''Cyborg Cop'' (theatrically released in the Philippines as ''Universal Warrior 2'') is a 1993 American

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starring David Bradley, John Rhys-Davies, Todd Jensen, Alonna Shaw, and Rufus Swart as the Cyborg. It was directed by Sam Firstenberg and written by Greg Latter. It is the first installment in the ''Cyborg Cop'' film series. The film has two sequels, '' Cyborg Cop II'' and ''

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'', released in 1995 as ''Terminal Impact''.

Plot

Ex-DEA officer Jack Ryan has quit his job following a terrible shoot-out. Jack Ryan receives a message for help from his brother Phillip, who had been employed for a dangerous military mission in the

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. He is unaware that his brother is being used for an unprecedented scientific experiment: Professor Joachim Kessel has developed a technique to turn any soldier into a Cyborg - a half-human, half-robot creature - virtually indestructible. Thanks to his army of Cyborgs, Kessel wants to take over the Caribbean, and Jack will become a kind of "Cop of the Cyborgs" to stop the man.

Cast

* David Bradley as DEA Agent Jack Ryan * Todd Jensen as Phillip Ryan * John Rhys-Davies as Professor Joachim Kessel * Alonna Shaw as Cathy * Ron Smerczak as Callan * Rufus Swart as Cyborg * Anthony Fridjon as Hogan * Shalom Kenan as Steve * Robert Whitehead as Dr. Stechman * Steven Leader as Frankie * Robert Reynolds as Johnson * Ernest Ndlovu as Sergeant

Release

''Cyborg Cop'' was released direct-to-video in the United States in 1993. In the Philippines, the film was theatrically released by

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as ''Universal Warrior 2'' on May 19, 1995.

Critical reception

Critical reception was generally, although not universally, poor. ''Halliwell's Film Guide'', for example, described it as "dim standard robot action fodder" with a "violent, cliché-ridden plot".

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* 1993 films 1990s adventure films 1990s American films 1990s English-language films 1990s science fiction action films 1993 independent films American adventure films American exploitation films American independent films American science fiction action films Films directed by Sam Firstenberg Cyborg Cop films Cyborg films Mad scientist films Nu Image films {{1990s-sf-film-stub