Nemesis (1993)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writer (WGA):

Rebecca Charles (written by)

Release Date:

29 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Thriller

Tagline:

In the future... it pays to be more than human.

Plot:

In the future, chaos is rampant as 'information terrorists' threaten to destroy order in society. Alex...

Plot Keywords:

Cyborg | Nude Fight Scene | Female Nudity | First Of Series | Desert Eagle

Cast

Olivier Gruner	...	Alex
Tim Thomerson	...	Farnsworth
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Angie-Liv
Merle Kennedy	...	Max Impact
Yuji Okumoto	...	Yoshiro Han
Marjorie Monaghan	...	Jared
Nicholas Guest	...	Germaine
Vincent Klyn	...	Michelle
Thom Mathews	...	Marion
Marjean Holden	...	Pam
Brion James	...	Maritz
Deborah Shelton	...	Julian
Jennifer Gatti	...	Rosaria
Borovnisa Blervaque	...	Morico
Thomas Jane	...	Billy (as Tom Janes)
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Einstein
Adrianna Miles	...	German National
Rhino Michaels	...	Bar Patron
Rob Carlton	...	Waiter
Mabel Falls	...	Old Woman
Jack Thomerson	...	Technician
Thunderwolf	...	Columbian Man
Branscombe Richmond	...	Mexican Man
Barbara C. Adside	...	Special Appearance
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Cyborg Interrogating Old Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Albert Pyun

Writing credits (WGA)
Rebecca Charles		(written by)

Produced by
Anders P. Jensen	....	executive producer
Tom Karnowski	....	producer
Eric Karson	....	producer
Ash R. Shah	....	producer
Sundip R. Shah	....	executive producer
Sunil R. Shah	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michel Rubini

Cinematography by
George Mooradian

Film Editing by
Mark Conte
David Kern

Casting by
Cathy Henderson
Tom McSweeney

Production Design by
E. Colleen Saro

Art Direction by
Phil Zarling

Costume Design by
Lizz Wolf

Makeup Department
David P. Barton	....	effects makeup
Michelle Barton	....	special makeup effects artist
Teri Blythe	....	key makeup artist
Evan Brainhard	....	special makeup effects artist
John Calpin	....	special makeup effects artist
Adrienne Corcoran	....	special makeup effects artist
Bernard Eichholz	....	special makeup effects artist
Carrie Garton	....	makeup assistant
Rick Lalonde	....	special makeup effects artist
Sean Rodgers	....	special makeup effects artist
Jordu Schell	....	special makeup effects artist
Brian Sipe	....	special makeup effects artist
Yolanda Squatpump	....	special makeup effects artist
Miles Teves	....	special makeup effects artist
Madelynn von Ritz	....	hair stylist
Madelynn von Ritz	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Tom Karnowski	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Parra	....	first assistant director
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	second unit director (as Ronnie Rondell)
Jay Smith	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Lisa Lynn Andrews	....	painter
Allen M. Arber	....	assistant on-set dresser
Richard Betancourt	....	carpenter
Steven Brost	....	painter
Scott Buckwald	....	property assistant (as Scott Alan Buckwald)
David Carlton	....	property master (as M. David Carlton)
Steve 'Philly' Everett	....	carpenter
Tracy Hennigan	....	scenic artist
Glenn Herniter	....	carpenter
Kendall Howell	....	production buyer
Dorn Merrill Kennison	....	illustrator (as Dorn Kennison)
Fred M. Ortiz	....	lead man
Dave Pearce	....	set dresser (as David Pearce)
Andy L. Perrin	....	carpenter
Thomas Ruble	....	set dresser
Albert Santos	....	on-set dresser: Hawaii
Karen Torell	....	on-set dresser
Ron Van Cleef	....	structural designer

Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Barbara J. Boguski	....	adr editor
Liza Cornwall	....	sound apprentice
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist
Stacey A. Foiles	....	sound editor
Robert W. Glass Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Glass Jr.)
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Grover B. Helsley	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Grover Helsley)
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Paul Jyrälä	....	co-supervising sound editor
Paul Jyrälä	....	sound mixer
Pirjo Jyrala	....	boom operator
Pirjo Jyrala	....	sound editor
Steve Rice	....	adr editor
Steve Rice	....	dialogue editor
Richard D. Rogers	....	foley mixer
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Jim Seltenreich	....	sound apprentice
Ann L. Thornberg	....	sound assistant
David Lewis Yewdall	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa A. Yewdall	....	sound coordinator

Special Effects by
Tony Chavez	....	special effects
Thomas C. Ford	....	special effectsman
Donald Frazee	....	special effectsman
Logan Frazee	....	special effectsman (as Logan Z. Frazee)
Terry D. Frazee	....	special effects supervisor (as Terry Frazee)
Scott Lingard	....	special effects technician
Gary Monak	....	special effectsman
Donald Myers	....	special effects foreman (as Donald E. Myers Jr.)
Brian Sipe	....	creature and makeup effects technician: Modus EFX
Paul Tremaine	....	special effectsman

Visual Effects by
Betzy Bromberg	....	optical supervisor
Steve Cohen	....	production assistant: Fantasy II Film Effects
Christopher Duddy	....	visual effects director of photography
Donn Gunnett	....	model maker
Leslie Huntley	....	visual effects producer
Kirby Jones	....	production assistant: Fantasy II Film Effects
Damian Klaus	....	digital effects
Pete Kleinow	....	go-motion animation (as Peter Kleinow)
Ned Martin	....	plate camera assistant
Bret Mixon	....	rotoscoping
Steve Petruzates	....	model maker
Dan Platt	....	sculptor
Jeryd Pojawa	....	visual consultant (as Jerry Pojawa)
David Tucker	....	optical camera
Gene Warren Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Robert Apisa	....	stunts (as Bob Apisa)
Pat Banta	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	associate stunt coordinator (as Bobby Brown)
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts (as Kenny Endosa)
Danny Epper	....	stunts
Clifford Happy	....	stunts
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts (as Maria Kelly)
Peter Kent	....	stunts
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunts (as Billy Lucas)
Dwayne McGee	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Janet Lee Orcutt	....	stunts (as Janet Orcutt)
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts (as Jim Ortega)
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunt coordinator (as Ronny Rondell)
Michael Runyard	....	stunts (as Mike Runyard)
Birgit K. Schier	....	stunts (as Birgit Schier)
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts (as John Clay Scott)
Cris Thomas-Palomino	....	stunts (as Chris Palomino)
Sven-Ole Thorsen	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts (as Dan Wynands)
Pat Romano	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen B. Abrams	....	grip
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera
Paul Cotter	....	best boy electric
Gary Dunham	....	second assistant camera
Brad Edmiston	....	first Steadicam assistant
David M. Goldstein	....	second assistant camera
Bob Johnson	....	grip: Hawaii
Lee Kaneakua	....	grip: Hawaii
Roger Meilink	....	electrician
Mark Melville	....	gaffer
Dale Moore	....	grip
Mark Emery Moore	....	Steadicam operator (as Mark Moore)
Vince Rodriguez	....	key grip (as Vince Rodriguez Jr.)
Stephen G. Shank	....	camera operator
Andy Sydney	....	first assistant camera
Tom Vollick	....	still photographer
Konstantin von Krusenstiern	....	camera loader
James D. Wickman	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Lisa Reading-McSweeney	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Guzman	....	costume assistant
Joyce Wolf	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Arthur J. Codron	....	assistant editor
Scott J. Gill	....	second assistant editor
Vivian Hengsteler	....	negative cutter
Carolyn Olman	....	post-production coordinator
John Shepphird	....	assistant editor
Ron Wengler	....	color timer

Music Department
Brian Vessa	....	music editor
Brian Vessa	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Fredrick Johnson	....	transportation captain
Michael Locke	....	transportation coordinator
Harry Ueshiro	....	transportation coordinator: Hawaii

