The Demolitionist

The Demolitionist
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Kurtzman
Produced by	Donald P. Borchers
Written by	Brian DiMuccio; Dino Vindeni
Story by	Anne Kurtzman; Robert Kurtzman
Starring	Nicole Eggert; Richard Grieco; Bruce Abbott; Heather Langenkamp; Susan Tyrrell; Peter Jason; Sarah Douglas; Tom Savini; Jack Nance
Production; company	A-Pix Entertainment
Distributed by	Two Moon Releasing
Release date	March 10, 1995;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,000,000

The Demolitionist is an American action-horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman. The film stars Nicole Eggert, Bruce Abbott, Heather Langenkamp, Susan Tyrrell and Tom Savini.[1]

Plot

A murdered 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

Nicole Eggert as Alyssa Lloyd
Richard Grieco as Mad Dog Burne

Bruce Abbott as Prof. Jack Crowley
Heather Langenkamp as Christy Carruthers
Susan Tyrrell as Mayor Eleanor Grimbaum
Peter Jason as Higgins
Sarah Douglas as Surgeon
Tom Savini as Roland
Jack Nance as Father McKenzie

Release

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

The film has a 0% approval rating based on 5 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Glenn Kenny of EW praised the film for its "low budget charm".[3] TV Guide panned the movie, commenting that it was obviously inspired by RoboCop, but lacked "its inspiration's satiric viewpoint, or enough of a budget to create any memorable action scenes."[4]

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References

Millan, Steven. "The Demolitionist review". Letterboxd. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
"The Demolitionist". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
Kenny, Glenn (July 19, 1996). "The Demolitionist". EW. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
"The Demolitionist". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.

External links

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[1] Millan, Steven. "The Demolitionist review". Letterboxd. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

[2] "The Demolitionist". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[3] Kenny, Glenn (July 19, 1996). "The Demolitionist". EW. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

[4] "The Demolitionist". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.