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A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future. Director:Albert PyunWriter:Kitty Chalmers |
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Cast
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Deborah Richter | ... | |
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Vincent Klyn | ... | |
| Alex Daniels | ... | ||
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Blaise Loong | ... |
Furman Vux /
Pirate /
Bandit
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| Ralf Moeller | ... |
Brick Bardo
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Haley Peterson | ... | |
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Jackson 'Rock' Pinckney | ... |
Tytus /
Pirate /
Bandit
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Janice Graser | ... | |
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Robert Pentz | ... |
Base /
Pirate /
Bandit
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Sharon K. Tew | ... |
Prather /
Pirate /
Bandit
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Chuck Allen | ... |
Vondo /
Pirate /
Bandit
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Stefanos Miltsakakis | ... |
Xylo /
Pirate /
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Gibson Rickenbacker is a hired fighter living in a plague-ravaged apocalyptic America where a plague has infested most of the United States and the rest of the world. In New York City, Gibson encounters a woman named Pearl Prophet. Pearl reveals to Gibson that she is a cyborg who is carrying vital-information for a group of scientists in Atlanta who are working on a cure to the plague and Pearl hires Gibson to escort her back to Atlanta. But Pearl is kidnapped by "Pirates" a murderous gang led by Fender Tremolo, who wants the cure for themselves and they decide to take Pearl to Atlanta themselves. Gibson, joined by a young woman named Nady Simmons, goes in pursuit of Fender and his gang, as Gibson sets out to rescue Pearl, stop Fender and his gang from reaching Atlanta and defeat Fender who slaughtered Gibson's family. Written by Daniel Williamson
Taglines:
He's the First Hero of the 21st Century...And He's Our Only Hope.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 April 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Masters of the Universe 2 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$10,166,459 (USA)Company Credits
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[shoves metal pole down one of the ransacked villagers mouthes]
Fender Tremolo: Hoist the anchor mates.
[preparing to head to Atlanta by boat]
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In the Original VHS Version, as the fight that in the abandoned building takes place, there is a visible "Blue" stunt mat on the floor. It has since been removed for the DVD Reissue. See more »Quotes
Fender Tremolo: You think I'm going to swim all the way to Atlanta! I hate... the water.[shoves metal pole down one of the ransacked villagers mouthes]
Fender Tremolo: Hoist the anchor mates.
[preparing to head to Atlanta by boat]
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Cyborg is not the worst film of all time, but it's a pretty strong contender. Cyborg starts with an incredibly gloomy futuristic musical soundtrack, which makes you wonder why on earth the producers and the director Pyun did not fire the composer. Then we hear some ridiculous lines, which made me really depressed, which ask, "Restore this world? Why? I like the misery. I like this WORLD." The screenplay writer must have been really proud of himself for thinking up these lines all on his own, because they are not only featured right at the beginning of the film, but are also one of the key lines of the villain. My reaction, however, was that the writer has delusions of grandeur.
Now plot-wise, Cyborg could have been an average film. Sure a story about a female Cyborg transporting a formula to Atlanta that may save all humankind from a ravaging plague (since all future worlds will succumb to the plague) is not particularly original. Yet at least the film would have been tolerably pleasing, if "Cyborg" had interesting characters, average acting, Jean-Claude Van Damme's choreographed martial arts moves, and a focused energy to it. Unfortunately, Cyborg has none of those things. One gets the impression that the director was doing single takes, regardless of how bad the acting was (and often it got to be really awful). The sets, consisting of several really trashy neighbourhoods (that beat even the slums one finds in the heart of Soviet Russia), are really gloomy and depressing to look at. The soundtrack is completely atonal. The actors sound so scripted and socially tone deaf that sympathizing with them, understanding their behaviour or taking any interest at all in them(and believe me I tried) becomes almost impossible.
But I must credit the director and producers with one thing. Miraculously they managed to make a 2000% profit with this piece of trash. One possibility for this box office success is that Cyborg stars Jean Claude Van Damme; and JCVD fans were hoping that the JCVD in Cyborg was going to bring back fond memories of his far more entertaining, even bravura performance in Bloodsport.