|
Popularity
4,260
Down
450
this week
Universal Soldier (1992) 5.9
Ratings:
5.9/10 from 65,520 users
Metascore: 35/100
Reviews: 120 user | 77 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com Private Luc Deveraux and his sadistic sergeant, Andrew Scott, got killed in Vietnam. The army uses their bodies for a secret project - reanimating dead soldiers as deadly obedient cyborgs. However, their memories come back too. Director:Roland Emmerich |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Related Items
Search for "Universal Soldier" on Amazon.com
Share this Rating
Title: Universal Soldier (1992)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Double Impact
(1991)
Action
|
Comedy
|
Crime
Director:
Sheldon Lettich
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Geoffrey Lewis,
Alonna Shaw
Kickboxer
(1989)
Action
|
Sport
|
Thriller
Directors:
Mark DiSalle,
David Worth
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Dennis Alexio,
Dennis Chan
Bloodsport
(1988)
Action
|
Biography
|
Drama
Director:
Newt Arnold
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Donald Gibb,
Leah Ayres
Action
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Mic Rodgers
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Bill Goldberg,
Heidi Schanz
Hard Target
(1993)
Action
|
Thriller
Director:
John Woo
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Lance Henriksen,
Yancy Butler
Timecop
(1994)
Action
|
Crime
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Peter Hyams
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Mia Sara,
Ron Silver
Lionheart
(1990)
Action
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
Sheldon Lettich
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Harrison Page,
Deborah Rennard
Nowhere to Run
(1993)
Action
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Robert Harmon
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Rosanna Arquette,
Kieran Culkin
Action
|
Adventure
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
John Hyams
Stars:
Dolph Lundgren,
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Andrei Arlovski
Sudden Death
(1995)
Action
|
Crime
|
Thriller
Director:
Peter Hyams
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Powers Boothe,
Raymond J. Barry
Death Warrant
(1990)
Action
|
Crime
|
Mystery
Director:
Deran Sarafian
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Robert Guillaume,
Cynthia Gibb
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | ||
| Dolph Lundgren | ... | ||
| Ally Walker | ... | ||
| Ed O'Ross | ... |
Colonel Perry
|
|
| Jerry Orbach | ... | ||
| Leon Rippy | ... |
Woodward
|
|
| Tico Wells | ... |
Garth
|
|
| Ralf Moeller | ... |
GR76
(as Ralph Moeller)
|
|
| Robert Trebor | ... |
Motel Owner
|
|
| Gene Davis | ... |
Lieutenant
|
|
| Drew Snyder | ... |
Charles
|
|
| Tommy 'Tiny' Lister | ... |
GR55
(as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
|
|
| Simon Rhee | ... | ||
| Eric Norris | ... | ||
 |
Michael Winther | ... |
Technician
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
Storyline
An elite team of soldiers has been used against terrorists where they use astounding physical capabilities to overcome them. Victoria, a reporter, follows them and discovers a part of their secret. When one of the team kills her cameraman she tries to escape. Luc, one of the soldiers begins to have flashbacks and turns sides and helps her as the remainder of the team follows to protect their secrets. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Taglines:
The future has a bad attitude. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong graphic violence, and for strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 July 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Crystal Knights See more »Box Office
Budget:
$23,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$36,299,898 (USA)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (heavily cut) (TV)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Edit
Luc: [looking down] Is that supposed to be there?
Veronica: Yes, yes it's very normal.
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Andrew Davis was attached to direct the picture based on a different screenplay. The budget being too high and creative differences arising, Carolco hired Roland Emmerich, fresh from his low budget feature Moon 44 (1990) and a canceled Sylvester Stallone vehicle "Isobar", to deliver a new screenplay and direct the film. See more »Goofs
Luc's hair during the showdown with Scott. See more »Quotes
Luc: [asking Veronica to help him look on his naked body for a tracer] Look for something hard.Luc: [looking down] Is that supposed to be there?
Veronica: Yes, yes it's very normal.
See more »
I remember first watching 'Universal Soldier' on TV when I was about 8 or 9 years old. After that, whenever I saw it it didn't have sound, or I was rather inebriated, or both, or had other circumstances prevent me from appreciating the awesomeness of Van Damme v. Lundgren, until it was on TV again recently, and I got to revel in the glory of 'Universal Soldier'.
Van Damme plays Luc Deveraux, a soldier serving in Vietnam, under the command of Sergeant Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren). Deveraux has an attack of conscience when Scott seems to lose his altogether. In fact, Scott seems to be somewhere between insane and plain evil. After Deveraux refuses - on Scott's orders - to kill innocent villagers, the two soldiers kill each other. Listed as Missing-in-Action, the bodies of the two soldiers are used in the Universal Soldier program, and the two are re-activated some time later as GR-44 (Van Damme) and GR-13 (Lundgren), supposedly with no memories of their past.
When reporter Veronica Roberts (Ally Walker) stumbles onto some things she shouldn't have seen (seriously, if you want to keep your project secret, you don't drive around in an armoured bus, leaving unlocked crates lying around outside), her cameraman is murdered by one of the UniSols. GR-44 has flashes of his past, and takes Veronica on the run, with the slightly (very?) unstable GR-13 in hot-pursuit.
Action abounds for the rest of the movie, and while there isn't anything truly special, it is way cool, or even Awesome. We have car chases, heavy vehicle chases, Van Damme beating people up, and Lundgren being one of the awesomest bad guys ever. What is there to complain about? Nothing, that's what. I must say that Dolph Lundgren is at his best playing villains, and I'd even argue that his role in 'Universal Soldier' has been some of his best work to date. Van Damme also gets to credit 'Univeral Soldier' as being one his best movies.
Plot-wise? Again, little - if no - originality, and a pretty thin plot. However, as I always say "Less plot = More action = Awesome", and everyone is happy, and if you don't agree, then you really should not be watching 'Universal Soldier'.
I love 'Universal Soldier'. It stands close to the pinnacle of action B-movies, a genre everybody loves! It is a shame that I can the official and un-official sequels on DVD, but I can't get the original in all its awesome glory on DVD here in Australia. 'Universal Soldier' is a must-see for action fans everywhere - 8/10