Demolition Man

UPC: 883929184828

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Questionable for Children, Profanity]

Summary: The plot of this action film begins in 1996, with Los Angeles in a violence-crazed conflagration. One of the LAPD's most notorious cops, John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), known as "the demolition man," is in hot pursuit of blonde-haired psychopath Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), who is so nasty he even kills sometimes just because he feels cranky. John captures Simon, but not before Simon kills innocent hostages. John is blamed for the deaths of the hostages, and both he and Simon are cryogenically frozen to remove their brand of ultra-violence from a society that is simply just too violent. The film shifts to the future world of 2032, where Los Angeles has become a megalopolis called San Angeles. There is no poverty, Arnold Schwarzenegger was (at one time) president of the United States, and Taco Bell is the sole survivor of the Franchise Wars. Into this peaceful and bland society, Simon is summarily defrosted by reigning benevolent dictator Dr. Cocteau (Nigel Hawthorne) to have Simon murder Edgar Friendly (Denis Leary), the leader of a group of underground rebels. But Cocteau bites off more than he can chew when the melted-down Simon proceeds to go on a murder-and-looting spree. Reluctantly, Cocteau defrosts John to hunt down his old adversary. As John adjusts to self-driving cars and having sex wearing helmets, he pairs up with Lenina Huxley (Sandra Bullock), a bored cop with a nostalgic fascination for 20th-century culture. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Category: Science Fiction

Features: Commentary by director Marco Brambilla and producer Joel Silver
Theatrical trailer

Demolition Man

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 08/16/2011

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 115 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Jeremy Wheeler

Two years before Sylvester Stallone tried his hand at a real comic-book franchise with the somewhat dreadful Judge Dredd, he'd already hit the nail on the head with Demolition Man, an action romp that has a kind of outrageous playfulness that is inherently tied to the comic format. Sly knows exactly how to pull off this material and does so with the help of a star-studded supporting cast that includes Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, and another charming performance from Sandra Bullock. Clocking in at completely over-the-top speed is Wesley Snipes, whose Simon Phoenix villain might as well be The Joker for all intents and purposes. Though set in the future, the flick does seem a bit dated, if only because of Denis Leary's old rehashed ramblings that tend to take one out of the movie's universe. Still, with the film's satirical nods to a politically correct utopia where Taco Bell rules all and government machines bill citizens for cursing, the filmmakers had more on their mind than just big explosions and one-liners (which they gratuitously threw in as well). For a shoot-'em-up to work on that kind of level while still being a pleasingly fun time at the movies it must command some sort of respect -- though not that much, since it is, after all, just Demolition Man. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Grand L. Bush  Actor 
Billy Lucas  Actor 
Toshishiro Obata  Actor 
Brandy Sanders  Actor 
Bill Cobbs  Actor 
Rhino Michaels  Actor 
Carlton Wilborn  Actor 
Paul Bollen  Actor 
John Enos  Actor 
Stephen Kahan  Actor 
Rob Schneider  Actor 
Andre Gregory  Actor 
Susan Lentini  Actor 
Pat Skipper  Actor 
Ferne Cassel  Actor 
Ken Baldwin  Actor 
Melinda Dillon  Actor 
Joy Todd  Actor 
Vanna Bonta  Actor 
Troy Evans  Actor 
Kristopher Logan  Actor 
Michael Tennessee Lee  Actor 
Lara Harris  Actor 
Don Charles McGovern  Actor 
Jesse Ventura  Actor 
Jack Black  Actor 
Alex Chapman  Actor 
Brett Jones  Actor 
Lori Petty  Actor 
Paul Perri  Actor 
Dan Cortese  Actor 
Marco Brambilla  Director 
Steven J. Bratter  Executive Producer 
Steven E. de Souza  Screenwriter 
Elliot Goldenthal  Composer (Music Score) 
Howard Kazanjian  Producer 
Michael Levy  Producer 
Robert Scott Reneau  Screenwriter 
Aaron Schwab  Executive Producer 
Faye Schwab  Executive Producer 
Craig Sheffer  Executive Producer 
Jeffrey Silver  Producer 
Joel Silver  Producer 
Daniel Waters  Screenwriter 
Peter M. Lenkov  Screenwriter 
Sylvester Stallone  Actor 
Wesley Snipes  Actor 
Sandra Bullock  Actor 
Nigel Hawthorne  Actor 
Benjamin Bratt  Actor 
Bob Gunton  Actor 
Glenn Shadix  Actor 
Denis Leary  Actor 

Country: USA