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Young man merges with mechanical device, becoming cyborg superhero. Strange creatures emerge, seeking to reclaim device. He uncovers plot to genetically engineer monstrous creatures.Young man merges with mechanical device, becoming cyborg superhero. Strange creatures emerge, seeking to reclaim device. He uncovers plot to genetically engineer monstrous creatures.Young man merges with mechanical device, becoming cyborg superhero. Strange creatures emerge, seeking to reclaim device. He uncovers plot to genetically engineer monstrous creatures.
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Greg Joung Paik
- Dr. Tetsu Segawa
- (as Greg Paik)
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
- Striker
- (as Jimmy Walker)
Spice Williams-Crosby
- Weber
- (as Spice Williams)
Deborah Anne Gorman
- Ms. Jenson
- (as Deborah Gorman)
'Evil' Ted Smith
- Ronnie
- (as Ted Smith)
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- TriviaJeffrey Combs, plays "Dr. East". In Re-Animator (1985), he played a character named "Dr. West". His boss here is played by David Gale, who played the villain in Re-Animator (1985).
- GoofsWithin the last few minutes of the movie, Sean removes his Guyver armor, revealing he has no clothes on. This being due to his having regenerated a new body. But when he gets up and walks away he is wearing tennis shoes.
- Crazy creditsGet your own Guyver unit at S-Mart, Shop smart, shop S-Mart.
- Alternate versionsDifferences between the "Director's Cut" (actually the original theatrical version) and the VHS version are as follows:
- A text prologue explaining the origins of the guyver and zoanoids, as well as leading up to Dr. Segawa's predicament with the other zoanoids.
- Slightly different opening credits. The "Guyver" title is shown in glittering, silver chrome that splis. The VHS version shows a cheaper black/brown title that swipes in and fades out.
- Slightly more dialogue when Max tells Misky of her father's death.
- The scene where Balcus makes Lisker punch himself has music in the theatrical cut. In the VHS version, no music is present.
- Extended dialogue between Max, Misky and Castle at Dr Segawa's death scene. This also includes a little more footage of Sean spying on them.
- When Sean encounters the punks in the alley, he yells "Hi-ya!" with a ready aikido stance. The punks laugh at him and then they all yell "Hi-ya" mockingly with the same stance.
- An intimate scene between Lisker and Weber in the van as they wait for Striker & Ramsey. He mentions the two of them going shopping in Brazil, and she absolutely loves the idea.
- In the warehouse sequence, the shopping bit is brought up again between the zoanoid Lisker and zoanoid Weber. This was cut short in the VHS version.
- Zoanoid Striker yelling down to Zoanoid Ramsey is shown in two cuts in the theatrical version, one in the VHS cut.
- Major scene transitions in the "director's cut" are accompanied by slash going across the screen with a two-note techno theme. None of these are in the VHS cut. Additionally, 3 violent scenes are not in the so-called director's cut:
- When zoanoid Lisker crushes zoanoid Segawa's head, blood is shown gushing onto the ground in the VHS version. The "director's cut" has a very slightly shorter version showing a shot of zoanoid Segawa on his knees with no blood.
- When the guyver kills the snake-headed zoanoid, the VHS version shows him getting his arm ripped off and his neck snapped with blood splatter. The "director's cut" edits this out in favor of a cheap insert shot of the other zoanoids looking on.
- When the guyver slashes zoanoid Weber, the VHS version shows blood splattering across her face and Misky's. The "director's cut" cuts away to a cheap close-up of zoanoid Striker looking on.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #8.8 (1993)
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Jack Armstrong stars as a Sean a 20 something martial artist who finds an alien suit and becomes a super hero who fights alien creatures, meanwhile CIA agent Mark Hamill is putting 2 and 2 together, also The Guyver's girlfriends father who was killed by the corporate types also want the suit. The Guyver has just too much plot and yet at the same time it feels juvenile and silly. I remember watching this and being very disappointed that Mark Hamill wasn't the star, in fact it was the biggest letdown as Armstrong is a blah hero. In hindsight on rewatch The Guyver is a victim of being made before it's time. The special effects are pretty impressive and the monster vs Guyver battles are fun and it's nice to see Michael Berryman and Re-Animator's David Gale and of course Luke Skywalker, but the problem here is that the tone is all over the map and the film follows a rather predictable action flick format. Indeed the movie I was most reminded of was the Dolph Lundgren Punisher which I recommended, both share a similar cheesy feel, but where as that one worked as an adequate action/anti-hero flick, this one has too much plot getting in the way of the action and it has to be said how Armstrong is no action star and not a really much of an actor. I feel like this was made in the wrong decade, as the 80s would've yielded an action orientated flick while if made now would be done with an attention to detail to the superhero angle and would work really well. As it is, I was entertained, but you feel like it could've been better. So, an interesting failure, I guess, but also a guilty pleasure.
* * Out Of 4-(Fair)
* * Out Of 4-(Fair)
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