick | ... | steadicam operator (as Bob Gorlick) |
| Barry Gross | ... | electrician: robot unit |
| Tony Guzman | ... | grip |
| Tom Keefer | ... | key grip |
| Alan Koplin | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Benjamin Lehmann | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Jason E. Lord | ... | electrician (as Jason Lord) |
| Brett Losner | ... | grip |
| Cynthia Ludwig | ... | second assistant camera: robot unit |
| Laurence Manly | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jerry Massa | ... | electrician |
| James McCalmont | ... | director of photography: robot unit (as Jim McCalmot) |
| Mike McEveety | ... | second assistant camera: robot unit |
| David Moir | ... | still photographer |
| Robert W. Morgenroth | ... | video supervisor (as Robert Morgenroth) |
| Linda Morgenstern | ... | first assistant camera: robot unit |
| Gregg 'Deadair' Norton | ... | company grip (as Gregg Norton) |
| Gus Oliva | ... | gaffer: robot unit |
| Junior Oliva | ... | key grip: robot unit |
| George Palmer | ... | key grip: second unit |
| Steven R. Pillar | ... | grip |
| Kent Pulliman | ... | rigging grip |
| Nick Rivera | ... | second assistant camera |
| Dan Robinson | ... | key grip: robot unit |
| Robert Sanderson | ... | grip |
| Domenic Sfreddo | ... | gaffer: robot unit (as Dominic Sfreddo) |
| R. Michael Stringer | ... | gaffer |
| Dog Thomas | ... | dolly grip: second unit |
| T.J. Tollefson | ... | electrician |
| Jordie Valenti | ... | best boy electric: second unit |
| Holly May Walker | ... | electrician |
| Rossmoor Warren | ... | best boy electric |
| Phillip Webber | ... | rigging grip |
| George Wells | ... | key grip |
| Shawn Whelan | ... | grip |
| Vernon Wynne | ... | rigging grip |
Casting Department
| Elizabeth Hayden | ... | casting associate (as Elizabeth Hayden-Passero) |
| Mike Johnson | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Suzanne Flores | ... | costumer (as Suzanne Marie Flores) |
| Paul Girard | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Sheila Streicek | ... | costumer |
| Trish Summerville | ... | seamstress |
Location Management
| Ian Rosenberg | ... | assistant locations |
Music Department
| Stuart Goetz | ... | music editor |
| Blake Martin Moulin | ... | assistant music editor (as Blake Moulin) |
| Jeff Robert | ... | composer: theme music |
| Christopher Tyng | ... | composer: theme music |
Script and Continuity Department
| Linda Arcari | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| David Coffee | ... | driver (as Dave Coffey) |
| Jeffrey Huddleston | ... | driver (as Jeff Huddleston) |
| Greg Jacobs | ... | transportation captain |
| Paul Jones | ... | driver |
| James Lowder | ... | transportation coordinator (as Jim Lowder) |
| James Spiteri | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Beth Anthony | ... | craft service |
| Sally Bartel | ... | unit publicist |
| Peter A. Block | ... | business affairs (as Peterr Block) |
| Bruce Eisen | ... | business affairs (as Bruce David Eisen) |
| Taylor M. Favale | ... | production coordinator: second unit (as Taylor Favale) |
| Shannon Flammer | ... | assistant accountant |
| Sean Futterman | ... | production assistant |
| Susan Gero | ... | production secretary |
| Stacey Gomez | ... | production assistant |
| Meredith Hight | ... | post production accountant |
| Nori Honda | ... | puppeteer |
| Steve Johnson | ... | special robot effects |
| Fred King | ... | production assistant |
| Maeve Mannion | ... | assistant production accountant |
| John Mauvezin | ... | puppeteer |
| Carole J. Meyer | ... | production accountant |
| David Michel | ... | production assistant |
| Joe Prado | ... | production assistant |
| Lee Richardson | ... | assistant: Mr. Rosman |
| Amanda Scarano | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Amanda Scarrano) |
| Jamie Shuey | ... | craft service |
| Scott Stoddard | ... | puppeteer |
| Diana Zahn | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
- Blue Rider Pictures (producer)
- Trimark Pictures
Distributors
- 20/20 Vision (1995) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Malofilm Home Video (1995) (Canada) (VHS)
- Trimark Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Videomax (Mexico) (VHS)
- Videosonic (1995) (Greece) (VHS)
- Vidmark Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- White Goatee Films (WGF) (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- marketing-film (1995) (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
- E=mc² (video & graphic displays)
- Players Special Effects (mechanical effects)
Other Companies
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- FotoKem (color)
- Hollywood Camera (camera & lenses)
- Hollywood Rags (wardrobe)
- Laser Media (special laser performance)
- Magic Film Works (negative cutting)
- Micdi Productions (music editing)
- Olympic Sound Studios (post production sound)
- Sterling Sound (sound design)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A popular virtual-reality video game gets ported to real life, and Kyle, one of the best Evolver players in the US, gets the opportunity to try playing against a little robot version of the arcade game. However, Evolver is programmed to win at all costs, and the match between Kyle and Evolver gradually becomes a frantic struggle for survival.
Written by Dave Smith |
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| Taglines | It was supposed to be a game. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $5,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Cassidy Rae's debut. See more » |
| Goofs | When Evolver crushes the guy under the car by lowering the jack, Evolver does so by pushing down the jack handle. This is not correct. The handle twists to release the pressure. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Beat the Machine See more » |
| Quotes |
Russell Bennett:
Evolver, initiate sequence shutdown! Phoenix 8! Delete! Delete! Evolver: Delete this! See more » |