''The Demolitionist'' is a 1995 American

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directed by

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. The film stars

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, Susan Tyrrell and

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Plot

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

as Alyssa Lloyd *

as "Mad Dog" Burne *

as Professor Jack Crowley *

as Christy Carruthers * Andras Jones as Daniel Dupre * Susan Tyrrell as Mayor Eleanor Grimbaum *

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as Chief Higgins * Sarah Douglas as The Surgeon *

as Roland *

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as Father McKenzie *

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as Henry "Little Henry" Burne * Chris Cowell as The Executioner *

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as "Boxer" *

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as Warden Thomas * Dan Hicks as Krutchfield * Bob Hurst as Duffy * Niles Allen Stewart as 'Hammerhead' * David Anthony Marshall as "One Eye" *

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as Frank "Big Frank" * James Mongold as Arlis * Paul Munoz as "Skin" * Russ MacGuire as "Ram" * J. Wolf as "Wolf" * Brandon Burke as Jermot * Randy Stafford as "Lipps" *

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as Chuck "Chuck X" * Porter Jamison as "Swamp Rat" * Walter T. Hubbard as "The Hubb" * Richard French as J.C. * Ryan Powley as "Porkchop" * Armand Medina as Mortay * Michael Maranda as Otto * Joelle Sailers as Biker Slut * Bruce Campbell as Raffle Winner (uncredited)

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 17% approval rating based on 6 reviews on

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. Ray Mark Rinaldi of ''

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'' highlighted the films camp aesthetics, and described the performances as a "cartoon brought to life."

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. In contrast, ''

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'' 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."

References

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