Other crew
Athena Alexander	....	set production assistant
Nicholas Amendolare	....	production office assistant
Teresa M. Bonaham	....	production office assistant
Henry Brewer	....	craft service
David Brown	....	production office assistant
Jessica G. Budin	....	production coordinator
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Juan Collas	....	corporate controller (as Juan C. Collás)
Renee Confair	....	location manager: Hawaii
Pamela S. Cotton	....	travel coordinator
Peter Cunningham	....	martial arts fight trainer
Al Ebner	....	unit publicist
Ernest D. Farino	....	title designer
J.J. Geary	....	production office assistant (as John James Geary)
Robert Gottlieb	....	stand-in
Dennis Grisco	....	dog trainer (as Dennis R. Grisco)
Justin Holmes	....	production office assistant
Dixie Jones	....	assistant production accountant
J. Patrick Kanehann	....	production assistant
Robyn L. Kreger	....	assistant: Albert Pyun (as Robyn Kreger)
Sazzy Lee Calhoun	....	set production assistant
Kenneth Mancebo	....	production controller (as Kenneth I. Mancebo)
Bude Martin	....	production office assistant
Cindy Maxwell	....	script supervisor (as Cindy Gramstrup-Maxwell)
Robert Mersola	....	production assistant
Margaret Moynihan	....	set production assistant
Gary Neumann	....	production office assistant
Jimmy Nickerson	....	fight trainer
Davin Palmer	....	production assistant
Michael Papac	....	weapons consultant (as Mike Papac)
Edward T. Parmalee	....	location manager: Los Angeles (as Edward T. Parmelee)
Melissa Parr	....	production office assistant
Gail Pyburn	....	production office assistant
Gretchen Ann Ritter	....	assistant production coordinator
Tracy Ryan	....	assistant: Mr. Gruner
Terry Sepanek	....	armorer
Brad Stephens	....	publicist
Benny Urquidez	....	fight trainer
Jon Van Dyke	....	animal wrangler
Dolly M. Vergara	....	assistant: Sunil R. Shah
Tom Williamson	....	puppeteer

Production Companies

• Imperial Entertainment
• Scanbox Entertainment
• Shah/Jensen

Distributors

• Astro Distribution (1996) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Imperial Entertainment Corporation
• Imperial Entertainment (video)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Vídeo Arte (Brazil) (video)

Special Effects

• Fantasy II Film Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Filmtrucks  lighting and grip equipment

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Denmark | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | Germany:18 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai`i, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Imperial Entertainment

Trivia:

Deborah Shelton worked out for three and a half hours a day to get into shape to play Julian.

Quotes:

Jared: You see, there's an old saying in this business. 'It pays to be more than human.'

Movie Connections:

References "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)

Surprisingly good...

Director Albert Pyun is responsible for some of the most inept movies in the history of cinema. Never mind the action scenes - Even simple dialogue scenes can be mangled and made unbearable with his magic touch. Therefore, it comes as a surprise that "Nemesis" is so eminently watchable. Nice visuals, interesting ideas, evocative cyberpunk mood, good pacing, and a rather shocking grasp of effective action camerawork and editing. I suspect that another director did most of the work on this one, but I've never been able to confirm. All I know is that there are action scenes in here that are genuinely good, to the point where you might think you were seeing the work of a young but talented action stylist. There's even a "shoot through the floor gag" that was ripped off wholesale recently for the Kate Beckinsale vampire/werewolf film, "Underworld".

Of course, keep in my mind that this is a B-film. It's lower budget and the acting isn't that great. But among B-films, it's quite good. As I said, the action is way above average in energy and style. As well, the locations are varied, and it was one of the earliest films to achieve a William-Gibson-esque cyberpunk feel. If that sounds interesting to you, then give Nemesis a rent. BEWARE: Do NOT rent any of the sequels. Pyun regained his usual golden touch for the sequels, producing what may be the most hate-inducing cinema known to man.