Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent people. The genius behind this project is Jack who lives in a world of models, toys and magazines. When he is fired by Cale for killing a few corporate officers, he unleashes the ultimate killing machine called the 'Warbeast' against Cale and those who would help her.
Practical Effects
The Warbeast is gloriously gross physical puppetry, not CGI.
Acting
Brad Dourif's unhinged giggle-chaos performance carries everything.
Director
Stephen Norrington
Ely Pouget
Hayden Cale
Brad Dourif
Jack Dante
William Hootkins
John Carpenter
John Sharian
Sam Raimi
Martin McDougall
Yutani
Andreas Wisniewski
Weyland
Richard Brake
Scott Ridley
Rachel Weisz
Junior Executive
Fredrick Lopez
Deputy Sheriff Randall
Jackie Sawiris
Waitress
Rob Freeman
Obstructive Executive
Julie Cox
Screaming Demonstrator
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Stephen Norrington later made Blade (1998) and then vanished from Hollywood after The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen broke him.
The character names (Weyland, Yutani, Raimi, Carpenter) are such blatant Alien/horror homages that it's basically cinematic theft with a wink.
JP
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