Demolition Man (1993)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Marco Brambilla

Writers (WGA):

Peter M. Lenkov (story) and
Robert Reneau (story) ...
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Release Date:

8 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The future isn't big enough for the both of them.

Plot:

A cop is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent enemy who is loose in a nonviolent future society.

Plot Keywords:

Future | Police | Enemy | Desert Eagle | Eye

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 12	8:00 PM	AMC
Fri. Nov. 13	1:30 AM	AMC

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	John Spartan
Wesley Snipes	...	Simon Phoenix
Sandra Bullock	...	Lt. Lenina Huxley
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Benjamin Bratt	...	Alfredo Garcia
Bob Gunton	...	Chief George Earle
Glenn Shadix	...	Associate Bob
Denis Leary	...	Edgar Friendly
Grand L. Bush	...	Zachary Lamb - Young
Pat Skipper	...	Helicopter Pilot
Steve Kahan	...	Captain Healy
Paul Bollen	...	T.F.R. Officer
Mark Colson	...	Warden William Smithers - Young
Andre Gregory	...	Warden William Smithers - Aged
John Enos III	...	Prisoner
Troy Evans	...	Tough Cop
Don McGovern	...	Prison Guard (as Don Charles McGovern)
Bill Cobbs	...	Zachary Lamb - Aged
Patricia Rive	...	Police Officer
Anneliza Scott	...	Police Officer
Dean Minerd	...	Police Officer
Kristopher Logan	...	Troubled Guy
Paul Perri	...	Squad Leader
Susan Lentini	...	T.V. Reporter
Casey Wallace	...	Little Girl
Trent Walker	...	Boggle Guard (as Michael Tennessee Lee)
Chris Durand	...	Museum Guard
Brett A. Jones	...	Museum Guard
Dan Cortese	...	Taco Bell Entertainer
Lara Harris	...	Taco Bell Patron
Sam Nehira	...	Taco Bell Patron
Claude Oatts	...	Taco Bell Patron
Alex Chapman	...	Taco Bell Scrap
Brandy Ledford	...	Fiber Op Girl (as Brandy Sanders)
Rosemarie Lagunas	...	Hamburger Stand Scrap
Ken Baldwin	...	Wasteland Scrap
Jack Black	...	Wasteland Scrap
Michael Buice	...	Wasteland Scrap
Carlton Wilborn	...	Wasteland Scrap
Charles Glass	...	CryoCon
Ben Jurand	...	CryoCon
Billy D. Lucas	...	CryoCon
Rhino Michaels	...	CryoCon
Toshirô Obata	...	CryoCon
Jesse Ventura	...	CryoCon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vanna Bonta	...	Computer (voice)
Alex Ardenti	...	Wasteland Scrap (uncredited)
Mark Atteberry	...	Museum Patron (uncredited)
Adrienne Barbeau	...	Main Frame Computer (uncredited) (voice)
Tracee Cocco	...	Cop in Headquarters (uncredited)
Jennifer Darling	...	Computer (voice) (uncredited)
Mogens Eckert	...	Computer Head on Rotating Screen (uncredited)
Robert Grasmere	...	Vidhead (uncredited)
Bryan Hanna	...	Wasteland Scrap (uncredited)
Paul Dion Monte	...	Cryo Prisoner (uncredited)
Lora Lyn Peterson	...	(uncredited)
Francis Praksti	...	(uncredited)
Rob Schneider	...	Erwin (uncredited)
Stewart Skelton	...	Stunned Museum Guard (uncredited)
Kevin Ula Christie	...	Rogue Cop (uncredited)

Directed by
Marco Brambilla

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter M. Lenkov		(story) and
Robert Reneau		(story)
Daniel Waters		(screenplay) and
Robert Reneau		(screenplay) and
Peter M. Lenkov		(screenplay)

