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The Demolitionist
The Demolitionist
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Kurtzman
Written by	Brian DiMuccio; Dino Vindeni
Story by	Anne Kurtzman; Robert Kurtzman
Produced by	Donald P. Borchers
Starring	Nicole Eggert; Richard Grieco; Bruce Abbott; Heather Langenkamp; Susan Tyrrell; Peter Jason; Sarah Douglas; Tom Savini; Jack Nance
Music by	Shawn Patterson
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 million

The Demolitionist is a 1995 American science fiction action horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman. The film stars Nicole Eggert, Richard Grieco, Bruce Abbott, Heather Langenkamp, Susan Tyrrell and Tom Savini.

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

Nicole Eggert as Alyssa Lloyd
Richard Grieco as "Mad Dog" Burne
Bruce Abbott as Professor Jack Crowley
Heather Langenkamp as Christy Carruthers
Andras Jones as Daniel Dupre
Susan Tyrrell as Mayor Eleanor Grimbaum
Peter Jason as Chief Higgins
Sarah Douglas as The Surgeon
Tom Savini as Roland
Jack Nance as Father McKenzie
Randy Vasquez as Henry "Little Henry" Burne
Chris Cowell as The Executioner
Joseph Pilato as "Boxer"
Reggie Bannister as Warden Thomas
Dan Hicks as Krutchfield
Bob Hurst as Duffy
Niles Allen Stewart as 'Hammerhead'
David Anthony Marshall as "One Eye"
Andre Rosey Brown 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"
Derek Mears 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)

Production

Special effects artist Robert Kurtzman made his directorial debut with The Demolitionist and co-wrote the original screenplay with his wife Anne.^[1] The Kurtzman's had wanted to work on a low-budget film together with the plan being for Anne to produce the film while Robert would direct it.^[1] After producer Donald P. Borchers learned of their planned film, he came aboard and helped set up the film at Border Planet Productions and A-Pix Entertainment which gave the film a bigger albeit still low budget.^[1] In order to stretch their low budget, the producers made a deal with Coca-Cola who in exchange for prominent product placement provided funds for the production as well as unlimited drinks for the cast and crew during production.^[1]

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 Rotten Tomatoes.^[2] Ray Mark Rinaldi of St. Louis Post-Dispatch highlighted the films camp aesthetics, and described the performances as a "cartoon brought to life."^[3] Glenn Kenny of EW praised the film for its "low budget charm".^[4] Lorry Kikta of Film Threat praised the action sequences, costume design, and dialogue. She also highlighted the performances of Susan Tyrell and Richard Grieco.^[5] In contrast, TV Guide 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."^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Beeler, Michael (March 1996). "The Demolitionist". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^ "The Demolitionist". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ Rinaldi, Ray Mark (18 July 1996). "Bimborella". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 75. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
^ Kenny, Glenn (July 19, 1996). "The Demolitionist". EW. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
^ Kikta, Lorry (11 January 2021). "THE DEMOLITIONIST". Film Threat. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ "The Demolitionist". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.