For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes.
Score
That techno soundtrack still absolutely rips — immediate gym playlist material.
Production
Practical creature effects that aged like fine, charmingly janky wine.
Acting
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa devouring scenery as Shang Tsung — Oscar for villainy.
Director
Paul W. S. Anderson
Robin Shou
Liu Kang
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Shang Tsung
Linden Ashby
Johnny Cage
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Sonya Blade
Christopher Lambert
Lord Raiden
Talisa Soto
Kitana
Trevor Goddard
Kano
Chris Casamassa
Scorpion
Keith Cooke
Reptile
Kenneth Edwards
Art Lean
John Fujioka
Chief Priest
Daniel Haggard
Assistant Director
Sandy Helberg
Director
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tagawa trained so intensely for Shang Tsung that he kept his costume and learned to fight with the actual props. Legend behavior.
This film grossed $122 million on an $18 million budget, basically inventing the 'video game movies can print money' template that haunted us for decades.
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