A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.
- Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations
- Prisoner
- (as John Enos)
- Hopper - Prison Guard
- (as Don McGovern)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFred Dekker did uncredited re-writes on the script. When he was brought on, the script began in the future and Spartan was introduced when he was brought out of suspended animation. Dekker suggested that this movie open with a prologue set in 1996 to showcase Spartan and Phoenix in their natural environment, saying that "If you don't show Kansas, Oz isn't all that special."
- GoofsTowards the beginning, when gasoline is everywhere and Simon holds the torch close to the ground, it should ignite. It's the fumes that ignite, not the gasoline itself.
- Quotes
Lenina Huxley: I have, in fact, perused some newsreels in the Schwarzenegger Library, and the time that you took that car...
John Spartan: Hold it. The Schwarzenegger Library?
Lenina Huxley: Yes. The Schwarzenegger Presidential Library. Wasn't he an actor when you...?
John Spartan: Stop! He was President?
Lenina Huxley: Yes! Even though he was not born in this country, his popularity at the time caused the 61st Amendment which states...
John Spartan: I don't wanna know. President...
- Alternate versionsAlthough intact for cinema the UK video version was cut by 2 secs to remove some face blows and an ear-clap during the climactic fight scene. DVD versions feature the same cut print.
The storyline in "Demolition Man" is enjoyable and entertaining, especially because it is a good combination of storytelling and action sequences. And while this isn't exactly Shakespearian storytelling, there is just something great about this action-packed story.
Sure, the time frame of the storyline is askew, but the plot was and still is a very enjoyable one, and one that makes for good old fashioned hard-punching action entertainment that spews one-liners left and right. And the way that the future is presented as a non-violent place of harmony where you get fined for foul language and all things that are bad for you are prohibited, now that is just a stroke of satirical genius. I loved that aspect of the movie.
Director Marco Brambilla managed to put the script and storyline to the screen in a very enjoyable and entertaining manner, and that is why "Demolition Man" is a movie that you can watch again and again with some time passing in between each viewing.
The movie has a great cast ensemble with some pretty impressive names on the cast list actually. The movie is well-helmed by Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. And the movie also have the likes of Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, Glenn Shadix, Denis Leary and others on the cast list.
"Demolition Man" is definitely one of the more outstanding movies starring Sylvester Stallone, if you don't count in the "Rambo" and "Rocky" franchises.
My rating of "Demolition Man" lands on a six out of ten stars.
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Box office
- Budget
- $57,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $58,055,768
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,262,432
- Oct 10, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $58,056,466
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1