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Universal Soldier: Regeneration

  • 2009
  • 16
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
26K
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Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol".
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Terrorists kidnap the Russian Prime Minister's 2 kids, take Chernobyl nuclear power plant and threaten to blow up a reactor. 4 Universal Soldiers go in but are no match to a Next Gen. UniSol... Read allTerrorists kidnap the Russian Prime Minister's 2 kids, take Chernobyl nuclear power plant and threaten to blow up a reactor. 4 Universal Soldiers go in but are no match to a Next Gen. UniSol Luc (Jean-Claude Van Damme) goes in but faces 2 NGUs.Terrorists kidnap the Russian Prime Minister's 2 kids, take Chernobyl nuclear power plant and threaten to blow up a reactor. 4 Universal Soldiers go in but are no match to a Next Gen. UniSol Luc (Jean-Claude Van Damme) goes in but faces 2 NGUs.

  • Director
    • John Hyams
  • Writers
    • Richard Rothstein
    • Christopher Leitch
    • Dean Devlin
  • Stars
    • Dolph Lundgren
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Andrei Arlovski
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Hyams
    • Writers
      • Richard Rothstein
      • Christopher Leitch
      • Dean Devlin
    • Stars
      • Dolph Lundgren
      • Jean-Claude Van Damme
      • Andrei Arlovski
    • 126User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dolph Lundgren
    Dolph Lundgren
    • Andrew Scott
    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Luc Deveraux
    Andrei Arlovski
    Andrei Arlovski
    • NGU
    • (as Andrei 'The Pitbull' Arlovski)
    Mike Pyle
    Mike Pyle
    • Captain Kevin Burke
    Corey Johnson
    Corey Johnson
    • Colonel John Coby
    Garry Cooper
    Garry Cooper
    • Dr. Porter
    Emily Joyce
    Emily Joyce
    • Dr. Sandra Flemming
    Zachary Baharov
    Zachary Baharov
    • General Topov
    • (as Zahary Baharov)
    Aki Avni
    Aki Avni
    • General Boris
    Kerry Shale
    Kerry Shale
    • Dr. Colin
    Yonko Dimitrov
    • Dimitri
    Violeta Markovska
    • Ivana
    Stanislav Pishtalov
    • P.M. Musayev
    Mariana Stansheva
    Mariana Stansheva
    • Olga
    • (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    John Laskowski
    • Captain
    Kris Van Damme
    Kris Van Damme
    • Miles
    • (as Kristopher Van Varenberg)
    Franklin A. Vallette
    Franklin A. Vallette
    • Technician
    • (as Franklin Vallette)
    Shelly Varod
    Shelly Varod
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    • Director
      • John Hyams
    • Writers
      • Richard Rothstein
      • Christopher Leitch
      • Dean Devlin
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Dolph Lundgren filmed his parts for the movie in just 5 days, whilst Jean-Claude Van Damme filmed for 20 days.
    • Goofs
      (at around 6 mins) The Chernobyl power station is described as being 'surrounded' by a derelict city. The power station is surrounded by open countryside. The nearest town is a mile and a half away.
    • Quotes

      [Devereaux finds the President's children cornered by Scott]

      Andrew Scott: Keep asking them questions, just... trying to get some... an answer. Nothing. Just a simple yes or no. It's ridiculous... I knew I had something to tell you. It was - it was right there, on the tip of my tongue. Shit. I'm sure I'll remember it, just... just wait right there. Something so familiar. Can't explain it. You know exactly what I'm talking about, right? You understand. You don't have to answer. We're good like that, right?

      [Turns to face Luc]

      Andrew Scott: We've been over this all before.

      [Chuckles]

      Andrew Scott: I'm just gonna do something here...

      [Scott moves to kill the children and Luc attacks]

    • Alternate versions
      In order to get a FSK-18 rating in Germany, the movie had to be cut by almost five minutes to remove most graphic knife shots and tone down the overall gory violence. The unrated SPIO/JK version is completely uncensored.
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    User reviews126

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    8/10
    Deserved Limited Theatrical Release
    I really really did not want to see this movie, but boy am I glad I did. It was very well directed, well acted (for the most part), and well shot. I would have gladly paid 10 bucks to see this on the big screen. The problem is I (and most people) didn't know it until after we had seen it. After the god awful sequels I thought this outing would be the same garbage. John Hyams created a much darker bleak Universal Soldier that out shines the first installment. He has a very bright career ahead of him. The world he created in this film has the same look and feel as Terminator Salvation did. In fact this film is as good if not better than T4. Mainly because it had nothing to live up to. All the fight scenes were top notch, and graphically violent (which is a good thing). Even Dolph Lundgren was interesting. And near the end of the film there is a shot, of JVCD standing in front of a doorway looking at the kids that are his mission, that is just amazing. If you do not like action films you won't have any fun, but if you do your in for a real treat. You can give it a rent, or the better option would be to buy it on blu-ray. It's just a shame we can't see it on the big screen. Because after all these years JVCD finally has an action film thats worthy of it.
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    • Dec 31, 2009

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 2010 (Israel)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Foresight Unlimited (United States)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Bulgarian
    • Also known as
      • Universal Soldier: A New Beginning
    • Filming locations
      • New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Foresight Unlimited
      • Signature Pictures
      • Baumgarten Management and Productions (BMP)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $844,447
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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