Demolition Man

Titolo originale: Demolition Man
Regia: Marco Brambilla |
Anno: 1993
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Azione Fantascienza
Tag: future | martial arts | helicopter | police | psychopath | crime fighter | dystopia | museum | social control | cryogenics | utopia | fistfight | prison escape | product placement | betrayal | shootout | cyberpunk | explosion | foot chase | warden | subterranean | totalitarianism | censorship | culture shock | knitting | 2030s |
Cast: Sylvester Stallone | Wesley Snipes | Sandra Bullock | Nigel Hawthorne | Benjamin Bratt | Rob Schneider | Bob Gunton | Glenn Shadix | Denis Leary | Bill Cobbs | Grand L. Bush | Pat Skipper | Steve Kahan | Paul Bollen | Mark Colson | Andre Gregory | John Enos III | Troy Evans | Don C. McGovern | Patricia Rive | Anneliza Scott | Dean Minerd | Kristopher Logan | Paul Perri | Susan Lentini | Casey Wallace | Trent Walker | Chris Durand | Brett A. Jones | Dan Cortese | Lara Harris | Sam Nehira | Claude Oatts | Alex Chapman | Brandy Ledford | Rosemarie Lagunas | Ken Baldwin | Jack Black | Michael Buice | Carlton Wilborn | Charles Glass | Ben Jurand | Billy D. Lucas | Rhino Michaels | Toshishiro Obata | Jesse Ventura | Adrienne Barbeau | Rob Schneider |

In una Los Angeles devastata dalla criminalità, un poliziotto violento si mette nei guai con un efferato malvivente. Entrambi vengono ibernati per subire un programma di rieducazione. Nel 2032 il criminale riesce a fuggire e semina morte in città. Giovane poliziotta fa allora scongelare anche il collega per farsi aiutare nella caccia. Esordio a Hollywood dell'italiano Brambilla con un film d'avventure non privo d'ironia (quando il protagonista si sveglia, scopre che il presidente USA è Schwarzenegger), ma imperniato soprattutto sullo spettacolo acrobatico e sulla suspense delle azioni. Credibile, poco; reazionario, molto.

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Simon Phoenix wants to release Jeffrey Dahmer, the movie starts in 1996 but was released 1 year befo [...] D
Dan Cortese: first, he is seen playing the piano and singing at Taco Bell. Later, he can be seen bri [...] D
The Taco Bell scene was filmed at the inner courtyard of the Hughes Aircraft facility in El Segundo, [...] D
Sandra Bullock 's character Lenina Huxley is asked "Where did you learn to kick like that?" Her repl [...] D
Sir Nigel Hawthorne, inexperienced in movies, took his role to prove that he had screen presence for [...] D
Peter M. Lenkov wrote the movie when he was a production assistant. His inspiration came as he would [...] D
Behavior control of criminals was also in Arancia meccanica (1971), a favorite movie of director Mar [...] D
The 442 car model is considered one of the sportiest Oldsmobiles in history. The other car considere [...] D
Carlton Wilborn made appearances as Carl the Wasteland Scrap, seen with Edgar Friendly at the beginn [...] D
Fred Dekker did uncredited re-writes on the script. When he was brought on, the script began in the [...] D
Despite it is explained in separated pieces and brief quotes throughout the movie, it's possible to [...] D
Director Marco Brambilla used the movie Brainstorm - Generazione elettronica (1983) as a reference f [...] D
Excluding the opening sequence in 1996 , the main plot of this movie is set in 2032 . The San Angele [...] D
The crew shot outdoor scenes in business complexes to make the future seem bland. D
The second of three times Troy Evans played a member of law enforcement. The first two having the wo [...] D
(at around 54 mins) Spacely Sprockets was where George Jetson worked on I pronipoti (1962). D
The action figure of the Demolition Man in full armor is actually a repainted He-Man action figure. D
One car is a 1989 Cadillac Solitaire concept car. Instead of rearview mirrors, it has video cameras. D
Sandra Bullock replaced Lori Petty after a few days filming. Petty left due to creative differences. D
The sex simulator was designed to look elegant, like something you stored in a jewelry box. D
John Spartan and Simon Phoenix are 83 and 70 years old after 36 years in cryostasis. Their ages are [...] D
During rehearsals, Wesley Snipes starting reciting his lines in Spanish, and they thought it was fun [...] D
(at around 32 mins) When the cops are talking about bringing Spartan back in Huxley's office, you ca [...] D
The screenwriting process for this movie became incredibly convoluted as far as both the number of w [...] D
(at around 57 mins) In the attempt to entirely replace the Taco Bell name with Pizza Hut for several [...] D
Hungarian science fiction writer István Nemere says that most of Demolition Man is based on his n [...] D
Dr. Cocteau's car he drives is a modified 1992 Buick Reatta. D
(at around 56 mins) Lenina Huxley tells John Spartan about the Arnold Schwarzenegger Presidential Li [...] D
Taco Bell happens to be the only restaurant company in the future world. Years after this movie, San [...] D
Since that the movie set in 1996 in the prologue and 2032 for the rest, and assuming that Edgar Frie [...] D
When Simon Phoenix, Wesley Snipes, falls through the glass floor in the museum fight, he lands on th [...] D
