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In the 1990s, urban terrorist Simon
Phoenix is imprisoned in ice for the protection of
society. His arch-nemesis, police officer John Spartan,
also suffers the same fate after Phoenix frames him for
the deaths of a busload of innocent bystanders.
In 2032, in the
renamed city of San Angeles, Phoenix is accidentally
freed and begins a new crime spree on a now
violence-free populace.
Spartan is
released to capture the one-man wrecking crew; in the
process, he discovers the corruption beneath San
Angeles' pristine surface. Through non-stop jokes and
action, Spartan shows the docile, futuristic police
force that the old ways are sometimes the best ways.
San Angeles, a megalopolis stretching from Santa Barbara
to San Diego, is the futuristic utopia of the
politically correct. Red meat, salt, sugar, smoking and
sex have all been outlawed. This spells h-e-l-l for John
Spartan, a 20th century cop revived to chase down a 20th
century terrorist on the loose in this sterile paradise.
One anachronism did creep into the screenplay: when
Simon Phoenix is considering which convicts to
"thaw out," he comes across the frozen body of
serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who had, however, been
murdered in prison after the film was released!!
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- Attractive Retail Box
- Rating:
R (MPAA)
- Rating Reason: For Non-Stop
Action Violence and Strong Language.
- Starring:
Sandra Bullock, Sandra Annette Bullock, Nigel
Hawthorne, Denis Leary, Glenn Shadix, Wesley Snipes,
Sylvester Stallone, Michael Sylvester Stallone
- Directed By: Marco
Brambilla
- Release Information:
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Theatrical Release Date: October 8,
1993
- DVD Release Date: June 3, 2003
- Run Time: 115 minutes
- Production Company: Warner Home
Video
- Package Type: Snap Case
- DVD Features:
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
- Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- English (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
- Spanish (Mono 2.0)
- Languages: English and Spanish
- Available Subtitles: English,
Spanish and French
- Bonus Features:
- Includes a Running Commentary on an
Alternate Track by Director Marco Brambilla and
Producer Joel Silver!
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
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