Demolition Man [Blu-ray]

Director: Marco Brambilla Marco Brambilla

Overview

The plot of this action film begins in 1996, with Los Angeles in a violence-crazed conflagration. One of the LAPD's most notorious cops, John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), known as "the demolition man," is in hot pursuit of blonde-haired psychopath Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), who is so nasty he even kills sometimes just because he feels cranky. John captures Simon, but not before Simon kills innocent hostages. John is blamed for the deaths of the hostages, and both he and Simon are cryogenically frozen to remove their brand of ultra-violence from a society that is simply just too violent. The film shifts to the future world of 2032, where Los Angeles has become a megalopolis called San Angeles. There is no poverty, Arnold Schwarzenegger was (at one time) president of the United States, and Taco Bell is the sole survivor of the Franchise Wars. Into this peaceful and bland society, Simon is summarily defrosted by reigning benevolent dictator Dr. Cocteau (Nigel Hawthorne) to have Simon murder Edgar Friendly (Denis Leary), the leader of a group of underground rebels. But Cocteau bites off more than he can chew when the melted-down Simon proceeds to go on a murder-and-looting spree. Reluctantly, Cocteau defrosts John to hunt down his old adversary. As John adjusts to self-driving cars and having sex wearing helmets, he pairs up with Lenina Huxley (Sandra Bullock), a bored cop with a nostalgic fascination for 20th-century culture.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2011
UPC:	0883929184828
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:55:00
Sales rank:	1,715

Special Features

Commentary by director Marco Brambilla and producer Joel Silver ; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sylvester Stallone	Sergeant John Spartan
Wesley Snipes	Simon Phoenix
Sandra Bullock	Lenina Huxley
Nigel Hawthorne	Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Denis Leary	Friendly
Benjamin Bratt	Alfredo Garcia
Bob Gunton	Chief George Earle
Glenn Shadix	Bob
Grand L. Bush	Young Zachary Lamb,Actor
Pat Skipper	Helicopter Pilot
Steve Kahan	Capt. Healy,Captain Healy
Mark Colson	Young Warden Smithers
Rob Schneider	Erwin (uncredited)
Andre Gregory	Old Warden Smithers
John Enos	Prisoner
Bill Cobbs	Old Zachary Lamb
Paul Bollen	TFR Officer
Troy Evans	Tough Cop
Don Charles McGovern	Prison Guard
Patricia Rive	Police Officer
Anneliza Scott	Police Officer
Dean Minerd	Police Officer
Kristopher Logan	Troubled Guy
Paul Perri	Squad Leader
Susan Lentini	TV Reporter
Casey Wallace	Little Girl
Michael Tennessee Lee	Boggle Guard
Chris Durand	Museum Guard
Brett Jones	Museum Guard,Museum Guard
Dan Cortese	Taco Bell Entertainer
Lara Harris	Taco Bell Patron
Sam Nehira	Taco Bell Patron
Claude Oatts	Taco Bell Patron
Alex Chapman	Taco Bell Scrap
Brandy Sanders	Fiber Op Girl
Jesse Ventura	CryoCon
Ben Jurand	Actor
John Enos III	Actor
Trent Walker	Boggle Guard
Brandy Ledford	Fiber Op Girl
Rosemarie Lagunas	Hamburger Stand Scrap
Ken Baldwin	Wasteland Scrap
Jack Black	Wasteland Scrap
Michael Buice	Wasteland Scrap
Carlton Wilborn	Wasteland Scrap
Charles Glass	CryoCon
Ferne Cassel	Actor
Melinda Dillon	Actor
Lori Petty	Actor
Joy Todd	Actor
Billy Lucas	CryoCon
Rhino Michaels	CryoCon
Toshishiro Obata	CryoCon
Vanna Bonta	Computers
Elliot Goldenthal	Composer

Technical Credits

Daniel Waters

Robert Reneau

Peter M. Lenkov

Steven de Souza

Marco Brambilla	Director
Howard Kazanjian	Producer,Producer
Joel Silver	Producer,Producer
Michael Levy	Producer
Ferne Cassel	Casting
Joy Todd	Casting
Faye Schwab	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Steven Bratter	Executive Producer,Producer,Executive Producer
Craig Sheffer	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael McAlister	Special Effects
Kimberly K. Nelson	Special Effects
Steve Picerni	Stunts,Stunts
Daniel Waters	Screenwriter
Robert Reneau	Screenwriter
Peter M. Lenkov	Screenwriter
Pete Catalano	Executive Producer,Producer
Steven Fazekas	Producer
Jacqueline George	Producer
James Herbert	Producer
William L. Arance	Special Effects
Bub Asman	Sound Effects
Todd Bassman	Sound Effects
Charles J. Bond	Sound Effects
William C. Carruth	Sound Effects
Jessica Casavant	Sound Effects
William Aldridge	Special Effects
Pete Antico	Stunts
Steven de Souza	Screenwriter
Alec Gillis	Special Effects
Tom Woodruff Jr.	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Two years before Sylvester Stallone tried his hand at a real comic-book franchise with the somewhat dreadful Judge Dredd, he'd already hit the nail on the head with Demolition Man, an action romp that has a kind of outrageous playfulness that is inherently tied to the comic format. Sly knows exactly how to pull off this material and does so with the help of a star-studded supporting cast that includes Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, and another charming performance from Sandra Bullock. Clocking in at completely over-the-top speed is Wesley Snipes, whose Simon Phoenix villain might as well be The Joker for all intents and purposes. Though set in the future, the flick does seem a bit dated, if only because of Denis Leary's old rehashed ramblings that tend to take one out of the movie's universe. Still, with the film's satirical nods to a politically correct utopia where Taco Bell rules all and government machines bill citizens for cursing, the filmmakers had more on their mind than just big explosions and one-liners (which they gratuitously threw in as well). For a shoot-'em-up to work on that kind of level while still being a pleasingly fun time at the movies it must command some sort of respect -- though not that much, since it is, after all, just Demolition Man.

All Movie Guide - Jeremy Wheeler