Sir Nigel Hawthorne appeared in a Vauxhall car advertisement during the ITV premiere of Atto di forz [...] D
Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt appeared in Miss Detective (2000). D
Taco Bell was not intended to be featured as product placement. Not only did screenwriter Daniel Wat [...] D
Jack Black had an early role as one of the Wasteland Scraps. D
The title was taken from The Police's song of the same name. Hence, the use of Sting to remake the s [...] D
The scenes with Spartan's daughter were deleted after blowback came from audience test screenings ab [...] D
Sandra Bullock and Denis Leary later appeared in Ladri per amore (1996). D
Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes appeared in I mercenari 3 (2014). D
According to screenwriter Daniel Waters, the inspiration for the three shells came about when he was [...] D
When Warden William Smither dies, the computer states that he was born on February 14, 1967. This me [...] D
(at around 5 mins) The opening scene featured the actual demolition of one of the buildings of the n [...] D
(at around 1h 30 mins) The cars in the auto dealer's showroom in 2032 are actually 1995 Oldsmobile A [...] D
Some scenes were shot on the Imperial Highway in El Segundo. It hadn't yet opened to the public. The [...] D
General Motors provided the production team with eighteen concept vehicles, including the Ultralite [...] D
(at around 1h 35 mins) Sandra Bullock's character Lenina Huxley is asked "Where did you learn to kic [...] D
The original draft of the movie was sold in 1988. It had a serious, darker tone and had Spartan endi [...] D
Craig Sheffer: at around 26 minutes, in an uncredited role, played the first S.A.P.D. officer to app [...] D
Sylvester Stallone had duplicates of the frozen John Spartan put on display at Planet Hollywood rest [...] D
The music used in the trailer is the cue "Vampire Hunters" by Wojciech Kilar. It was originally writ [...] D
(at around 32 mins) The little girl who says "Fu-ck you lady!" resembles the female Wasteland Scrap [...] D
Wesley Snipes' kicks and punches sometimes look lurchy and awkward. Snipes is an accomplished black [...] D
Sandra Bullock talked about working with Sylvester Stallone in an interview with Rolling Stone: "We' [...] D
In Kuwait, the Arabic title was "Rambo The Destroyer". Since Rambo movies were very popular, the dis [...] D
(at around 20 mins) In an early scene, set after the first MDK (Murder Death Kill), the name Scott P [...] D
In 2017, Sylvester Stallone's loan-out company filed a lawsuit against Warner Brothers over the disb [...] D
(at around 1h 26 mins) Denis Leary, a stand-up comic known for his rants put himself into Edgar Frie [...] D
The opening set was inspired by the Los Angeles riots that happened just six months before filming b [...] D
Simon Phoenix has two different colored eyes. A condition called heterochromia iridis. D
(at around 1h 40 mins) Though the movie was released in 1993, Simon Phoenix and John Spartan were su [...] D
The wings on the black beret that John Spartan wears, are actually U.S. Army aviator wings. D
According to Denis Leary, Sylvester Stallone had his own driving range and golf pro on-set. Stallone [...] D
Due to Warner Brothers dislike of the first two plus hour long cut of the movie, as well as various [...] D
The giant fireplace made the set about 105 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit (40.5 to 43.3 degrees Celsius). D
According to the commentary found on the Region 1 DVD, there were some scenes deleted from the movie [...] D
GM loaned $69 million worth of concept cars to the movie. One is a replica of GM's Ultralite one hun [...] D
It was rumored there was going to be a sequel "Demolition Man 2", and it would take place after this [...] D
(at around 45 mins) If the "ray gun" that Phoenix finds in the Museum was to work according to "mil- [...] D
(at around 5 mins) In the building demolition scene of the Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Compan [...] D
It doesn't occur to both Spartan and Captain Healy at the beginning of the movie that Simon Phoenix [...] D
The novelization reveals that Associate Bob (Glenn Shadix) is a eunuch. Dr. Raymond Cocteau (Sir Nig [...] D
(at around 1h 30 mins) A futuristic Oldsmobile dealership appears in this movie. General Motors anno [...] D
Simon Phoenix has a strikingly similar hairdo to the character Blade, also played by Wesley Snipes. D
(at around 51 mins) When Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) meets Dr. Raymond Cocteau (Sir Nigel Hawthorn [...] D
Fans have paid over $1,000 for a San Angeles Police Department uniform worn in the movie. D
Rob Schneider played a police phone operator in this movie. He co-starred as Sylvester Stallone's si [...] D
The morality statute slips have the Debian Linux logo on them, The Debian Project was started in 199 [...] D
(at around 1h 25 mins) In the underground garage where John (Sylvester Stallone) meets Edgar (Denis [...] D
Marco Brambilla: heard cheering when the building is demolished. D
(at around 46 mins) In the museum scene when Simon Phoenix looks for different weapons, he finds a d [...] D
In Lenina Huxley's office there is a Arma letale 3 (1992) poster. Steve Kahan, who played Captain He [...] D
