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Demolition Man Details

1993 Certificate 15
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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. Read more

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne
Director Marco Brambilla
Genres Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Demolition Man

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.

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Dan Cortese
Director Marco Brambilla
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Collections 100 Cops & Robbers
Genres Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, English
Released DVD: 24 May 1999
Production year: 1993
  • Critics' reviews (5) of Demolition Man

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    This pretension-free, futuristic thriller comes pretty close to being Sylvester Stallone's best ever picture. Wisely keeping his tongue stuck firmly in his cheek, Stallone plays a tough cop whose unconventional methods land him in a cryogenic prison. Decades later, he is defrosted to hunt down an old sparring partner, the spectacularly psychopathic Wesley Snipes (complete with blond thatch), who has escaped from his deep frozen state and is creating havoc in the now crime-free Los Angeles (renamed San Angeles). The writers have a lot of fun sending up modern-day political correctness in this caring vision of the future — violence, red meat and sex are among the items on the banned list — and director Marco Brambilla delivers the goods when it comes to the all-important action set pieces. Of the supporting cast, Sandra Bullock has an early run at a role she would later perfect in Speed, Denis Leary gets to deliver one of his thinly disguised stand-up routines, while Nigel Hawthorne plays the doctor overseeing this 21st-century Utopia.

    • Radio Times
  • 2 stars out of 4

    An exciting adventure, clever and violent, that has fun at the expense of a sanitized future, complete with the President Schwarzenegger Memorial Library, and also indulges in self-parody without compromising the action.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3.0 stars

    A clever Idea

    a completely original story which see's stallone being brought forward to a totally none violent society in which swearing, smoking and even sex is illegal... more

      • Minty from the Midlands
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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3.0 stars

    A clever Idea

    a completely original story which see's stallone being brought forward to a totally none violent society in which swearing, smoking and even sex is illegal... more

      • Minty from the Midlands
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Rating breakdown

18,622 Member ratings
  • 100
1,432
  • 90
1,491
  • 80
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  • 70
3,831
  • 60
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  • 40
1,200
  • 30
595
  • 20
386
  • 10
184

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    • 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 ...