Produced by
Steven Bratter	....	executive producer
Pete Catalano	....	executive producer
Steven Fazekas	....	co-producer
Jacqueline George	....	co-producer
James Herbert	....	co-producer
Howard G. Kazanjian	....	producer (as Howard Kazanjian)
Michael Levy	....	producer
Tony Munafo	....	associate producer
Aaron Schwab	....	executive producer
Faye Schwab	....	executive producer
Craig Sheffer	....	executive producer
Joel Silver	....	producer

Original Music by
Elliot Goldenthal

Cinematography by
Alex Thomson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stuart Baird

Casting by
Ferne Cassel
Joy Todd

Production Design by
David L. Snyder

Art Direction by
Walter P. Martishius

Set Decoration by
Robert Gould
Etta Leff

Costume Design by
Bob Ringwood

Makeup Department
Paul Abascal	....	hair styles supervisor
R. Christopher Biggs	....	special makeup effects artist
Clifford Booker	....	hair stylist
Janis Clark	....	hair stylist
Scott H. Eddo	....	makeup artist
Norman T. Leavitt	....	on-set makeup artist
Alex Proctor	....	makeup artist
Richard Snell	....	makeup artist
Laini Thompson	....	makeup artist: Wesley Snipes
Julie Travis-Socash	....	makeup artist
Alicia M. Tripi	....	hair stylist
Kevin Westmore	....	makeup artist
Natalie Wood	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Robert J. Anderson	....	executive in charge of production
James Herbert	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Linda Brachman	....	first assistant director: third unit
Violet Cazanjian	....	second second assistant director
Anthony D'Esposito	....	second second assistant director (as Anthony F. D'Esposito)
Louis D'Esposito	....	first assistant director
Brian E. Frankish	....	first assistant director
Joseph J. Kontra	....	second assistant director
Chitra F. Mojtabai	....	second assistant director: second unit
Douglas S. Ornstein	....	second assistant director
George Parra	....	first assistant director: second unit
Charlie Picerni	....	second unit director (as Charles Picerni)

Art Department
Craig B. Ayers Sr.	....	greensman
Melanie J. Baker	....	assistant art director
Mike Blaze	....	assistant property master
Scott Bobbitt	....	lead man
Mike Brooks	....	propmaker
Marco A. Campos	....	construction foreman
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master (as Richard Chavez)
Donna Ekins-Kapner	....	art department coordinator
Thomas Gark	....	set dresser
Bruce J. Gfeller	....	construction coordinator
Sarah Knowles	....	assistant art director
Sean Langdon	....	carpenter
Richard F. Mays	....	additional art director (as Richard Mays)
Simon Murton	....	concept illustrator
Michael Papac	....	property master
Mark Poll	....	set designer
Natalie Richards	....	set designer
Christopher S. Ross	....	conceptual illustrator
Andy Schoneberg	....	art department
Desiree Scott	....	art department
Carl J. Stensel	....	set designer (as Carl Stensel)
Jim Zemansky	....	property master: second unit
Robert Misetich	....	set painter (uncredited)
Dennis Riewerts	....	drapery (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bub Asman	....	sound effects editor
Todd Bassman	....	boom operator
Charles J. Bond	....	sound
William C. Carruth	....	adr editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	sound effects editor
Tim Cooney	....	sound mixer
Samuel C. Crutcher	....	sound effects editor
Greg Curda	....	foley artist
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Dillon	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Les Fresholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Friedman	....	adr editor (as Dick Friedman)
Michael Geisler	....	sound designer
Michael Gollom	....	sound effects editor
William Griggs	....	sound designer
Robert G. Henderson	....	supervising sound editor
Sam Horta	....	digital sound editor
Sam Horta	....	sound designer
David M. Horton	....	sound effects editor
David L. Horton Jr.	....	supervising foley editor
Jerry Jacobson	....	foley editor (as Jerry M. Jacobson)
Adam Johnston	....	foley editor
James J. Klinger	....	foley editor
Darrin Martin	....	assistant sound effects editor
John Morrisey	....	adr editor
Joe Mosca	....	assistant sound effects editor
John Phillips	....	foley editor
Corinne Sessarego	....	adr editor
Bill Shotland	....	cable person
James Simcik	....	supervising adr editor (as James R. Simcik)
Kevin Spears	....	sound designer
Allen L. Stone	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott A. Tinsley	....	foley editor
Robert Ulrich	....	adr editor (as Robert G. Ulrich)
Brooke H. Ward	....	assistant sound effects editor (as Brooke Henderson Ward)
Marshall Winn	....	sound effects editor
David Yaffe	....	sound mixer: second unit