In Sylvester Stallone's I mercenari - The Expendables (2010), Barney Ross (Stallone) wears a black b [...] D
There is a Red Hot Chili Peppers poster in Huxley's office; vocalist Anthony Kiedis starred alongsid [...] D
In the film, California Cryo-Penitentiary Warden William Smithers is played by the actor Andre Grego [...] D
Before going into the museum John Spartan says "Use the force Luke Skywalker". Sylvester Stallone wa [...] D
Wesley Snipes' shoulder pads are made out of tire treads and other car parts. D
The movie was influenced by the novel "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. D
(at around 54 mins) The scene where Dr. Raymond Cocteau (Sir Nigel Hawthorne) invites John (Sylveste [...] D
(at around 47 mins) When Simon Phoenix is confined in the museum, he is confined in Section 8. Secti [...] D
Director Marco Brambilla wanted the film's overall look to resemble as being inside a Neiman-Marcus [...] D
Body count: 72. D
Troy Evans and Sylvester Stallone appeared in Nick lo scatenato (1984). D
During filming, Rob Schneider became friends with Sandra Bullock, but had reservations about her nex [...] D
Wesley Snipes hated his blond dye job, and shaved his head as soon as filming was complete. After th [...] D
According to Denis Leary, Wesley Snipes insisted on doing his own action scenes. After Snipes finish [...] D
For some non-American releases, references to Taco Bell were changed to Pizza Hut, since the former [...] D
The police department's central computer was given the name L7. "L7" is another way of saying the sl [...] D
Many of the cars in the movie were prototypes of future models, supplied by General Motors. Only two [...] D
Glenn Shadix (Associate Bob) uses the phrase "greetings and salutations". This was Christian Slater' [...] D
Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt also star in Miss Detective (2000). D
[0:24] According Edgar Friendly's profile watched by Simon Phoenix in the street computer, Friendly' [...] D
Simon Phoenix reviving other twentieth century criminals is somewhat reminiscent of Khan Noonien Sin [...] D
GM had only one of the Ultralite cars, so Warner Brothers hired a crew to build eleven more. D
The building used for exterior shots of the S.A.P.D. building was the California Headquarters of GTE [...] D
The cast includes one Oscar winner: Sandra Bullock; and two Oscar nominees: Sylvester Stallone and S [...] D
Sylvester Stallone has stated in interviews that the idea behind the three seashells was that two we [...] D
Wesley Snipes' character is a criminal with golden colored hair and the name Simon. Roy Fegan also p [...] D
Sylvester Stallone described the cryogenic freezing scene as "probably the worst five hours I've eve [...] D
Even though Jonathan Lemkin was the last writer working on the movie and drafted its shooting script [...] D
Sylvester Stallone wanted Simon Phoenix to be played by Jackie Chan. Chan declined, since Asian audi [...] D
Adrienne Barbeau is the computer's voice. She also voiced the computer in La cosa (1982). D
Denis Leary's part was re-written after he was cast. They wanted to let him rant. D
(at around 5 mins) At the beginning of the movie, Simon Phoenix boasts that he would lose his head i [...] D
(at around 45 mins) The magnetic accelerator (possibly similar to a rail or coil gun) used by Wesley [...] D
It cost $2 million to make eleven Ultralites. D
In the beginning scene of the movie, when Sparten catches up to Phoenix in his liar, you see Phoenix [...] D
(at around 1h 3 mins) Sandra Bullock's costume during the Taco Bell sequence was made of stones and [...] D
Lenina Huxley is 29 years old, and was born in 2003.Since that the movie set in 1996 in the prologue [...] D
Sylvester Stallone is on record as being pleased with the movie, calling it "a good action film, ahe [...] D
Spartan's apartment was inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture. D
One critic called this movie "The most action packed thriller since Terminator (1984). D
(at around 1h 3 mins) Huxley states that Spartan is the He-Man type. Sylvester Stallone starred oppo [...] D
San Angeles was going to be the name of the city in Blade Runner (1982). D
Sandra Bullock considered Sylvester Stallone her big brother on-set. D
The fight scenes were all choreographed to be somewhat cartoonish. The violence was meant to be a li [...] D
It was originally planned to have Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone meet face-to-face without a f [...] D
(at around 8 mins) John Spartan is given a seventy year sentence in suspended animation, and he woul [...] D
In a retrospective on his filmography, Denis Leary called this movie a "giant piece of shit". D
Lenina Huxley's name is a combination of Lenina Crowne and Aldous Huxley. Crowne is a character in A [...] D
(at around 15 mins) Chief Earle talks to Huxley about her conversation with the warden. Bob Gunton p [...] D
The two original choices for the roles were Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Van Damme was o [...] D
Sir Nigel Hawthorne allegedly didn't get along with either Sylvester Stallone or Wesley Snipes. D
(at around 43 mins) The Armour Hot Dogs jingle played in the movie is from the 1960s. D