Still fun after all these years.
Jokes land on all fours and a lot of them really don’t date themselves all that much
Demolition Man
The future isn't big enough for the both of them.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
10/8/1993Runtime
115 minsOverview
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, escapes during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, who had also been cryogenically frozen after being wrongfully accused of killing 30 innocent people while apprehending Phoenix.
How It Feels
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A fish-out-of-water action romp where a brutal cop from the past tangles with a gleeful psychopath in a sanitized future, mining comedy from the clash between 1990s violence and a sterile utopia obsessed with decorum. It's endlessly inventive nonsense executed with style and genuine fun.
Mood
ExhilaratingAbsurdDefiant
Themes
CorruptionFreedomPowerIdentity
Tone
Ironic
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Stylized genreNeon-drenched
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Sylvester Stallone
John Spartan
Wesley Snipes
Simon Phoenix
Sandra Bullock
Lt. Lenina Huxley
Nigel Hawthorne
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Benjamin Bratt
Alfredo Garcia
Rob Schneider
Erwin
Bob Gunton
Chief George Earle
Glenn Shadix
Associate Bob
Denis Leary
Edgar Friendly
Bill Cobbs
Zachary Lamb - Aged
Grand L. Bush
Zachary Lamb - Young
Pat Skipper
Helicopter Pilot
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