Special Effects by
William Aldridge	....	special effects foreman
Eric Allard	....	special effects supervisor
Tony Allard	....	special effects technician
Philip Bartko	....	special effects foreman
Gary D. Bierend	....	special effects foreman
William Butler	....	special effects supervisor
Gary D'Amico	....	special effects
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects foreman
Gustavo R. Ferreyra	....	propshop technician
Michel Gagné	....	special effects animator
Alec Gillis	....	special body effects designer and creator
Karin Hanson	....	special effects hair
Doug Hubbard	....	special effects
Donald Krause	....	special effects technician
Kevin McTurk	....	special effects technician
Joe D. Ramsey	....	special effects coordinator
Mike Reedy	....	special effects technician
Eugene P. Rizzardi	....	special effects technician
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects assistant
John Teska	....	special effects technician: ADI
Paul Vigil	....	special effects foreman
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	special body effects designer and creator
Steven Hintz	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Josselin Mahot	....	creature effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
William L. Arance	....	digital effects artist
Tricia Henry Ashford	....	visual effects producer
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World
Craig Clark	....	special effects animator
Bill Coffin	....	visual effects
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	executive in charge of production: Matte World
James DeValera Mansfield	....	effects animator
Gil Gagnon	....	digital effects coordinator: Cinesite
Robert Grasmere	....	visual effects supervisor: VIFX
Bryan Hirota	....	cg artist: Video Image
Elizabeth Maxwell Keith	....	effects technical director
Stephen Kennedy	....	digital compositor
Brad Kuehn	....	composite supervisor: Cinesite
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	production assistant: Video Image/VIFX
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Bob Lyss	....	digital artist
Jeff Matakovich	....	additional visual effects
Jeff Matakovich	....	visual effects opticals
Michael J. McAlister	....	visual effects (as Micheal J. McAlister)
Rich McKay	....	camera assistant
Michael Moore	....	visual effects editor
Kimberly K. Nelson	....	visual effects producer
Evan A. Nesbitt	....	visual effects first assistant camera
Luc G. Nicknair	....	visual effects first assistant camera
Michael Pangrazio	....	matte artist
Steven T Puri	....	visual effects producer
Linda Renaud	....	I/O manager
Marc Rubone	....	rotoscope and animation
Jacques Stroweis	....	CG animation
Steve Switaj	....	motion control operator
Joseph Thomas	....	FX animation
Alex Tysowsky	....	animator
John T. Van Vliet	....	animation designer and supervisor
John C. Wash	....	visual effects supervisor
Chris Watts	....	visual effects coordinator
Isa Alsup	....	compositor (uncredited)
Christopher Duddy	....	visual effects camera operator (uncredited)
Derek N. Prusak	....	motion control operator (uncredited)
Paul Taglianetti	....	computer graphics coordinator: Video Image (uncredited)

