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Universal Soldier: The Return
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Universal Soldier: The Return is a 1999 American action science fiction film directed by Mic Rodgers. The screenplay was written by William Malone and John Fasano, with Jean-Claude Van Damme serving as producer and starring alongside Michael Jai White, Daniel von Bargen, and Q361610. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and Dallas, and the film is part of the Universal Soldier series, following the original Universal Soldier.
Produced by TriStar Pictures, Baumgarten-Prophet Entertainment, IndieProd Company Productions, and Long Road Entertainment, the movie was filmed in Ontario. It was distributed by TriStar Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. The production involved a budget of $33,500,000 to $45,000,000 and grossed $10,667,893. The runtime is listed as 82 or 83 minutes, and the original language is English.
Critical reception included a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 5% and a Metacritic score of 24 out of 100. The film holds an IMDb rating of 4.2 based on 31,785 votes and a TMDb average of 5.899. It is rated R. The story is described by the tagline "Prepare to become obsolete." The film was followed by Universal Soldier: Regeneration.
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5.9Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles SETH and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Luc Deveraux
- Kiana Tom as Maggie
- Bill Goldberg as Romeo
- Michael Jai White as SETH
- Heidi Schanz as Erin Young, KTXD
- Xander Berkeley as Dr. Dylan Cotner
Themes
- computer program
- super computer
- destiny
- timebomb
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Ratings
IMDb
4.2/10
31,785 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
5%
Metacritic
24/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Genres
- Action, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biopunk
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Universal Soldier
- Followed by
- Universal Soldier: Regeneration
- Follows
- Universal Soldier
- Screenwriter
- John Fasano
- Cast member
- Sylvester Terkay
- Composer
- Don Davis
- Production company
- TriStar Pictures
- Narrative location
- Dallas
- Filming location
- Ontario
- Duration
- 86
- FilmAffinity ID
- 706641
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-09-02
- title
- Universal Soldier: The Return
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 10667893
- capital cost
- 45000000
- review score
- 24/100
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