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The Demolitionist

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The Demolitionist
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Kurtzman
Written byBrian DiMuccio
Dino Vindeni
Story byAnne Kurtzman
Robert Kurtzman
Produced byDonald P. Borchers
StarringNicole Eggert
Richard Grieco
Bruce Abbott
Heather Langenkamp
Susan Tyrrell
Peter Jason
Sarah Douglas
Tom Savini
Jack Nance
Music byShawn Patterson
Production
company
A-Pix Entertainment
Distributed byTwo Moon Releasing
Release date
  • March 10, 1995 (1995-03-10)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million [1]

The Demolitionist is a 1995 American science fiction action horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman. The film stars Nicole Eggert, Richard Grieco, Bruce Abbott, Heather Langenkamp, Susan Tyrrell and Tom Savini.

Plot

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A murdered female police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal corruption.

Cast

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Production

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Special effects artist Robert Kurtzman made his directorial debut with The Demolitionist and co-wrote the original screenplay with his wife Anne.[1] The Kurtzman's had wanted to work on a low-budget film together with the plan being for Anne to produce the film while Robert would direct it.[1] After producer Donald P. Borchers learned of their planned film, he came aboard and helped set up the film at Border Planet Productions and A-Pix Entertainment which gave the film a bigger albeit still low budget.[1] In order to stretch their low budget, the producers made a deal with Coca-Cola who in exchange for prominent product placement provided funds for the production as well as unlimited drinks for the cast and crew during production.[1]

Release

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The film premiered in Los Angeles on March 10, 1995. It later received a limited theatrical release in May 1996 before debuting on video in July 1996.

Reception

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The film has a 17% approval rating based on 6 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Ray Mark Rinaldi of St. Louis Post-Dispatch highlighted the films camp aesthetics, and described the performances as a "cartoon brought to life."[3] Glenn Kenny of EW praised the film for its "low budget charm".[4] Lorry Kikta of Film Threat praised the action sequences, costume design, and dialogue. She also highlighted the performances of Susan Tyrell and Richard Grieco.[5] In contrast, TV Guide panned the movie, commenting that it was obviously inspired by RoboCop, but lacked the "inspiration's satiric viewpoint, or enough of a budget to create any memorable action scenes."[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Beeler, Michael (March 1996). "The Demolitionist". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Demolitionist". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Rinaldi, Ray Mark (18 July 1996). "Bimborella". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 75. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ^ Kenny, Glenn (July 19, 1996). "The Demolitionist". EW. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Kikta, Lorry (11 January 2021). "THE DEMOLITIONIST". Film Threat. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. ^ "The Demolitionist". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
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