Stunts
Pete Antico	....	stunts
Bob Arnold	....	stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts (as Gregory Barnett)
Kenny Bates	....	stunts
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts
John Borland	....	stunts
Nick Brett	....	utility stunts
Tom Bruggeman	....	stunts
John Cade	....	stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Eric Chambers	....	stunts
Norm Compton	....	stunts
Jim Connors	....	stunts
Tim A. Davison	....	stunts (as Tim Davison)
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunts
Richard L. Duran	....	stunts (as Richard Duran)
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunts
Gary Epper	....	stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	driving stunt double: Sandra Bullock
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Randy Hall	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as Jim Halty)
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts
Dana Hee	....	stunt double: fights
Kane Hodder	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts
Brett A. Jones	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
David Lea	....	stunts
Eric Mansker	....	stunts
Bob McGovern	....	stunt double
Bob McGovern	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
Rita Minor	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts
Jeff Mosley	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt coordinator
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunt coordinator
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts
Marcus Salgado	....	stunts
Philip Tan	....	stunts
Jeff Ward	....	stunts
Chuck Waters	....	stunts
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunts
Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon	....	stunts (as Cheryl M. Wheeler)
Scott Wilder	....	stunts
Nancy Young	....	stunts
David LeBell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Nico Bally	....	grip
Jamie Barber	....	first assistant camera
William D. Barber	....	camera operator: second unit
Greg Cantrell	....	rigging gaffer (as Gregory M. Cantrell)
Andrea Chesney	....	second assistant camera
Joseph V. Cicio	....	assistant camera
John J. Connor	....	director of photography: second unit
John T. Connor	....	assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Michael J. Coo	....	key grip (as Michael Javes Coo)
Andrew Cooper	....	still photographer
Glenn Corbett	....	rigging gaffer
James 'Spud' Danicic	....	remote head technician: Power Pod
David M. Dunlap	....	camera operator
Thomas Enright	....	best boy
William E. Fitch	....	best boy grip
Anthony Gaudioz	....	camera operator
Michael Genne	....	camera operator (as Michael A. Genne)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician
Joseph Graham	....	dolly grip (as Joseph A. Graham)
Stan Harrison	....	video assist operator
John Holmes	....	assistant camera
Frank R. Jimenez Jr.	....	lamp operator
Michael A. Jones	....	electrician
Johnny Karls	....	assistant camera (1993)
Leslie J. Kovacs	....	gaffer
Ron Kunecke	....	night light operator
Christopher J. Lama	....	rigging electric best boy
Matthew F. Leonetti	....	additional director of photography
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	Steadicam operator
Damon Marcellino	....	set lighting technician: second unit
Benny McNulty	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Bernard McNulty)
Michael A. Mendez	....	grip
Debb Lee Phillips	....	rigging electrician
Paul Plannette	....	second assistant camera
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	director of photography: second unit (as Tom Priestly)
George Richmond	....	second assistant camera (as George W. Richmond)
Kenny Schneider	....	lighting technician
Nick Shuster	....	assistant camera
Mark Simon	....	stunt camera rigger
Jeffrey Thorin	....	second assistant camera (as Jeffrey S. Thorin)
Donald E. Thorin Jr.	....	first assistant camera
Paul Threlkeld	....	dolly grip
Michael T. Travers	....	grip
Andy Young	....	grip
Michael B. Corbett	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Edward A. Gutentag	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Richard Kelley	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Mark Mele	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Franklyn Warren	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Baker	....	specialty costumer
Linda Booher-Ciarimboli	....	specialty costumer
Dorothy Bulac	....	specialty costumer
Brian Callahan	....	costumer
Deborah Curtis	....	costumer
Maritza Garcia	....	costumer (as Maritza L. Garcia)
Randy Gardell	....	specialty costume keyperson
Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko	....	assistant costume designer
Nick Scarano	....	costume supervisor
Alfred Tiegs	....	costumer (as Alfred William Tiegs)

Editorial Department
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
David Mann	....	assistant editor
Dallas Puett	....	additional film editor
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer

Music Department
Christopher Brooks	....	supervising music editor (as Christopher S. Brooks)
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
J.J. George	....	assistant music editor
Eric Reasoner	....	music editor
Lolita Ritmanis	....	orchestrator
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Howard Bachrach	....	transportation captain
Richard Burch	....	driver: mechanic
Steve Duncan	....	transportation coordinator
Craig Lietzke	....	driver
Kenneth Newland	....	transportation office coordinator

Other crew
Deborah Ambrosino	....	milliner
Tammy Apana	....	assistant production coordinator
Adam Bardach	....	assistant to producer
Lee J. Bognar	....	assistant location manager
Scott Colomby	....	additional adr voice
Glenn Richard Côté	....	staff assistant
Jack Crain	....	knife design/manufacturer
Mitchell E. Dauterive	....	production coordinator
Linda Fox	....	production assistant
Dori Greenberg	....	production assistant
Kurt Greufe	....	assistant accountant
Shannon Hamed	....	assistant coordinator
George Herthel	....	location manager: preparation
David Hyman	....	production assistant
Deborah Landis	....	photo double
David Lea	....	choreographer
David Lea	....	fight trainer: Sylvester Stallone
Matthew F. Leonetti Jr.	....	production assistant
Lea Ann Lynch	....	assistant location manager
Kathryn Mindala	....	first assistant accountant
Michael Neale	....	location manager
F. Stanley Pearse Jr.	....	location manager
Diane Puhalla	....	assistant cutter/fitter
Alex Reid	....	assistant location manager (as Alexander Reid)
Chris Romberg	....	assistant accountant
Mark Suveg	....	craft service
Charles A. Tamburro	....	aerial coordinator (as Chuck Tamburro)
P.R. Tooke	....	script supervisor
Sandra L. Yeary	....	assistant accountant
Michael J. Zampino	....	assistant: Jacqueline George
Ray Zimmerman	....	production accountant
Johnathan Aldrin	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Stephen Brain	....	production executive (uncredited)
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Jason Menz	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jesse Merz	....	market researcher (uncredited)
Charles A. Tamburro	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Jan S. Utstein	....	accounting assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (presents)
• Silver Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Falcon (1994) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• SBS6 (2005-) (Netherlands) (TV) (airing rights)
• Veronica (2005-) (Netherlands) (TV) (airing rights)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Yorin (2002) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• All Effects Company (action props)
• Available Light Productions (animation and digital effects)
• Cinesite (Hollywood) (digital film services)
• Colossal Pictures (virtual reality sex scene)
• Composite Image Systems (CIS)
• Compound Eye (matte painting visual effects) (as Compound i)
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC)
• Image Engineering (additional visual effects)
• Matte World Digital (matte painting visual effects) (as Matte World)
• Newkirk Special Effects
• R&B Films (additional visual effects)
• R/Greenberg Associates (West) (computer graphics)
• Video Image (video and graphic displays)

Other Companies

• Avilon Audio  commentary recording engineering
• Bruce Schluter Design  main and end title design (as Schluter Design Inc.)
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex supplied by
• Technicolor  color timing
• Technocrane Ltd.  remote crane
• Varèse Sarabande  score album

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

105 Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The title was taken from The Police's song of the same name. Hence, the use of 'Sting' to remake the song for the film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the beginning of the movie, a stockpile of C4 catches fire, and thus blows the whole building up. C4 only can be detonated by a detonation charge or blasting cap which is just a smaller explosive. If it catches fire, it burns slowly.

Quotes:

Erwin: We're police officers! We're not trained to handle this kind of violence!

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz

Not as bad as people say!

This is one of those films that it is popular to think is rubbish. I'm not quite sure why. Don't take it seriously and it's a fun ride.

Wesley Snipes and Sly Stallone play off each other well as the forces of bad and good -- old foes that have come out of chryo-generic storage hundreds of years into the future.

Sandra Bullock as the nostalgia [for Stallone's time, naturally] struck cop isn't even rubbish and annoying -- a first time for everything!

Watch out for a fun performance by Nigel Hawthorne also.