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Brad Dourif plays a murderbot. That's the whole pitch. You're welcome.
TMDB
47
IMDb
35

Phoenix (1995)

Direct-to-video fever dreamAlien ripoff with commitment issues90s practical effects graveyard

Overview

ActionScience Fiction

When a mining colony is taken over by genetically altered androids, an elite attack team is sent in to take down the android leader.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
Corporate exploitation of laborWhat counts as human consciousnessSacrificial pawns in proxy wars

Standout Aspects

Acting

Brad Dourif doing unhinged android villain with zero restraint

Practical Effects

Janky rubber suits that wobble when actors run

Best for:Solo: 3AM insomnia fueled by irony and low expectations·Friends: Drunken mockery session with people who know their Dourif filmography
Heads up:Violence: Cheesy but frequent squib-heavy gunfights and android dismemberment
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Director

Troy Cook

ReleasedJan 1, 1995
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feellight

Top Cast

Stephen Nichols

Stephen Nichols

Tyler McClain

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Reiger

Billy Drago

Billy Drago

Kilgore

Denice Duff

Denice Duff

Seline

Peter Murnik

Peter Murnik

Dillon

William Sanderson

William Sanderson

Miro

Robert Gossett

Robert Gossett

Barker

Betsy Soo

Betsy Soo

Chin

Jeremy Roberts

Jeremy Roberts

Tanner

Leland Orser

Leland Orser

Doctor Riley

Robert Clotworthy

Robert Clotworthy

Man #1

Dan Kern

Dan Kern

Man #2

Forbes Riley

Forbes Riley

Controller

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was Troy Cook's only feature directorial credit; he spent most of his career as a production designer on TV movies.

Cultural

Released the same year as Screamers and Virtuosity, it got buried in the cheap sci-fi VHS glut of 1995.

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