Demolition Man

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

1993 1h 55m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 4,300

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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.

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

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Cast

Sylvester Stallone
John Spartan
Wesley Snipes
Simon Phoenix
Sandra Bullock
Lt. Lenina Huxley
Nigel Hawthorne
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Benjamin Bratt
Alfredo Garcia
Rob Schneider
Erwin
Bob Gunton
Chief George Earle
Glenn Shadix
Associate Bob

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marco Brambilla
Writers: Daniel Waters, Robert Reneau, Peter M. Lenkov
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $57M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CAST

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266+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marco Brambilla, shot by Alex Thomson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Elliot Goldenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Stuart Baird shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The future isn't big enough for the both of them.".

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The take

Marco Brambilla directs. Alex Thomson behind the camera. Elliot Goldenthal scores. Stuart Baird cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $57M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3266+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Marco Brambilla, shot by Alex Thomson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Elliot Goldenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Stuart Baird shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The future isn't big enough for the both of them.".
9IMDB entry: tt0106697 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 26 themes, including "future", "martial arts", "helicopter", "police".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Original score: Elliot Goldenthal
Editing: Stuart Baird
Production design: David L. Snyder
Costume design: Bob Ringwood
Makeup / hair: Paul Abascal
VFX supervisor: John C. Wash
Sound: Kevin Spears
Stunt coordinator: Steve Picerni
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $57,000,000
Box office: $159,055,768
Return: 279% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Demolition Man (1993)

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Gimly2018-03-19
★ 6/10
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.
CinemaSerf2023-08-26
★ 6/10
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.