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Demolition Man (1993)

R 10/08/1993 Crime, Action, Science Fiction 1h 55m
67%
User
Score
6.7/10
64%
34/100

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

Overview

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.

Marco Brambilla

Director

Daniel Waters

Screenplay

Robert Reneau

Screenplay

Peter M. Lenkov

Screenplay

Top Billed 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

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Media

Spartan vs. Phoenix | Weapons Exhibit Shootout

Spartan vs. Phoenix | Weapons Exhibit Shootout

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Reviews

A review by Gimly

Written on March 19, 2018

_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._...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on August 26, 2023

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...

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