In the future, chaos is rampant as 'information terrorists' threaten to destroy order in society. Alex is a part-man, part-machine LAPD cop who is the best at what he does. When one of the terrorists calls him a machine, Alex questions his humanity and decides to leave the force. His final assignment is to apprehend an old colleague who has stolen some data. However, there is more than meets the eye and Alex must question his allegiance.
Practical Effects
Glorious rubber cyborg parts and exploding mannequins.
Direction
Pyun's chaotic vision: every frame fights for its life.
Stunts
Surprisingly committed gun-fu in abandoned industrial spaces.
Director
Albert Pyun
Olivier Gruner
Alex
Tim Thomerson
Farnsworth
Deborah Shelton
Julian
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Angie-Liv
Merle Kennedy
Max Impact
Nicholas Guest
Germaine
Vincent Klyn
Michel
Yuji Okumoto
Yoshiro Han
Marjorie Monaghan
Jared
Marjean Holden
Sam
Brion James
Maritz
Thom Mathews
Marion
Jennifer Gatti
Rosaria
Blair Valk
Morico
Thomas Jane
Billy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Albert Pyun shot this back-to-back with two other films using the same sets and actors in different roles. Peak efficiency cinema.
This franchise spawned four direct-to-video sequels, making it one of the most inexplicably enduring B-movie properties of the 90s.
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