19936.8 / 101h 55mCrimeActionScience Fiction

Demolition Man

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

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.

Quick Stats
6.8
TMDB Rating
4,179
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1h 55m
Runtime
$57.0M
Budget
$159.1M
Box Office
279%
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Key Crew
DirectorMarco Brambilla
WriterDaniel Waters
CinematographyAlex Thomson
ComposerElliot Goldenthal
EditorStuart Baird
Production DesignSarah Knowles
Produced by
Silver PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures

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Critics & Reviews

2 featured
Gimly
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._

Written Mar 19, 2018 · read original
CinemaSerf
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.

Written Aug 26, 2023 · read original

Cast

Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
John Spartan
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
Simon Phoenix
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
Lt. Lenina Huxley
Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Benjamin Bratt
Benjamin Bratt
Alfredo Garcia
Rob Schneider
Rob Schneider
Erwin
Bob Gunton
Bob Gunton
Chief George Earle
Glenn Shadix
Glenn Shadix
Associate Bob
Denis Leary
Denis Leary
Edgar Friendly
Bill Cobbs
Bill Cobbs
Zachary Lamb - Aged
Grand L. Bush
Grand L. Bush
Zachary Lamb - Young
Pat Skipper
Pat Skipper
Helicopter Pilot
Steve Kahan
Steve Kahan
Captain Healy
P
Paul Bollen
T.F.R. Officer
Mark Colson
Mark Colson
Warden William Smithers - Young

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