Guyver (1991)

Directors:

Screaming Mad George
Steve Wang

Writers:

Jon Purdy (writer)
Yoshiki Takaya (characters)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Some mutants are more equal than others.

Plot:

A young man discovers a mechanical device that merges with his own body, turning him into a cyborg superhero...

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Shape Shifter | Loss Of Father | Weapon | Martial Arts

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Greg Paik	...	Dr. Tetsu Segawa
Jimmie Walker	...	Striker (as Jimmy Walker)
Peter Spellos	...	Ramsey
Michael Berryman	...	Lisker
Spice Williams-Crosby	...	Weber (as Spice Williams)
Mark Hamill	...	Max Reed
Jack Armstrong	...	Sean Barker / The Guyver
Johnnie Saiko	...	Craig
Vivian Wu	...	Mizky Segawa
Deborah Gorman	...	Ms. Jenson
Danny Gibson	...	Aikido Instructor's Assistant
Willard E. Pugh	...	Col. Castle
David Gale	...	Fulton Balcus
'Evil' Ted Smith	...	Ronnie (as Ted Smith)
Doug Simpson	...	Quinton
Brian Simpson	...	Gang Member #3
Dennis Madalone	...	Gang Member #4
Linnea Quigley	...	Scream Queen
Michael Deak	...	Director
Jeffrey Combs	...	Doctor East
David Wells	...	Dr. Gordon
Jay Kelley	...	Lab Scientist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Baker	...	Thug (uncredited)
Thomas C. Rainone	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Screaming Mad George
Steve Wang

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jon Purdy		writer
Yoshiki Takaya		characters

Produced by
Brian Yuzna	....	producer

Original Music by
Matthew Morse

Cinematography by
Levie Isaacks

Film Editing by
Andy Horvitch
Joe Woo Jr.		(co-editor)

Casting by
Al Guarino

Set Decoration by
Julie Brooke Beattie

Makeup Department
Shaun Smith	....	special makeup effects crew
Wayne Toth	....	special makeup effects artist
Eddie Yang	....	special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Milo	....	first assistant director
Thomas C. Rainone	....	second unit director

Art Department
Chris Grantz	....	set dresser
Gordon E. Holmes	....	set dresser
Carolyn Thome	....	model maker

Sound Department
Paul Coogan	....	boom operator
Patrick Paul Mullane	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Shozo Ano	....	creature effects lab assistant: Creature Effects Crew
Gabriel Bartalos	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Andy Clement	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Andy Clement	....	special makeup effects
Pat Conrad	....	production assistant: Creature Effects Crew
Michael Deak	....	special effects supervisor
Masaaki Fukuda	....	creature effects lab assistant: Creature Effects Crew
Yoichi Fukuoka	....	additional mechanical effects: creature effects crew
Yoichi Fukuoka	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Misa Uo Gardner	....	shop coordinator: Creature Effects Crew
Screaming Mad George	....	creature effects head for "balcus" character: Creature Effects Crew
Screaming Mad George	....	special makeup effects
Asao Goto	....	background creatures creator: Creature Effects Crew
Mika Hagiwara	....	creature effects lab assistant: Creature Effects Crew
Glen Hanz	....	support sculptor: Creature Effects Crew
Moto Hata	....	creature effects head for "max" character: Creature Effects Crew
Moto Hata	....	shop supervisor: Creature Effects Crew
Nori Honda	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Koji Hoshi	....	creature effects lab assistant: Creature Effects Crew
Michiko Ishikawa	....	creature effects lab assistant: Creature Effects Crew
Mike Jolly	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
James Kagel	....	creature effects head for "striker" character: Creature Effects Crew
Yasuko Kudo	....	creature effects lab assistant: Creature Effects Crew
Takao Kumaoka	....	creature effects lab assistant: Creature Effects Crew
Jake McKinnon	....	mechanical effects: Creature Effects Crew
Joey Orosco	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Thomas C. Rainone	....	special effects coordinator: Creature Effects Crew
Timothy Ralston	....	mechanical effects: Creature Effects Crew
Sally Ray	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Jordu Schell	....	creature effects head for "ramsey" character: Creature Effects Crew
Aaron Sims	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
James Slavin	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Shaun Smith	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Ted Smith	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Heidi Snyder	....	support sculptor: Creature Effects Crew
Ken Tarallo	....	mechanical effects and pyrotechnics: FX Concepts Ltd.
Ken Tarallo	....	special effects supervisor
Wayne Toth	....	additional mechanical effects: creature effects crew
Wayne Toth	....	head lab technician and key special effects makeup: Creature Effects Crew
Wayne Toth	....	special effects makeup
Steve Wang	....	creature effects head for "guyver" character: Creature Effects Crew
Steve Wang	....	special makeup effects
Chieko Watanabe	....	creature effects lab assistant: Creature Effects Crew
Wyatt Weed	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
T.C. Williams	....	lab technician: Creature Effects Crew
Eddie Yang	....	creature effects head for "lisker" character: Creature Effects Crew
Eddie Yang	....	shop supervisor: Creature Effects Crew

Visual Effects by
Jeanna Crawford	....	modelbuilder
Tom Gleason	....	camera assistant: visual effects unit
Ted Rae	....	visual effects director of photography

Stunts
Kenny Ferrugiaro	....	stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunts
Haruo Matsuoka	....	stunts
Kimberly L. Ryusaki	....	stunts (as Kim Ryusaki)
Luis J. Silva	....	stunts
Doug Simpson	....	stunts
Tony Snegoff	....	stunts
Tim Trella	....	stunts
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunts (as Spice Williams)
Bob Yerkes	....	stunts
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric H. Lasher	....	still photographer
Mark Pickens	....	key grip

Editorial Department
Elijah Schkeiban	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Mitchell Bergman	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Elan Papa	....	script supervisor: second unit
Bonnie Weis	....	production accountant
John Douglas	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• New Line Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Delta Vidéo Diffusion (1992) (France) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Mutronics
The Guyver (USA) (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence. (director's cut)

Runtime:

88 min | USA:92 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | USA:PG-13 (director's cut)

Trivia:

Based on a Japanese comic book known as "Bio-Booster Armor Guyver" in which an ordinary high school student stumbles across an alien weapon, which turns him into a reluctant hero fighting an evil international corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: When Guyver first appears, his blade-like top on his forehead pops up. Every other scene, the blade is still attached to his head.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[opening scroll]
Narrator: At the beginning of time, aliens came to the Earth to create the ultimate organic weapon. They created Mankind. By planting a special gene into man they created the ZOANOIDS - Humans who can change at will into super monster soldiers. Eons later, the Zoanoid leader...

Movie Connections:

References RoboCop (1987)

Good as a 12 yr old, but...

From childhood memory I recalled this movie being great fun and really cool.

So the lesson I learnt from rewatching this film recently is that some kid memories should stay as memories. this really isn't very good at all.

This is a shame as the cast features some genre greats such as Mark Hamill, Michale Berrman and Jeffrey Combs. The film doesn't seem to know if it wants to be a shlocky horror movie, comic book film or children's adventure. One minute it feels like Shaq's Steel film or Starkid the next it feels like Toxic Crusader. The tone is everywhere and for that reason left this old kid disappointed..