Demolition Man

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Demolition Man

R

1993

1h 54m

Sci-Fi

Action

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With innocent victims caught in the crossfire in Los Angeles' intensifying war on crime, both cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) and violent thug Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) are sentenced to a state of frozen incarceration known as "CryoPrison." When Spartan is finally thawed 36 years later, it's 2032, and Los Angeles is now a pacifist utopia called San Angeles. But with Phoenix again on the loose, Spartan must team up with future cop Lenina (Sandra Bullock) to apprehend the killer.

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Critics Consensus

A better-than-average sci-fi shoot-em-up with a satirical undercurrent, Demolition Man is bolstered by strong performances by Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Sandra Bullock.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

01/29/2019

Demolition Man is a movie that should have been fun, and isn't.

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

07/25/2010

Ultimately the script's often sharp social satire is drowned out by the noise and confusion. It is also undercut by casting virtually all the psychopathically murderous criminals as minority-group members.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

04/30/2008

Nearly all the SF premises are accorded the status of Andrew Dice Clay one-liners -- which means that they, along with the characters, keep changing from one scene to the next.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Mar 16

4/5

Maybe Demolition Man doesn’t offer the pure action hit of The Terminator, but it’s one of the few big-budget, numbskull action-flicks that actually offer some kind of wry, intelligent critique of societal change...

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

12/28/2024

Demolition Man is one of those odd movies that is so much, it’s too much but also exactly right at the same time. The film has a fun story, the “futuristic” setting is no longer set in a distant time, but it’s still fun...

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

12/09/2024

3.5/5

Demolition Man has been charming & entertaining fans for over 30 years with its exciting action, silly sense of humor, and over-the-top performances, all of which make it easy to see why the film has endured for so long.

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Jay S

@JaySki73 Jul 18

Loved this movie when it came out and still love it today.

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Richard H

@RT96349389 Jul 6

Fun movie, you get some laughs and a little scary how some of the things are now being used in the current world

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Ed T

@Tomorrowtutan Jul 5

The movie was dumb. The acting was over the top in a negative way. Rambo meets Teletubbies. There wasn’t one character I liked. Even the villain was boring. Sci-fi action thriller giving it 1.5 out of five stars. Don’t watch.

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Romas M

@Romas Jun 25

Greetings from Lithuania. "Demolition Man" (1993) is a film that I haven't liked originally upon its release, but came to like during the years very much. That is in part due to its spectacular release on 4K UHD by Arrow Videos. Colors were terrific, and level of detail really surprised me. I have enjoyed this movie very much and this release is must for everyone who enjoyed this movie before. Terrific quality 4K disk that even has Dolby Atmos. There are two version on the disk - US version and International. The film itself is fun, entertaining, well paced, and funny. It kind of doesn't take itself very seriously, and help. There is plenty of action and humor as well. Overall, one of rare films that got a complete 180 percent on my during the year. Came to appreciate it much more.

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X3d F

@FranzFerdinand Jun 19

One of my top 5, if not top 3 movies of all time. Quintessential 80's action schlock boiled down and condensed into pure joy and fun. Wesley Snipes plays a fantastic villain, Sylvester is as perfect an action hero as you can get, one-liners galore, and a setting that gets better the more absurd their "future" predictions become in real life. I have watched this move at least a few dozen times and i certainly will watch it a few dozen more. Be well!

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Gwaelin G.

@GwaelinGames May 5

The subject matter of the film in relation to modernism and liberalism when compared to a cop who’s just trying to do his job is hilarious even if you disagree with some of the themes. I found it super enjoyable to watch.

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Synopsis

With innocent victims caught in the crossfire in Los Angeles' intensifying war on crime, both cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) and violent thug Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) are sentenced to a state of frozen incarceration known as "CryoPrison." When Spartan is finally thawed 36 years later, it's 2032, and Los Angeles is now a pacifist utopia called San Angeles. But with Phoenix again on the loose, Spartan must team up with future cop Lenina (Sandra Bullock) to apprehend the killer.

Director: Marco Brambilla
Producer: Joel Silver, Michael Levy, Howard G. Kazanjian
Screenwriter: Peter M. Lenkov, Daniel Waters, Robert Reneau
Production Co: Warner Bros., Silver Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $57.2M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Surround