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Demolition Man (1993)
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
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In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
Rating:R
Genre:Crime, Action, Science Fiction
Directed By:Marco Brambilla
Written By:Daniel Waters, Robert Reneau, Peter M. Lenkov
In Theaters:10/8/1993
Box Office:$159,055,768
Runtime:115 minutes
Studio:Silver Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Marco Brambilla
Director
Marco Brambilla
Director
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
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