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HARDWARE

1990 • GB HMDB
September 14, 1990

Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.

Directors

Richard Stanley Richard Stanley

Cast

Dylan McDermott as Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter

Dylan McDermott

Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter

 Stacey Travis as Jill

Stacey Travis

Jill

 John Lynch as Shades

John Lynch

Shades

 William Hootkins as Lincoln Wineberg Jr.

William Hootkins

Lincoln Wineberg Jr.

 Carl McCoy as Nomad

Carl McCoy

Nomad

 Iggy Pop as Angry Bob

Iggy Pop

Angry Bob

 Mark Northover as Alvy

Mark Northover

Alvy

Paul McKenzie

Vernon

 Oscar James as Chief

Oscar James

Chief

 Lemmy Kilmister as Taxi Driver

Lemmy Kilmister

Taxi Driver

 Mac McDonald as Newscaster

Mac McDonald

Newscaster

 Chris McHallem as Premier Boelgaxof

Chris McHallem

Premier Boelgaxof

 Barbara Yu Ling as Chinese Mother

Barbara Yu Ling

Chinese Mother

Arnold Lee

Chinese Family

Susie Savage

Chinese Family - Susie Ng

Fred Leeown

Chinese Family

Mimi Cheung

Chinese Family

Sebastian Chee

Chinese Family

GWAR

Themselves (archive footage)

 Richard Stanley as Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited)

Richard Stanley

Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited)
Horror Thriller Fantascienza
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Production: Harvey Weinstein (Executive Producer) — Bob Weinstein (Executive Producer) — Ray Corbett (Producer) — Elizabeth Karlsen (Producer) — Paul Trijbits (Producer) — Nik Powell (Executive Producer) — Trix Worrell (Executive Producer) — Stephen Woolley (Executive Producer) — JoAnne Sellar (Producer)
Screenplay: Richard Stanley (Writer)
Music: Simon Boswell (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Steven Chivers (Director of Photography)

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Marco Castellini •
Planet Earth, in a near future: a few humans are the only survivors of atomic wars and pollution. A boy recovers pieces of a robot and decides to give it as a gift to his girlfriend. The girl partially reassembles it to make a sculpture, but in doing so, she reactivates it. The problem is that the robot was programmed to eliminate any human being that came within its reach, and so it begins a fight with the two protagonists… Winner of the 1991 Avoriaz Festival and based on a comic of the same name, this "Hardware" is a decent enough fantasy-horror that is rather "overrated", directed by Richard Stanley ("Démoniaque"). Good photography and a suggestive futuristic setting are the only original aspects of this yet another science fiction film based on the conflict between machines and man.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS (1)

nihil

7 /10

IMO - It's not terrible but not a masterpiece either. I personally liked the villain robot, and a lot of the movies' aesthetics were just pure eye candy.

That aside, the movie was a little too slow paced for the style that it was going with, and some of the music and sound effects were a little silly.

You get to listen to Iggy say a few amusing lines on the radio in the beginning and the end of the movie.

Overall, not bad, a little boring at times. A good watch if you're into cyberpunk.

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