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Demolition Man (1993)

6.7 | Oct 08, 1993 (US) | Crime, Action, Science Fiction | 01:55
Budget: 57 000 000 | Revenue: 58 055 768

The future isn't big enough for the both of them.

In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.

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Cast

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Sylvester Stallone
John Spartan
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Wesley Snipes
Simon Phoenix
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Sandra Bullock
Lt. Lenina Huxley
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Nigel Hawthorne
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
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Benjamin Bratt
Alfredo Garcia
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Bob Gunton
Chief George Earle
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Glenn Shadix
Associate Bob
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Denis Leary
Edgar Friendly
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Bill Cobbs
Zachary Lamb - Aged

Reviews

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CinemaSerf
6 | Aug 26, 2023
Wesley Snipes ("Simon Phoenix") is deep frozen in 1996 for heinous crimes - as is the police officer who apprehended him (Sly Stallone) who also managed to kill 30 innocent folks in the process. When Snipes is thawed out for his parole hearing 35 years later, he discovers that his former playground is now a crime-free utopia, designed by Sir Nigel Hawthorne ("Dr. Cocteau") and the new citizens have no way to combat the crime spree his can easily inflict upon them all... What to do? Well, they defrost Sly ("John Spartan"), of course, and together with Sandra Bullock ("Lenina") they set about tracking down and stopping the destruction. It's got a few twists and turns - all is not as it seems in this peaceful, law-abiding city - and Snipes is actually quite good, with his tongue firmly in his cheek and his 90's style dyed blonde coiffure as the baddie, but the dialogue is pretty ropey and the film frequently suffers from a lack of imagination as it rumbles along for almost two hours.
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Gimly
6 | Mar 19, 2018
_Demolition Man_ may not exactly be the perfect movie, but the core idea behind the plot is something I've never ever seen done before or since. It's pretty mindless and fairly hammy, but it's fun and enough of an experience to get me across the finish line, no worse for the experience. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._