Demolition Man
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6.8In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
Released: 1993-10-08115 minDir: Marco BrambillaCrime, Action, Science Fiction
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as John Spartan
- Wesley Snipes as Simon Phoenix
- Sandra Bullock as Lt. Lenina Huxley
- Nigel Hawthorne as Dr. Raymond Cocteau
- Benjamin Bratt as Alfredo Garcia
- Rob Schneider as Erwin
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Marco Brambilla
- Screenplay by
- Daniel Waters Robert Reneau Peter M. Lenkov
- Story by
- Peter M. Lenkov Robert Reneau
- Produced by
- Joel Silver Michael Levy Howard Kazanjian
- Starring
- Sylvester Stallone Wesley Snipes Sandra Bullock Nigel Hawthorne
- Cinematography
- Alex Thomson
- Edited by
- Stuart Baird
- Music by
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Production company
- Silver Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- October 8, 1993 ( 1993-10-08 )
- Running time
- 115 minutes
- Country
Key dates
- Published
- 2 December 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- class struggle
- Director
- Marco Brambilla
- Screenwriter
- Peter M. Lenkov
- Composer
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Producer
- Howard Kazanjian
- Production company
- Silver Pictures
- Cinematographer
Article
Demolition Man is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Hawthorne. Stallone plays John Spartan, a risk-taking police officer with a reputation for causing destruction while carrying out his work. After a failed attempt to rescue hostages from evil crime lord Simon Phoenix (Snipes), they are both sentenced to be cryogenically frozen in 1996. In 2032, Phoenix escapes and the authorities awaken Spartan to help capture him. The story makes allusions to many other works, including Aldous Huxley's 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World and H. G. Wells's The Sleeper Awakes.
The film was released in the United States on October 8, 1993, to mixed reviews from critics. It earned $159 million worldwide, and was considered a successful film for Stallone.